Opinion

Coal is good for Alabama

When Barack Obama first ran for president, he campaigned on a pledge that his tenure in office would ...

Opinion

Smoking out the Nanny State

The city of Troy’s recent smoking ban represents our own local experimentation with the Nanny State. A new ...

Opinion

Hope amid the noise

I made the mistake of walking away from my computer after hitting “play” on a Youtube video. All ...

Opinion

Inside the statehouse

Alabama and the Deep South have now become the heart and soul of the Republican Party in America. ...

Opinion

Michael Bloomberg comes to Troy

Well I don’t actually know if the Mayor will be visiting Troy in person soon, but Mr. Bloomberg ...

Jaine Treadwell

Growing up in the 1950s

What my daughter said kind of surprised me. “I wish I’d grown up in the 1950s.” What was ...

Blogs

Gather your bells, whistles and shakers to celebrate today

The City of Brundidge is participating in what they hope will be a new tradition this year. I ...

Jaine Treadwell

Water hoses and summer fun

“What are you saying, Granma? “I said … ‘Do you want to go play under the water hose?’” ...

Blogs

Smoking ban doesn’t take away rights, it gives them

Every summer, my mom and dad and brother and I would load up in the van and head ...

Daniel Sutter

Obama: Scary detachment from reality

As I sat down to prepare my column for this week, I scanned some of the major news ...

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