BY STEPHANIE SMITH, PRESIDENT/CEO OF ALABAMA POLICY INSTITUTE OPINION —When the debate over vice laws, those governing drugs, gambling or...
OP-ED: The myth of the moral vacuum: Why every law is a moral choice
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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...
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...
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...
Anchored in Truth | Not defined by yesterday
OPINION — Philippians 3:13 — “Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead…” There are some...
Kids Talk About God | How can Christians be unified?
OPINION — “If Christians were on a basketball team, they’d have to pass the ball instead of hog it,” said Ethan, age 10. “Jesus would probably be...
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...
Letter to the editor: One woman’s experience getting a STAR ID
OPINION — I am contacting you to share my recent experience with being denied a STAR ID.I hope this information may help other married women who...
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...