{"id":4281,"date":"2023-09-23T00:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T00:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/?page_id=4281"},"modified":"2023-09-23T00:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T00:33:27","slug":"journalism-essays-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/journalism-essays-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism, Essays &#038; Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large width_custom\" style=\"--site-content-width:1200px;\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--additional-gap:0.5em;\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Journalism, Essays &amp; Reviews<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator 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class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">21<\/span><\/button><button class=\"g-filters-item\" data-taxonomy=\"opinions\" data-amount=\"14\"><span>Opinions<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">14<\/span><\/button><button class=\"g-filters-item\" data-taxonomy=\"photography\" data-amount=\"11\"><span>Photography<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">11<\/span><\/button><button class=\"g-filters-item\" data-taxonomy=\"reviews\" data-amount=\"9\"><span>Reviews<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">9<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"w-grid-list\" data-filter_taxonomy_name=\"category\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews\" data-id=\"4309\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/11\/07\/the-decadence-of-roman-emperors\/\" aria-label=\"The decadence of Roman emperors\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/emperor-of-rome-mosaic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A mosaic of an eagle wrestling a snake on the cover of Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/emperor-of-rome-mosaic.jpg 765w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/emperor-of-rome-mosaic-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/emperor-of-rome-mosaic-600x369.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-11-07T19:23:28+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>November 7, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/11\/07\/the-decadence-of-roman-emperors\/\">The decadence of Roman emperors<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Emperors of Rome: Ruling Ancient Rome, by Mary Beard There\u2019s an old joke: What did the Roman say when his wife was eaten by a lion? Gladiator. The queen classicist,&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3924 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-non-fiction tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette tag-travel\" data-id=\"3924\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/09\/01\/meredith-cummings-travel-the-world-through-books\/\" aria-label=\"Meredith Cummings : Travel the world \u2014 through books\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-best-american-travel-writing-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meredith Cummings : Travel the world \u2014 through books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-best-american-travel-writing-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-best-american-travel-writing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-best-american-travel-writing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-best-american-travel-writing.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-09-01T14:43:34+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>September 1, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/09\/01\/meredith-cummings-travel-the-world-through-books\/\">Meredith Cummings : Travel the world \u2014 through books<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This review was first published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Aug. 27, 2023 Summer is waning but adventure doesn\u2019t have to. Check out these travel books before closing out summer with&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-fiction tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette tag-summer-reads\" data-id=\"3656\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/07\/02\/cool-summer-beach-reads\/\" aria-label=\"Cool Summer Beach Reads\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cool-Summer-Beach-Reads-1024x509.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cool Summer Beach Reads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cool-Summer-Beach-Reads-1024x509.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cool-Summer-Beach-Reads-300x149.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cool-Summer-Beach-Reads-600x298.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cool-Summer-Beach-Reads.webp 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-07-02T19:48:44+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>July 2, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/07\/02\/cool-summer-beach-reads\/\">Cool Summer Beach Reads<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>Fourth of July weekend is the best time to find a good beach towel, a nice grassy area and a big glass of water before settling in with a great read. Here are some old, new and classic titles our InReview contributors recommend!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays\" data-id=\"3652\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/06\/29\/what-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms\/\" aria-label=\"What we mean when we say we miss newsrooms\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/What-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms-1024x627.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"What we mean when we say we miss newsrooms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/What-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/What-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/What-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms-600x367.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/What-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms.png 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-06-29T19:47:14+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>June 29, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-1 term-essays\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/06\/29\/what-we-mean-when-we-say-we-miss-newsrooms\/\">What we mean when we say we miss newsrooms<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>If my former newsrooms were people I would be attending many funerals. 2,500 newspapers in the United States have closed since 2005. The country will lose one-third of its newspapers by 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-fiction tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette tag-ya\" data-id=\"3650\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/06\/29\/review-ann-hoods-new-ya-novel-finds-hope-in-mourning\/\" aria-label=\"Review: Ann Hood\u2019s new YA novel finds hope in mourning\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood-712x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood-712x1024.jpeg 712w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood-417x600.jpeg 417w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood-278x400.jpeg 278w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood-600x863.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Clementine-by-Ann-Hood.jpeg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-06-29T19:44:05+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>June 29, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/06\/29\/review-ann-hoods-new-ya-novel-finds-hope-in-mourning\/\">Review: Ann Hood\u2019s new YA novel finds hope in mourning<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>It\u2019s a difficult thing to say that a book about a child with depression who has attempted suicide is an enjoyable read \u2014 yet that\u2019s how author Ann Hood makes the unthinkable happen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3872 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-memoir tag-non-fiction tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette\" data-id=\"3872\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/06\/29\/review-nicole-chungs-new-memoir-chronicles-healthcare-and-grief\/\" aria-label=\"Review: Nicole Chung\u2019s new memoir chronicles healthcare and grief\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A LIVING REMEDY: A MEMOIR by Nicole Chung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung-600x899.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/a-living-remedy-cover-by-nicole-chung.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-06-29T13:11:17+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>June 29, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/06\/29\/review-nicole-chungs-new-memoir-chronicles-healthcare-and-grief\/\">Review: Nicole Chung\u2019s new memoir chronicles healthcare and grief<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">\u201cA LIVING REMEDY\u201d By Nicole Chung HarperCollins ($29.99) This review was first published June 12, 2023 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nicole Chung saw no one in her overwhelmingly white Oregon&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3661 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-feel-good tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette tag-romance tag-summer-reads\" data-id=\"3661\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/05\/05\/review-finding-her-happy-place\/\" aria-label=\"Review: Finding her Happy Place\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry-684x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry-684x1024.png 684w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry-401x600.png 401w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry-600x898.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Happy-Place-by-Emily-Henry.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-05-05T20:10:40+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>May 5, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/05\/05\/review-finding-her-happy-place\/\">Review: Finding her Happy Place<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This review originally appeared in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 30, 2023 A reader would be wise to get the name of a therapist before they pick up the latest novel&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4275 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-memoir tag-non-fiction tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette\" data-id=\"4275\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/03\/26\/review-where-faith-and-celebrity-meet-what-does-real-freedom-look-like-2\/\" aria-label=\"Review: Where faith and ce\u00adleb\u00adrity meet, what does real free\u00addom look like?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo-679x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"BECOMING FREE INDEED: MY STORY OF DISENGAGING FAITH FROM FEAR\u201d By Jinger Duggar Vuolo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo-398x600.png 398w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo-265x400.png 265w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo-600x905.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BECOMING-FREE-INDEED-MY-STORY-OF-DISENGAGING-FAITH-FROM-FEAR-By-Jinger-Duggar-Vuolo.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-26T22:56:10+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 26, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/03\/26\/review-where-faith-and-celebrity-meet-what-does-real-freedom-look-like-2\/\">Review: Where faith and ce\u00adleb\u00adrity meet, what does real free\u00addom look like?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This review first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 26, 2023. BECOMING FREE INDEED: MY STORY OF DISENGAGING FAITH FROM FEAR\u201d By Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Thomas Nelson ($29.99) When Jinger&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays\" data-id=\"3644\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/02\/26\/shifting-gears-teaching-my-autistic-daughter-to-drive\/\" aria-label=\"Shifting gears: Teaching my autistic daughter to drive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015-1024x917.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Isabel and I pose in front of Ruby, the red Volvo, before our first cross-country drive from Alabama to Los Angeles, July, 2015.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015-1024x917.png 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015-600x538.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015-446x400.png 446w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015-54x48.png 54w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-and-I-pose-in-front-of-Ruby-the-red-Volvo-before-our-first-cross-country-drive-from-Alabama-to-Los-Angeles-July-2015.png 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-02-26T19:33:29+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>February 26, 2023<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-1 term-essays\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2023\/02\/26\/shifting-gears-teaching-my-autistic-daughter-to-drive\/\">Shifting gears: Teaching my autistic daughter to drive<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>Ican tell you the day I discovered freedom because I remember every intoxicating detail of the moment I drove alone for the first time after getting my driver\u2019s license. Now, in what seems like a single heartbeat of time, my daughter is learning to drive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3663 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-fiction tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette tag-sf\" data-id=\"3663\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/10\/22\/review-for-a-young-chinese-american-our-hearts-are-missing-in-action\/\" aria-label=\"Review: For a young Chinese American, our hearts are missing in action\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover-678x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover-678x1024.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover-397x600.jpeg 397w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover-265x400.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover-600x906.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/B09QBYCC3J_6062b093_cover.jpeg 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-10-22T20:00:41+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>October 22, 2022<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/10\/22\/review-for-a-young-chinese-american-our-hearts-are-missing-in-action\/\">Review: For a young Chinese American, our hearts are missing in action<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This was first published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct. 2, 2022 Some books are great because there is a plot twist down the road and that road is a fun&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-coming-of-age tag-fiction tag-historical tag-pittsburgh-post-gazette\" data-id=\"3664\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/09\/03\/review-reading-between-the-cracks\/\" aria-label=\"Review: Reading between the cracks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Author-Eileen-Brill-1024x717.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Author Eileen Brill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Author-Eileen-Brill-1024x717.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Author-Eileen-Brill-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Author-Eileen-Brill-600x420.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Author-Eileen-Brill-571x400.jpeg 571w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Author-Eileen-Brill.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-09-03T19:57:03+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>September 3, 2022<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-293 term-reviews\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/09\/03\/review-reading-between-the-cracks\/\">Review: Reading between the cracks<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">First Published August 21, 2022, 6:37am in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website. \u201cA LETTER IN THE WALL\u201d book review By Eileen Brill, Sparkpress ($16.95) It\u2019s 1971 and Joan Dumann is in&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3881 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays\" data-id=\"3881\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/04\/16\/i-raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall\/\" aria-label=\"I Raised My Child in a Shopping Mall\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-04-16T13:38:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>April 16, 2022<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-1 term-essays\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/04\/16\/i-raised-my-child-in-a-shopping-mall\/\">I Raised My Child in a Shopping Mall<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Please enjoy this essay on my Medium blog, Woman of a Certain Rage.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3884 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3884\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/02\/18\/support-alabama-bill-to-increase-the-period-when-a-sexual-abuse-survivor-can-sue\/\" aria-label=\"Support Alabama bill to increase the period when a sexual abuse survivor can sue\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-State-House-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Alabama State House\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-State-House-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-State-House-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-State-House-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-State-House-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-State-House.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-02-18T16:22:30+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>February 18, 2022<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/02\/18\/support-alabama-bill-to-increase-the-period-when-a-sexual-abuse-survivor-can-sue\/\">Support Alabama bill to increase the period when a sexual abuse survivor can sue<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This originally appeared on al.com Feb. 18, 2022 If you have been, or are, experiencing sexual assault, contact Rainn or Darkness to Light for help. Alabama is actively participating in&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3887 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3887\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/01\/25\/with-better-gun-laws-fewer-people-die\/\" aria-label=\"With better gun laws, fewer people die.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/guns-seized-by-tobacco-firearms-office-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/guns-seized-by-tobacco-firearms-office-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/guns-seized-by-tobacco-firearms-office-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/guns-seized-by-tobacco-firearms-office-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/guns-seized-by-tobacco-firearms-office.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-01-25T17:01:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 25, 2022<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2022\/01\/25\/with-better-gun-laws-fewer-people-die\/\">With better gun laws, fewer people die.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">A brain teaser book I pull out at small gatherings has a question that asks, \u201cIf you could invent something that would be good for humanity overall, but also kill&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3891 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"3891\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/10\/04\/bryce-hospital-the-alabama-state-hospital-for-the-insane\/\" aria-label=\"Bryce Hospital (the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_f9dfa72c67b448af8e0047eed552b3f0mv2-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bryce Hospital (the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_f9dfa72c67b448af8e0047eed552b3f0mv2-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_f9dfa72c67b448af8e0047eed552b3f0mv2-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_f9dfa72c67b448af8e0047eed552b3f0mv2-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_f9dfa72c67b448af8e0047eed552b3f0mv2-533x400.webp 533w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_f9dfa72c67b448af8e0047eed552b3f0mv2.webp 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-10-04T17:16:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>October 4, 2021<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/10\/04\/bryce-hospital-the-alabama-state-hospital-for-the-insane\/\">Bryce Hospital (the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane)<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This photograph first appeared on Medium Oct. 4, 2021 As Halloween approaches, The old Bryce Hospital sits empty, under construction. Tuscaloosa, Oct. 4, 2021. Formerly known as the Alabama State&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3894 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-alabama-alumni-magazine\" data-id=\"3894\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/06\/10\/something-that-cant-be-forgotten\/\" aria-label=\"Something That Can\u2019t Be Forgotten\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tuscaloosa-2011-tornado-2000px-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tuscaloosa-2011-tornado-2000px-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tuscaloosa-2011-tornado-2000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tuscaloosa-2011-tornado-2000px-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tuscaloosa-2011-tornado-2000px.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-06-10T17:22:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>June 10, 2021<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/06\/10\/something-that-cant-be-forgotten\/\">Something That Can\u2019t Be Forgotten<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">A decade after the April 27, 2011, tornado, its scars still rest with those who experienced it. Tuscaloosa after the 2011 tornado that killed 53 people and injured more than&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3875 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays\" data-id=\"3875\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/04\/27\/on-the-other-side-of-the-tornado-10-years-later-we-are-still-broken-and-also-on-the-mend\/\" aria-label=\"On the other side of the tornado: 10 years later, we are still broken and also on the mend\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tornado-in-Alabama-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tornado in Alabama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tornado-in-Alabama-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tornado-in-Alabama-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tornado-in-Alabama-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tornado-in-Alabama-535x400.jpg 535w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tornado-in-Alabama.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-04-27T13:12:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>April 27, 2021<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-1 term-essays\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/04\/27\/on-the-other-side-of-the-tornado-10-years-later-we-are-still-broken-and-also-on-the-mend\/\">On the other side of the tornado: 10 years later, we are still broken and also on the mend<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Please enjoy this essay on my blog, Woman of a Certain Rage.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3878 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays\" data-id=\"3878\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/03\/31\/my-adult-daughter-was-diagnosed-with-autism-it-changed-everything\/\" aria-label=\"My adult daughter was diagnosed with autism. It changed everything.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/adult-autism-1024x896.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adult autism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/adult-autism-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/adult-autism-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/adult-autism-600x525.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/adult-autism-457x400.jpg 457w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/adult-autism-54x48.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-03-31T13:38:09+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 31, 2021<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-1 term-essays\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2021\/03\/31\/my-adult-daughter-was-diagnosed-with-autism-it-changed-everything\/\">My adult daughter was diagnosed with autism. It changed everything.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Please enjoy this essay on my Medium blog, Woman of a Certain Rage.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3905 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-quill-magazine\" data-id=\"3905\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2020\/09\/09\/in-challenging-circumstances-students-write-first-draft-of-history\/\" aria-label=\"In challenging circumstances, students write first draft of history\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sagerstown-PA-Adviser-Stacey-Hetrick-and-Editor-in-Chief-Sam-Shelenberger-meet-the-night-school-shut-down.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sagerstown, PA, Adviser Stacey Hetrick and Editor in Chief Sam Shelenberger meet the night school shut down\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sagerstown-PA-Adviser-Stacey-Hetrick-and-Editor-in-Chief-Sam-Shelenberger-meet-the-night-school-shut-down.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sagerstown-PA-Adviser-Stacey-Hetrick-and-Editor-in-Chief-Sam-Shelenberger-meet-the-night-school-shut-down-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sagerstown-PA-Adviser-Stacey-Hetrick-and-Editor-in-Chief-Sam-Shelenberger-meet-the-night-school-shut-down-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sagerstown-PA-Adviser-Stacey-Hetrick-and-Editor-in-Chief-Sam-Shelenberger-meet-the-night-school-shut-down-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-09-09T18:05:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>September 9, 2020<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2020\/09\/09\/in-challenging-circumstances-students-write-first-draft-of-history\/\">In challenging circumstances, students write first draft of history<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This originally appeared March 26, 2020 in the Society of Professional Journalists Quill magazine and online. He was about to begin dress rehearsals for the school play. Sam Shelenberger, a&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3909 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"3909\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/09\/21\/miami-youth-climate-strike\/\" aria-label=\"Miami Youth Climate Strike\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Miami-Youth-Climate-Strike-Sept.-21-2019-Miami-City-Hall.jpeg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-21T18:13:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>September 21, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/09\/21\/miami-youth-climate-strike\/\">Miami Youth Climate Strike<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Sept. 21, 2019, Miami City Hall<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3914\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/05\/26\/a-message-for-lee-county-from-a-tuscaloosa-survivor-you-will-be-brave-after-the-storm\/\" aria-label=\"A message for Lee County from a Tuscaloosa survivor: You will be brave after the storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tuscaloosa_County_Alabama_storm_June_16_2023-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tuscaloosa County, Alabama storm, June 16, 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tuscaloosa_County_Alabama_storm_June_16_2023-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tuscaloosa_County_Alabama_storm_June_16_2023-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tuscaloosa_County_Alabama_storm_June_16_2023-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tuscaloosa_County_Alabama_storm_June_16_2023-533x400.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-05-26T18:17:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>May 26, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/05\/26\/a-message-for-lee-county-from-a-tuscaloosa-survivor-you-will-be-brave-after-the-storm\/\">A message for Lee County from a Tuscaloosa survivor: You will be brave after the storm<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This originally appeared March 6, 2019 on al.com Lee County, I will tell you what I wrote in the diary I keep for my daughter. I have kept it since&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3917 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"3917\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/03\/15\/alabama-youth-climate-strike\/\" aria-label=\"Alabama Youth Climate Strike\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1-729x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1-729x1024.webp 729w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1-214x300.webp 214w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1-427x600.webp 427w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1-285x400.webp 285w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1-600x843.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alabama-Youth-Climate-Strike-1.webp 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-03-15T18:20:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 15, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/03\/15\/alabama-youth-climate-strike\/\">Alabama Youth Climate Strike<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Montgomery Alabama, State Capitol building<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3900\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/29\/the-alabama-mothers-we-lost-in-2018\/\" aria-label=\"The Alabama Mothers We Lost in 2018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-first-time-I-held-my-daughter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The first time I held my daughter, hours after she was born, I was getting blood transfusions.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-first-time-I-held-my-daughter.jpg 960w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-first-time-I-held-my-daughter-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-first-time-I-held-my-daughter-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-first-time-I-held-my-daughter-591x400.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-01-29T18:00:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 29, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/29\/the-alabama-mothers-we-lost-in-2018\/\">The Alabama Mothers We Lost in 2018<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">The first time I held my daughter, hours after she was born, I was getting blood transfusions. If anyone wants to know what it feels like to bleed to death,&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3927 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3927\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/29\/champion-tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition\/\" aria-label=\"Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Champion-Tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Champion-Tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Champion-Tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Champion-Tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Champion-Tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-01-29T17:28:29+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 29, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/29\/champion-tree-deeply-rooted-in-winning-tradition\/\">Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This originally appeared Jan. 7, 2019 on al.com as the University of Alabama headed to the National Championship playoff in football. There is a tree in Tuscaloosa that few people&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-quill-magazine\" data-id=\"3928\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/19\/what-i-learned-in-my-great-american-newsroom-trip\/\" aria-label=\"What I learned in my great American newsroom trip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The author at USA Today\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today-450x600.webp 450w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today-600x800.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-author-at-USA-Today.webp 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-01-19T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 19, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/19\/what-i-learned-in-my-great-american-newsroom-trip\/\">What I learned in my great American newsroom trip<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This was originally published Sept. 22, 2018 in the Society of Professional Journalists Quill magazine and its website. I pulled up to my home in Alabama with my car covered&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features\" data-id=\"3930\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/07\/observations-and-innovations-from-a-year-on-the-road-in-american-newsrooms\/\" aria-label=\"Observations and innovations from a year on the road in American newsrooms\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/42f8a6_088a9b5a475a471a866475b793af947emv2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"abc10 Sacramento, California, July 1, 2017.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/42f8a6_088a9b5a475a471a866475b793af947emv2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/42f8a6_088a9b5a475a471a866475b793af947emv2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/42f8a6_088a9b5a475a471a866475b793af947emv2-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/42f8a6_088a9b5a475a471a866475b793af947emv2-534x400.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/42f8a6_088a9b5a475a471a866475b793af947emv2.jpeg 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-01-07T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 7, 2019<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2019\/01\/07\/observations-and-innovations-from-a-year-on-the-road-in-american-newsrooms\/\">Observations and innovations from a year on the road in American newsrooms<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published on What&#8217;s New In Publishing Jan. 7, 2019 As I enjoy holiday cheer and gather with friends and family, a piece of my heart is&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3931 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"3931\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2018\/10\/06\/hurricane-michael-approaches-rosemary-beach\/\" aria-label=\"Hurricane Michael approaches Rosemary Beach\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_1a79bae5f127466ba984b1ec2b5cfff5mv2-1024x767.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hurricane Michael approaches Rosemary Beach, Oct. 6, 2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_1a79bae5f127466ba984b1ec2b5cfff5mv2-1024x767.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_1a79bae5f127466ba984b1ec2b5cfff5mv2-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_1a79bae5f127466ba984b1ec2b5cfff5mv2-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_1a79bae5f127466ba984b1ec2b5cfff5mv2-534x400.webp 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-10-06T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>October 6, 2018<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2018\/10\/06\/hurricane-michael-approaches-rosemary-beach\/\">Hurricane Michael approaches Rosemary Beach<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">You could tell the birds knew a hurricane was coming. Taken outside the legendary Pearl Hotel.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3932 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"3932\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2018\/03\/24\/march-for-our-lives\/\" aria-label=\"March for Our Lives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_29c3736799204bc19b710486715739dcmv2-1024x726.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_29c3736799204bc19b710486715739dcmv2-1024x726.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_29c3736799204bc19b710486715739dcmv2-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_29c3736799204bc19b710486715739dcmv2-600x425.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_29c3736799204bc19b710486715739dcmv2-564x400.webp 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-03-24T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 24, 2018<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2018\/03\/24\/march-for-our-lives\/\">March for Our Lives<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Gallery of photos from Washington, D.C. march.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-medium\" data-id=\"3933\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2018\/03\/17\/i-just-drove-10000-miles-and-visited-dozens-of-newsrooms-to-chronicle-journalism-in-america\/\" aria-label=\"I just drove 10,000 miles and visited dozens of newsrooms to chronicle journalism in America.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-my-lead-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Follow my lede\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-my-lead-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-my-lead-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-my-lead-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-my-lead.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-03-17T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 17, 2018<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2018\/03\/17\/i-just-drove-10000-miles-and-visited-dozens-of-newsrooms-to-chronicle-journalism-in-america\/\">I just drove 10,000 miles and visited dozens of newsrooms to chronicle journalism in America.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published on Medium and other sites. One year ago this week\u200a\u2014\u200aSunshine Week\u200a\u2014\u200aI set out to chronicle journalism in America in 2017 by driving 10,000 miles. As&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3934\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/10\/02\/what-its-like-to-lose-a-loved-one-to-gun-violence\/\" aria-label=\"What it&#8217;s like to lose a loved one to gun violence\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Las-Vegas-police-respond-during-an-active-shooter-situation-on-the-Las-Vegas-Strip-near-Tropicana-Avenue-in-Las-Vegas-Sunday-Oct.-1-2017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip near Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Las-Vegas-police-respond-during-an-active-shooter-situation-on-the-Las-Vegas-Strip-near-Tropicana-Avenue-in-Las-Vegas-Sunday-Oct.-1-2017.jpg 960w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Las-Vegas-police-respond-during-an-active-shooter-situation-on-the-Las-Vegas-Strip-near-Tropicana-Avenue-in-Las-Vegas-Sunday-Oct.-1-2017-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Las-Vegas-police-respond-during-an-active-shooter-situation-on-the-Las-Vegas-Strip-near-Tropicana-Avenue-in-Las-Vegas-Sunday-Oct.-1-2017-600x410.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Las-Vegas-police-respond-during-an-active-shooter-situation-on-the-Las-Vegas-Strip-near-Tropicana-Avenue-in-Las-Vegas-Sunday-Oct.-1-2017-585x400.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-10-02T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>October 2, 2017<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/10\/02\/what-its-like-to-lose-a-loved-one-to-gun-violence\/\">What it&#8217;s like to lose a loved one to gun violence<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally posted on October 2, 2017 on al.com. I peered over my grandfather&#8217;s casket, trying desperately to see &#8211; and wanting not to see &#8211; where the&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-tuscaloosa-magazine\" data-id=\"3935\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/06\/02\/christi-parsons-white-house-correspondent\/\" aria-label=\"Christi Parsons: White House Correspondent\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christi-Parsons.-Photo-courtesy-of-The-Los-Angeles-Times-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christi Parsons. Photo courtesy of The Los Angeles Times.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christi-Parsons.-Photo-courtesy-of-The-Los-Angeles-Times-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christi-Parsons.-Photo-courtesy-of-The-Los-Angeles-Times-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christi-Parsons.-Photo-courtesy-of-The-Los-Angeles-Times-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christi-Parsons.-Photo-courtesy-of-The-Los-Angeles-Times.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-06-02T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>June 2, 2017<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/06\/02\/christi-parsons-white-house-correspondent\/\">Christi Parsons: White House Correspondent<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published in the summer 2017 issue of Tuscaloosa Magazine as a part of their Six Intriguing People feature. Christi Parsons has interviewed many celebrities and politicians&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3936\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/05\/06\/whats-it-like-to-graduate-at-75-ask-my-dad\/\" aria-label=\"What&#8217;s it like to graduate at 75? Ask my dad.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Larry-and-Carol-53-years-ago.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Larry and Carol 53 years ago\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Larry-and-Carol-53-years-ago.jpg 459w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Larry-and-Carol-53-years-ago-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Larry-and-Carol-53-years-ago-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Larry-and-Carol-53-years-ago-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-05-06T15:04:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>May 6, 2017<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/05\/06\/whats-it-like-to-graduate-at-75-ask-my-dad\/\">What&#8217;s it like to graduate at 75? Ask my dad.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally posted on May 6, 2017 on al.com. Let me put this in perspective for you. When my dad started classes at The University of Alabama in&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-3929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"3929\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/04\/28\/after-six-years-its-still-hard-to-feel-normal-today\/\" aria-label=\"After six years, it&#8217;s still hard to feel normal today\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/It-has-been-six-years-Tuscaloosa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"It has been six years, Tuscaloosa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/It-has-been-six-years-Tuscaloosa.jpg 960w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/It-has-been-six-years-Tuscaloosa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/It-has-been-six-years-Tuscaloosa-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-04-28T14:36:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>April 28, 2017<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2017\/04\/28\/after-six-years-its-still-hard-to-feel-normal-today\/\">After six years, it&#8217;s still hard to feel normal today<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally posted on April 28, 2017 on al.com. Those of us who feel normal, don&#8217;t today. Those of us who go about our business with ease any&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"4069\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/11\/12\/anti-president-trump-rally-the-university-of-alabama-november-2016\/\" aria-label=\"Anti-President Trump rally, The University of Alabama, November 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Candidate Donald Trump rally, Anaheim, May, 2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-450x600.webp 450w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-600x800.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2.webp 1791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-11-12T20:04:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>November 12, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/11\/12\/anti-president-trump-rally-the-university-of-alabama-november-2016\/\">Anti-President Trump rally, The University of Alabama, November 2016<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">After the Iron Bowl football game, students staged a protest of Donald Trump&#8217;s policies outside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Anti-President Trump rally, The University of Alabama, November 2016 Anti-President Trump rally, The&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"4063\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/05\/25\/candidate-donald-trump-rally-anaheim-may-2016\/\" aria-label=\"Candidate Donald Trump rally, Anaheim, May, 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Candidate Donald Trump rally, Anaheim, May, 2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-450x600.webp 450w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2-600x800.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_edd36b9f93ba496fb3af82a3eb8d36d2mv2.webp 1791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-05-25T19:48:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>May 25, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/05\/25\/candidate-donald-trump-rally-anaheim-may-2016\/\">Candidate Donald Trump rally, Anaheim, May, 2016<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Gallery of photos from outside Anaheim Convention Center.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4046 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"4046\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/03\/19\/do-better-alabama-its-time-to-operate-in-the-sunshine-and-not-in-the-shadows\/\" aria-label=\"Do better Alabama: It\u2019s time to operate in the sunshine and not in the shadows.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/58c4ad54b6133-1024x602.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/58c4ad54b6133-1024x602.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/58c4ad54b6133-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/58c4ad54b6133-600x353.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/58c4ad54b6133.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-03-19T19:15:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 19, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/03\/19\/do-better-alabama-its-time-to-operate-in-the-sunshine-and-not-in-the-shadows\/\">Do better Alabama: It\u2019s time to operate in the sunshine and not in the shadows.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was published in March 19, 2016 on Medium.com as well as other Alabama publications. I was a 20-year-old cub reporter at The Birmingham News, but I was prepared.&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4055 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-alabama-alumni-magazine\" data-id=\"4055\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/03\/11\/recovery-and-resilience\/\" aria-label=\"Recovery and Resilience\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Central-Tuscaloosa-near-Midtown-Village-and-Druid-City-Hospital.-Photo-courtesy-of-the-Tuscaloosa-News-1024x603.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Central-Tuscaloosa-near-Midtown-Village-and-Druid-City-Hospital.-Photo-courtesy-of-the-Tuscaloosa-News-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Central-Tuscaloosa-near-Midtown-Village-and-Druid-City-Hospital.-Photo-courtesy-of-the-Tuscaloosa-News-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Central-Tuscaloosa-near-Midtown-Village-and-Druid-City-Hospital.-Photo-courtesy-of-the-Tuscaloosa-News-600x353.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Central-Tuscaloosa-near-Midtown-Village-and-Druid-City-Hospital.-Photo-courtesy-of-the-Tuscaloosa-News.png 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-03-11T19:26:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>March 11, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/03\/11\/recovery-and-resilience\/\">Recovery and Resilience<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published on March 11, 2016 in Alabama Alumni Magazine. In those immediate hours of shock, Mayor Walter Maddox remembers one of the first phone calls he&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"4028\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/01\/28\/why-having-a-baby-almost-killed-me-my-postpartum-nightmare\/\" aria-label=\"Why having a baby almost killed me: My postpartum nightmare\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/One-of-the-first-times-I-left-the-house-with-Isabel-at-about-three-months-old-on-the-UA-quad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"One of the first times I left the house with Isabel, at about three months old, on the UA quad.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/One-of-the-first-times-I-left-the-house-with-Isabel-at-about-three-months-old-on-the-UA-quad.jpg 328w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/One-of-the-first-times-I-left-the-house-with-Isabel-at-about-three-months-old-on-the-UA-quad-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/One-of-the-first-times-I-left-the-house-with-Isabel-at-about-three-months-old-on-the-UA-quad-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-01-28T18:51:21+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 28, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/01\/28\/why-having-a-baby-almost-killed-me-my-postpartum-nightmare\/\">Why having a baby almost killed me: My postpartum nightmare<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally posted on November 20, 2017 on al.com. Let me tell you about the time my mind turned on itself and my brain stopped working. My daughter&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4039 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"4039\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/01\/04\/gov-ivey-has-betrayed-all-women-of-alabama\/\" aria-label=\"Gov. Ivey has betrayed all women of Alabama\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Kay-Ivey-Governor-of-Alabama-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Kay-Ivey-Governor-of-Alabama-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Kay-Ivey-Governor-of-Alabama-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Kay-Ivey-Governor-of-Alabama-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Kay-Ivey-Governor-of-Alabama.jpg 1962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-01-04T19:03:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 4, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/01\/04\/gov-ivey-has-betrayed-all-women-of-alabama\/\">Gov. Ivey has betrayed all women of Alabama<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">A lot has been written nationally and locally about Alabama Governor Kay Ivey&#8217;s reaction to the Roy Moore allegations when she said she would vote for Moore despite multiple women&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-al-com\" data-id=\"4036\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/01\/04\/recreating-a-church-mural-meant-hours-of-math-research-and-painting-for-one-local-artist\/\" aria-label=\"Recreating a church mural meant hours of math, research and painting for one local artist\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/K.C.-Cook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"K.C. Cook\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/K.C.-Cook.jpg 328w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/K.C.-Cook-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/K.C.-Cook-267x400.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-01-04T19:01:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>January 4, 2016<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2016\/01\/04\/recreating-a-church-mural-meant-hours-of-math-research-and-painting-for-one-local-artist\/\">Recreating a church mural meant hours of math, research and painting for one local artist<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">K.C. Cook This article was originally posted on January 4, 2016 on al.com. When K.C. Cook Hayes took on the job of restoring frescos first painted in 1901 at First&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"4022\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/12\/15\/heres-to-you-youtube\/\" aria-label=\"Here&#8217;s to you, YouTube\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pile-3d-play-button-logos-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pile-3d-play-button-logos-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pile-3d-play-button-logos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pile-3d-play-button-logos-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2015-12-15T18:34:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>December 15, 2015<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/12\/15\/heres-to-you-youtube\/\">Here&#8217;s to you, YouTube<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published on December 15, 2015 on Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists. Educators use YouTube for education videos (think Kahn Academy), and media&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"4032\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/11\/01\/grape-expectations\/\" aria-label=\"Grape Expectations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_cf3c7bf506e94b95afc9743cffdfce33mv2-1024x603.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_cf3c7bf506e94b95afc9743cffdfce33mv2-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_cf3c7bf506e94b95afc9743cffdfce33mv2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_cf3c7bf506e94b95afc9743cffdfce33mv2-600x354.png 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_cf3c7bf506e94b95afc9743cffdfce33mv2.png 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2015-11-01T18:51:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>November 1, 2015<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/11\/01\/grape-expectations\/\">Grape Expectations<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Magazine photos\/story about a winery.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4019 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"4019\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/11\/01\/inn-for-the-night\/\" aria-label=\"Inn for the Night\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night-869x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night-869x1024.webp 869w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night-255x300.webp 255w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night-509x600.webp 509w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night-340x400.webp 340w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night-600x707.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/inn-for-the-night.webp 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2015-11-01T18:32:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>November 1, 2015<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/11\/01\/inn-for-the-night\/\">Inn for the Night<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Photos\/story for magazine Spread about Gorham&#8217;s Bluff.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features category-photography tag-photography\" data-id=\"4007\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/11\/01\/peaceful-perch\/\" aria-label=\"Peaceful Perch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_b160fb42e4004affac4b4569a9914772mv2-1024x606.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_b160fb42e4004affac4b4569a9914772mv2-1024x606.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_b160fb42e4004affac4b4569a9914772mv2-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_b160fb42e4004affac4b4569a9914772mv2-600x355.webp 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_b160fb42e4004affac4b4569a9914772mv2.webp 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2015-11-01T18:14:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>November 1, 2015<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-212 term-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2015\/11\/01\/peaceful-perch\/\">Peaceful Perch<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Photos\/travel story about the Mentone Mountain Inn<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-lookout-alabama-magazine\" data-id=\"4015\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2014\/12\/01\/rejuvenating-retreat\/\" aria-label=\"Rejuvenating Retreat\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Outdoor-cabin-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Outdoor-cabin-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Outdoor-cabin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Outdoor-cabin-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Outdoor-cabin.jpg 1880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2014-12-01T18:24:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>December 1, 2014<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2014\/12\/01\/rejuvenating-retreat\/\">Rejuvenating Retreat<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published in the winter of 2014 in Lookout Alabama Magazine. DeSoto State Park offers a wide range of lodging options, giving guests of all stripes \u2013&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4011 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-features tag-lookout-alabama-magazine\" data-id=\"4011\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2014\/09\/01\/canyon-grills-perfect-mix-of-fine-foods-and-casual-atmosphere-makes-the-restaurant-worth-the-drive\/\" aria-label=\"Canyon Grill\u2019s perfect mix of fine foods and casual atmosphere makes the restaurant worth the drive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cayon-Grill-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cayon-Grill-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cayon-Grill-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cayon-Grill-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cayon-Grill-1.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2014-09-01T18:18:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>September 1, 2014<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-214 term-news-features\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/news-features\/\">News\/Features<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2014\/09\/01\/canyon-grills-perfect-mix-of-fine-foods-and-casual-atmosphere-makes-the-restaurant-worth-the-drive\/\">Canyon Grill\u2019s perfect mix of fine foods and casual atmosphere makes the restaurant worth the drive<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally published in the fall of 2014 in Lookout Alabama Magazine. If not for the chef\u2019s coat, Jason Greer\u2019s boyish looks might have first-time visitors to Canyon&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4003 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"4003\" style=\"animation-delay:0.4s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2013\/08\/10\/epic-success-story-how-one-radical-idea-in-education-became-a-long-term-success-story\/\" aria-label=\"EPIC Success Story: How one radical idea in education became a long-term success story.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_2a80134f7b8a4401b61fc7080e5d04bamv2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_2a80134f7b8a4401b61fc7080e5d04bamv2.jpg 456w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_2a80134f7b8a4401b61fc7080e5d04bamv2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_2a80134f7b8a4401b61fc7080e5d04bamv2-399x600.jpg 399w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_2a80134f7b8a4401b61fc7080e5d04bamv2-266x400.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-08-10T17:54:00+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>August 10, 2013<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2013\/08\/10\/epic-success-story-how-one-radical-idea-in-education-became-a-long-term-success-story\/\">EPIC Success Story: How one radical idea in education became a long-term success story.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This originally appeared in Birmingham magazine and on al.com. Even then, we knew it was special. It was January 1980 and our new school was about to open. My second&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinions\" data-id=\"4000\" style=\"animation-delay:0.5s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_4 align_center valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_width has_ratio\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2013\/05\/22\/dear-friends-in-oklahoma-hope-will-find-you\/\" aria-label=\"Dear friends in Oklahoma: Hope will find you\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_38b5f2fd02d540e2a52b55b73b7d5d87mv2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brian Mullins and his father Terry survey tornado damage to the home of Brian&#039;s girlfriend Sara Robinson, right, on May 21 in Moore, Okla., after Monday&#039;s tornado. Op-ed contributor Meredith Cummings writes, &#039;Moore will benefit greatly from patience even though, if you\u2019re like me, all you want to do is snap your fingers and put things back the way they used to be.&#039; (Steve Sisney\/The Oklahoman\/AP)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_38b5f2fd02d540e2a52b55b73b7d5d87mv2.webp 720w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_38b5f2fd02d540e2a52b55b73b7d5d87mv2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/42f8a6_38b5f2fd02d540e2a52b55b73b7d5d87mv2-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-05-22T17:51:16+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i>May 22, 2013<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple color_link_inherit\"><a class=\"term-213 term-opinions\" href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/category\/opinions\/\">Opinions<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/meredithcummings\/2013\/05\/22\/dear-friends-in-oklahoma-hope-will-find-you\/\">Dear friends in Oklahoma: Hope will find you<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article was originally posted on May 22, 2013 on The Christian Science Monitor. To the Oklahoma community of Moore. In Tuscaloosa, Ala., our hearts are breaking for you. 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