Opinion

This week I talked to a precious lady right here in the area who had been the victim of a scam attempt last week. She said she was so embarrassed that...

It is amazing to read what some legislators have written in the weeks since the state legislature passed the so-called Alabama Accountability Act. The...

The most disturbing thing about how the school Accountability/Flexibility Bill was passed is that Republicans don’t seem to think they have done anyth...

Education issues have been the lead story in the state of Alabama and in Franklin County for the past several weeks. Education is a topic that gets ev...

After watching basketball at the different gyms around the county and surrounding area I forgot just how much baseball and softball depended on the we...

You would think that if we were going to fundamentally change education in Alabama that you would want the taxpayers, local school boards, parents and...

There has been a lot said over the past two weeks about the tactics used by Republicans in the Alabama legislature to pass the so-called Alabama Accou...

I never thought that I would live to see a governor brag about how he has eliminated 4,000 jobs — especially in the middle of a recession! But two wee...

I was in disbelief when Gov. Bentley vetoed a bill from Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow and Sen. Roger Bedford that would allow Franklin County to set up scho...

I voted for President Obama in 2008 mainly because he promised if he were elected he would reduce the national debt. Instead it has about doubled. Wit...