David Person

David Person is a media personality and consultant who has been working in the Huntsville market since 1986 as a talk show host, columnist, and director/producer. David co-hosts the podcast Alabama Politics This Week.

Environment

A silver lining in a very toxic cloud

If we have to allow landfills and disposal sites in Alabama, let’s make sure they are regulated.

March 23, 2023

A question for state Rep. Ed Oliver

All people may have been created equal. But all haven’t received equal opportunities or treatment.

March 10, 2023

Why we must keep singing this song

A week or so ago, this was the first verse of the most dangerous song in America: Lift every voice and sing, ‘Til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Crazy, right? A song about … Continued

February 23, 2023

Why Devyn Keith’s arrest divided Huntsville

I want Keith to get the second chance that we all want when we get in trouble. Whether innocent or guilty.

February 10, 2023

Hasn’t this state done enough to the Native people?

Can’t they be given back the stolen remains of their people? So they can be laid to rest in peace?

January 27, 2023

How did cruelty become public policy?

Marshall’s stretch to accommodate his ideological agenda is feeble, transparent and hopefully won’t hold up.

January 13, 2023

Message to the GOP: Shake off the selective amnesia

Start remembering who Republicans were when your party was founded.

December 29, 2022

There’s conservative and then there’s Conservative

One is consistent, principled and solution-oriented. The other seems hell-bent on picking fights.

December 15, 2022

Hooper’s accuser matched his power with some of her own

Hooper’s accuser seems to have successfully matched his power with some of her own. And she just might be winning.

December 1, 2022

With losses and infighting, Alabama Democrats should be frustrated

Not one Democrat was competitive in statewide races, Republicans held their supermajorities, and Democratic party leaders are publicly feuding.

November 16, 2022