Former NBA Star Charles Barkley As Possible Future State Governor?

For those that do not know who Charles Barkley is, he is an NBA hall-of-famer. Barkley is known as either “Sir Charles” or “The Round Mound of Rebound.” For those that keep up with the history of the NBA,...

More than 40 years ago, a coaching clinic by the Bear

Tomorrow's Alabama-Tennessee game brings to mind a day more then 40 years ago. That day was gray and the field muddy when the Vols, and the Tide met in Neyland Stadium in 1966. Despite the conditions, the players...

Obama Supporters: Don't Let THEM Steal History Away From You! Vote! And Take ...

      There's a new movie out about Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. In that movie, during halftime,  when Ernie's team Syracuse is playing against Texas, the coach looks at Ernie and the other players and says:...

Congressman says McCain sowing 'seeds of hatred'

There has been increasing alarm over the past week over the hateful rhetoric being used by attendees at McCain/Palin rallies. Attendees have been heard to scream out "terrorist!" and "kill him!" at Sarah...

A Parade of Pit Bull Voters - Part Two of A Joe Six Pack Saturday in the Chan...

Note: In Part One I took you to Collinsville, a small town in Alabama that is now about half Hispanic in population. In this part, you will meet some of the Pit Bull Voters parading in a flea market... who will...

A Joe Six Pack Saturday Morning in the Changing South: Part One: Mexico, Alab...

I try not to be a redneck... but I know I am one.  Once you are born here it is something that can not be washed out with Tide or Super Bleach.  It's just something I have to accept: that I am the...

Suspect in custody in Alabama woman's slaying

" Monday the body was that of Jennifer Lee Hampton, 21, of Waterloo, Ala., who disappeared from a West Knoxville motel room more than a week ago. "A suspect in the case is currently being held without bond on...

Selma, Alabama at 4 A.M. Ten Years Ago: Background to the Place Where Civil R...

Note: With the death today of Famed Selma Civil Rights Attorney J.L. Chestnut, I though I would provide readers with an old article I had written for a newspaper (before I was blacklisted from it), describing what Selma, Alabama was like as recently as ten years ago. Will...

A Wanted Fugitive In Every State

" All of these people are wanted for sex crimes, failure to register as a sex offender, or crimes of violence against women or children. Click photo or links for futher information on perp. Wanted: Jerry Hampton Bell Alabama Wanted: Alfredo Robles Alaska Wanted: Jose Rogelio...

Homeowners Should Not Consider Foreclosure as the End

For Alabama homeowners, the key to avoid foreclosure is to not give up the fight to stay in their homes. This is according to Kenneth Lay, Housing Advocacy Director of Alabama Legal Services, who made such...

US okays $1b arms sales; Pakistan to get Cobra helicopters

"WASHINGTON: The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it approved sales of radar and aircraft upgrades, missiles and other equipment valued at $1.01 billion to four U.S. allies including Pakistan. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said these U.S. allies...

Alabama vs. Georgia: The '62 game had an important legal impact

Part of the origin of the "public figure" in libel law began with the 1962 Alabama-Georgia football game and the legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.The game between Alabama and Georgia tonight on ESPN calls to...

In Alabama, The Choice of a Shirt Can Make or Break Your Day

I don't want to write any more. But I have to. This morning I lay in bed and told myself I wasn't going to write anything else. Then I read the paper and it was a story about the scariest man in Alabama. I...

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site To be Dedicated on 10 October 2008

Re-enactors at Moton Field work on the set of a documentary about the military careers and history of the Tuskegee Airmen. The National Park Service will host a ribbon cutting for the Tuskegee Airmen National...

Dog digs up child's foot; police hunt for body

"RUSSELLVILLE, Alabama (AP) -- A family dog brought home a child's severed foot, but searchers combing surrounding woods in northwest Alabama found no signs of any other remains and don't know where the child might be. ...

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