Chasing the devil out of the tent
©Scott Sines
It was a tradition at the Express-News for the new person to work the evening shift. So I was cruising South San Antonio one night when reports of...
How do you define a patriot?
You don't know if you have rights unless you can use them
©Scott Sines
The continual derogatory references to Muhammad Ali as a draft dodger are getting under my skin. It's...
Why Bernie should go the distance
This is a first for me. It's a donation request from the Hillary Clinton campaign for $20.16. It is also evidence that Bernie Sanders is changing the way politics...
Hoppin’ down the Bernie Trail
Editor's note: Since I started in newspapers in 1979 this is the first time I've been allowed to be actively involved in a political campaign. Not because I was...
Meet the Berners
Who are you and why are you here?
©Scott Sines
When a crowd of Berners gathered at a Memphis coffee shop to watch a Sanders/Clinton debate it wasn’t a 'line out...
Hoppin’ down the Bernie Trail (cont’d)
Workin' at the bank
We're using an automated phone-dialer. I can make about 25 calls before my coherency completely collapses. I've made around 100 calls and talked to 18 people....
Hoppin’ down the Bernie Trail
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Atticus Finch....
Advocacy Journalism: Who will carry on the crusade?
©Scott Sines
On Dec. 31st, I involuntarily left the Alabama Media Group (AL.Com) one of a bunch of people caught up in a large reduction in force. I loved that...
Bernie Sanders: Blue candidate in a Red state
'All politics is local' - Tip O'Neill, Speaker of the House
©By Scott Sines
It's easy to miss the light in politics right now. Passions and tempers are close to the...
New Hampshire debate draws the Berners
"I've never bought a campaign button or anything like that until now."
– Brooke Fearnley
©By Scott Sines
A crowd of Berners took over Cafe Ole last night to watch...