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February 18, 2022

Support Alabama bill to increase the period when a sexual abuse survivor can sue

This originally appeared on al.com Feb. 18, 2022 If you have been, or are, experiencing sexual assault, contact Rainn or Darkness to Light for help. Alabama is actively participating in…

January 25, 2022

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With better gun laws, fewer people die.

A brain teaser book I pull out at small gatherings has a question that asks, “If you could invent something that would be good for humanity overall, but also kill…

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama storm, June 16, 2023

May 26, 2019

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A message for Lee County from a Tuscaloosa survivor: You will be brave after the storm

This originally appeared March 6, 2019 on al.com Lee County, I will tell you what I wrote in the diary I keep for my daughter. I have kept it since…

The first time I held my daughter, hours after she was born, I was getting blood transfusions.

January 29, 2019

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The Alabama Mothers We Lost in 2018

The first time I held my daughter, hours after she was born, I was getting blood transfusions. If anyone wants to know what it feels like to bleed to death,…

Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition

January 29, 2019

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Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition

This originally appeared Jan. 7, 2019 on al.com as the University of Alabama headed to the National Championship playoff in football. There is a tree in Tuscaloosa that few people…

Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip near Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.

October 2, 2017

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What it’s like to lose a loved one to gun violence

This article was originally posted on October 2, 2017 on al.com. I peered over my grandfather’s casket, trying desperately to see – and wanting not to see – where the…

May 6, 2017

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What’s it like to graduate at 75? Ask my dad.

This article was originally posted on May 6, 2017 on al.com. Let me put this in perspective for you. When my dad started classes at The University of Alabama in…

April 28, 2017

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After six years, it’s still hard to feel normal today

This article was originally posted on April 28, 2017 on al.com. Those of us who feel normal, don’t today. Those of us who go about our business with ease any…

March 19, 2016

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Do better Alabama: It’s time to operate in the sunshine and not in the shadows.

This article was published in March 19, 2016 on Medium.com as well as other Alabama publications. I was a 20-year-old cub reporter at The Birmingham News, but I was prepared.…

One of the first times I left the house with Isabel, at about three months old, on the UA quad.

January 28, 2016

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Why having a baby almost killed me: My postpartum nightmare

This article was originally posted on November 20, 2017 on al.com. Let me tell you about the time my mind turned on itself and my brain stopped working. My daughter…

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Support Alabama bill to increase the period when a sexual abuse survivor can sue

With better gun laws, fewer people die.

A message for Lee County from a Tuscaloosa survivor: You will be brave after the storm

The Alabama Mothers We Lost in 2018

Champion Tree deeply rooted in winning tradition

What it’s like to lose a loved one to gun violence

What’s it like to graduate at 75? Ask my dad.

After six years, it’s still hard to feel normal today

Do better Alabama: It’s time to operate in the sunshine and not in the shadows.

Why having a baby almost killed me: My postpartum nightmare

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