Opinion & Policy

  The election is over here in Coosa County – finally. There were only a couple of competitive races for us to decide since many of the candidates were unopposed. There were two races with Independents who lost because they were running against candidates who were much more qualified for the jobs. Thanks to the…

Special to the News   Wednesday Alabama Farmers Federation congratulated endorsed candidates on hard-fought victories in Tuesday’s general election. Of 153 candidates recommended for endorsement by the organization’s grassroots leaders, 151 were elected or re-elected. Federation President Jimmy Parnell said Tuesday’s results show voters want elected officials who listen to their constituents and offer common-sense…

As I write this, “election day” here in Alabama, and all across the nation, is tomorrow, and by the time “The Coosa County News” is printed and on news-stands by this Friday, the results “should” be settled. While some will be celebrating their victories, probably close to half of the population will most likely be…

  As you read this, we are four days away from our mid-term elections. This election cycle is the mid-point of the election of the president/vice-president and is generally a referendum on the performance of the current administration. And it is the election of our governor, lieutenant governor and other state officials here in Alabama,…

If you are reading this column I feel it safe to assume that you care about local and/or national politics, and thus, you care about who represents us in our various levels of government and what those governments do regarding the collection of taxes, use, and/or abuse of their authority, and how said governments serve…

  This past week the conviction and recommendation of the death penalty by a Marshall County jury of Jimmy Lee Spencer puts the state one step closer to justice for the victims of his crimes and a sordid chapter in Alabama criminal justice history. Spencer was found guilty for the murder of three people only…

Adopted in 1789, the U.S. Constitution contains 4,543 words, yet nowhere within the four pages that makeup our Constitution is there a mention of the idea of a division between political parties, let alone just two parties, to bicker back and forth in their eternal effort to control the whole of all possible power that…

Special to the News   Joe Ficquette, district attorney for the 40th Judicial Circuit, issued the following statement in an endorsement for Sheriff Michael Howell: “I am pleased to endorse Sheriff Michael Howell for his second term as sheriff of Coosa County. Michael is a superb leader who I know will always continue to do…

Special to the News   The Alabama Public Policy Foundation, or APPF, is educating voters about the opportunity to update Alabama’s constitution while upholding existing state law by approving the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 and Statewide Amendment 10 on the November 8 ballot. The current Alabama Constitution of 1901 has long been a subject of discussion because of its length, redundancy and…

“A constitution of government once changed from freedom can never be restored. Liberty once lost is lost forever. When the people once surrender their share in the legislature, and their right of defending the limitations upon the government, and of resisting every encroachment upon them, they can never regain it.” The above quote is taken…