by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 26th, 2010 Alabama Possible Spotlight: Fightress Aaron Fightress Aaron, our youngest board member, is only 22 years old, yet she’s been advocating for her community since age 15. She grew up in the small Black Belt town of Camden, in Wilcox County, and was the...
by apadmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 23rd, 2010 Perhaps nothing makes me more nostalgic for my childhood than memories of summers filled with library books, adventures in the great outdoors, and summer camp. Yet many kids in our society never get to experience these privileges. And what about kids...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 20th, 2010 We’ve often talked about how Alabama’s high school dropout rate hinders economic development. Developers look for skilled workers when choosing new work sites. An under-educated workforce is bad not only for recruiting new business, but for growing all...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 19th, 2010 As the Gulf Coast oil spill catastrophe has dragged on for months, the APP team has been wondering what we could possibly say about something that has so radically impacted our beautiful coast, our fishing and tourism industries, and the people...
by apadmin | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 16th, 2010 After reporting on the 50th Anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird last week, fellow VISTA Will Thomas and I decided to take a road trip down to Monroeville to check out some of Friday night’s festivities. We pulled into town at around 5 pm to find a...