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Do not let your guard down on COVID-19 in Alabama

Dr. Mark Wilson, M.D, is the Jefferson County health officer. Dr. Ray L. Watts, M.D., is the president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As parts of Alabama’s safer-at-home measures relax on Monday, May 11, health experts — including public health officials and world-renowned UAB infectious disease doctors and researchers — urge extreme caution. … Continued

May 10, 2020

Soporifics and soullessness

By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Have we lost our collective minds? A mass shooting with no readily apparent motive is an extreme representation of our sense that our social fabric is unraveling. This is one of those things that people don’t believe can happen until it happens. And despite the unspeakable tragedy, it took … Continued

October 10, 2017

Trust in the midst of Death Penalty adjudication

Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn, M.D. Harvard Medical School The “Houdini” of Alabama’s Death Row, Tommy Arthur, a convicted murder, 75 years of age, was just executed after escaping execution on the seven previous occasions that he was scheduled to die. Even now, questions linger about the about the fairness of the process. Death is never … Continued

May 29, 2017

Medical Research: Ensuring the infrastructure of hope

By Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS; John V. Marymont, M.D., MBA; and Richard M. Myers, Ph.D. Medical research means hope for millions of Americans and their families affected by a life-changing disease like Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancer or heart disease — diseases that certainly have an impact in Alabama. As we look to the future, it … Continued

May 24, 2017

More bailing on failed software

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter For over a year, Governor Robert Bentley repeatedly received warnings concerning the many technological and systematic failures under the leadership of Acting Finance Director, Bill Newton, and his assistant, Rex McDowell. The time and attendance management system eSTART is just one of several software solutions to fail so badly; … Continued

November 15, 2016

Republican Candidate Dr. Chad Mathis Officially Files Candidacy and Announces $356,097.82 Raised in Quarter

Staff Report Indian Springs, AL – Republican Candidate Dr. Chad Mathis officially filed qualifying paperwork today in the race for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District. In addition to qualifying, Dr. Mathis announced that he raised $356,097.82 since launching his campaign in October. “Thanks in large part to the generosity of friends, family and supporters who have … Continued

January 13, 2014