By David Sher
Jefferson County has more jails per capita than any other county in the U.S.
Twenty jails. TWENTY.
That’s not a typo.
To put this in perspective, New York City with nearly 15 times our population operates just 14 jail facilities.. Continue reading A jail for every Jefferson County politician
By David Sher
I’m going to let you in on a little secret.
Not every idea presented by ComebackTown is viable or likely to happen.
ComebackTown’s goal is to make people aware of problems and opportunities with the intent to move our region forward. Continue reading Suburban fear of Birmingham is painful
By David Sher
Birmingham, we just can’t get a break!
Just when we’re on the verge to take a leap forward we lurch towards a big fall.
By David Sher
I recently had lunch with a friend who asked an interesting question, “Why doesn’t ComebackTown publish a column evaluating whether the University of Alabama should have a live mascot like many other colleges and universities.” Continue reading Time for U of A to have a live mascot?
By David Sher
Don’t set your hair on fire!
Birmingham and Hoover are the two largest cities in Jefferson County and they are not going to merge any time soon.
But let’s suspend judgement for the sake of this article and consider the substantial potential advantages. Continue reading Game changer: Merge the two largest cities in Jefferson County
By David Sher
I’ve been publishing ComebackTown for 13 years and I’ve never asked you to do anything.
But this time is different.
It’s time for all of us to take action. Continue reading UAB and Birmingham are in trouble! Get off your fanny and do something!
By David Sher
You probably won’t appreciate what I’m going to say unless you lived in Birmingham before 2010.
Prior to 2010, Birmingham had literally given up.
Nothing seemed to work and we were wrapped in a never-ending downward spiral. Continue reading Let’s make Birmingham great again
By David Sher
A good friend sent me a link to a column published by Idolator.com with the headline, “Once powerful cities that now struggle to get by.” Continue reading Birmingham slammed, but should be applauded
By David Sher
ComebackTown has published hundreds of columns with the intent to improve our Birmingham region.
Disappointingly, when I, or one of my guest columnists praise Birmingham, we often receive negative comments from folks who live in the suburbs or out-of-county, particularly Shelby County. Continue reading 38% of Shelby County workers could lose their jobs
By David Sher
Who says all internet columns have be boring and dull?
Birmingham, let’s have some fun!
We have so many reasons to be proud and it’s time to sing our cities praises. Continue reading Let’s sing the praises of Birmingham