Opinion & Policy

  No, this is not a column about “a few of my favorite things,” but about Alabama’s incredible tourism industry. Tourism is a key component to Alabama’s economy. In 2020, more than 22.5 million visitors in Alabama spent $13.3 billion for food, accommodations, travel, shopping, and incidentals, according to the state tourism department. Tourism also…

  As you can see from the ads on television, it is election season AGAIN! These roll around every two years just like clockwork, and we cannot avoid them. This year we will be electing many of the state officers – like the governor, etc. – and our local county/district officers – like the district…

  Businesses and consumers alike are still dealing with the supply chain problems across the nation that have left so many store shelves empty of merchandise. While there has been a lot of discussion on how to solve the current issues with moving products to market, Alabama has already seen an increase in traffic through…

  So, what can be read in five minutes in a column that was said in a 30-minute, seven-page speech – the State of the State Address given by the governor? Here is my Cliffs Notes version. For those who never used them before, it is a short, condensed version of a much longer book,…

  This week we recognize three more events in our history. And, in my opinion, they are connected even though they will fall on different ends of the historical records. Monday we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day and General Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Yesterday, we recognized the one year anniversary of the Biden administration.…

In my research for this week’s column, I discovered that Judge Andrew Napolitano had also just recently covered this subject, with more detail than I was aware of. So, for this week, I welcome Judge Napolitano as a guest columnist, with minor edits done on my part. The inspector general of the Department of Justice…

  The City of Huntsville has rightly earned its place in history for its significant role in sending astronauts to the moon. It is now in the midst of proving itself even more important to America’s national security and our future endeavors in space, as well. Thus, the announcement a year ago that Huntsville would…

  Over the last 18 months, the Constitution of the United States has been raped by both the federal and state governments of “We the People” in the name of our assumed “public safety.” John Adams wrote in a July 1775 letter to his wife, Abigail Adams, that “Cities may be rebuilt, and a people…

  Can you BELIEVE we are already halfway through the month of January? Time certainly does fly by faster the older you get! There are so many things going on that I guess it’s hard to just keep up. One of the things going on right now is qualifying to run for an elected office…

    Now that the Alabama Legislature is back in session this week, there will be a lot of important decisions to make. There is a lot of discussion of what issues will come up for debate. Republicans, who are in the majority, have promised to take up bills regarding removing pistol permits, banning critical…