Johnny Mack Morrow

Jobs are on people’s minds today. It’s been a tough time for employment, and it is understandable that folks would be concerned about current and futu...

Some candidates in this election season say our schools are a failure. Perhaps they think it’s good politics, or maybe they actually believe it. It is...

Jobs are on everyone’s mind right now. Since the recession began in 2007, Alabama saw a tripling of the unemployment rate. Thousands of Alabama worker...

Education reform has been in the news a lot lately. Reform is the buzzword in Washington, it is the focus of editorial pages across Alabama, and it is...

Since the recession started back in 2007, Alabama has seen some pretty tough times. We had a record spike in unemployment, our exports and manufacturi...

Even though it is still hot outside, for most Alabama children, summer is over this week. The backpacks are on, the new school clothes are still stiff...

With the mercury pushing into the high 90s each day, it is hard to believe that for most Alabama families, the start of school is right around the cor...

How we treat the most vulnerable is important to us, and it’s an important measure of how well the state is doing. Children are at the top of the at-r...

The number one issue facing our state is jobs. Without employment a family is in peril. Without a paycheck everything in life becomes precarious. Work...

The July 4th holiday is coming up this weekend. It is time to think about fireworks and backyard barbeques, parades and gathering of family. We honor ...