What are the priorities in higher ed?
With two kids in college, I’m acutely aware of the price of higher education these days. It often...
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Author: Rob Holbert
A tale of two shootings
On May 3 of this year, Kenneth Sikes was shot to death by Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies who say...
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When is it time to let go?
Long, long ago, in a city far, far away, I spent a few years working on Capitol Hill. I never...
Read MoreComing of age in a hellscape
There are underdogs, there are anti-heroes and then there are the characters onscreen in the A24 film “Funny Pages.” Comic book enthusiasts and aspiring artists, these sweaty, greasy, pimpled misfits gather in comic book stores,...
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Pushing the narrative
The killing of Otis “OJ” French by a Bay Minette police officer a little over two weeks ago has...
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Coffee kerfuffle in OB
We all have our limits. Tonny Kennon’s just might be a bit different than yours or mine. The...
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Lagniappe welcomes reporters
Lagniappe has recently added two new reporters, as well as reorganized some editorial positions as...
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Let’s make it rain
Some backyard thief apparently made his way into my garage in the past few days and made off with...
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Party pooped — UA ‘Super House’ lightly used for entertainment or sleepovers
The $4.3 million special events house pushed through by University of Alabama Chancellor Finis St....
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It’s my primary and you’re not invited!
Lately, I’m reminded of the apocryphal story about how Alexander the Great once wept because there...
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