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What 20/20 didn't tell you about the 1999 Beasley/Hawlett murders
I’m amazed it took this long for the tragic 1999 murders of teens J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett to be picked up by either 20/20 or Dateline. Friday…
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What the campus protests are really telling us
Part of me watches the campus pro-terrorist protests (I know that isn’t what they call them, but they are essentially pro-terrorist) with complete…
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Sports parents, please chill
If you are someone who can’t stand hearing someone who doesn’t have kids talking about people who have kids, you may want to skip this one. I must…
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On the Dothan Eagle and the state of newspapers
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Why start a substack?
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More on the Slow Death of Newspapers
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Sports Officiating Isn't the Problem
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Why do Christians talk that way?
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That time I interviewed Michael Jordan, one on one
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On AI: Fear of change or wisdom of mileage?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote, in part, about how I looked at money quite differently 33 years ago when I was a new student at the University of Alabama…
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The impatient wait for patience
Passages to Ponder, Part 4
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Is this what's best for the college athlete?
I’ve always considered myself a pretty prudent person when it comes to money. I believe my wife Melanie would testify to that. My life experience has…
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It's lonely when you don't live in the extremes
When seeing both sides of an issue puts you on an island
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Imagine, an identity bigger than Bama football
I’m a bloom-where-you’re-planted guy so I would be content pretty much anywhere. I’ve been to a lot of places and enjoyed visiting, but I’d rather be in…
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That time I interviewed Michael Jordan, one on one
As I’ve said before, I did not have a super noble reason for getting into journalism. I knew I would never be able to play sports for a living, so I…
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The Death of Aspiration and Why It Matters
I’ve written before about my recovery from being a political junkie. It doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention. I simply no longer gorge on politics. I try…
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Alabama fans will need to trust a new process under Kalen DeBoer
I remember watching high school all-star Reggie Ragland throw people around during most of his prep career. It earned him first-team All-State honors as…
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On Alabama's hire of Kalen DeBoer
I covered four University of Alabama football coaching searches. A couple of things stick out to me. First, I remember the great fan base fax campaign…
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A View to a Quill
This is the substack of Lance Griffin, former sports reporter, news reporter and newspaper editor. Current church staff member and sports talk show host. Follow for essays on faith, journalism, sports and more.
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