Welcome to Prof. Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II. Check Part I if you missed it. Some parental conversations aren’t like others. How would you feel if your former detective/professor father pulls you aside one day and shows you a thick cache of personal letters from a Tennessee inmate named James Earl Ray? Then…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II
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Alex Taylor Tuesday’s Legacy Edition: Part I
Prof. Alex Taylor’s retirement from law enforcement and professorial pursuits were, let’s say, atypical. Travel, outdoors and spending more time with grand kids, yes, but he was never idle where a juicy controversy hung ripe for picking. His first choice was literally close to home. Gainesville Georgia’s most famous resident is General James G. Longstreet—Confederate,…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Tuesday’s Legacy Edition: Part I
Merry Christmas from Alex Taylor’s Outdoors
The Lonesome Bloodhound’s Trail — A Christmas Story A couple of years after the final Alex Taylor’s Crime Stories ran, he found himself still a frequent contributor to the Gainesville Times, although writing about a topic he holds a bit more deer … er … dear than crime. Dad has always been an avid outdoorsman,…… Continue reading Merry Christmas from Alex Taylor’s Outdoors