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A friend asked her Facebook followers this question on Independence Day: “On this beautiful 4th of July, I am just wondering what freedom means to you?” It’s a great question, and one well worth thinking about. One person wrote: “The right to think for myself is one thing.” Another quoted Nelson Mandela: “For to be … Continued

Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald’s life has changed forever. I know, because I’ve been there. Still am. Archibald won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary this week, a much-deserved honor and one that underscores the journalism talent that existed at The Birmingham News for decades. Still exists on a few islands. It says much about … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Some may think the recent assaults on the Press are new, or unprecedented, but they’re not. From President John Adams to President Donald Trump excoriating the Press is always the first refuge for politicians who want to keep their secrets, failings and even their misrepresentations of facts from public … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter We often hear, “why don’t you report on all the good things lawmakers are doing in the State?” We do try, but with incompetence raging like a rampant black plague of stupidity, and illegal and legal corruption stories breaking every other day like a stampeding herd of rabid goats, … Continued