Today’s guest blogger is Kevin Scarbinsky.
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It happened in Birmingham.
Bear Bryant and 315. Bo over the top. Van Tiffin and the kick and “It’s good!” “It’s good.” “It’s good!” “It’s good.”
It was good. It was very, very good. It was the Iron Bowl, and it was the heart of big-time sports in this city. Past tense. Continue reading Scarbinsky excited about B’ham sports
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jack Trigg. If you’d like to be a guest
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I’m afraid.
While there are many positive things happening in Birmingham and throughout our state, there are negative forces at work.
You have to wonder if our state politicians care about the lives of our citizens or if they just don’t know better. Continue reading Horrified 87 year old physician pours his heart out to Alabama politicians
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Terance Perine. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
The new Protective BJCC-UAB Stadium is not being built for the common man or woman.
Everyone—including me–is excited about our new football stadium.
But we’re about to get it wrong—really wrong—and we need to act before it’s too late. Continue reading New football stadium not being built for common man
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jeffrey Kerby.
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Something needs to be done for the communities in or around Birmingham experiencing a dramatic increase in gun violence. Continue reading Gun violence epidemic in parts of B’ham: View from UAB Trauma Center
I’m sick and tired of some people saying how bad Birmingham is.
I love our Birmingham region!
I constantly meet folks, who move here ‘kicking and screaming,’ but later refuse out of state job opportunities and retire here. Continue reading Birmingham not worst place to live in America
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Jay Dunn. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
The coincidence is pretty remarkable.
I started at Georgetown for my MBA during my last year working for Senator Richard Shelby on the Senate Banking Committee in Congress. As an Evening Student, putting in a long day at work and a three-hour class at night, you tend to bond pretty well with your classmates; fatigue helps melt away the awkward “new kid” phase, and you get to know people pretty quickly. Continue reading An extraordinary coincidence that may signal a Birmingham revolution!
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Karim Tarabein. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Before we start, this is going to be a sharp critique and I want to make sure we don’t get any wires crossed.
While I am critical about Birmingham, and in turn UAB, I want to point out I harbor no ill will toward either. Continue reading Why I’m building my career in Boston rather than Birmingham
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Chuck Holmes. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
It happened again.
At WBHM, the public radio station that I lead here in Birmingham, we get occasional visits from our NPR colleagues in Washington, D.C.
After they’ve spent a day or so here, I know what’s coming. The reactions of first-time visitors to Birmingham have become predictable. Continue reading Birmingham: Our possibilities are limitless!
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Avei Logoleo. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
I was not a cheerleader.
No, I was not a soccer player.
I wasn’t on the Blazer dance team.
And I didn’t play the tuba in the UAB marching band.
But most of you would be surprised to learn about my unique UAB experience. Continue reading What I did at UAB will surprise you
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Tony Petelos. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
I’ve lived in and served Jefferson County my entire life.
However, I never would have imagined that living in Birmingham and in Jefferson County would have saved my life.
In May of 2014 I was diagnosed with an aggressive life-threatening bladder cancer. Continue reading Tony Petelos: I was at death’s door