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Mountain Brook, Hoover, Homewood, Vestavia Hills show leadership

February 20, 2018 David Sher 2 Comments

I’m almost shell shocked.

I was flipping through the pages of the Over the Mountain Journal, when I saw the headline, “Hitting on all cylinders—Mountain Brook Mayor Welch Lays Out His Plans for 2018.”

The mayor of Mountain Brook, as you might expect, discussed his efforts to help Mountain Brook merchants and restaurants.

But then Mayor Welch, a longtime financial executive, went off in a completely and unexpected direction. Continue reading Mountain Brook, Hoover, Homewood, Vestavia Hills show leadership →

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Mountain Brook and Homewood suck leadership out of Birmingham

November 15, 2017 David Sher 9 Comments

Would the University of Alabama have national championship football teams if 80% of its students were ineligible?

UA would have some good players, but we wouldn’t be winning many football games.

This is the heart of Birmingham’s problem.
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Is Birmingham Sugar Daddy for our rich suburbs?

October 30, 2017 David Sher 1 Comment

It’s time for folks in the suburbs to show our appreciation for Birmingham.

There’s a tendency to think that our suburbs are independent and could operate fine by themselves. Continue reading Is Birmingham Sugar Daddy for our rich suburbs? →

Government structure, Guest blogger, Population

Mountain Brook man: “How we can become unstoppable”

October 24, 2017 David Sher Leave a comment

ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.

Today’s guest blogger is Norman Jetmundsen. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.

Greater Birmingham reminds me of a patient who goes to see his doctor.

He says, “Doc, I have good days and bad days. I look at people around me and they seem to be healthier, have more energy, and be in better shape.”

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Government structure, Guest blogger, UAB, What's great about Birmingham

Do folks in Mountain Brook live in a bubble?

September 6, 2017 David Sher 5 Comments

ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.

Today’s guest bloggers are husband and wife Maury Shevin & Joyce Spielberger. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.

We got a surprising amount of push back from our blog post: “Why We Escaped the Mountain Brook Bubble.”

Some people thought that we were picking on Mountain Brook.

Others accused us of hypocrisy.

Still others said we are both “Pollyannas”.

This started us thinking more about whether folks in Mountain Brook really do live in a bubble. Continue reading Do folks in Mountain Brook live in a bubble? →

Guest blogger, UAB, What's great about Birmingham

My Birmingham battle scar: How I fought for life

June 7, 2017 David Sher 3 Comments

ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.

Today’s guest blogger is Megan Gagliardi. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.

Take one look at me and you’ll see a normal 24 year-old-girl standing before you.

Take another look and you’ll most likely notice a 9-inch scar running down my chest. It’s a constant reminder to me that I should never take anything for granted – not even the little things. It’s my battle scar showing others how hard I have fought for life.
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