On the Road with John Archibald

| July 9, 2015 

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Summer is a time when people take off, hit the road, and step away from their usual routines.  For the month of July, Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald is doing just that.  He’s traveling Alabama and going to a new place each day.  Instead of his usual fare of politics, corruption, and hypocrisy, he’s writing about the people and characters he meets – people whose names aren’t usually in print.

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