Kyle Whitmire

This is an opinion column. COVID is still with us, public health officials say, but last weekend, the second line on the test strip thingy told me COVID now was with me more than with others.

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Murder spree calls for leadership, not memes.

This is an opinion column. I wasn't surprised to read the hospital in my hometown closed. The surprise came four years ago, when it opened in the first place.

This is an opinion column. What use is there in exonerating people if the State of Alabama will insist on killing them anyway?

This is an opinion column. How many police officers does Birmingham have? That should be a simple question, easy to answer.

She's started a fight she can't stop and can't win.

This is an opinion column. Eight and half years ago, Donald Trump was elbowing his way through a crowded field of Republican primary opponents.

This is an opinion column. Sometimes, the universe winks. From above me came a noise I had heard only in movies — a shrill high-pitched announcement alerting onlookers below that the show was on.

This is an opinion column. When Tommy Tuberville joined the U. S. Senate, he famously failed in an interview to name the three branches of the federal government.