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We’re working for you 14 Oct 2011 | 04:40 am
Each day, when reporters and editors sit down to discuss what we’ll work on, we are trying to figure out what questions are burning in the minds of our readers. Hopefully, we’re close to the target bu...
Press problems 27 Sep 2011 | 04:55 am
Part of the electronics that control our printing press have failed, a problem that pushed us to have today’s edition of the newspaper printed in Birmingham and may require that again for Tuesday’s ed...
Kathryn Windham was charming, no push-over 17 Jun 2011 | 01:15 am
I admire much about Ben Windham, who imparted a lot of wisdom as an editor at The Tuscaloosa News before his retirement and continues his family tradition of good storytelling in his weekly column, bu...
We all have a part to play 28 Apr 2011 | 06:22 pm
We all saw some terrible things today from the tornado that ravaged Tuscaloosa, and others that hit elsewhere across the region. Tomorrow’s dawn will brink more stark images. There are lots of hard jo...
Auburn professor objects to closed hearing for football players 7 Apr 2011 | 11:42 am
This arrived in my e-mail box too late to make Thursday’s print edition of The Tuscaloosa News, but it’s timely and points to the sort strong journalism that student publications can assert. This piec...
Hispanic surnames 9 Mar 2011 | 05:44 am
We have had a discussion in our newsroom today on Hispanic names following the arrest of a man suspected in a slaying in Northport over the weekend. He is listed in the Sheriff’s Office jail database ...
Now appearing on the iPad 17 Feb 2011 | 06:31 am
You can find tuscaloosanews.com on hot-selling tablets such has the iPad now that we’ve partnered with Ongo, a subscription-based news service that formats articles and photos for mobile devices and w...
Facebook revolution is here, too 15 Feb 2011 | 01:18 pm
You will find something new on our website beginning Tuesday — the opportunity to post comments on news stories using a link to Facebook accounts. We hope you will give it a try. Commenting on article...
Who gets to write guest columns? 24 Dec 2010 | 05:14 am
It is a slow week for letters to the editor; folks must be busy with other things. But I have had several inquires, and a couple submissions, from people wanting to write guest commentaries for our op...
Coloring the news 6 Oct 2010 | 10:10 am
Tom Scarritt, editor of The Birmingham News, is a smart journalist with high standards and good judgment. Even so, I found myself disagreeing with his argument in a column he wrote for Monday’s front ...
