Tag: Opinion

After hearing countless versions of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” during this Christmas season, I couldn’t help but think of the poor four-footed friends left...

Since when did everything switch from rushed to warp speed? Christmas and other holidays are always a hectic time, but this is just ridiculous! Even...

You know it’s going to be a bad day when you get up and start preparing your Thanksgiving dinner at daylight and you pour...

The Protestant Church is in greater need of reformation today than the Roman Catholic Church was in the 16th century. Absolutely true! “The Emperor's New...

Tis the season for homemade sweets that only come around one time of the year. These tempting treats usually come with obligatory attendance to...

Vietnam veteran Jim Alderman reacts during a therapy session for combat-related stress at the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bay Pines, Fla....

Dedication. Honor. Commitment. Sacrifice. Those are the traits that come to mind when I think about our nation’s veterans. I saw these qualities lived out...

Candles always give a space a warmth and coziness; use your plaid throws to enhance the feeling and to prolong your time spent on...

Every year when Halloween comes around, everyone has their go-to list of movies they traditionally like to watch. Whether it’s an installment of the...

Hi, my name is Spencer Sandlin. I’m 30 years old and have lived in Cullman for three years now, and I love it out...

On Saturday, Nov. 4, the citizens of Cullman County will honor their military veterans at a daylong event at Cullman Regional Airport in Vinemont....

Georgia Peach Heuchera, or ‘Coral Bells’ perform well in Southern humidity. / Loretta Gillespie   This charming little plant will soon become part of a heuchera...

This year, the Cullman Elks Lodge will host a community-wide celebration of Veterans Day at Cullman Airport all day, Saturday, Nov. 4. The focus...

The Cullman County Fair started the year that I was born. At the time, people were getting back a sense of normalcy after the...

Lilacs aren't very common in our area, although great strides have been made in developing more heat/humidity tolerant versions in recent years. A demand...

Through the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Citizens’ Academy (CA) program, I found myself on the road recently with one of the department’s night...

Letter to the Editor Wanted to say thank you to the people that came out to the rest area on I-65 on Saturday night. I was...

Letter to the Editor We live in central Florida. I have two little boys so we decided it was best to evacuate. My 85-year-old grandmother...

Dried hydrangeas make beautiful centerpieces. / Loretta Gillespie If you want to preserve your hydrangeas you must bite the bullet and cut them now, while...

Josh Laney, Ed.S., sr. director for workforce development with the Alabama State Department of Education: Many of us grew up with the idea that the...

Judy Grissom shared the following letter she received: Hello, my name is Reda Legg. I would like to tell you my story and my experience...

MONTGOMERY – We, the undersigned Alabama organizations, representing not just physicians but the thousands of low-income Alabamians served by them, want to express grave...

Image credit: Prime Magazine There is just no good answer to the age-old question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Many have tried to...

I just read an article about how people waste money. There were a lot of things in the article like bottled water, expensive clothes...

Editor's note: Below is a letter to the editor sent to The Tribune. The letter is a copy of a letter reader Emily Hayes...

Fruit kabobs are an easy dessert or snack for a simple graduation party. Image: Pinterest There are graduation parties, and then, there are graduation parties....

Following is an opinion/guest editorial piece- Part 2 of 3: The American Church – What are the causes of decline?- submitted by Pastor Tom...

Perhaps you’ve never heard of Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, but because of her, we celebrate Mother’s Day. She was born in Culpepper, Virginia, on...

Her first Mother’s Day… As I write this, my daughter is in a holding pattern, waiting for that first little twinge that is like nothing...

Letter to the Editor Cullman area military veterans will be having a busy month in May as we prepare to remember and to honor our...

Following is an opinion/guest editorial piece- Part 1 of 3: Where is the American Church?- submitted by Pastor Tom Fillinger, IgniteUS Ministries- info@igniteus.net. There are...

Editor's note: The Cullman City Council, in their meeting on March 20, OK'd a trial run for a pedestrian park on First Avenue in...

When I worked at Saturn on an assembly line for 10 hours a day, we used to play games that we made up to...

Containers flank the sides of this gazebo. Planted with prolific "Marguerite' sweet potato vine and hot pink and white impatiens, they add height as...

At first you might think you are listening to another version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and it is very similar, but "Glory,...

Moving forward... CullmanSense was launched on Dec. 31, 2010 as a daily e-publication and quickly grew into Cullman's only Monday print publication in less than...

Good morning! I have a HUGE project that needs publicity within our Cullman community. I am the librarian at East Elementary and I have a...

This song literally helped us make it through the night...the first time I ever heard it was about middle way through the 90s. I...

Good morning, Cullman! If this song doesn't make you feel good, you should make an appointment with your doctor because something is wrong! It's...

(Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP). Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs guard Morgan William, right, is mobbed by guards Blair Schaefer (1) and Dominique...

Anyone know who wrote this song? No cheating! Listen and you can hear the way his other songs sound... "I Feel for You" is a...

Happy first day of spring, y'all! Here's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake. I knew there was something extra special about Justin Timberlake when...

"Macarena" This song had the longest climb ever to no. 1 in the history of the charts, but it was worth it. “Macarena” held that...

One of the best singers Britain has produced in decades, Corinne Bailey Rae is a breath of fresh air. She's gonna guide you right...

I was in the ninth grade when this song hit the airwaves, It was such a happy song that you'd have a hard time...

Welcome to March 14, or 3.14, commonly known in math geek circles as “Pi Day.” “Pi” or π is the Greek letter that represents the...

"Oh Happy Day" is a spiritual song that will move you for many reasons...the beat is astounding, the heart and soul of the song...

We have a very special edition of Morning Music today! A native of Hanceville/ Colony, Candi Staton is a hometown girl who made good,...

I have a friend who was revived after being coded, and later on her sister, who is a nurse, looked up the hospital records to...

"Happy" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and record producer Pharrell Williams, from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album. It...

Ready for the number one dance song ever?   Lauded as the no.1 song of the 100 Greatest Dance Songs in 2000, "I Will Survive"...

This song was one of the biggest hits of the disco era. With a driving, rhythmic beat that will have you longing for those...

Jeremy L. Kilpatrick, Cullman County Coroner Suicide: an act of self-harm that results in death. There are many reasons a person might have suicidal ideations (thoughts). ...

Morning listeners! This morning's selection also has a trivia question...Anyone know whose father was the lead singer of this 1973 hit song by the...

This morning's feel good song makes it almost impossible to be sad..."Don't Worry, Be Happy" is one of those tunes that just plain makes...

  This is the true story of heartache, physical, sexual and alcohol abuse, love, hate, financial burdens and finally, finding joy, happiness and hope. We trust...

Good morning! What more perfect song for today than this 1972 chart buster by the guy who discovered Bob Marley! Open your sunroof, put...

Good morning ! We got ‘cha rolling this morning with Mandisa’s “Good Morning” requested by reader Becky Lee. Thanks for listening and spreading the...

This is the third installment of a new weekday morning post called "Morning music." From The Tribune's Loretta Gillespie: "We are about to make...

This is the second installment of a new weekday morning post called "Morning music." From The Tribune's Loretta Gillespie: "We are about to make...

As Thursdays, yesterday was one of the best. Mainly, I think, because before daylight yesterday I heard “Love Train” on the soundtrack of a...

  This is the true story of heartache, physical, sexual and alcohol abuse, love, hate, financial burdens and finally, finding joy, happiness and hope. We trust...

The following editorial was submitted by Association of County Commissions of Alabama Executive Director, Sonny Brasfield: Tomorrow morning millions of folks in Alabama will turn...

The following is an opinion piece submitted to The Tribune by U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama. The opinions expressed are Aderholt's.   Our beliefs, our ideals...

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama MONTGOMERY - On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump announced that U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama will serve in his cabinet as...

Remember the game we all played in elementary school called, “Telephone?” I’m not sure why, since it had nothing to do with a telephone...

Crisp autumn mornings.  Guns and ammo on sale in the sporting goods stores.  This can only mean one thing- hunting season is upon us. ...

New York City Firefighter Tony James cries during a funeral service for New York Fire Department Chaplain Rev. Mychal Judge, Sept. 15, 2001. Judge...

To the young girl thinking of becoming a nurse... The world will speak at you in many ways. You will read how the medical world...

Photo: Members of First Baptist Church of Cullman giving a check to First Source with funds they raised through our Baby Bottle Boomerang program. Have...

This month, our nation will observe Memorial Day. This is the one day each year that we pause to mourn those Americans who have...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala. (AL-04) today released the following statement regarding a push by Democrats to make it illegal to...

The following is an opinion piece submitted by a member of the community. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author....

My Fellow Republicans, My name is David Andrews. I am a loyal supporter. Tomorrow is primary day. We will go to the polls and select...

CullmanSense reporter Will Hogue, based in NYC, has some thoughts on Kanye West, and he wants you to hear them. NEW YORK CITY - There...

Why I am voting for Donald Trump: Trump’s company of $10 billion has a larger budget than 15 other U.S. states’ budgets that are managed...