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Josh Moon
Josh Moon is an investigative reporter and columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].
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See recent postsWhy should Will Dismukes resign?
Will Dismukes and his love for all things confederacy aren't an outlier in the Alabama Republican Party. The party has sought those voters. It has encouraged those views. It has backed legislation supporting those insane beliefs.
ALSDE: Accreditation issues with virtual school provider won’t affect Alabama delivery
SchoolsPLP’s claims of accreditation on their website — by Cognia, AdvancED, California A-G and the NCAA — all appear to be bogus.
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See recent postsDelaying high school football would be the right thing. We’d rather die
There’s a secret about football that no one around here says out loud very much. It doesn’t matter. Like, not even a little bit. Oh, sure, it makes money for people and we enjoy watching it and yada, yada, yada. But in the grand scheme of life and health and making a difference in the world, it … Continued
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See recent postsJohn Lewis, the giant
“I thought you would be taller.” Those words, embarrassingly enough, were the first I said to Rep. John Lewis. This was five years ago, inside the Selma Interpretive Center, for an interview as part of coverage of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery march. Despite meeting and interviewing — and becoming friends … Continued
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See recent postsWho is K.B. Forbes? The answer isn’t hard to find or all that unexpected
Forbes appears to be that guy who hangs around the periphery of politics and business. That guy who makes his money in mysterious ways. Who is aligned with this person or group one day, their sworn enemy the next.
After awkward meeting, Ivey demands a new reopening plan from ALSDE
Frustrated lawmakers, including Gov. Kay Ivey, asked Alabama State Department of Education officials and board members to settle on a comprehensive plan to reopen Alabama’s public schools this fall.
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See recent postsDespite having all the power, Republicans have set themselves up for failure
With their selection of no-issue candidates who hold little experience and zero aptitude for addressing real issues, Alabama Republicans will have only themselves to blame.
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See recent postsTeachers are scared and frustrated about starting school. Many aren’t coming back
Teachers are scared to death. And the biggest reason they’re scared to death is because they haven’t seen any sort of real, aggressive plan from anyone.
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See recent postsScience is hard for Alabama, Del Marsh
On a good day in Alabama, science is not our friend. On bad days, during complicated, scary times, when science and medicine are confusing and offering hard solutions to tough problems, watching our people try to science is like watching a monkey fold a fitted sheet. Such has been the case in the days of … Continued