Five months ago I wrote a column about my daughter, Olivia, how fast she was growing up, and that it was the cause of some anxiety. Last month we celebrated her sweet sixteen, often described as a coming of age celebration recognizing the moment girls assume adult responsibilities such as dr…

I am old and old-fashioned.  I have been writing this column on Alabama government and political history for 20 years, and it appears weekly in more than 60 newspapers.  Folks believe what they read in their local papers because local editors and journalists they trust act as a filter to pro…

We have had several people reach out to us about the column I wrote two weeks ago regarding gunfire at the Blue-Gray Tennis Tournament. I am happy to report that it seems the gunfire did not chase away the team from Tulsa, though a team from Tulane did leave the tournament early for an as ye…

It was advertised as a “flight to nowhere.” Australian Airline Qantas sold out the flight in ten minutes. A spokesman for the airline said, “It’s the fastest selling flight in Qantas history.”