New Orleans weathered this storm pretty well
(September 7) In the “be thankful for small blessings” category, the city of New Orleans suffered less from Hurricane Ida than early fears had indicated. Points south and west of […]
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Two stories against obsessing about race
Sandy Stimpson, re-elected as mayor, helps Mobile transcend race (Aug. 26): MOBILE, Alabama — For the fifth straight mayoral election in this port city, Mobilians on Aug. 24 showed that […]
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Ida is serious, but we take storm prep with humor intact
(Aug. 27) MOBILE, Alabama — The news is full of the coronavirus and Kabul, but meanwhile, in other disasters… This, folks, is how things work with Gulf Coast hurricanes. Just […]
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Great New Orleans jazz film starts streaming August 11
(August 5) Dr. Michael White, the traditional New Orleans jazz clarinetist, is a virtuoso at his craft. If a new documentary film called City of a Million Dreams receives as […]
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Alabama Senate candidate Taylor proves to be a copy cat
(July 29) Remember high school, when all the seniors in your class chose the same Robert Frost line about “choosing the road less traveled” as their yearbook quote? A lot […]
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Alabama’s Senate candidate Katie Britt makes good first impression
(June 30) MOBILE, Alabama — There’s a new U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, Katie Boyd Britt, who is a political consultant’s dream. In the next year, we’ll see if she […]
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How the late Sonny Callahan helped Mideast peace
(June 26) MOBILE, Alabama — All too often, once-powerful U.S. representatives are less remembered in history books than their Senate counterparts. Republican former Alabama Rep. H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, who died […]
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On vaccinations, Ivey, other guvs violate free market and Constitution
(June 8) Alabama, Florida, and other states are on dangerous constitutional ground by passing laws forbidding private businesses to require proof of coronavirus vaccination for entrance to their premises. If […]
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BB gun case in Jeff Parish schools shows sheer idiocy of ‘zero tolerance’
(May 27) A federal judge in Louisiana this week heard oral arguments in the latest phase of cases showing again how public school establishments can be perniciously bonkers. The Jefferson […]
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Democrats and Republicans both can learn from James Carville
Two columns precipitated by Democratic consultant James Carville’s new campaign against “wokeness.” (Links to full pieces embedded in headlines.) Carville may not be entirely right about the Louisiana special election […]
