Opinion & Policy

  With the few remaining days of the 2022 Alabama legislative session, voters will be watching what gets passed or fails. There is legislation in other states like Florida and Arizona that have passed, which conservatives want to see made law in Alabama. Bills in the Alabama Legislature that give more parents say in their student’s education, punishment for municipalities…

  Again, picking up from where I left off from last week, I continue with my thoughts regarding the candidates for governor of Alabama. Our second Democratic candidate for governor of Alabama Chad “Chig” Martin from Enterprise, Alabama. In his youth, Martin earned a football scholarship to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he…

  After my weekend in Mobile for my fifty-second high school reunion, it is great to be back in Coosa County. There were too many cars, too many people and not enough people I knew or still know in Mobile. It was nice to see the few people I remembered, but that will be my…

  April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Children’s charities will cover the doors of local businesses with symbolic blue ribbons, schools will have poster contests, and charities will take advantage of a heightened awareness and additional fundraising dollars. But what will you do? On average, child abuse is reported every 10 seconds in this country,…

Among the agencies recognized in the governor’s cabinet is the Alabama Department of Senior Services (ADSS). It is the one agency with guaranteed longevity because there is one thing for certain – we are all going to be senior citizens at some point in our lives. We pray we are, anyway. Fortunate for us and…

Again, picking up from where I left off last week, I continue with my thoughts regarding the candidates for governor of Alabama. Our second Democratic candidate for governor of Alabama is Yolanda Rochelle Flowers. Ms. Flowers is from Birmingham, and she studied at the University of Tennessee. Flowers has made her Christian faith and public…

  Well, happy April Fool’s Day to everyone! Watch out for those strange jokes and pranks that generally show up on this day every year. If you have people in your life with strange ideas of humor, you will probably get got before the bell strikes midnight. This week I want to tell you about…

Again, picking up from where I left off from last week, I continue with my thoughts regarding the candidates for governor of Alabama. This week, we start in on the Democratic opposition. Our first Democratic candidate for governor of Alabama is Arthur Kennedy, who was born in Louisville, Alabama. Kennedy states that he is a…

  The probate judge handles a wide variety of judicial issues and has many administrative tasks. However, in Coosa County the probate judge no longer presides over the County Commission. That change began in November 2000 after passage of Alabama Act 1994-556. Act 1994-556 also made other major changes that affected the Coosa County Commission…

  Some lawmakers in the Alabama Legislature are again showing that their “law and order” campaign promises do not necessarily match their actions in the state capitol. This past week a bill being pushed by Alabama Appleseed that would weaken the state’s ability to suspend driver’s licenses for those who do not pay their traffic…