Greg Garrison writes news and feature stories for AL.com, covering religion, Birmingham City Hall, Southern culture, civil rights history, state politics, sports and entertainment. He joined The Birmingham News as a staff writer in 1986 and his stories have been published at AL.com since it was founded in 1997. A 1985 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, his awards include a Hearst College Journalism Award, APA Best News Feature, APME Deadline Reporting and APME Sport...