The best side of retiring senator Richard Shelby
(Feb. 8) MOBILE, Alabama — From a self-interested standpoint, people here in Alabama are lamenting the loss of clout their state will suffer when veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby […]
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Alabama’s Gary Palmer pushes excellent Medicare reform act
(Feb. 10) Three members of Congress, including Alabama’s Gary Palmer, this week introduced legislation to preserve individual choice and Social Security benefits for seniors who are willing to pay for […]
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Belatedly celebrating Gambit’s 40th birthday
Note: This was published more than a month ago, but I forgot to post it here. Better late than never. — Quin My two years at Gambit, a full three […]
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Trump should pardon this Florida billionaire
(Dec. 7) As speculation mounts about a slew of pardons coming from President Trump in his final five weeks in office, it’s worth renewing my suggestion that Florida businessman James […]
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A Maine winner and the Bama election loser
Two columns, each showing a different side of this month’s Senate results. (Links to full columns embedded in the headlines.) Alabama’s Doug Jones was a bad fit from the start […]
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Tribute to author Winston Groom, R.I.P.
(Sept. 17) MOBILE, Alabama — At the very end of the novel bearing his name, the character Forrest Gump says, “At least I ain’t lived no hum-drum life.” Gump’s creator, […]
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Alabama rightly honors native son John Lewis
(July 24) MOBILE, Alabama — For the recently deceased U.S. Rep. John Lewis to lie in state in the Alabama State Capitol on Sunday, a plan announced late this week, […]
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Alabama’s Gary Palmer has great idea for child care
(July 24) Gary Palmer of Alabama, chairman of the U.S. House Republican Policy Committee, has a targeted proposal for coronavirus-related relief that Democrats also should love. Aimed especially at helping […]
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An Honor Roll Against the Louisiana Nazi
Here, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/slates-slow-burn-on-david-duke-is-gripping-drama-with-lessons-for-today, I write about Slate’s remarkably well researched and reported six-part podcast series looking back 30 years at the three-year peak of David Duke’s career and the surprisingly difficult, […]
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NY Times advances my story on Tuberville’s crooked hedge fund
(Note: This is a story from the Sunday New York Times that further advances the piece I first wrote about here. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. […]
