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Entire DNC week was truly unforgettable

It was a series of unforgettable moments. The moments were cast over four days. Each day had multiple ...

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Why is phrase Black Lives Matter controversial?

Black lives matter. This three-word phrase is so powerful that it evokes powerful hopes and powerful fears. Some ...

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Communication can be extremely powerful

Communication is so powerful. It’s powerful for good. It’s powerful for bad. We communicate when we try to ...

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I am afraid but I summon my courage

By Hank Sanders Sanders represents Dallas County in the Alabama Senate Every time I am stopped by law ...

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Slavery has a long reach in our nation’s history

Slavery has a long, long, long reach. Its reach is so long, it stretches across years, generations, and ...

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Others see us different than we see ourselves

Father’s Day is always hard for me. It makes me focus on my failures as a father. Every ...

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We’ll never know consequences of our actions

My dear mother used to say, “When you dig one ditch, you better dig two, for the trap ...

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Graduate shows its never too late to earn degree

It’s graduation time. High school graduations. Middle school graduations. Elementary graduations. Kindergarten graduations. College graduations. Graduations, graduations, graduations. ...

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Local legislation has its own dynamics

Local legislation has its own dynamics in the Alabama Legislature. Sometimes the dynamics are smooth. Sometimes they are ...

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Don’t count chickens before they hatch

Sometimes things just seem to be working out, but there is an old saying, “Don’t count your chickens ...

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Open letter to Donald Trump about women

I write out of a piercing pain and sense of sorrow. I write in spite of little hope ...

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One thing certain; we get what we pay for

In 1857, some 159 years ago, Frederick Douglass said “You may not get all you pay for but ...

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Understanding the power of poverty

I know the power of poverty. It encases our hopes,our dreams, our spirits, our lives so they can’t ...

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Back door gambling bills bad for Alabama

It was all coming to a head. I knew I would have to play a role. I did ...

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Amendment brings issue of right and wrong

What do we do when we are caught between institutional customs and right and wrong?

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