Opinions Articles

OP-ED: The myth of the moral vacuum: Why every law is a moral choice

BY STEPHANIE SMITH, PRESIDENT/CEO OF ALABAMA POLICY INSTITUTE OPINION —When the debate over vice laws, those governing drugs, gambling or pornography reaches the halls of our legislature, a familiar, hollow cry rings out: You can’t legislate morality. While it might...

Opinion: Ahead of Lee County Sheriff race, I remember my son

OPINION —On Aug. 15, 2014, my 23-year-old son, Jamie Hubbard, died while in the custody of the Lee County Detention Center. Jamie was a good person who, like many young people, did not always make the best choices. That night, he was serving the first of three...

Letter to the editor: Jay Jones is on the ballot twice

OPINION —During the sheriff candidate forum [last month], Jay Jones stated more than once that the sheriff's most important job is keeping the county safe. [On April 15], there was an illegal, previously arrested, criminal alien from Guatemala running around our...

Op-Ed: What the 2026 legislative session means for everyday Alabamians

BY ALI RAUCHPRESIDENT AND CEO, OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPINION —For the first time this year, the Auburn Chamber, East Alabama Chamber and Opelika Chamber came together to publish a shared public policy agenda. It was simply a reflection of what we were hearing...
OPINION — Send in the Marine

OPINION — Send in the Marine

OPINION — It is often said that nothing is harder or more important than being a parent. As the mother of four young children, this is not a mere...

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Letter to the editor: One woman’s experience getting a STAR ID

Letter to the editor

OPINION — Six years after Aniah Blanchard was murdered, the the jury found Ibraheem Yazeed guilty of felony murder and one count for murdering Aniah...

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Opinion: We need a new sheriff in town OPINION — The last time Jay Jones wasn’t the Sheriff of Lee County, I was 13-years-old. The most important...

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