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Continuing tradition of weekly columns

Fifteen hundred straight Senate Sketches. Fifteen hundred straight weeks. If I say so myself, that’s an achievement. That’s 29 years without missing a single week. ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 10:27 pm

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Why I fought for local minimum wage

Minimum wage! Minimum wage! Minimum wage! I know minimum wage firsthand. I shared a little bit of my minimum wage experiences with my fellow senators ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 4:03 pm

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Remembering why, how jubilee started

Jimmie Lee Jackson, a 26-year-old black man who lived in Perry County, became a central figure in voting rights history. Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 9:40 pm

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What will legislative session mean for Alabama?

What will this 2016 Regular Legislative Session mean for the people of Alabama? This is a question that numerous citizens are asking. This ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 10:57 pm

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Facts do not stand chance in face of fear

Facts don’t stand a chance in the face of fear. Fear just bowls over facts like a bulldozer over outhouses. Facts don’t stand a ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, February 2, 2016 5:35 pm

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Speaking at Martin Luther King celebration

I looked out over the large audience. I knew so many of the faces. My brother and sister and their spouses were there. Read more

by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9:52 pm

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Is democracy dying in the United States?

Is democracy dying on the vines in these United States of America? There are some pervasive signs. My one vote won’t make a difference. My ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:04 pm

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast honors legacy and those committed to it

A Selma tradition will continue Monday with the Links, Incorporated’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast. Read more

by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:15 am

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We all serve as teachers to those around us

Teachers must be healers. My dear wife woke up one morning last week with this thought ringing in her head and shared it with me. ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:15 am

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Story behind Watch Night and why we celebrate

Watch night! Watch night! Watch night! We hear this phrase over and over as the year draws to a close and New Years Day approaches. ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 6:12 pm

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Christmas shopping spree gives back

It was a Christmas shopping spree. But it was not the usual Christmas shopping spree. This shopping spree had Christ in it. It was for ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 8:03 pm

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Remember, it’s not your birthday

It’s not your birthday. It’s not your children’s birthday. It’s not your friends’ birthday. It’s not your co-workers’ birthday. It’s not our birthday. It’s the ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:03 pm

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Terror causes us to make poor choices

I was terrified. But I learned powerful lessons. I not only learned that terror is extremely powerful, but that it affects us in so many ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:32 pm

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We must use history to heal our country

The contrasts were great. Non-violence taught but violence implemented. History of violence shunned but current violence shared widely. Symbols of nonviolence known all over ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 7:50 pm

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Give us the ballot, not just the bottle

Give us the ballot, not just the bottle. That was a cry heard over and over again at the unique event on the steps of ... Read more

by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 10:53 pm

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