Glynn Wilson A coal ash island visible in the Emory River with the smokestacks of TVA’s coal fired power plant at Kingston, Tennessee in the background. by Glynn Wilson KINGSTON, Tenn. — Steve Scarborough came to East Tennessee from Georgia…
Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson A couple of weeks ago, when not one single Republican took up our new President Barrack Obama’s call for “bipartisanship” to vote for his stimulus package to aid the faltering economy — a measure…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — I watched President Barack Obama’s inauguration between classes today with pride and sore bones. Let me explain. For the first time since I’ve started teaching, I can legitimately tell anyone that they can do anything they set…
Yahoo President Barack Obama Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States today and pledged to “begin again the work of remaking America.” Addressing a throng of about 2 million people on The…
America Just Elected Its First Black President Are the people of Alabama ready for an African-American governor? by Glynn Wilson ATLANTA, Ga. — Some historians say the final battle of the Civil War was fought at Sayler’s Creek, southwest of…
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…
Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson In a world of hurt and bad news as the global economy implodes, there is some good news to report this Sunday morning as the late October air finally begins to cool off the…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Moms carried small children on their hips while the pre-teens looked around in disgust. Elderly women moved ahead to sit down while their husbands kept their place in line. Younger men and women spoke in…
UAM PRESENTS 2008 ELECTION ISSUES FORUM MONTICELLO, Ark. – You’ve heard the candidates, now it’s time to also consider the issues. Attend the 2008 Election Issues Forum at the University of Arkansas at Monticello in the University Center Green Room…
Columnist John Brummett makes a good case why we should be grateful for Lu Hardin, especially since he threw a lifeline to The Oxford American.