Oct 23
Sustainability plan questions
I read Stacy Gittleman’s excellent essay on Sustainability in your recent (October) issue with great interest, though it raised some...
Sep 25
‘No’ vote explanation
An article in your September hard-copy edition ("New senior/recreation building will be built") accurately reports that I was the "lone...
Sep 25
Climate change choice
On July 22 we saw the record for hottest global recorded temperature broken yet again, and unfortunately, it won’t be for the last time....
Aug 29
More than tree loss
On the steamy, hot morning of August 1, I was selective about the course of my walk. The cool path beneath the tree canopy on Lone Pine...
Jul 24
The hidden cost of AI
For better or for worse, AI is here to stay. But as with so many other innovations, it has been adopted without thinking of unintended...
Jul 24
Triangle District commitment
The Triangle District should be part of "Downtown" Birmingham but will never be part of downtown without a commitment by the city. A...
Jun 27
Cognitive dissonance case
As you may have heard, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is not an environmentalist, as evidenced by recent legislation that forbids...
Jun 27
Transparency needed at TCH
The Community House owes absolute transparency to the community and should answer some important questions that have been lingering for...