New legislation aims to eliminate Alabama’s status as a refuge for predators by extending civil statutes and creating a revival window. By Merika Coleman Alabama State Senator Merika Coleman represents…
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The ALGOP Steering Committee is running the very real risk of 2017 repeating itself Dr. Bill Chitwood In politics, perception is reality. Like it or not, it’s true more often…
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Whitmire: Another double standard exposes the Alabama GOP By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com This is an opinion column. What does it take to prove that you live in a place?…
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Should ICE, immigration enforcement, be reformed in Alabama? Here’s what you said By Ruth Serven Smith | rserven@al.com An increasing number of Americans, including Alabama residents, think U.S. Immigration and…
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By Trisha Powell Crain BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As Alabama schools show continued improvement in test scores and have received national recognition for recent academic gains, Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, says the state’s…
View More Alabama lawmaker proposes changes to A-F school report cardsWhere does Tommy Tuberville live? Is he a resident of Alabama or Florida? That seems to be the unanswered question. Let’s get real, people, and use some common sense. If…
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This is an article that I wrote a few weeks ago, however in lieu of some things that have been said recently by one of our candidates, I think this…
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An Alabama House committee recently approved legislation that could subject medical examiners to prison time if they harvest a deceased person’s organs without first notifying and obtaining consent from the deceased’s…
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Opinion | Alabama’s senior population is growing. So are their concerns about health care An unmistakable message emerged from focus groups: Seniors feared Washington funding cuts would mean reduced access…
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No decent person could ever seriously justify honoring Robert E. Lee at all, much less on the same day the state honors MLK. By Josh Moon In a way, it…
View More Opinion | Alabama disgraces itself by continuing to honor a traitor on MLK Day