Alabama Opinion Editorials

The Sickening Spins of Republicans

Clete Wetli | October 12, 2020 | Opinion Article

Yet, the spin is sickening as it’s morphed into a bizarre, fact-free simplistic fable about how Trump has magically restored America to the greatness he promised.

We Stopped Expecting Anything From Aderholt Long Ago… But Why?

Rick Neighbors | October 5, 2020 | Opinion Article

A person in the 4th Congressional District without health insurance, or someone that pays a high monthly premium for inadequate coverage, can expect nothing from Robert Aderholt. Working parents who cannot afford child care and are broke after paying each month’s bills can expect nothing...

Racist Alabama County Commissioner Still Has Job

Brent Wilson | September 24, 2020 | Opinion Article

Dean Calvert, a Blount County Commissioner, should be an easy fix when it comes to 2020 problems. Yet he still collects tax payer dollars after calling an African-American contractor the n-word. “That n-word is just throwing them together.” You get the above within the first...

Rick Neighbors – The Husband, The Father, The Man

Judy Neighbors | September 21, 2020 | Opinion Article

Rick and I met at Wrangler in Hackleburg in 1981. He was the Quality Control manager and I was a supervisor trainee. Part of my training was to spend a few days in each department. My time was mostly spent with the employees in his...

Why Trump Deserves To Nominate A Successor to Ginsburg

Dakota Layton | September 21, 2020 | Opinion Article

With the recent passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a one-of-a-kind legal intellect and trailblazer for women, political tensions on both sides of the aisle are likely to reach a new high as President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rush to fill Ginsburg’s...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Forever Notorious, Forever Courageous

Clete Wetli | September 18, 2020 | Opinion Article

Yet, Ginsburg’s greatest accomplishment may have been how she brilliantly inspired an entire generation of young women to courageously work toward their ambitions and dreams.

Who is Rick Neighbors?

Eddie Britton | September 17, 2020 | Opinion Article

Rick Neighbors is one of the “real neighbors” but he is also a decorated veteran from the Vietnam War. He volunteered and ultimately served three tours. But what was the decision-making moment that would change the course of Rick’s life? He was the son of...

“Bob” calls the Postal Service a Sham

Rick Neighbors | September 9, 2020 | Opinion Article

Yesterday, Robert Aderholt condemned Democrats for the United States Postal Service “sham”. Folks, has it come to this? We attack any institution that does not benefit our political agenda? This institution has been the glue from the beginning that has tied this nation together. Some...