| Birmingham -- Our weekly segment features The Birmingham News columnist John Archibald, discussing the city politic (and county and state politic too). Instead of being unplugged as he is in the newspaper, we offer him a bullhorn. Sort of. More ...

| Birmingham -- Each week we'll hear an update on political happenings in Birmingham and Jefferson County from Kyle Whitmire, staff writer and columnist for Birmingham Weekly. He joins WBHM's Tanya Ott Wednesdays on All Things Considered. More ...

| Birmingham -- Unemployment is up, housing values are down, and the economy likely may be in recession. It's quite a backdrop for the Birmingham Economic Summit - a three-day event beginning Tuesday. Birmingham City Councilman Steven Hoyt and summit planner Michael Bell sat down with WBHM's Tanya Ott to talk about the challenges facing the local economy. More ...

| Birmingham -- The Birmingham marketplace is connected by people who have to grapple with numbers and projections and spin. We try and slice through the psychobabble that can be business news with our occasional segment featuring the editor of the Birmingham Business Journal. More ...

| Birmingham -- If you're like two million other Alabamians, you tolerated long lines to vote on Tuesday. One man who wasn't in the trenches with you is Birmingham News columnist John Archibald. Since his column this week explaining why he thinks it's a conflict of interest for him to vote, Archibald has received hundreds of critical emails and phone calls. He shared some with WBHM's Tanya Ott. More ...