In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Alabama's gasoline tax continues to be higher than our Georgia neighbors, so Judson Edwards, Dean of the Troy University Sorrell College of Business and host of the Double Dome podcast, talks about his research into the Alabama bond issue and gasoline tax with Carolyn Hutcheson, host of The Exchange.

Commissioner Kent Davis of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the new Enterprise, Alabama, State Veterans Home, to be named in memory of Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins, Medal of Honor recipient.  The groundbreaking ceremony takes place later this week.

In observance of Flag Day, In Focus brings the story of the U.S. Flag that flew over the U.S. House of Representatives the day that President F.D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress, Dec. 8, 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Retired Colonel Bryan Morgan, who served as the State Judge Advocate for the Alabama Military Department, tells In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson how his family came into possession of the flag.  His father, a Congressional page, and his uncle, U.S. Congressman Luther Patrick, both witnessed the historic presidential speech about "The Day of Infamy."

June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the prevalence of financial exploitation inflicted on older citizens.  Alabama law requires that any financial professional licensed by the ASC report suspected financial abuse to the agency and to DHR.

Theater, television, and film actress Sandra Ellis Lafferty talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson in her hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama.  The City honored her with a gold star on its Walk of Fame earlier this year.

The late River Region artist Priscilla Crommelin has been celebrated worldwide  for her impressionistic style of painting in  vibrant colors.  Her daughter, Priscilla Crommelin Ball, and grandddaughter, Priscilla Crommelin-Monnier McMullan, sat down with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson at Montgomery's Stonehenge Gallery, surrounded by her art in a special exhibit, which will be open to the public through June 17th.

True crime writer Mark Pinsky talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the circumstances surrounding the 2004 murders of Brent and Charlotte Springford of Montgomery by their son.  Pinsky investigated the missing piece of the story - that of a self-proclaimed female shaman, whose influence Brent, Jr. came under while living in Colorado.  Pinsky wrote the book, "Drifting into Darkness, Murder, Madness, Suicide, and a Death 'Under Suspicious Circumstances.'"

On The Exchange today, Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about fake check scams that are on the rise in Alabama.  He outlines how these counterfeit checks are presented to potential victims.  The ASC stands ready to help, with information at their website,asc.alabama.gov, and by phone at 1-800-222-1253.

In Focus visited the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, where curator Jennifer Jankauskas and interdisciplinary artist Bayete' Ross Smith talked with host Carolyn Hutcheson about a new kind of art installation - Smith's "Got the Power: Boomboxes 2022."  The towering sculpture features music and recorded local voices and will be in the John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden for the next three years.

On The Exchange, Judson Edwards, Dean of the Troy University Sorrell College of Business, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In  Focus host, about economic indicators that point to spiraling inflation leading to stagflation - a stagnant economy plagued by inflation.