John Archibald

This is an opinion column. Something smells in north Alabama. A group recently formed in Albertville to voice concern for the state of the city.

This is an opinion column. Kayflation is real. Former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, whose walk of shame ushered then-Lt. Gov.

This is an opinion column. People sometimes ask me to name the best political leaders from Alabama, and I respond with some joke:

I'm not saying that, but I understand why people might get that idea.

But the real truth is that no one ever drives five blocks in my downtown. They drive one block. And stop at a light that just turned red.

This is an opinion column. Murder for hire, the police say. Over a beef, maybe, that led to a week of terror in Birmingham and on its streets.

This is an opinion column I'm not one to hold on to regret. We are the aggregate of our experiences, after all, the sum of our scars.

This is an opinion column. It's about the money. They're still trying to spend $5.4 billion on this boondoggle called the Northern Beltline.

This is an opinion column. The things Alabama spends money on are almost as telling as the things it won't spend money on.

What to see in Alabama? It depends on who you are, and the mood you are in.