Opinion

Few people realize the costs involved in running a music program at a school. Between instruments, uniforms and sheet music starting a small band can ...

Why have knee-jerk reactions to people’s opinions become so acceptable? It seems as though every couple of months some celebrity or politician speaks ...

The Franklin County Times commends the local fire departments for their continued efforts to promote fire safety and educating residents about how to ...

It is said that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Many times people do things they hope will produce positive results, but the actions u...

With new laws passed each year, it can be difficult for local governments to keep up to date with various policies outlining what those governments ca...

I was 14 years old when terrorists invaded our country, murdered our citizens, leveled our buildings and shattered our world as we knew it. I was 14 y...

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of one of the darkest days in the history of the United States — the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D...

On April 28 I was sitting on the porch at the Phil Campbell Community Center waiting for my husband as he cut trees off the entrance road and parking ...

When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon ten years ago a new class of hero evolved — the first responder. That September morning h...

I was flipping through the TV channels this past week trying to find something I could watch that didn’t involve middle-age reality stars or talking h...