Columnists
Slavery has a long reach in our nation’s history
Slavery has a long, long, long reach. Its reach is so long, it stretches across years, generations, and centuries. It not only reaches and touches ...
Hank Sanders, Author at The Selma Times‑Journal - Page 6 of 17
Columnists
Others see us different than we see ourselves
Father’s Day is always hard for me. It makes me focus on my failures as a father. Every bit of praise enlarges my failures rather ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 9:16 pm
Columnists
We’ll never know consequences of our actions
My dear mother used to say, “When you dig one ditch, you better dig two, for the trap you set just may be for you.” ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:12 pm
Columnists
Remembering the late Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was a great fighter.
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 10:50 pm
Columnists
Graduate shows its never too late to earn degree
It’s graduation time. High school graduations. Middle school graduations. Elementary graduations. Kindergarten graduations. College graduations. Graduations, graduations, graduations. It’s graduation time. I was the commencement ...
by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, June 1, 2016 12:21 am
Columnists
Local legislation has its own dynamics
Local legislation has its own dynamics in the Alabama Legislature. Sometimes the dynamics are smooth. Sometimes they are turbulent. Sometimes they are just plain ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 9:59 pm
Columnists
Don’t count chickens before they hatch
Sometimes things just seem to be working out, but there is an old saying, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” That thought repeated itself ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:32 pm
Columnists
Open letter to Donald Trump about women
I write out of a piercing pain and sense of sorrow. I write in spite of little hope this letter will make much difference with ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:13 pm
Columnists
One thing certain; we get what we pay for
In 1857, some 159 years ago, Frederick Douglass said “You may not get all you pay for but you will certainly pay for all you ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:19 pm
Columnists
Understanding the power of poverty
I know the power of poverty. It encases our hopes,our dreams, our spirits, our lives so they can’t grow. I also know the power of ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 10:54 pm
Columnists
Back door gambling bills bad for Alabama
It was all coming to a head. I knew I would have to play a role. I did not expect to play the central role. ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 9:50 pm
Columnists
Amendment brings issue of right and wrong
What do we do when we are caught between institutional customs and right and wrong?
by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:59 pm
Columnists
It’s time for this country to rise above sexism
Sexism is pervasive. Sexism is powerful. Sexism comes in all forms and fashions. Sexism sometimes excludes outright. Sexism sometimes includes but limits. Sexism gives ...
by Hank Sanders, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 10:27 pm
Opinion
It was a bad week for state of Alabama
It was a bad week for Alabama. It was a bad week for education. It was a bad week for health. It was a bad ...
by Hank Sanders, Wednesday, March 23, 2016 8:45 pm
Columnists
This Jubilee was different than past years
It was so massive. It was so inclusive. It was so far reaching. It was so different.