BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — Imagine a new U.S. Border Patrol agent getting his duty assignment and telling a friend: “Well, I guess I will have to go...
Greg Markley Articles
High school reunions fading, but not the 50th — That’s the big one
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —I received confirmation that the 50th anniversary of my high school graduation will be celebrated in two years. I graduated...
Wokeness’ in the Army?
Not in Sand Hill classrooms at Fort Moore
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In the 2009 film “500 Days of Summer,” a young couple is the focus. Summer tries to avoid commitment with Tom, who seeks...
The Wandering Jew and the Crimson Tide Fanatic
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —The horrible terrorist attack in Israel reminded me of an old friend who died more than two years ago. Whenever I saw him,...
Alabama women in the US Senate — Part 2 of 2
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —Some jaded and cynical voters may call presidential candidates “clowns.” Many modern-day men and women vying for the...
Alabama Women in the U.S. Senate — Part 1
OPINION —In 1992, I wrote a historical series at Fort McClellan, Alabama, on the Women’s Army Corps. These were amazing women, but one I met at a...
Coolidge Became President in 1923. Libertarians Say He’s No. 1 POTUS
OPINION —Calvin Coolidge served from 1923 to 1929 as the 30th U.S. president. He was a man of high principles, fiscal conservatism and few words....
Allen Follows Through With Positive Changes to Alabama’s Voter List
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —“It doesn’t matter what I think, it doesn’t matter what I feel, the dead are still dead,” so said a guard who allowed...
To Me, It’s Appropriate to Say ‘Greatest Generation’ But Some Say ‘No’ — Part Two
OPINION —My father Joseph Markley of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, easily fits into the category above. Born into a blue-collar home in 1919, he endured...