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Tag Archives: Alabama
How 155 white guys are ruining Alabama
Comebacktown published by David Sher & Phyllis Neill to begin a discussion on better government for our region. Today’s guest blogger is John Northrop. If Birmingham is a “comeback town,” what do we want to come back to? Surely not … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama Constitution, Guest blogger
Tagged Alabama, Alabama Constitution, Birmingham, John Northrop
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Metro Birmingham should secede from Alabama
As you may have heard a petition filed by a Chuncula resident seeking Alabama’s withdrawal from the U.S. reached 25,000 signatures and now requires a response from the White House. The petition asks the administration to “peacefully grant the state … Continue reading
Go home and get your act together!
Our BBA (Chamber of Commerce) takes a trip to Washington every year to visit our Alabama Senators and Congressmen and to lobby for legislation and money. The BBA prepares a priority agenda and typically a small group of business leaders, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Artur Davis, BBA, Birmingham, Birmingham Business Alliance, jefferson county, Shelby County
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We’re losing our children
I was eating lunch at Rotary and I couldn’t believe the table conversation. A Rotarian who is also a business owner said, “I am so disappointed in Birmingham. I hope when my children graduate college they’ll move to another city … Continue reading
Let’s spend $125 million stealing from one another
Birmingham has always been known as a “steel” town. Now we should be known as the “steal” town. While our peer cities are recruiting companies from other regions, we steal businesses from each another.
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Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham News, homewood, Irondale, jefferson county, St. Clair County
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Birmingham is in the center of my heart
The year 1999 was painful for me and my family. My wife, Ina-Mae, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is located here in Birmingham. And I’m absolutely convinced Ina-Mae would not have survived without UAB. … Continue reading
Convoluted government brings us to our knees
The year was 2002. Dave Adkisson, the then Birmingham Chamber of Commerce President, and I were in St. Louis jogging early one morning when we struck up a conversation with a local runner. He asked where we were from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, BBA, Birmingham, Birmingham Business Alliance, jefferson county, St. Louis
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How can we have UAB and suck?
When our Chamber of Commerce (BBA) visited Charlotte in 2004, we were greeted by the President of the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Charlotte’s a city on fire, but the first words out the President’s mouth were, “We don’t … Continue reading
Does Birmingham have poor corporate leadership?
I had the opportunity to talk with a new corporate CEO who moved to Birmingham from Nashville a few years back. I asked, “So what do you think of Birmingham?” Then I looked down at my shoes waiting to … Continue reading
Four unsettling comments
The Birmingham News convened a panel of community leaders in April of 2011 to discuss the future of Birmingham. Included were corporate CEO’s, non-profit professionals, and top political leaders. Each panelist made his/her remarks and then questions or comments were solicited … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama Constitution, David Sher posts, Government structure
Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham News, Buzz12, David Sher, home rule, jefferson county
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