Opinions Articles

Has the Affordable Care Act Actually Lowered Premiums for the U.S.?

By Cody Traffanstedt It’s been eleven years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or otherwise simply known as the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by former president Barack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. The Affordable Care Act set out to...

Letter to the Editor

The Family of the Late James Houston Spain, Jr., would like to express our sincere gratitude for the many acts of kindness displayed during our loss. We truly appreciate the calls, the visits, the floral tributes and outpouring displays of love expressed during our...

America’s Truckers are an Important Line of Defense Against Human Trafficking

By Mark Colson On any given day, there are tens of thousands of people being trafficked into and within the U.S. A large percentage of the victims are minors, often young females, who are brutally forced to perform commercial acts of sex or labor against their will....

Letter to the Editor

Alabama’s healthcare organizations are pleading with the public to stay home and stay safe during the holidays to avoid an even worse COVID-19 catastrophe.  On Thursday of last week, there were 2,425 hospitalized COVID-positive patients and 3515 newly confirmed cases...