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For Montgomery’s problems, the blame can be widely spread

A whole bunch of people seem to think Montgomery's problems fell from the sky last month. They've been building for decades.
June 11, 2024

Documents, sources indicate AHSAA had no choice in Maori Davenport suspension

Maori Davenport is the victim. On that point, pretty much everyone agrees. The talented senior basketball player from Troy’s Charles Henderson High has been suspended for her senior year for accepting and cashing an $857.20 check from USA Basketball — a “lost wages” payment mistakenly sent to Davenport. The question is who’s to blame. For … Continued
January 7, 2019

Snakes, canaries and the party of corruption

There’s all this talk about a “Blue Wave” this November in the midterm elections. Those “midterms” are also the major elections for Alabama. What kind of Blue Wave we might have in Alabama is anybody’s guess. If one or two Democrats won their legislative or statewide races, that’d be a Blue Wave in Alabama these … Continued
August 23, 2018

Can Montgomery handle the truth about its schools?

In 1992, the movie, A Few Good Men, told the riveting story of a military court martial. The climactic moment being when the character played by Jack Nickolson says to the character Tom Cruise played, “You can’t handle the truth.” That scene has gone through my mind over and over as I’ve watched the current hand-wringing … Continued
June 27, 2018