It is a sad day for our democracy and the First Amendment when teachers, even those of elementary schoolers, must fear teaching students how to be good citizens of the world, how to ask good questions and seek out answers.
Support Alabama bill to increase the period when a sexual abuse survivor can sue
This originally appeared on al.com Feb. 18, 2022 If you have been, or are, experiencing sexual assault, contact Rainn or Darkness to Light for help. Alabama is actively participating in…
With better gun laws, fewer people die.
A brain teaser book I pull out at small gatherings has a question that asks, “If you could invent something that would be good for humanity overall, but also kill…
A message for Lee County from a Tuscaloosa survivor: You will be brave after the storm
This originally appeared March 6, 2019 on al.com Lee County, I will tell you what I wrote in the diary I keep for my daughter. I have kept it since…
The Alabama Mothers We Lost in 2018
The first time I held my daughter, hours after she was born, I was getting blood transfusions. If anyone wants to know what it feels like to bleed to death,…
Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition
This originally appeared Jan. 7, 2019 on al.com as the University of Alabama headed to the National Championship playoff in football. There is a tree in Tuscaloosa that few people…
What it’s like to lose a loved one to gun violence
This article was originally posted on October 2, 2017 on al.com. I peered over my grandfather’s casket, trying desperately to see – and wanting not to see – where the…
What’s it like to graduate at 75? Ask my dad.
This article was originally posted on May 6, 2017 on al.com. Let me put this in perspective for you. When my dad started classes at The University of Alabama in…
After six years, it’s still hard to feel normal today
This article was originally posted on April 28, 2017 on al.com. Those of us who feel normal, don’t today. Those of us who go about our business with ease any…
Do better Alabama: It’s time to operate in the sunshine and not in the shadows.
This article was published in March 19, 2016 on Medium.com as well as other Alabama publications. I was a 20-year-old cub reporter at The Birmingham News, but I was prepared.…