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Senate leadership wraps up session

We are at the end of the third regular legislative session of this quadrennium. They are closing in on the culmination of their four-year terms. ... Read more | 1 comment Cancer

Marking an anniversary; seeking comments

I’ve been writing for The Messenger now for one full year. (My, how time flies!) In my first year of writing, I have enjoyed reaching ... Read more

Memories of the ‘greatest mom ever’

I was sitting in the school office. I must not have been very old because my feet were dangling above the floor as I sat ... Read more

Race divides politics in the South

On the night of the November 2010 elections I was in my regular post as the political analyst for the Montgomery CBS affiliate WAKA Channel ... Read more

What message are we sending?

Many Americans, including some of Barack Obama’s critics, take his word that his administration opposes torture. With fanfare, two days after occupying the Oval Office, ... Read more