“Auburn-Opelika named the drunkest city in Alabama,” was the title of an article in the December 3 edition of the “Auburn Plainsman,” written by...
Opelika/Auburn: Drunkest cities in America?
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Column Articles
Inside the Statehouse: Big moments from 2015
As we look back over the past year’s political events one week stands out. During one week in the middle of 2015, three momentous events occurred....
Christmas lights in a college town
Wasn’t even Thanksgiving, and Christmas lights were up. In general, I’m against this. I come from a tradition where Christmas decorations don’t...
Inside the Statehouse: Conclusion of 2018 Gubernatorial Derby
This week we will conclude our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. First, let me briefly recap the horses we...
A’ hunting we will go
When we were about 13, me’n Ross decided it was time to move up in the hunting world. Up ‘til then, we had been just squirrel hunters. We felt we...
A milestone in my career
Next week, I have one of those milestone things happening in my career. I’ll be performing comedy overseas, Kuwait to be specific, and I’m pretty...
Quiz on politics and politicians
A regular feature on the O’Reilly Factor (Fox News) is “Watters’ World,” during which Jesse Watters interviews presumably well-educated people on...
Inside the Statehouse: 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby analysis continued
This week we will continue our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. So far, we have counted down from 18 to 8....
Staying home for Thanksgiving
Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go. We never went over the river. Or through the woods. Or even to Grandmother’s...