While I was growing up, my dad would wake me up in the morning by knocking on my bedroom door and saying in his most upbeat voice,...
This past week was a major week in US foreign policy. That’s major with a capital “M.” After the Afghanistan debacle and combined with...
Stephen Covey often spoke of how leadership development has changed. He said that all the relevant literature on leadership that was...
The band “The Doobie Brothers” (ask your parents) put out an album way back in 1974 with the title, “What were once vices are now habits.”...
Tensions are rising again in the East. China continues to close the noose around Taiwan. Russia seeks to invade Ukraine. The more Communists...
In 2021, more state revenues flowed into Alabama than ever before. An extra $1.2 billion compared to 2020. And there is more money...
I have written about this before, and it bears repeating: Frederick Douglass is undoubtedly America’s greatest liberty messenger. I...
It was supposed to be a fling. Hanky-panky. Not quite a one-night stand…but close. One of those summer camp romances that come and...
“Mom. What would have happened to us if your mom didn't have you?" The child who asked was little. I was shocked by the question. Still,...
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor posed a telling question during last week’s oral arguments in Dobbs v....
I’m that guy that turns off the location setting on my phone when I’m not using it. I am also that guy that very often puts a piece...
Going through boxes of memories can really take you back in time. I remember finding my third-grade diary in a box at my parent’s house....
Hans Selye was a scientist from Canada who was the true pioneer in discovering the impact of emotions on a person’s health. He wrote...
People often ask me, “What’s the craziest story you ever covered?” I don’t even need a second to think about it. It was the time a...
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South The sky above Surry County, North Carolina, smells of burnt wood and heavy soot tonight. The atmosphere...
Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Center, the case which we all hope will overturn Roe v. Wade. Many...
As culturally blasphemous as it is for this Alabamian to admit, I am not ordinarily enchanted by sports. Even after Alabama’s miraculous...
When I saw the press release that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was passing a law that banned businesses from requiring vaccination against...
For years, I have heard prominent Conservatives, whether they are Black or White, suggest that Blacks should refrain from calling themselves...
It was a secret. I was carried quietly by a 17-year-old girl. No one in her senior class knew I existed. I’m grateful that she gave...
In 1973, the United States Supreme Court issued its worst decision of all time: Roe v. Wade. In a decision made not by the people’s...
Kansas, one of a handful of states alongside Alabama that still fully taxes the sale of food, recently announced a bipartisan plan...
As much as I love the song “Stars Fell on Alabama,’’ maybe it’s time to change the state’s official tune. How about the oldy but goody...
Happy Christmas, everyone! I hope all are stuffed with Thanksgiving leftovers and have avoided a fall from the ladder setting up your...
By Sen. Tommy Tuberville Our great country was founded on the idea that freedom leads to prosperity — the American dream. This country...
Some folks like to say “the devil’s in the details.” Not me. I believe that God is in the details. Details are what make the big picture...
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South The nursing home was done up for Thanksgiving. There were stuffed turkeys on bookshelves, twinkly...