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Most people want to stay in their own homes as they age. After all, it’s where they may have lived for decades, where they have fond memories, a place they have transformed to suit their tastes, …
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By Harry S. Margolis
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4/18/26
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 4/17/26 |
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Retirement from a farm business may not mean moving away or giving up mentoring the next generation, but it does entail transferring management decisions to someone else. It can be a gradual or …
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By Wyatt Fraas
Associate Director of Farm and Community Center for Rural Affairs | 4/7/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 4/3/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 3/27/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 3/20/26 |
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Life jackets save lives, but only if they are worn. Cold water can turn dangerous in minutes; two fishermen learned this hard lesson when their boat capsized near the mouth of Dog River. Thankfully, …
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By Gail R. Kulp
Executive director, Sea Tow Foundation | 3/13/26 |
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When people think about staying healthy, they often focus on heart health, mobility, nutrition or managing chronic illness. Yet one of the most critical — and often overlooked — aspects of …
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By Kelly Cantrell, M.S., CCC-SLP
Owner/Director of Clinical Services at Empowered Speech Pathology | 3/6/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 2/28/26 |
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High school sports is experiencing record participation. It is also experiencing unprecedented pressure.
Across the country, young athletes are training earlier, competing year-round and …
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By Heath Harmon, AHSAA
And Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHS | 2/27/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 2/20/26 |
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Dear members of the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee:
Read Freely Alabama is greatly concerned about statements made by Sen. Chris Elliott to the press following the public …
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By Read Freely Alabama
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2/10/26
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If you have dealt with an elder care need in your family, you may already feel that we are facing a crisis. As the following numbers demonstrate, it is about to get much worse.
68 million
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By Harry S. Margolis
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2/8/26
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 2/6/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 1/30/26 |
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For most Alabamians, a ringing phone is more likely to be a spam call than a friend, family member, neighbor or anyone you actually want to engage with in conversation. Any effort we can make to …
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By Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen
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1/24/26
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 1/23/26 |
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Author's note: This column is intended for educational purposes only. It aims to highlight gaps in health knowledge, provide support and empower organizations to guide their members in creating …
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By Dr. Cheryl Christy, DNP, RN
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 1/16/26 |
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Money a little tighter than usual? I’ve been there. It’s hard, but over the years, I’ve learned a few strategies that really help.
REMEMBER, THIS IS TEMPORARY
If you find …
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By WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant whisper@gulfcoastmedia.com | 11/5/25 |
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The recently passed Big Beautiful Bill has many important provisions that will help states across the country. It represents a step forward in addressing national needs, and it contains some very …
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BY Robert Bentley
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10/12/25
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