by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 8, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“My name is Cornelia. I had an uncle named Cornelius who died when he was ten and my mother named me after him. I am waiting on the bus. People in Mobile say to be a true Mobilian you have to be born under an azalea bush but I was born in the shadow of the Cathedral,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
Election day in Alabama. People voted to keep God first. Voted to keep things the way they are. Voted for change. Voted for the future. Voted to fix a broken system. Voted for the first time. They voted in a civic center below a water tower that reads,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I noticed people were getting emotional and name calling instead of having conversations on social media. Some were calling me things that weren’t true. We are a community and in a couple of weeks we will have this behind us. Why don’t we act like...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“This is my first campaign outside of student government in high school and college. We have campaigned for nine months and left no stone unturned. We raised $90,000 all but $2500 came from Mobile and not special interest groups in Montgomery. We were on five...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
I am interviewing people on election day who are voting for both sides to understand what this election means to all voters and the people behind the votes. “This is the most significant election in my lifetime, so far. It represents so many things important to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 6, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“We flew down from Wisconsin to meet Justine and spend time with her while the Uganda Children’s Choir performs in Mobile. The choir performed for our church last year and we sponsored a child. We had never done something like this and God called us to help. $40...
