By Greg Markley It’s easy for readers to buy a book when their favorite author, entertainer or sports hero is the focus. But what about times when...
By Greg Markley Ceneral Robert E. Lee, born in Stratford, Virginia in 1807, could not save the South from defeat; the Confederates won some battles...
By Greg Markley During the 1976 election, it was said that, like a horse, the Democratic ticket was “stronger on its hind legs than its front legs.”...
By Greg Markley With John Merrill’s controversy in 2021, members of the media, especially in Birmingham and Montgomery, are pleased the Alabama...
By Greg Markley In 1928, Republicans developed the slogan, “A chicken in every pot” for their presidential candidate, Herbert Hoover. It was meant...
By Greg Markley Last weekend, in a move not on the president’s public schedule, President Biden visited former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole. It was just days...
By Greg Markley In 1974, I was fascinated as a high school senior about a contest for a state House seat. The primary was several months away and...
By Greg Markley The Voting Rights Act of 1965 turned the voting rights promised by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution...
By Greg Markley I do not come from a family of frequent flyers. Air travel was rarer and costlier in the 1960s and 1970s when I was a child. A...
