Daniel Tompkins. George Dallas. Schuler Colfax. Garret Hobart. John Garner. Do any of these names ring a bell? If they don’t, it’s OK, you are not alone. All of these men at some point in time served in America’s second-highest office as Vice President of the United States. They, like most vice presidents, were mostly […]

Near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, critics of President Donald Trump’s response to the novel virus claimed that he didn’t have a plan. They’ve derided him for not having a “national response” and have called for a nationwide lockdown and mask order. Critics pressed the president to use the power of the federal government […]

I grew up in poverty. I know what it’s like to be without electricity and to move because the rent is past-due. I’ve lived the struggles, the poverty that limited opportunity brings. I was one of the students you hear about on TV who receive a free or reduced-price lunch. I saw my single mother […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and state health officer Dr. Scott Harris have issued sweeping emergency and public health declarations which they hope will slow the spread of the coronavirus which currently has the nation at or near a standstill. On Friday, March 20, an amended public health order issued by Dr. Harris and released by […]