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John W. Giles

John W. Giles is former President of the Christian Coalition of Alabama. He served as Small Business Advocate for the State of Alabama during Governor Guy Hunt's Administration. He was also a member of Governor Fob James Cabinet.

Rush: A man way ahead of his time

In 1987, I sold my portion of Giles Enterprises and did a little real estate development in 1988 and in 1989 joined the Hunt Administration as Small Business Advocate for the State of Alabama. Also in 1988, on a scratchy low powered AM radio station in Montgomery Alabama, a strange, but different kind of radio … Continued

John W. Giles

February 7, 2020

Opinion

Trump’s squeaky wheel doctrine

There is an old saying; the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Over the years, groups wanting to affect change have learned, making a lot of noise, grabbing headlines, burning up the phone lines and blowing it out on social media is an effective tool. Most elected officials have a knee jerked response when staffers are … Continued

John W. Giles

February 3, 2020

Opinion

Trump’s leadership – one is a majority

As a young 20 year old budding entrepreneur, I vigorously studied leadership. I was attracted to the vogue readings of the day on leadership, managing and goal setting. I learned that if you put 100 people in the room, 15 would emerge as leaders and only 3 will set goals and measure their success. My … Continued

John W. Giles

January 7, 2020

Opinion

Fatherhood: Three-point job description

As we approached the odometer turning over another year in our life, it is a reasonable response to review our notable benchmarks from last year and think about the challenges and summits to conquer in the upcoming year. While there are innumerable final medals we hope to pin on our chest, when we exchange the … Continued

John W. Giles

December 27, 2019

Opinion

National frustrations hit high water mark

When I was first officially assigned a role in the public sector, Governor Guy Hunt appointed me in 1989, as Alabama State Small Business Advocate. I was thirty-five years old, a team player, easy to work with, friendly to everyone in government and the private sector, yet mission oriented to advance the cause of the … Continued

John W. Giles

December 6, 2019

Opinion

Coup d’etat or Unleashing Secretariat?

America is at a crossroads, either we follow Nancy, Adam, Jerry and Chuck in their unceasing attempt to remove President Trump or we as a country participate in a historic 2020 landslide election and unleash Secretariat. Often when I write, there is an issue at the core of the discussion and I try my best … Continued

John W. Giles

October 18, 2019

Opinion

Personal responsibility — Shall not be infringed

While the gun control debate escalates after mass shootings, I want to begin this article with a few simple questions that might deserve simple answers. Does a Saturday night special or an AK-47 on the counter kill innocent people? Does a spoon or fork cause obesity? Does a bottle of whisky or a six-pack of … Continued

John W. Giles

October 11, 2019

Opinion

Hypothetical: Bernie or Elizabeth, was this your idea?

Right thinking, fact-driven Americans have hit their high water mark, frustrated with the liberal news media fabricating stories about conservatives. Every day, since the November 8, 2016 election (almost 3 years ago), liberal Democrats and members of the counterfeit media have worked around the clock fabricating, packaging and pounding this president with false claims, which have … Continued

John W. Giles

September 27, 2019

Opinion

It’s a “right” — beware

I will begin this article with a simple question: Is Public Education aRight? One may be reluctant to respond, after reading the title of this article. Let me recast this; I encourage you to ask a co-worker, neighbor or friend this question without any preface. My guess is they would quickly respond with a resounding … Continued

John W. Giles

September 13, 2019

Opinion

MLK 2.0 – Content of character

The American stage is now set and ripe for a new leader to emerge in the black community, but it will not be the likes of Al, Jessie, Elijah or Maxine. Their tactics flamed out decades ago, but there is fertile soil now for a MLK 2.0 to lead the black community into the Promised … Continued

John W. Giles

September 4, 2019