Tanner, The closing of rural hospitals in Alabama and any state is a serious, life-threatening issue. I'm glad you have addressed it in your well-thought out piece. Now, if only the powers that be cared about people and not profits, things wouldn't be so grim.
As a European and a Scot living the US I find it quite astonishing to read about of this kind of frontier justice. It’s not so much there are bad law people but that they get away with so much. Thank you for this revealing essay.
Thanks for taking the time to read, Phillip. What the powers that be still get away with in this state is stunning. Characters like Sherriff “Red” Walker almost seem quaint compared to some folks today and that’s a scary notion.
What an amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing this. Up here on the north coast in Ohio, your part of the world seems like another planet. As they say, you just can’t make this shit up. Amazing writing.
The South is another planet, a complicated place full of beauty and cruelty. The extremes in this state are mind boggling. We are one of the most biodiverse regions in the world yet the politicians seem hell bent on destroying this diversity. However, there are so many good people here doing incredible work in all fields, so there's always hope.
The truth has a quality all its own. As the legendary editor, John Carroll, is famous for saying, in a democratic society there is no mightier sword than the written word, and your Substack is very much in that tradition.
Rural hospitals are vital to small towns’ stability and wellbeing.
In rural North Alabama, our hospitals are struggling. It’s time to have a conversation on why this is happening, and the consequences of ignoring this issue.
Rural hospitals are the backbone of Alabama communities. Right now, they’re struggling.
It’s important we raise awareness of this issue.
In my latest post, linked below, I describe the importance of rural hospitals and the challenges they are facing.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tannerhampton1/p/rural-hospitals-and-the-problems?r=72cltq&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
Tanner, The closing of rural hospitals in Alabama and any state is a serious, life-threatening issue. I'm glad you have addressed it in your well-thought out piece. Now, if only the powers that be cared about people and not profits, things wouldn't be so grim.
As a European and a Scot living the US I find it quite astonishing to read about of this kind of frontier justice. It’s not so much there are bad law people but that they get away with so much. Thank you for this revealing essay.
Thanks for taking the time to read, Phillip. What the powers that be still get away with in this state is stunning. Characters like Sherriff “Red” Walker almost seem quaint compared to some folks today and that’s a scary notion.
What an amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing this. Up here on the north coast in Ohio, your part of the world seems like another planet. As they say, you just can’t make this shit up. Amazing writing.
The South is another planet, a complicated place full of beauty and cruelty. The extremes in this state are mind boggling. We are one of the most biodiverse regions in the world yet the politicians seem hell bent on destroying this diversity. However, there are so many good people here doing incredible work in all fields, so there's always hope.
Thank you for this, Lanier! I did not know about Sheriff Walker, but OY is he spot on in the long cast of nefarious law enforcers around here.
They are baked into the region's and this country's DNA.
The truth has a quality all its own. As the legendary editor, John Carroll, is famous for saying, in a democratic society there is no mightier sword than the written word, and your Substack is very much in that tradition.
Yep. Unchecked power seems to be the key phrase here. Don’t you know that these corrupt cults of personality are everywhere?
Much appreciated, Vernon. I had no idea when I looked at that picture recently it would take me down a rabbit hole!
Rural hospitals are vital to small towns’ stability and wellbeing.
In rural North Alabama, our hospitals are struggling. It’s time to have a conversation on why this is happening, and the consequences of ignoring this issue.
Read my breakdown- https://substack.com/@tannerhampton1/note/p-184182828?r=72cltq&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web