Tag: Ask McGehee
Face to Face with Nature
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ABOVE LEFT An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly collects nectar from a Tithonia, also known as a Mexican sunflower, in Fairhope. A member of the Asteraceae family,...
Spotlight: Seth Peden & Fairhope Boy Scouts of America Troop 47
Given today’s fast-paced youth culture, the need for instilling values such as leadership, trustworthiness and self-reliance has never been greater. The...
A Legendary Penman
I meet Winston Groom at a Downtown Fairhope eatery on a gloomy, gray, wet and chilly day, “good writing weather,...
Spotlight: Sjon A. Harless
Mobile native Sjon A. Harless has been catching world-record fish for seven years. The International Game and Fish Association’s top female saltwater angler...
The Fiery Debate
I’ve seen fire at work. One morning, I drove past a pitcher plant bog, a tangle of grasses and forbs. By...
Literary Charm
To read one of Margaret Cunningham’s three novels is to be carried away on a light and entertaining romp that suggests nothing so...
Spotlight: A Comic Cowboy
Since 1884, the Comic Cowboys of Wragg Swamp have brought political satire and cultural humor to Mobile’s Mardi Gras experience. The group...
A Head of the Game
In Alabama, like most of North America, January isn’t a particularly fruitful time of year. The landscape is mostly bare, ...
Spotlight on Andy Andrews
How do you start your day? Early. I start with prayers and devotions — quiet time to center myself and get my...
Spotlight: Matt Presley
For 15 years, Mobile native Matt Presley has been rattling off prices and uttering the famous words “Going once, going twice,...