Tag Archive for Alabama

An Osprey Fishing in the Audubon Bird Sanctuary on Dauphin Island

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By Glynn Wilson – DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. – The annual spring bird migration is in full swing along the Alabama Gulf Coast, as well as the spring mating season for North American raptors like this osprey [Pandion haliaetus], unique for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them. These…

Trial Date Set for Judge Roy Moore Defamation Case

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By Glynn Wilson – MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former judge Roy Moore is like a vampire of a perennial politician who won’t stay politically dead. In spite of being rejected by a majority of voters in a U.S. Senate special election in December for a seat held by Republicans for a quarter century, a race he…

If President Trump is Not Above the Law, Neither is Judge Roy Moore

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By Glynn Wilson – If President Donald J. Trump is not above the law according to the courts in New York, then former judge Roy Moore should not be excused by the courts in Alabama either, according to attorneys for Leigh Corfman, the Gadsden woman who is suing Moore for defamation. Montgomery Judge Roman Ashley…

Alabama Governor Blasted on Social Media for Comments on School Walkouts

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By Glynn Wilson – Students across the country walked out in a symbolic protest on Wednesday to focus the nation’s attention on gun violence one month after a gunman killed 17 people inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Students in a number of schools across Alabama participated in the protest. When asked…

Spring Bird Migration Coming Soon Along the Gulf Coast

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By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. – As the spring bird migration approaches along the Gulf Coast my mind turns to birds. Soon millions of migratory species will make their way back across the Gulf of Mexico and grace our shores and marshes for a few weeks after their trans-Gulf flight on their way north…

Senator Doug Jones Urges People in Alabama to Keep the Movement Going

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By Glynn Wilson – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — His history changing campaign for the United States Senate was a state and national “turning point” and a “watershed,” Senator Doug Jones said to a packed house of supporters on Southside Sunday who came out to celebrate his victory with hot dogs, barbecue and beer. “We were on…

We Can All Learn From the Russian Indictments and Tactics

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If special counsel Robert Mueller can issue 14 indictments against Russians who conspired to mess with an election in the United States who he will never actually be able to drag into court and jail, why can’t he indict the top man who obviously…

Resurrect the Slave Ship Clotilda, Save Africatown and Rectify History

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By David Underhill – MOBILE, Ala. – Maybe it once made sense to allow the police to put bad dudes out of business by seizing their stuff. “Civil forfeiture” gave cops an OK to snatch dope dealers’ cash, vehicles and other assets without having to wait for trials and convictions. But these seizures became so…

Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Reach Deal to Reopen Federal Government

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By Glynn Wilson – On the first full work day of a federal government shutdown caused mainly by a lack of competent leadership from the White House, a bipartisan group of Senators forged a compromise Monday morning to end the filibuster over government funding and debate pressing issues related to immigration and border security. The…

U.S. Senator Doug Jones Hits the Ground Running in Washington

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By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — The newest member of the United States Senate, Democrat Doug Jones of Alabama, is hitting the ground running in Washington, D.C., already sponsoring more legislation than his Republican counterparts in just his first month in office. On Tuesday, Jones announced that he will co-sponsor legislation to repeal the…

Alabama Democrat Doug Jones Sworn in as U.S. Senator

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By Glynn Wilson – Birmingham attorney Doug Jones kicked off the new year by making history on Wednesday, being sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence as the first Democrat in the United States Senate from Alabama in a quarter century. He reclaimed the seat long held by his mentor, Howell Heflin, narrowing the Republican…