By Sean Deitrich, Sean of the South Commentary My phone vibrated. The first birthday text of the day came from the old man who coached my Little League team after my father died. He made a... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By The Birmingham Police Department BIRMINGHAM — As we approach the New Year, the Birmingham Police Department has launched our Citywide Cele... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I don’t know how it started. But somewhere along the way people started sending me angel stories. So I started sharing them. Which only meant t... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary There’s an old saying that “heavy is the head that wears the crown.” It speaks to the fact that leadership bears the burden of responsibility and that... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was the night after Christmas, and Birmingham was quiet. I was on a walk through a neighborhood, watching street lights wink on at dusk. Th... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Christmas Eve night. The mountains of North Carolina were giant silhouettes in the darkness. Sheriff Andy Taylor sat on the bench outside the c... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The old man on the street corner was asking for money from people who were holiday shopping. Except he wasn’t begging. He was singing songs and... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Somewhere in Alabama. A small town with a cute main street, lots of muddy trucks, and men who wear neon orange, even to church. The elementary... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary When I called her, the old woman was preparing to leave southern Kansas at sunrise, bound for western Kentucky, where the recent tornadoes hit.... Read more
Sean of the South: New Year
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Lord have mercy. Betty White is dead. She inherited her Eternal Reward today on New Year’s Eve, at age 99. Less than 24 hours before the New Ye... Read more