Opinion & Policy

  What can be said of veterans – those who serve in any of its distinguished branches? The answer is simple – not enough! They protected and provided. They cared and conquered. They defended to the end and hoped they would live to tell about it. God bless our veterans. They received a pauper’s pay…

Special to the News   Last Friday night in the House of Representatives, after weeks of debate and disorder within their ranks, the Democrats passed their infrastructure bill, but further delayed a vote on their Build Back Better tax-and-spending package. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement: “Democrats have been in disarray and arguing…

  This past week the Alabama Legislature concluded its special session called by Gov. Kay Ivey to address the once every 10-year reapportionment of Alabama’s legislative, school board and congressional districts. And unfortunately, it created another black eye for the lawmakers and the way some conduct business. Over the past four years, there have been…

  Op-Ed by America’s Newspapers   Hundreds of papers will die if Congress doesn’t act. There are 1,800 total “news deserts” — no local newspapers — and 1,000s more have “ghost newspapers.” The number of reporters has dropped by more than half since 2000. If Congress does not include local news help in the Build Back…

Example of the 2-inch plastic face mask referenced in the letter.   Dear Editor, In last week’s “Coosa County News,” Superintendent David Stover responded to some questions about the ongoing mask requirement for our local schools. However, as I move around Coosa County, I hardly see anyone wearing masks at Triple R, Dollar General, the…

This first Tuesday of November is an “election day.” While there are not any major elections within the State of Alabama, except for perhaps a mayoral election somewhere, nationwide there are bigger elections happening in other states, and the most watched election of this campaign season is the election for the position of the governor…

  Thank you, Christa Jennings, for allowing me to edit my column for this week. I felt that the exciting news events of Tuesday night were worth talking about – even briefly. First – THE BRAVES WON! I quit baseball years ago when the players started striking, but I watched the World Series this year.…

Beth Chapman Around the Capitol   The average Alabamian may not know or care that every 10 years their legislative and congressional district lines are redrawn, but it is vitally important to their well-being in many ways. It dictates who will represent them in the State House of Representatives, State Senate, State School Board, and…

  This week the Alabama Legislature is set to focus on the main agenda of the special session – reapportionment of congressional, legislative and state school board seats. There is always conflict about how the seats are drawn, and that will take up a lot of debate this week as lawmakers determine the final boundaries…