I’m not proud of this blog post.
In fact, I waited a month after receiving the inflammatory e-mail below before publishing it.
I didn’t want to promote the writer or his book. But since links have been posted on Comeback.com, I thought it best to confront it head on. Continue reading
Maury Shevin
Comebacktown published by David Sher & Phyllis Neill to begin a discussion on better government for our region.
Today’s guest blogger is Maury Shevin, a Birmingham native.
Remember, “One for all! All for one!! Every man for himself!!!” I do and if you are of a certain age, then you do too. It is a line made famous by the infamous Three Stooges. And, boy, doesn’t it now relate to our community? Continue reading
Alabama Theatre– one of nation’s most beautiful–Lyric next
Are you sitting down?
Birmingham’s being flooded with positive recognition.
Amazingly, most of these headline are within the past 30 days.
It’s enough to make the Birmingham haters scream for mercy.
Click on the headlines to see the story: Continue reading
Laura Kate Whitney
Comebacktown published by David Sher & Phyllis Neill to begin a discussion on better government for our region.
Today’s guest blogger is Laura Kate Whitney, a young professional.
Birmingham is two separate cities.
One Birmingham is full of hope and energy. She’s a half-full kind of gal. She doesn’t play with the naysayers, and she also doesn’t let those with a negative view of her community slow her down. She breeds creativity, innovation; she represents a new generation of Birmingham, a 21st century population, one diverse racially, culturally, and socioeconomically. She prefers to focus on the future rather than the past. Continue reading
I’m sure you saw the headlines…
Birmingham considering $5.27 million in tax breaks to keep Serra Automotive in town
“Tracey Morant-Adams, the city’s economic development director, said the city faces competition from nearby suburbs, including Trussville, necessitating action from Birmingham. The proposed project agreement also notes that competition Continue reading
I received an e-mail from a good friend, Henry Long, with a link to an article about Birmingham that made me sick to my stomach.
It was an American Thinker piece titled “Civil Rights and the Collapse of Birmingham, Ala.” written by John Bennett.
It made me ill not only because the article was being read all over the world, but the author totally mangled the facts. Continue reading
Pishier’s image on al.com
I was warned by my friends about the commenters on al.com when I first began publishing ComebackTown.
They suggested I not read the comments and certainly not to take them personally. I was told, “They are a bunch of crazies who have nothing better to do than spout nonsense to make themselves feel important.” Continue reading
V.J. Graffeo
Comebacktown published by David Sher & Phyllis Neill to begin a discussion on creating better government for our region.
Today’s guest blogger is V.J Graffeo, a young professional.
I’m a Birmingham homer. I drink the Magic City Kool-Aid in such excess that I am often blind to our blemishes, dreaming that perhaps that just one day, we will transform into an “it” city. Continue reading
Judge Scott Vowell
Birmingham’s always been called the “city of potential promise,” but our metro area continues to struggle.
Our children are leaving. Our largest companies are abandoning us. And we’re experiencing little or no growth.
Birmingham is beautiful; we have smart and generous people; and we’re located in the heart of the South.
How can we fail? Continue reading
State Representative John Rogers
“We’re going to fix it where they can’t get permission to go to the bathroom.”
This is State Representative John Roger’s warning to Jefferson County Commissioners in retaliation for their decision to discontinue in patient services at Cooper Green.
I’ve published 66 blogs this past year to begin a discussion about our dysfunctional government structure, but this trumps them all. Continue reading
