Opinion

We are one year into the Bentley administration, a good time to review his performance so far and look at his priorities for the coming year.

I’m no stranger to voter apathy. The last election I voted in was the Republican primary before the 2008 presidential election. I have mixed feelings ...

Last week I discussed the inordinate power that Black Belt senators wielded in the legislature during most of the past century.

As we look back on 2011, one day that will forever be remembered is April 27 and the tornadoes that ripped through our state, leaving a path of death ...

Phil Campbell Christmas was founded on June 28, 2011 as a small Facebook event that grew into a group. We had 73 children officially in the group alth...

For those of you who don’t wish to read an editorial on such a mundane topic as the weather, please look elsewhere. For those of you who made it to th...

Ever since Alabama’s creation as a state in 1819 there has existed a political rivalry between North and South Alabama. This tug of war has mostly bee...

A teen mom has made headlines recently and no, it wasn’t for being on the MTV reality show of the same name. The girl I’m talking about is 18-year-old...

The beginning of a new year is a time of optimism. Just look at the proverbial new years’ resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking or be a better pers...

My New Year’s resolution — like several previous years — is to not make any more New Year’s resolutions. I decided awhile back to stop lying to myself...