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An election with a difference

The last full month of campaigning for the Nov. 6, General Election starts Monday, and unless voters demand more of Republicans running for office, Alabamians will likely see more of what they’ve been seeing so far this campaign season: Not a whole lot. That’s too bad, because for the first time in a long while, … Continued
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September 27, 2018
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Men are pigs; yes, they are

So it’s happening again. A woman accuses a man of sexually assaulting her many years ago, this time while she and the man were in high school, and the voices, mostly those of men (but a few women, too) declare openly that she should have come forward earlier. Why wait years, even decades, before making … Continued
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September 19, 2018
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BCA, ALFA and PCI support candidates with a history of misogyny

In the era of the #MeToo movement, it should be shocking that the Business Council of Alabama, the Alabama Farmers Federation and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are supporting men for statewide office who have either protected sexual predators or are themselves accused spouse abusers. The popular novel, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” … Continued
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May 14, 2018
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Exposing Spanky and the gang

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter When my wife, Veronica, publicly told about the brutal spanking she endured from former Anniston Star Publisher H. Brandt Ayers in the Star newsroom in 1975, I didn’t realize how the story would spread nationally and internationally. I knew it would be big in Alabama; I just didn’t realize … Continued
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January 5, 2018
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Measure for measure: The politics of 2017

By Bill Britt Alabama Poltical Reporter From Aesop, we learn that, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” And Oscar Wilde teaches us that, “No good deed goes unpunished.” So it is in politics that we experience both measures for measure as a darkly divine comedy where misunderstandings and hidden actors … Continued
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December 22, 2017
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My wife is Time’s Person of the Year

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter I was heartened and encouraged by Time magazine’s Person of the Year. It’s one of those years where the person is persons. One of those persons is my wife. No, not Taylor Swift. Nor Alyssa Milano. Nor Rose McGowan. Nor Selma Blair. Veronica Pike Kennedy. My wife. Whom I’m … Continued
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December 7, 2017