Opinion & Policy

  According to a recent article in “The New York Times,” President Joseph Biden is trailing behind former President Donald Trump in polls that were conducted jointly by “The New York Times” and Siena College, with Biden losing in one-on-one matchups in five critical swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. David Axelrod, a…

  We are not that far away from the next session of the Alabama Legislature, which will be in February 2024. The past four years lawmakers have had the luxury of budget surpluses that have allowed more money to be spent on services delivered to taxpayers both in public education and general state agencies. But…

  Recently I read something somewhere (but I haven’t found it again yet) from someone who was complaining that “The Coosa County News” seemed to only report things that involve Rockford. Whoever it was should volunteer to report from the community where they live. We have contributors from Richville, Equality and Union Square every week.…

  According to the writings of Plato, the Greek philosopher Socrates pointed out during his defense when on trial for his life that dissent, like the “gadfly,” was easy to swat, but the cost to society of silencing individuals who were irritating could be very high: “If you kill a man like me, you will…

  This past week there were two special elections in Alabama to elect new members of the Alabama House of Representatives. Considering that there are only 105 state representatives in our state, these were important elections for the state in addition to these two districts and their constituents. Thus, it was disappointing that the turnout rate…

  This is going to be a difficult column to write. There are things going on in our world that we all need to be deeply concerned about. As a Christian, I understand the importance of Israel and the Jewish people in what the End Times will be. These are God’s chosen people, and He…

  “Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.” (Eric Hoffer) “You should never trust anything reported by the media. Their first priority is to spread propaganda; their second priority is to make money. They never really care if they tell the truth or not.” (Varg Vikernes) “The biggest problem is…

  It’s time to have a discussion on ordinances. I would think that all large cities and towns and the majority of small towns have ordinances that have been passed since the time these cities and towns were formed. Ordinances are laws or decrees that are put in place by local governments to generally forbid…

  “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech…” (First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin “He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates…

  This past September the Alabama grocery tax was reduced from four cents to three cents after state lawmakers passed legislation this past session. This type of legislation has been debated for decades, but never went anywhere because of the concern about the money that would be reduced to fund Alabama public schools. However, Alabama has…