In the past eight years, 13 Alabama hospitals -- seven of which have been in rural areas -- have been forced to shutter their doors. Not only did these hospitals provide lifesaving care in their … more

Our Senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, turns 85 this week. In March he reached another milestone – he surpassed Senator John Sparkman as the longest serving U.S. Senator in Alabama history. … more

I knew it had happened to me, so I concluded it was happening to others. I’m a small business owner, and for years I owned and operated small catastrophe-restoration franchises in Mobile and … more

Folks, taking care of prisoners is not a popular political issue. However, every so often Alabama politicians pragmatically have to acquiesce to the mandates of federal judges and grant our … more

If only Alabama’s leaders had a magical Medicaid “Choose Your Own Adventure” book, so they could flip ahead and see the different outcomes we could expect by expanding the government insurance … more

What could be better than a cure for cancer? How about not needing one? This is a central theme of Alabama’s first annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month this April, and with good reason, as the … more

My name is John Marshall Underwood. I am the son of Wayne Marshall Underwood, the grandson of Clarence Marshall Underwood and the great-grandson of Marshall Olympus Underwood. While my name is … more