I’m not here to be a hater. To each their own and all that.

It really is the small things that can show who someone truly is.

Information comes in all forms, shapes and sizes.

I recently learned of the passing of Chuck Bowen, the subject of this column. He had an extraordinary career in the Columbus area and, here again is the amazing true story of Flako the Clown.

It’s undeniably summer, and that means more heat advisories for Alabama.

As I write this, there’s a desperate search for dozens of girls, missing from a flood where the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes. More than 80 people drowned at the time I sent this column. Yet critical data about this freakish weather hitting America and the rest of the world is a…

My time as the Alexander City Outlook beat reporter has come to an end.

It’s almost time to go to the polls again. This time ballots will be cast in towns and cities to select mayors, council members and, in some cases, boards of education members.

The Bird bunch recently embarked upon a family vacation across the western Gulf coast – an exciting endeavor in our twelve-passenger Ford Econoline. We traveled back and forth across Louisiana and Mississippi for several days, visiting several spots along the way.

As I write this, the House and Senate are rushing to pass what’s become known as “The Big Beautiful Bill.” There’s resistance to even a Senate reading of the nearly 1,000-page piece of legislation. The richest get thousands of dollars in tax breaks, the poor will lose over $1,500 each, and t…

I was one of the lucky ones. I always knew what I wanted to be when I grew up.

In bygone days in Alabama politics, there were several what I call “go to” events for statewide Alabama politicians and potential candidates. Today, there is one, the Dekalb/Henager Ledbetter/Livingston 4th of July Breakfast.

In the summer of 1974, the Watergate scandal was raging as Congressional hearings revealed the shady dealings of the “plumbers” who had done President Nixon’s bidding for him: dirty deeds such as breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist (Ellsberg had been a whistleblower wi…

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth,” George Washington once said.

As Americans find themselves dragged into yet another Middle East conflict, it’s worth looking at how we wound up here, the role of Israel’s Prime Minister and his political problems, the impact of Hamas and how this has all increasingly undermined the American people’s support for Israel, a…

When President Donald Trump visited Tuscaloosa in May to make the commencement address to the University of Alabama graduates, he also arranged time to meet privately with two Tuscaloosans – 73-year-old iconic, retired Alabama football Coach Nick Saban and 18-year-old political writer extrao…

Several months ago, Adam Brantley Hill – yes, the nephew of Ronald Brantley, who was featured in this newspaper for decades as The Coffee Breaker – suggested that I check out Amazon Prime and watch “Kojak.” I didn’t know the entire series was available anywhere, but in the world of streaming…

Although summer is in full-swing, school will be back in session before we know it. Back-to-school season is often full of mixed emotions for kids and parents. As children return to school, they may long for summer to return and be filled with dread at the prospect of homework and tests. How…

Last year, Alabama became the 11th state in the nation to pass a universal school choice bill. We established the CHOOSE Act to give more Alabama families the ability to CHOOSE the education that best suits their own child, plain and simple.

I feel like Forrest Gump.