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David is a small business owner and contributing columnist to BamaPolitics.com. He attended the University of South Alabama and studied political science. He ran for his first and only political office in the city of Daphne, Alabama for city council where he lost by less than 200 votes to a sitting incumbent. David has a passion for all levels of politics, aviation, business development and recruitment, history (his dad drug him to Civil War battlefield for Summer vacation instead of Disney world and six flags) and the Mobile region.

Mobile Anti-Toll Leaders Should Stop Fussing at the Kid’s Table

by David Preston on August 13, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Like most populist movements headed by the Tea Party Movement, the omissions, the misinformation, and the outright lies are starting to metastasize in the anti-toll movement related to the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. These untruths and misinformation doesn’t need to stop efforts […]

Let’s Understand the Full Impact of Tourism, Mobile

by David Preston on August 9, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

It’s time that the city of Mobile stops using a whack-a-mole approach to handling, developing, and managing the different tourist attractions and tourist draws to the city. It seems like this administration hops from one issue to another when dealing with properties in this city […]

Five Questions With Roy Moore

by David Preston on August 6, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Author’s Note This article begins an ongoing series of articles where BamaPolitics.com will ask questions of the candidates running for federal office in 2020. These articles are designed to give our readers an introduction to each candidate and give you a better understanding of why […]

Airbus Is As American As Apple Pie, President Trump

by David Preston on August 1, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

If you have ever used the phrase ‘As American as apple pie’ to describe something as uniquely American, well you are probably right in ways that you didn’t realize and wrong in your intended use. Like almost every other food or cultural experience America has, […]

Let’s Take A Step Back On The Civic Center, Mobile

by David Preston on July 29, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Since joining BamaPolitics.com, I have written several times about the ongoing saga that is the re-development of the Mobile Civic Center property. I’m sure this piece will not be the last time I write about it either. On Thursday, July 25, 2019, it was revealed […]

It’s Been Rough Waters For The GulfQuest Museum, Are Calmer Waters Ahead?

by David Preston on July 24, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Like the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship several years ago, the GulfQuest Maritime Museum has been a powerless rudderless poop cruise from the beginning. Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the Mobile City Council voted on a series of resolutions that have altered the management structure and […]

Alabama Gambles on Abortion Again

by David Preston on July 11, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Who says we don’t have gambling in Alabama? We do, we just gamble on the weirdest things. Recently the state legislature went all-in on overturning Roe v. Wade with Alabama’s new total ban on abortions. The problem is the roulette wheel that is abortion legislation […]

Youthful Offender Status Should Be Reserved For Youthful Crimes

by David Preston on July 2, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Recently in Mobile, AL, a young man who drove down a residential street at 90 miles per hour where the speed limit was 30 mph was granted youthful offender status. After the publicity the case received, he was indicted with manslaughter charges. This week a […]

Paris Air Show Airbus Previews

by David Preston on June 13, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

With the new leadership at the top of Airbus, it’s time for them to start laying the groundwork for the type of company Airbus is going to be under Guillaume Faury. This will be the first European Air Show for Airbus with Faury at the […]

Mobile Anti-Toll Leaders Should Stop Fussing at the Kid’s Table

Let’s Understand the Full Impact of Tourism, Mobile

Five Questions With Roy Moore

Airbus Is As American As Apple Pie, President Trump

Let’s Take A Step Back On The Civic Center, Mobile

It’s Been Rough Waters For The GulfQuest Museum, Are Calmer Waters Ahead?

More Questions and Concerns About the Mobile Civic Center

Alabama Gambles on Abortion Again

Youthful Offender Status Should Be Reserved For Youthful Crimes

Paris Air Show Airbus Previews

Mobile Anti-Toll Leaders Should Stop Fussing at the Kid’s Table

AL Rep. Mo Brooks and the Straw Man of Socialism

Madison County Receives Highest Credit Rating Upgrade Ever

Madison County Receives Highest Credit Rating Upgrade Ever

Mobile Anti-Toll Leaders Should Stop Fussing at the Kid’s Table

AL Rep. Mo Brooks and the Straw Man of Socialism

Let’s Understand the Full Impact of Tourism, Mobile

Five Questions With Roy Moore