Every time there is a presidential inauguration, I listen to the new president's speech, and every time I think, "He's doing it wrong."
In 1980, singer Neil Diamond recorded a song that celebrated American immigration, first in the early 1900s and then more recently. The song included this chorus:
Every time there is a presidential inauguration, I listen to the new president's speech, and every time I think, "He's doing it wrong."
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading fighter for democracy, returned home this week, after recuperating in Germany from a Kremlin attempt to murder him by poison as he campaigned in Siberia.
Paradox: when two associated things — words, traits, situations, etc. — seem illogical and/or contradictory, but may in fact, be true, compatible, or justified. Examples: “You have to spend money to make money” or “less is more.” Here’s a digital transformation example: “Using artificial int…
Ironies abound in the debate over free speech, now that Twitter has taken away President Donald Trump’s favorite bullhorn.
A few years ago, my wife and I went on a cruise, which, of course, meant that I ate for four days.
Our democracy cannot heal from last week’s insurrection, let alone block further violence from far-right terrorists, unless Republicans stand with Democrats to refute President Donald Trump’s Big Lie.
Twitter and Facebook have permanently banned President Donald Trump from their social platforms. Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and attorney Sidney Powell have also been permanently banned as Twitter announced a purge of “accounts dedicated to sharing content related to the f…
For the list of “Most Annoying and Pretentious 21st-Century Terms,” surely “Let’s Interface,” qualifies.
The mob violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was deplorable and disgusting. It is the antithesis of a free society that wishes to remain free. Any supporter of President Trump and his policies must denounce this horror with even more vehemence than they denounced the riots…
In the thousands of books certain to be written about President Donald Trump, the first chapters will almost surely begin with the climax, his last days in office, his refusal to concede electoral defeat and a rally that led to a riot, a Washington, D.C., horror show. It was an attack on the…
It's been a rough year but it's a new year and now we can take the whole "new year, new me" attitude because 2021 is going to be awesome.
A new strain of Covid-19, more contagious than previous strains, is now circulating in dozens of countries. Other new strains, such as one first detected in South Africa, will almost certainly emerge. Aside from the challenges these mutations pose to public health, they will also be a test o…
One of many things that will distinguish a President Joe Biden from his predecessor is that the incoming president is likely to speak less in public, mostly because of how he garbles his thoughts and words. The most recent example was when he called Peter Doocy of Fox News a “one-horse pony.…
This is the 23rd edition of my New Regular series, which didn’t begin as a series because no one on the planet imagined Main Street would still be getting hammered by two very dangerous forces: a deadly virus and state/local politicians. So, welcome to 2021 when, apparently, Normal has check…
Remember on New Year's Eve 2019 when we were all excited because 2020 was on its way?
Wishing good riddance to 2020, it’s time for our annual not totally serious forecast for 2021.
From the looks of President-elect Joe Biden’s selections for cabinet positions and other high offices it seems belief in “climate change” has become a litmus test. Biden appears to have raised climate change to the level of a religious doctrine.
Of all the great and small events of 1991, the death of CBS News' "60 Minutes" co-host Harry Reasoner probably rates near the bottom in the amount of attention afforded it by the public.
Here is a running conversation millions of Main Street business owners have every day — mostly with themselves — while operating on the edge of existence during a global pandemic.
OK, maybe it hasn't been the best of years this year, so with it being Christmas Day, I want to dedicate today's column to putting all of the year's craziness behind us by focusing on happy Christmas stories that took place this season.
This is the 21st century, so far a frightening age, and we’ve just had an act of modernistic war, a hacking attack through which Russia now knows gobs about our government, such as useful details about our nuclear weapons.
A phrase one hears this time of year is about gifts that “keep on giving.” Most store-bought gifts are soon forgotten, but are there some gifts with timeless value?
My grandfather, Richard N. Hammell, was an established newspaper publisher, including the Florence Times-Tri Cities Daily from 1968 to 1971. He passed on Aug. 26, 2020, at the age of 86.
This is Jim’s traditional Christmas column.
The 2020 version of "A Christmas Carol" that I did in a column a couple of weeks ago drew great accolades.
“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.”
It isn’t that the alleged exploits, profits and questionable business deals involving Hunter Biden and his father, Joe Biden, were not known for most of this election year. Much of mainstream media either ignored it or put it down as right-wing extremism.
Today marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated. It was 229 years ago today that the United States ratified the Bill of Rights, ensuring unprecedented freedom for the people of an emerging nation.
Let’s play “What’s wrong with this picture?”
Wisdom is not the same as information, or knowledge. These days, there is more information available to everyone than ever before, thanks to the internet, but also, perhaps at least in part because of the internet, there is less wisdom.
It is the worst of times, squared. Even on his best day, America’s 45th president cannot stop beating the dickens out of our democracy.
As if we aren't in the midst of enough controversies, here come a couple of more — and in the spirit of the season, they concern Christmas trees.
Whether it’s a year when our reality was something we once knew as “normal,” or an unprecedented and unimaginable year of a global pandemic, the abiding management question for all small business owners is always the same: “What’s the best use of my time — right now?” And at no other time in…
As the days count down to Jan. 20, President Donald Trump, who has rarely seen a norm he couldn’t break, may be tempted to break just one more — and pardon himself before he leaves office in case he is later prosecuted for federal crimes.
One of those old "A Christmas Carol" movies with Ebenezer Scrooge came on the other day, and I couldn't help but wonder what that would be like in 2020. I envision it going something like this:
We’ve never seen anything like it, have we — some state governments not just advising people on how to spend Thanksgiving, but dictating how they do it or whether they do it at all? Here was totalitarianism unknown in American history, cops just maybe arresting you if there were too many peo…
In totalitarian societies, governments suppress the church and religious worship. That’s because dictators believe citizens should worship them as the highest authority and not a Higher Authority, which they view as a threat to their power and position.
Trying to find something to be thankful for in 2020? Tough task.
The presidential election this year has produced a great deal of debate across the nation and world for countless reasons.
At best, President Donald Trump’s exit from the White House is ungraceful. At some point, it becomes disgraceful. And then dangerous. In fact, it already has.
The Trump legal team’s move over the weekend to distance itself from attorney Sidney Powell as it seeks to overturn the November 3 election results is a major blow to the president’s attempt to win a second term.
This is a story about how cause and effect merged parallel universes and one person made a difference that changed the course of human history.
Democrats won the White House, whether President Donald Trump wants to face that non-alternative fact or not.
The setting: The dinner table on Thanksgiving. And away we go:
Four years ago, the chaos in President-elect Donald Trump’s transition foretold his early weeks in the White House. Now, his administration is doing its best to ensure his successor encounters similar problems.
If I am deficient in my knowledge about chemistry, or a medical issue, or what kind of car to buy, I consult people who know more than I do on these subjects.
This is the 22nd edition of my New Regular series, which is devoted to helping your business survive the rest of 2020 and grow in 2021. Normal was last seen looking for hanging chads in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Our complete gratitude
Jackie Robinson may have broken professional baseball’s color barrier, but Hank Aaron swept its shattered remains into history’s dustbin. He d…
The Dothan Eagle on a recent comment by former NBA star Charles Barkley:
Trump’s action finally crossed line
If you want change, it starts with you
Open letter to Congressman Mo Brooks:
With the Biden administration the country is going backward and it’s going to be a dark winter as Biden himself predicted. His cabinet is the …
Recently, I had a letter returned to me for insufficient address. I had the name, address, city, state and zip code. I had mailed a letter the…
Why is the men’s basketball team wearing jerseys that have “The Shoals” printed on them? This in no way identifies the University of North Ala…
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