Recently I drove north across McCorquodale Bridge and the splendid field of cotton on the bottomland there caused me to stop and have a good look. I have this lifelong love affair with cotton, but must confess I've never picked any. More...
I don't think anyone would disagree that these are challenging economic times, probably the worst most of us have experienced in our lifetimes. More...
October 30, 1979: In a run-off, Richard Arrington is elected as the first black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama's largest city. Arrington served in that post for nearly twenty years, until his resignation in July 1999. More...
It'll soon be over. Thank goodness. "It," of course, is Tuesday's General Election. The long presidential campaign has bitterly divided the nation. More...
A week out it is certain that Alabama will remain a solid red state on the electoral map. However when you look at the polls it appears that Sen. Barack Obama has a solid national lead in the presidential race. Sen. More...
I will try to summarize the situation in Washington County in a few words. In a typical year the county commission general fund budget is $3,791,000. There are many users of this money. More...
