Author name: ryan

In 2011, I got really enthusiastic about the private tutoring company I was starting from scratch.  I visited some local high schools just south of Birmingham, AL. where I lived in Indian Springs Village, and passed out flyers to introduce myself.  I had ample experience from tutoring and counseling student -athletes at UAB. It worked! […]

I have no doubt about the possibility of danger in sub freezing temperatures. I am not minimizing the seriousness of road closings or icings.  When anyone’s life is in danger, I as an individual, take the matter seriously.  Yet, it never fails any time there is sub freezing weather or a potential for snow or

AL.com reported in October that the Alabama Democratic Black Caucus was finalizing a fourth map for Congressional District # 2.  One they believe best fits the interest of black voters.  As a caucasian, Alabamian it makes sense to me that, that arm of the party should be the one Special Master, Richard Allen needs to consider. 

During his time as president George Washington took a saucer blew into it similating a cooling effect and stated: ‘The Senate has long been touted as the saucer that cools the hot tea sent over from the House.’  And we’ve seen some nutty Senators over the years.  Yet, now his analogy was prescient.  U.S. House

During his time as president George Washington took a saucer blew into it similating a cooling effect and stated: ‘The Senate has long been touted as the saucer that cools the hot tea sent over from the House.’  And we’ve seen some nutty Senators over the years.  Yet, now his analogy was prescient.  U.S. House

In some other states, particulary ones that are purple, first term Alabama Senator, Tommy Tuberville’s latest actions would place a second term in the U.S. Senate in jeopardy. As most of us know he is taking a hard line concerning high ranking military appointments in regards to pro-life issues and access to abortions for military

Unwrapping Our Culture’s Pathological Obsession With Living Vicariously Through Others When I read about my favorite sports teams, I never set out to obtain information about a player on that team’s personal life.  When I go to Sports Illustrated or the ESPN news app I don’t expect to ever read anything that would be in

An even minded, white Alabamian gets up to grab their cup of coffee and opens up another local news app only to find Joe Reed, civil rights stalwart, former Montgomery City Councilman and in many minds concerning all races, troublesome instigator; is causing more problems with some group, somewhere. Then another newsfeed arrives in their

Candidate, remember a few weeks back when I talked about the two kinds of voters you must consider? There is also one you must look out for and rally more sensible ones to the polls to over come them. The reason being, they can be paralyzing to necessary change if left uncheck. Just last month,

I just lost badly last month to a friend whom I play checkers with for a third time.  Meet Mr. Robert King, resident of a local nursing home here in Northeast Alabama.  The important thing about Mr. King is that he dropped out of school before the ninth grade and he is illiterate.  I have