Opinion & Policy

  We are now less than 30 days to the November 8 general elections in Alabama. There will be a lot of statewide and local races for voters to choose when they go to the polls. However, down the ballot after the candidates for office there are also 10 amendments to the Alabama Constitution to…

  I have been on an incredible journey that is reaching back to the founding of our great country, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the War to End All Wars (World War I), and World War II. It is absolutely amazing the amount of history that has been packed into our short 246 years…

  This country is still grieving for the victims and the families from the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year. While the investigation to uncover all of the facts surrounding the circumstance are still ongoing, there have been other safety concerns to students around the nation. Right here in Alabama there have…

This past week PayPal Holdings Inc., a company that serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods for payments, made an announcement that they were updating their AUP (acceptable use policy). That agreement prohibits “the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials” that “present a risk to user safety or wellbeing”…

  One thing we can be thankful for this week is that we don’t live on the west coast of lower Florida or other parts of the east coast. I’ve lived through many hurricanes while growing up on the Gulf Coast, and I’ve seen some bad destruction, but nothing like what the Ft. Myers area…

Dear Editor, Coosa County’s sheriff’s election is coming up once again. We are lucky to have two wonderful candidates running for the office this term. Sheriff Michael Howell is the incumbent candidate. He’s been sheriff for the last four years, and I believe he’s done a great job. Sheriff Howell has accomplished a lot during…

By Ken Paulson There was a period in the late ‘60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to “Beach.” Of course, the Backstreet Boys may perform into their ‘80s, but there’s no question that a dated name can take a toll. Take the newspaper. With an emphasis…

When the delegates that represented the 13 original colonies of our nation penned their names to Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence in 1776, they did so as a unanimous United States of America, as “one people” to act in concert together. When, in 1789, the delegates assembled signed their names to our United States Constitution,…

Op-Ed by Brett Wesner, Chair of National Newspaper Association   We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable information about COVID-19 during the pandemic and turning to us to deliver accurate national and state health departments’ evolving assessments, as well as local reporting on treatment options in our communities. We at NNA see it…

By Al Cross National Newspaper Week editorial   I love social media. They keep me in touch with dozens of friends, whom I might otherwise have contact with just every few years, or every few decades. They let me share articles that I think bring greater understanding of a subject, usually with a comment of…