Reading Time: 2 minutes “Rule Number 1- Everyone goes home.” Those are the first words police at Birmingham Police Department’s North Precinct see when they arrive for roll call at the start of every shift. But nearly one week ago, an officer sitting in the same room at the start of his overnight shift did not go home. End …
The Journey Back Home
Reading Time: 2 minutes The trunk is loaded. The inside of the car is crammed with snacks, pillows, and bags of nicknacks. I’m cruising down I-65. It’s the same trip that I was preparing to make 10 years ago. On August 8, 2008 at 11 pm, I signed off as “Nora Gathings” for the last time on WSBT, the …