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To many Americans, the day will be just another freedom from work respite, while others will remember what Memorial Day truly embraces.

It is said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” That is why the photograph is associated with this commentary. The depiction is quite disturbing when talking airport and aircraft safety.   This visual was taken early this year over an animal parts rendering plant in Gastonia, North Carolina. The picture shows hundreds of turkey vultures hovering over the rendering plant in a virtual “fish ball”. The “fish ball” towered as far as I could see. My granddaughter, Breanna, also was a witness to this dance of putrescible, waste-eating scavengers.  I especially want the Gadsden Air...

With much sadness, I read The Gadsden Times’ headline, “Old Coca-Cola building set for demolition.” The owners of the iconic building, Alabama Teachers Credit Union, have explored every avenue in order to find a useful purpose to save the building from obliteration. Developing an entrepreneurial incubator program was a promising idea, but was never brought to fruition. Credit union officials said they were unable to establish any partnerships to help cover the costs. There are successful incubator programs throughout the country, one being in Kokomo, Indiana, where I previously lived. T...

Why can’t Congress address the COVID-19 pandemic legislation and its impact on American families, exclusive of any other encumbrances?

It has been three weeks since my appearance at the January meeting of the Gadsden Airport Authority. I requested several financial documents such as the profit and loss statements for years 2019 and 2020. In addition, I asked the GAA board to provide the authority’s 10-year, 5-year and 3-year economic development plans for the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport. Those were simple requests for off-the-shelf information. I also asked for the airport’s marketing plan, the Gadsden Airport Authority’s mission statement and the name of the owner of Northeast Alabama Aviation, Inc., the fixed ...