Alabama Opinion Editorals

HB 314 and SB 211: A Handmaid’s Tale in Alabama

by Lanier Isom on April 15, 2019 in Opinions

Women Pose For Photo At Women's Rights March

Since the beginning of 2019, 14 states have passed or introduced 250 bills restricting abortion. Emboldened by a conservative-leaning Supreme Court, lawmakers are determined to challenge access to safe, legal abortion nationally by introducing unconstitutional “heartbeat” bills which ban abortions after six weeks. Last November, […]

Alabama Republicans Have Hypocrisy In The Bag

by Clete Wetli on April 15, 2019 in Opinions

For whatever delusional reason, the Republicans think that any environmentally friendly proposal is somehow an egregious affront to the sacred altar of capitalism.

Fixing Alabama Prisons Will Take Much More Than New Facilities

by Clete Wetli on April 8, 2019 in Opinions

Alabama must build new prisons and hire more officers just to reach a bare minimum of safety and constitutional compliance, but the real problems appear to be far more sinister and pervasive.

Early Voting Will Move Alabama Forward

by Clete Wetli on April 1, 2019 in Opinions

This bill is another opportunity for Alabama to move forward. For too long, we’ve approached sensible legislation like this with an obstinate attitude of baseless oppositional defiance.

Alabama Needs Common Core Standards, Not More Bureaucratic Obstacles

by Clete Wetli on March 24, 2019 in Opinions

Marsh and his conservative legislator cronies are doing their best to politicize education rather than improve it. Instead of letting educators make informed decisions and do their jobs, Marsh and company seem more interested in forcing public schools to offer Bible classes and to reinsert outdated education standards that are decades old.

Alabama Needs To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

by Clete Wetli on March 18, 2019 in Opinions

H.B. 96 is a major first step in reforming harsh sentencing laws that have had a devastating impact on our state. It would certainly relieve pressure on our overburdened courts and judges. Passing H.B. 96 would be a great bipartisan win for our state.

Congressman Mo Brooks’ No Vote On Bigotry Resolution Fuels Division

by Clete Wetli on March 11, 2019 in Opinions

Sign Hanging In Business Denouncing Hate

Just as Democrats need to be honest and call out Omar for her comments that were clearly anti-Semitic, Republicans need to call out Brooks for his continual fear-mongering language and his disturbing advocacy of a make-believe “War on Whites”.

Trump CPAC Speech Shows GOP Is Lost

by Clete Wetli on March 4, 2019 in Opinions

The GOP is no longer the party of conservatism. It’s certainly not the party of Lincoln anymore and it’s not the fabled, shining city on a hill envisioned by Reagan. It’s now more like a gaudy casino that has been hijacked by Trump and his enablers.

Alabama GOP About To Eat Crow Over Proposed Gas Tax

by Clete Wetli on February 25, 2019 in Opinions

After years of vociferously attacking any type of taxation or revenue increase for public services as inherently evil, the Alabama GOP is awkwardly poised to battle a rhetorical nightmare of its own creation. It ironically illuminates the hypocrisy of the GOP platform because finding revenue […]

Calhoun County Elected Officials Enjoy Decades of Tax Payer Paychecks Despite Continued Decline

by Matthew Tyson on February 13, 2019 in Opinions

In a recent USA today article, five Alabama towns were listed among the 50 worst place to live in America. My hometown of Anniston, AL managed to sneak in the top 10 at number 9. Here’s what the article had to say about us: “Like […]

Alabama Opinion Editorals

HB 314 and SB 211: A Handmaid’s Tale in Alabama

Alabama Republicans Have Hypocrisy In The Bag

Fixing Alabama Prisons Will Take Much More Than New Facilities

Early Voting Will Move Alabama Forward

Alabama Needs Common Core Standards, Not More Bureaucratic Obstacles

Alabama Needs To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

Congressman Mo Brooks’ No Vote On Bigotry Resolution Fuels Division

Trump CPAC Speech Shows GOP Is Lost

Alabama GOP About To Eat Crow Over Proposed Gas Tax

Calhoun County Elected Officials Enjoy Decades of Tax Payer Paychecks Despite Continued Decline

Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Could Die At The Hands of Rep. Paul Lee

Alabama Senate Passes Abortion Ban Bill Without Rape or Incest Exceptions, Now Heads To Governor’s Desk

Governor Kay Ivey Signs Near Total Abortion Ban Into Law

HB 314 Vote on May 14, 2019 – Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

AL Sen. Jim McClendon: Cancer Patients Can Just Get Marijuana On The Streets If They Need It

AL Sen. Jim McClendon: Cancer Patients Can Just Get Marijuana On The Streets If They Need It

Dustin Chandler: If Alabama’s Medical Marijuana Bill Fails, Carly’s Law Will Go Away

Alabama 49th Worst State, Conservatives Bear the Blame

Alabama House Committee Approves Lottery Bill That Would Fund Education

Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Could Die At The Hands of Rep. Paul Lee