Alabama’s Roy Moore vs Leigh Gwathney, the battle you never knew you wanted
Two polar opposite Alabama ex-chief justices can agree on one thing: the chair of the state's board of pardons and paroles is a problem.
What one Southern city can teach America about chaos
Many of us have never lived through the kind of chaos we see today. My city has, though. It has things to teach, and things still to learn.
Archibald: America may not be indivisible for long
Liberty and justice mean different things to different people, and indivisible seems a stretch.
Archibald: Biden, Trump, the courts, and the risk of turning into vegetables
Have we lost our wit? Or are we overwhelmed by it?
Archibald: Are we celebrating Independence Day on the wrong date?
There has been debate, for almost 250 years, about when America should celebrate its independence.
Archibald: Birmingham has never been better than it was at Rickwood
Here's why.
Archibald: Alabama blamed the dead and tried to make this horror story disappear
I thought I knew Alabama’s horror stories. I did not know this one.
Archibald: Alabama’s top 9 methods of murder
The suspense is killing us.
Poet laureate on Alabama contradictions, race, redemption and finding joy
"Trust poets not politicians."
Archibald: Birmingham Water Works leaks money like dirty beet water
Here's an easy plan to save $69,000.
Ex-chief from tiny town that preyed on drivers gets plea deal, $25 fine instead of prison
Mike Jones can't be a cop anymore.
Archibald: Alabama paroles are hard to come by – except for corrupt cops
At least Alabama Parole Board chair Leigh Gwathney – Dr. No -- was consistent.