“Michael Jordan played 15 years, won six championships, (so) the other nine years was a failure? That’s what you’re telling me? There’s no failure in sports. You know, there’s good days, bad days. “Some days you are able to be successful; some days you’re not. Some days it’s your turn; some days it’s not your… Read more

“That brings me to the second mode of civil disobedience. There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart that you can’t take part. You can’t even passively take part. And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the… Read more

“There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican parties.” – former Gov. George Wallace I read the articles and headlines about government just like you. They all use the words tribalism, polarization, factionalism, and whatever other synonyms a thesaurus can offer for the word division. And yet, we just saw a… Read more

“You load 16 tons; what do ya get? Another day older and deeper in debt.” – Merle Travis Alabama’s Yellowhammer State nickname is most definitely about the bird and not the yellow hammer and sickle of the working class you might remember from the Soviet flag. The state government’s stance about unions is shared throughout… Read more

“It can happen so fast or a little too late. Timing is everything.” – Natalie Nicole Hemby and Troy Jones Many of us will be voting in an election of some importance this November 5. Or will we? To be clear there will be an election that day, Lord willin’, but the race with the… Read more

“Thus, though we cannot make our sun stand still, yet we will make him run.” – Andrew Marvell Let me give you a break from government and provide you with some actual news. I turn 40 this week. How should I feel about this development? Well, there are many people in this world who are… Read more

“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.” – William Shakespeare There is a practice in government and politics – which likely extends into communication and many other fields – called policy labelling. If you have an idea for a new policy or if you have a new… Read more

“If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy, I don’t mind ‘cause you mean that much to me. Ain’t too proud to beg, and you know it.” – Norman Whitfield and Eddie Holland We thought the issue was decided last year, but the story of Birmingham-Southern College’s fight for survival has more twists… Read more

“Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play football? We ain’t come to play school.” – former Ohio State University quarterback Cardale Jones More and more I am seeing interviews with college coaches about how recent rule changes on compensation for collegiate athletes are ruining their respective sports. If… Read more

“What, me worry?” – Alfred E. Neuman Voting was a breeze for my wife and me in last Tuesday’s primary election. We entered our polling place in Opelika and waited in line for a minute, at most, before we reached our poll workers who provided our ballots. We had ample space to sit down and… Read more