COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT

It seems Alabama is always at the mercy of economic forces beyond its borders. The decisions that led to the decline of mainstay Alabama industries su...

Children have only one chance at an education. What happens in school affects every future opportunity, and failure can hurt a child for the rest of t...

For four years our nation has struggled to climb out of this recession. Some states have been more successful than others in recruiting or keeping job...

As Republicans like to point out, for 136 years Alabama voters continued to re-elect Democrats to represent them in Montgomery. During those years Ala...

Alabama schools start back next week. If it seems a little later than usual, that is because it is. A bill was passed during the last legislative sess...

Last April when the devastating tornados ripped through our Senate District they destroyed the entire school at Hackleburg and the high school in Phil...

The new leadership in Montgomery has been quick to pat themselves on the back for their performance since they took total control of our state governm...

For those of us that love local produce, this time of year is one of the best. Farms and gardens are hitting their stride with the bounty of fruits an...

In the last legislative session, one of the biggest battles that took place was over a bill that would allow select corporations to keep their workers...

I had a really good column planned about the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the bicentennial of America’s second war for inde...