The Homewood Star
Volume 7 | Issue 4 | July 2017
neighborly news & entertainment for Homewood
Uniting for Rights
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Home(wood) College-bound activist aims to create better world for animals in Homewood and beyond via club.
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HOMEWOOD Get to know some of the faces behind the success of many of the businesses in Homewood.
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INSIDE Sponsors ......... A4 News ..................A6 Business ......... A12 Chamber ........ A15 School House.. A18
Sports ............. A22 Events ................B4 Community .......B6 Opinion ..............B6 Calendar .......... B18
Above, from left: Chuck Holmes, William Dahlberg, Gigi Douban and Michael Krall pose inside W H s studio. Several of the NPR station's employees have made Homewood their place of residence. Photo by Sarah Finnegan.
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This is the third in a four-part series examining the interaction between Samford University, its students and residents of the city of Homewood. In the August issue, we’ll address how alumni are creating a lasting impact on the city.
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A parking ticket lies on the windshield of a car in one of Samford niversity s campus lots. Photo by Sarah Finnegan.