Alabama Governor Robert Bentley seems to like the taste of his own toes. He sticks his foot in his mouth so often that people down south have taken to calling him “Goober” after the character on the Andy Griffith Show who just could not keep his mouth shut even though he rarely knew what he…
How to Save the Planet and Fix the Economy Too The Big Picture Just how hot does it have to get before the people of the United States finally acknowledge that global warming is happening? When are we going to stop arguing about it and start doing something to at least slow it down from…
Glynn Wilson There’s an empty spot on the walk of fame at Alabama for Nick Saban, who brought Alabama back to the national championship in the Rose Bowl and coached the university’s first Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram by Glynn Wilson The University of Alabama Crimson Tide is back on top of the football world,…
(Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in our sister publication, The Locust Fork blog.) Guest Column by Tom Campbell NEW YORK — Few people ever have a chance to be arms’ length from greatness. As a lifelong fan of Alabama football, I feel lucky to know that I’ve been a witness to an event that…
New Reporting May Show Bush Was ‘In the Loop’ Glynn Wilson Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman in front of the federal courthouse in Montgomery, with Sephira Bailey Shuttlesworth, wife of Birmingham Civil Rights icon Fred Shuttlesworth, in the background. by Glynn Wilson Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy will get another…
by Paul Rockne It’s Championship Weekend for Southeastern Conference football – and for several other leagues as well – with the surprising Arkansas Razorbacks representing the Western Division and the not-so-surprising Eastern Division champion Florida Gators going head-to-head for the SEC title Saturday in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The Hogs and Gators would figure…
Editor’s Note: A controversy rages in Alabama over whether to continue calling the Alabama-Auburn game the “Iron Bowl.” Over at Tuscaloosa News columnist Tommy Stevenson’s new blog, he’s asking the question. We raised the issue last year in this story, which should tell you where we come down on the subject: It ain’t “The Iron…
Good writing is good writing … it sets you free, if you are an artist. - Anonymous by Glynn Wilson TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 11 – It is an almost surreal feeling to be standing in the cold fog within earshot of Bryant-Denny stadium during an Alabama football game and there’s not a person in sight.…
Editor’s Note: Due to the dwindling quality of online news coverage that makes it easy for readers to scan and find out about upcoming events, we are launching this new feature for football season 2006. Each Friday, we will carry a column from a legendary Southern sports writer who wishes to write under a pen…