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Centennial birthday offers opportunity to reflect upon parallel journeys of Gov. George C. Wallace and the State of Alabama

August 25th of this year marks the centennial of my father’s birth, and the occasion offers an appropriate opportunity for us to reflect not only upon his life and career, but upon the history of our state, as well. Born seven years before Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, George C. Wallace grew up in a rural … Continued
August 22, 2019

Moms Demand Action and so should we

Something is wrong with us. Yes, us. Here in the United States. Us. US. U.S. Just this past weekend, we had mass shootings at a garlic festival in northern California, at a block party in Brooklyn, and at a Walmart store in northwestern Mississippi. And there were five more. They’re happening so fast, we can’t … Continued
August 1, 2019

The Hoover situation gets stranger every day

What’s happening in Hoover makes no sense. Every day, there’s another report that’s stranger than the last report. Every day, someone says something that they have to almost immediately correct. Every day, there is some action taken by city leaders or Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials that makes it seem as though they actually want … Continued
December 7, 2018

All you need is love

Oh, Alabama, I cry for you. I cry for you, too, Birmingham. We make progress, then we wipe it out. It’s the old cliché of two steps forward, one step back. Except during election years, it seems we take no steps forward and 100 years back. What’s wrong with us? When will we stop hating? … Continued
May 17, 2018

A small holiday wish

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter While we are all in a nice, festive and warm mood from the holidays, it seems like a good time to ask an important question: When did we become such jerks? I’m willing to accept, if enough people tell me it’s true, that maybe I’m being naive with this … Continued
December 22, 2017

There is no bottom for Roy Moore Republicans

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Maybe there is no rock bottom for the Alabama Republican Party. Maybe it’s just that mushy mud that you find on the bottom of the Tennessee River, and the ALGOP just keeps burrowing deeper and deeper into the muck and filth. Thursday brought on a new bout of digging, … Continued
November 10, 2017