Opinion & Policy

  Last Wednesday was ALL about Flagg Mountain, Coosa County, and the wonderful outdoors of Alabama! There is always energy on the mountain, but June 15, 2022, will stand out as an Energizer Bunny Day with all of the activities that were going on. For those of you who braved the heat to attend the…

Dear Editor, Thank you for updating the community on the dismissal of the charges with the front page story. I have been hesitant to speak out, but I feel it is important that I do. The allegations made against me were false and completely made up. There is so much to this story that hasn’t been…

The federal republic that is the government of these United States is a system of the majority. We are a democracy only in that we let the majority of people vote for whom shall represent us in government. The candidate backed by the majority shall rise to office, to represent those that put him there…

  The one word we in Alabama want and need to hear when a child needs serious medical attention is “Children’s.” At Children’s Hospital of Alabama, we know a child will receive the absolute best healthcare and most up-to-date medical treatment available. “U.S. News & World Report” has again recognized that fact and named Children’s…

  Now that the summer months are here, tourists flock to Alabama for its many outdoor attractions. Families are more than ready to travel after two years of suffering through the pandemic. Whether it is the state’s sandy white beaches, its lakes or mountains, the economic impact on the state was $19.7 billion in 2021.…

  This is not our first national economic crisis, but it is the one that we all must currently address. Back in 1938, a writer for “The Atlanta Constitution” noted that “A depression is when wages are cut so low no one makes enough to live on, and a recession is when the price of…

  When 77% of voting Alabamians passed a statewide amendment to improve our 21 state parks, they did us a favor. Of the $85-million bond approved, $80 million will go toward modernizing the parks and investing in infrastructure to improve them. The funding will make the parks more profitable and improve their position as premiere…

Plan ‘Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain’   Special to the News   Secretary of State candidate Jim Zeigler called the 23% voter turnout in Alabama’s May primary “discouraging.” However, he says he has a plan to improve voter turnout if elected. “Of every four people you run into, three of them did not vote at all,” Zeigler said. Zeigler led the…

  Alabama lawmakers handling of redistricting of both legislative and congressional districts was one of the more disgraceful acts for this group of legislators from the past four years. State senators and representatives drew the maps behind closed doors with lobbyists and hid them from the public until the last minute. When citizens had a chance…

Just to clarify… Articles and columns are two entirely different things, and the terms are not synonymous or interchangeable. In light of recent events, this seemed as good a time as any to shed some light on this topic and help clear up any confusion. News is reported in articles, which are typically written by…