DAMN THE TORPEDOES Tubby on ‘Redactile Dysfunction’ BY ROB HOLBERT 21 hrs ago Hey folks, this here’s ol’ Senator Coachshorts, and I’d like to take a few minutes off from all the silliness of trying to convince you I don’…
The ‘doctor’ is in(sane) Apr 14, 2026 "The difficulty of Trump 2.0 is he’s never afraid to out-crazy himself."
APCO wins again Apr 9, 2026 If anyone really needs another example of just how politically dominant Alabama Power is, last week’s passage of a law drastically reshaping t…
Squishies, needohs and dumplings, oh my! Apr 1, 2026 For a long time, I was pretty well convinced my wife might eventually get so many pairs of shoes that we would have to get an outside shed whe…
Oooh that smell Mar 26, 2026 "I have called Pascagoula the City of Seven Smells for a long time, and there really were seven different smells."
The ‘Fun Guv?’ Mar 18, 2026 "Go ahead and write him off, but Ja’Mel is bound to be a force to reckon with by election time."
Open the books! Mar 11, 2026 In his latest column, Rob Holbert takes aim at the Alabama Public Service Commission and Alabama Power, urging voters to pay attention to the …
Can we take down Goliath, Alabama? Mar 4, 2026 There is only one company selling snake oil to the people of Alabama. If you don’t believe me, just open your power bill.
A slimy-yet-revealing conversation Feb 25, 2026 "In a perfect world, this would trigger an attorney general’s investigation into Alabama Power’s role in pushing legislation that would change…
‘The APCO Protection Act’ Feb 11, 2026 The current effort to disenfranchise the voters of this state when it comes to selecting members of the Alabama Public Service Commission is p…
Friction in GP Feb 4, 2026 I’m not sure if the cold weather we’ve had lately has anything to do with this, but it appears there’s a bit of a chill lately in Government P…
Where’s Tommy? Jan 28, 2026 Ken McFeeters is claiming our current senior U.S. Senator doesn’t actually live in Alabama! Is that the truth, or is he just throwing it again…
On the couch with the AG Jan 22, 2026 Steve Marshall laid back on his therapist’s couch and suppressed a sob. It had been a very tough 48 hours, and Alabama’s attorney general and …
Kay’s final address Jan 13, 2026 Oddly enough, on the very day Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was to give her final “State of the State” address in Montgomery, a shadowy figure shoved …
AI-aided predictions Jan 8, 2026 New Year’s Eve had flown by in a blur — most of which was probably from being dragged by friends to DIP’s famous (or infamous) Zebra Lounge to…
Digging deep in ’25 Dec 31, 2025 In the year of our Lord 2025, your hometown newspaper committed 3,465 separate acts of journalism, one of which contained the details of a mon…
A Brain Rot Christmas Dec 23, 2025 One of the hardest things about Christmas can be having family members of different generations attempting to communicate with one another. Pe…
Navigating the circle Dec 16, 2025 Maybe one day driverless cars will relieve us of the anxiety of having to deal with flashing yellow lights, yield signs and traffic circles, a…
A frigid glimpse into the future Dec 10, 2025 We spend a lot of time these days thinking about what our AI/robotic future lives will be like. The little glimpses into that future can be ch…
Stop the Kiffinization of college football Dec 4, 2025 There’s an easy fix to stop the Kiffinization of the CFP — implement a “no tampering” rule like the NFL has.
