Asking Eric: Boyfriend’s workaholism creates relationship tension
There’s a difference between being a workaholic and being a person who isn’t prepared to be an equal partner in a ...
Week 11 picks are in for Joe vs. the Pro and the Hero
Celebrated from coast to coast by sports fans, bag men, bartenders, mafia kings and mathematicians, Joe vs. the Pro and the ...
Beth Thames: I voted and didn‘t see ’childless cat ladies' or Russian bots at my poll
So I’m not going to ignore the hard work the women did before my time—the marches and hunger strikes and imprisonment.
Dear Abby: My sister has cancer but blocks me on social media and won’t take my calls
DEAR ABBY: I’m hoping that you can help me. My sister and I are distanced from each other. We haven’t spoken since the ...
Miss Manners: I’m upset my husband accepted inappropriate gifts from a co-worker
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A woman my husband works with bought him five work shirts. (This is something that happens quite often with this co-worker.) I told him that I felt it was inappropriate, and that he ...
Birmingham’s RESTORE program saves lives, reduces youth violence. Here’s how
Since the RESTORE program’s inception in 2023, the number of Jefferson County youth ages 13-22 years old who were charged ...
Starbucks holiday drinks, food are out today: Here’s what’s on the menu
You can expect three new Refreshers, a cold drink option, on the holiday menu. The lineup includes the Cran-Merry Orange ...
Miss Manners: I told them no gifts, but mom’s cousin won’t take no for an answer
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My father, my three siblings and I are having a surprise 80th birthday party for my mother. One of her cousins responded that they were coming, but also asked what restaurant my mom ...
Miss Manners: I saw my injured professor lying in the hallway and just walked by
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was walking in the humanities building of the university where I am a graduate student. I turned the corner of the hallway that leads to the offices and saw one of my professors ...
Asking Eric: Sibling tired of bearing the financial load
Dear Eric: Over the last 30 some years, I have been very generous with a sibling who has never been in very good financial shape. I have sensed a certain contempt from her and her family about my ...
Regular-season finale Huntsville area Player of the Week dominates the voting
The final week of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football regular season produced several standout performances ...
AL.com college football staff picks for Week 11 of 2024
The first College Football Playoff rankings dropped this week, which means we are hitting the homestretch of the 2024 season and AL.com’s staff picks. There are a pair of titanic SEC matchups on the ...