Opinion & Policy

Dear Editor, Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was the last American president of the original United States, created as a voluntary union of low-taxed, independent states by the founding fathers. Republican Abraham Lincoln and his Wall Street billionaires invaded and overthrew this voluntary union to collect a 200% tax on steel plows used by farmers,…

  The Libertarian Party of Coosa County endorses the national Libertarian Party’s selection of 38-year-old Georgian Chase Oliver as our presidential nominee, with 62-year-old Oregonian Michael ter Maat as the vice-presidential nominee. Oliver – who is aligned with a more traditionalist faction of the Libertarian Party, the Classical Liberal Caucus – clinched the nomination after…

    I hope everyone took time last Monday to think about all of our soldiers who never came home from battle. Memorial Day is one of the special days that have been created for us to stop and give thanks for the men and women who gave their lives so that our country can…

  When we think of what is the backbone of the Alabama economy, you might think of both agriculture and auto manufacturing. Yet, as we move into June and the summer months, one of Alabama’s other economic engines is tourism. Whether it is the Gulf of Mexico, the rivers and lakes, or the southernmost hills of…

  School is almost out for this year and the legislature passed a record budget for next school year. The new budget is $9.3 billion with an increase of $550 million! Where did all this extra money come from? And how much, if any, is earmarked for the purpose of educating our children IN the…

  Patrick Henry (1736-1799), “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” On Wednesday, May 8, Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 270, a bill to set specific timelines that public entities in Alabama must follow when responding to public…

  There will be a lot of debate about both the best and worst bills passed during the last session of the Alabama Legislature. There are plenty of nominees that could be considered. Alabama property owners would probably give the award to a new law that will cap annual property tax appraisals at no more than…

Dear Editor, As a child I was taught to respect and obey authority. The Bible tells us to respect those who rule over us. I guess that doesn’t hold true for some of the people of Rockford. It’s a sad day when a small faction of people, some of whom don’t even live in the…

Special to the News   Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed House Bill 182, sponsored by Rep. Craig Lipscomb, to strengthen homeowners’ rights against squatters who illegally occupy their property. “It has been said that a person’s home is their castle, yet after a national rise in illegal occupations of homeowners’ private property, it is…

Law deters false reporting to law enforcement with enhanced penalties   Special to the News   Attorney General Steve Marshall applauds the Alabama Senate’s passage of House Bill 82, enhancing the penalties for falsely reporting a crime to law enforcement. Currently, false reporting of a crime is a Class A misdemeanor. HB 82 increases the…