Alabama Opinion Editorials

Race, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 2

By Jeremy Jeffcoat on December 19, 2019 | Opinion

I consider myself a center-left individual. Interestingly, I considered myself a center-right individual for many years. However, as the right moved further from the center, my self-identification had to move with it. As a center-left,…

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The Medical Marijuana Bill Looks More Like a Trojan Horse

By Phil Williams on December 18, 2019 | Opinion

There is a great deal of effort going on in Montgomery to legalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. So much effort, in fact, that a review of the draft legislation indicates that…

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These Ashford, AL Racist & Bully Teachers Are About To Go Back To Work

By Brent Wilson on December 13, 2019 | Opinion

Kim Worsham, Tambria McCardle, Hannah Kirkland, and Julee Summerford Lasseter. These are the names of four teachers in Ashford, AL who created a Facebook group that was used during school hours to spew racist…

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Race, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 1

By Jeremy Jeffcoat on December 13, 2019 | Opinion

Part 1: A Dual Childhood

I consider myself a center-left individual. Interestingly, I considered myself a center-right individual for many years. However, as the right moved further from the center, my self-identification had to move…

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No Checks, No Balance

By Clete Wetli on December 13, 2019 | Opinion

The House is certain to rightfully impeach Trump and the Republican controlled Senate will refuse to convict and remove him from office barring some miraculous ‘deus ex machina’.

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Hungry in Alabama? Mo Brooks Thinks You’re a “Slacker”

By Clete Wetli on December 6, 2019 | Opinion

It’s another sad example of Republicans vilifying the poor so they feel better about cutting necessary social service programs while they keep giving the wealthy huge tax breaks.

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A Word to The Ungrateful

By Clete Wetli on November 28, 2019 | Opinion

The Ungrateful spend their time talking about American exceptionalism and greatness, but cynically denigrate its institutions, values, and norms.

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What Will It Take For Republicans To See The Truth?

By Clete Wetli on November 21, 2019 | Opinion

It’s beyond ironic that a party that has embraced constitutional originalism has green-lighted blatant obstruction of justice, obvious abuses of executive power, and clear violations of the rule of law.

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Bradley Byrne: The Facts About Ukraine

By Bradley Byrne on November 19, 2019 | Opinion

With all the allegations being made against President Trump, it’s important to examine some background and facts.

First, let’s talk about what has been going on in Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union. …

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There Is Nothing To See Here, Alabama

By Clete Wetli on November 15, 2019 | Opinion

If there’s one thing that the Republican Party has undeniably mastered over the last decade, both locally and nationally, it’s the art of misdirection. A misdirection is a tool that magicians and street corner hustlers…

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