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“When you’re strange, faces come out of the rain.” – from the song “People Are Strange” by The Doors You probably have not seen the low-budget horror film “The Babadook.” Neither have I. But, you might have seen the social media meme spawned from a scene in the movie where an exasperated mother screams, “Why… Read more

“What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is my own.” – Zoe, a character in James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” I try to focus most of my columns on Alabama government and politics because I believe you, beloved reader, are likely already inundated with articles involving our national government. So it takes quite a bit for… Read more

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” – King Henry V in William Shakespeare’s play “Henry V” We are now a good two weeks into 2026, so let me ask you, beloved reader, how many times have you written 2025 on a check or other paperwork so far this year? It can be… Read more

“sun moon stars rain” – E.E. Cummings Welcome to 2026. We hit a few moments of turbulence, but we finally got all the wheels of the airplane that was 2025 down on the runway last week. Before we close the book on the previous year, let’s take a look at the highlights and lowlights of… Read more

“Is every kid in America sick this week?” – post by Twitter/X account @jimmygards  Y’all know my routine for this column by now. I try to start it with a quote by someone with at least a pinch of historical or modern distinction. Today’s quote comes from a random post by a Twitter/X user that… Read more

“Playoffs? Don’t talk about playoffs. You kiddin’ me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game.” – former Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Mora  By the time you read this, you will already know my fate. OK, that was probably a little too dramatic of a lede. This is a column about a college… Read more

“Return to sender. Address unknown, no such number, no such zone.” – Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell, performed by Elvis Presley Raise your hand if you enjoy receiving those stacks of glossy, card stock, 6-by-9-inch political candidate postcards every election season. I don’t see your hand going up. OK, I have to admit I am… Read more

“(W)ith the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark – that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.” – Hunter S. Thompson I think one of the things that makes America wonderful is our tradition of freedom of speech and open expression of ideas. Of course, with that freedom… Read more

“Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ‘Why me?’ Then a voice answers, ‘Nothing personal. Your name just happened to come up.’” – Charlie Brown, as written by Charles Shulz As I was sitting down to peck out this week’s column, I heard my daughter remark from another room, “Charlie Brown must not… Read more

“I’m stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin’ on.” – Johnny Cash It’s tough to spend taxpayer money on prisons. Politically, it’s a thankless task. People from one end of the political spectrum believe we should not have prisons at all. People on the other end believe making the prison experience as miserable as… Read more