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Archibald: Don’t let anyone take your Independence Day

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By John Archibald Verified
| AL.com Verified
News Published: Jul. 04, 2026, 7:41 a.m. Fireworks illuminate the sky during a display at Vulcan Park and Museum.Samil Baker This is an opinion. My dad was a planner, so my family packed up and went to Williamsburg, Va., a year early to celebrate America’s almost bicentennial in 1975. Avoid the crowds. Save a few bucks. Hey, 199 years rounds up to 200.
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What to tell your kids (and grandkids) in an AI world

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By John Archibald Verified
| AL.com Verified
News Published: Jul. 01, 2026, 7:00 a.m. This is an opinion column. It’s true what they say about being a grandparent. All of the joy. Less of the stress. I don’t try to tell their parents how to raise them. I marvel at the job they do. I sit back and reap the benefits. And go home. But there are things I want to pass along to those children. So I write it in this letter: Dearest Eloise and Michael, You gaze at the world with such wonder I can’t help but see it through your eyes. Like it’s brand new.
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sisters to bring greatest movie hero of 20th century to life in Alabama

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By John Archibald Verified
| AL.com Verified
News Published: Jun. 23, 2026, 6:45 a.m. Mary Badham, left, and Cecilia Peck examine the script Cecilia's father, Gregory Peck, studies for his role as Atticus Finch.Philip Mann Opinion The movie star Gregory Peck, Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” didn’t just read the script as he prepared to bring to life the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. He studied the lines until he didn’t need to think of them. He studied the spaces between those lines until he felt them.
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