Opinion

Valentine’s Day should become a national holiday

Valentine’s Day usually falls under my radar. For some, February 14th is one of the most special days ...

Opinion

Kobe Bryant should be remembered for basketball, not off the court

I didn’t plan on writing another column about the death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. I thought ...

James Jones

Intelligence, integrity, intensity made Bryant a legend

The NBA lost one of its greatest basketball players Sunday. Guard Kobe Bryant, who spent his entire 20 ...

Opinion

The reporter, the columnist and the man

I pulled up to the radio station on Lauderdale, WHBB 1490 AM, around 8:30 a.m. Friday morning and ...

Opinion

To properly honor King, we must recall his radical views

In the decades following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, ...

Opinion

Dispatch from a ‘bum reporter’

During my time as a journalist, I’ve been called many things, most of which are unfit for publication, ...

Opinion

Ode to Rufus, the newsroom marmot

Since wandering into Selma more than a year ago, I’ve found a thousand different things to fall in ...

Opinion

College Football is overloaded with 2 many Bowl games

College Football is getting overloaded with Bowl games. The NCAA has a whopping 40 bowl games, ranging from ...

Opinion

Hark, the holidays have ended

The barrage of holiday festivities at the end of each year is generally a welcomed respite among the ...

James Jones

Bowl committee gives shaft to Alabama, Auburn

The College Bowl committee didn’t do any favors for Alabama and Auburn in the postseason. I thought it ...

Opinion

National Signing Day needs to stay exclusively in February

Wednesday marks the opening day of National Signing Day for high school football players. Selma High offensive tackle ...

Opinion

In the wise words of the little ones

Christmas seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind for obvious reasons – the annual spending spree ...

Opinion

The most wonderful time of year

The signs are all around – you can hear it in the voices of people talking in local ...

James Jones

QB Mac Jones couldn’t deliver Iron Bowl win for Alabama

Alabama’s hopes of reaching the College Football Playoffs rested on the shoulders of quarterback Mac Jones. When the ...

Opinion

Don’t forget tough times when giving thanks

Every year, toward the end of November, families all across the United States will gather around the dinner ...

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