Donald V. Watkins
Thank You, Alabama Power Company
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 21, 2019 Sherman Industries signaled today that it may not move its downtown...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 19, 2019
- 10 min
Why Randall Woodfin Will Not Fight Sherman Industries
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 19, 2019 Residents of the predominantly black Five Points West community of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 16, 2019
- 4 min
Uncovering the Naked Truth About Woodfin’s Deal With Sherman Industries
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 16, 2019 Very few things in life shock me. The complicity of a millennial black...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 14, 2019
- 4 min
Woodfin Surrenders Five Points West to Sherman Industries Without a Fight
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 14, 2019 On Monday night, Birmingham, Alabama mayor Randall Woodfin announced at a...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 11, 2019
- 7 min
Betrayed: The Death of a Community from Dangerous Pollutants
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 11, 2019 In 2014, nearly 100,000 residents of Flint, Michigan were exposed to...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 10, 2019
- 5 min
Pine Street Strategies: What Are We Getting for the Money?
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 10, 2019 On October 3, 2017, Randall Woodfin soundly defeated incumbent William...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 9, 2019
- 7 min
Death and Doom: The Saga of Sherman Industries and the HeidelbergCement Group
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 9, 2019 Birmingham, Alabama residents never paid much attention to Sherman...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 8, 2019
- 2 min
Concrete Plant Relocation Plan Moving Forward
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 8, 2019 Sherman Industries has not withdrawn its application for an Air Permit...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 7, 2019
- 3 min
Woodfin Reverses Course; Now Opposes Toxic Concrete Plant Relocation Plan
Breaking News--- By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 7, 2019 Four months after learning about Sherman Industries plan...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 6, 2019
- 6 min
Randall Woodfin: A Case Study in Selling Out a Neighborhood to a Known Polluter
An Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 6, 2019 On October 3, 2017, Randall Woodfin won...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
How Valerie Abbott Killed MLB’s Youth Baseball Academy in Birmingham
An Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 6, 2019 Beginning on April 18, 2019, I published...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 4, 2019
- 5 min
Woodfin Blessed Plan to Relocate Toxic Concrete Facility to Black Neighborhood
Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 4, 2019 I watched the May 1, 2019 video of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Apr 17, 2019
- 4 min
Boeing’s “Fix” for a Flying Death Trap
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 17, 2019 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with Boeing to...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
There is No “Fix” for 737 MAX Airplanes
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 16, 2019 Despite the Boeing Company’s crisis management spin in the aftermath of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Apr 15, 2019
- 7 min
The Uncomfortable Truth About America’s Immigration Laws
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 15, 2019 Many people are offended by the notion that President Donald J. Trump's...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Apr 13, 2019
- 5 min
Chicago Welcomes Detained Migrants
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 13, 2019 On Friday, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot shocked the nation by...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Apr 4, 2019
- 6 min
Boeing in an Uncontrollable Tailspin
A Special Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 4, 2019; Updated at 8 a.m. EST On April 26, 2017,...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 25, 2019
- 3 min
Sen. Richard Shelby: “Too Much Money Ain’t Never Enough”
A Special Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 25, 2019 In early 2007, I visited the Washington...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 24, 2019
- 4 min
Deregulation Doomed 346 Passengers and Crew Members on Two Boeing 737 MAX Planes
A Special Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 24, 2019 On July 2, 2012, Airbus announced that...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 23, 2019
- 4 min
“Swamp” Creatures Lawyer Up in Aftermath of 737 MAX Crashes
A Special Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 23, 2019 When two new $120 million Boeing 737 MAX...
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