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Turmoil amidst the pines

It’s reasonable to think there might be some controversy about any new school. Maybe where it is located, what it is named, who the principal may be, what courses will be taught? But seldom do you expect the wholesale turmoil that hit rural Washington County, AL when locals learned that a handful of folks wanted … Continued
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July 17, 2019
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The role of the church in criminal justice reform in Alabama

The least of these. In Matthew 25:40 Jesus says these profound words, “…Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it for me.” Here, Christ calls us to think and act bigger than ourselves,  bigger than just those around us, but to be … Continued
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July 16, 2019

Donald Watkins Sr. hit with millions in fines in SEC fraud case

A federal judge in Georgia has ordered Alabama attorney and businessman Donald V. Watkins Sr. to pay “the Securities and Exchange Commission $5 million for defrauding former NBA star Charles Barkley and other investors out of millions of dollars,” according to a report filed by Law360. This latest legal blow accompanies Watkins’ conviction on federal fraud … Continued
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July 15, 2019
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Carbon Hill mayor is all that’s wrong with Alabama

Mark Chambers is what’s wrong with Alabama.  Every week — sometimes, every day in a week — I get messages from people from all around this state, and from people who no longer live in this state, telling me essentially the same thing: Alabama has a lot of good people, and it has many fine … Continued
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July 12, 2019
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Stewardship of Alabama is a real question to be answered in the climate debate

Climate change is a top issue for Democrat voters in the ongoing presidential debates, according to a Morning Consult poll. In Alabama, two Republican U.S. Senate candidates say that the weather is in the hands of God so they’re not worried. Some see changes in the climate as an existential threat, while others appear to … Continued
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July 8, 2019
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A letter to Steve Marshall: You’re still wrong about why Alabama could lose a congressional seat

Dear Steve,  It’s not the brown people. It’s the dumb people.  The latter is Alabama’s real problem when it comes to the issue of people who reside within this state’s borders. And no matter how many times you, and a few others, attempt to place the blame for Alabama losing a congressional seat on undocumented … Continued
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July 3, 2019
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A Republic, if we can keep it: The cost of counting undocumented immigrants in the U.S Census

Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, liberal or conservative, you have a right to have your voice heard in the halls of Congress. The 4.8 million Americans who live in Alabama have the same right to representation as 4.8 million Americans living in Southern California or the Texas Panhandle. But that right — … Continued
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July 3, 2019
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Alabackwards is open for business

Over the last several months, Alabama has received an abundance of national attention; unfortunately, it has made the state look backwards, punitive and even cruel. Republican state lawmakers don’t seem to mind being the butt of the joke, but business leaders do care and are frustrated with the state always being a national punchline. Almost … Continued
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July 2, 2019

Mississippi, Alabama are only southern states with no anti-FGM laws

33 states across the country have taken steps to criminalize female genital mutilation. However, Alabama and Mississippi remain the only southern states to have no legislation criminalizing the practice.  Female genital mutilation, which is defined as a procedure to “remove, cut, circumcise, excise, mutilate, infibulate or reinfibulate” any part of the genitals for non-medical purposes … Continued
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July 2, 2019