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Summoning your courage

We live in exciting -- and dangerous -- times. Just a week ago we saw a Trump-supported Brexit, ...

Opinion

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

The older you get the more you realize that old adages you heard as a child are true. ...

Daniel Sutter

Medicaid fails the poor

This year’s biggest state budget fight involved funding for Alabama Medicaid. The legislature overrode Governor Bentley’s veto ...

Guest Columnists

Remembering history one memorial at a time

I became angry when I saw the neglected World War II memorial. The stone tribute sits on a ...

Opinion

Every step counts for our kids

I remember the first Kids Count Data book that arrived at the newspaper. It landed with a thud ...

Opinion

Two decades of service and a lifetime of friendship

One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House ...

Daniel Sutter

Answer question before debating payday lending

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new regulations for payday lenders limiting lending to persons unable ...

Guest Columnists

Memories of a 1970s dog

A thread on the question-and-answer website Quora discussed the stark differences between dog ownership in the 1970s compared ...

Opinion

Smith helps community ‘do a good turn’

“First, let me ask: Is there anyone here who doesn’t know Dan Smith?” That’s how Troy City Councilman Marcus ...

Daniel Sutter

Muhammad Ali and freedom

The world lost one of its leading citizens with the passing of Muhammad Ali. A three-time world ...

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