Secretary of State Merrill addresses redistricting controversies
It is our recommendation that the Alabama Legislature reexamine the current Board of Registrar system.
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See recent postsKatie Britt won the Senate race the old fashioned way
It would be safe to say she outworked Mo Brooks and Mike Durant combined three to one.
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See recent postsAs World Games open, ignore the CAVE people
Birmingham is a city that continues moving forward in a challenging and competitive climate.
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See recent postsThe Great American Experiment: A work in progress
The Great American Experiment is always evolving, and it is up to each one of us to think about how we want the next chapter of this experiment to go.
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See recent postsThe loaded language of the abortion debate
Abortion is already one of the most difficult issues of our time, and loaded language makes it even harder to find common ground.
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See recent postsWho will “stop the steal” in the Senate District 27 election?
Jay Hovey won the Republican primary, but he is now having to fight to have only legal votes counted.
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See recent postsA tribute to the legend Bill Baxley
Bill Baxley has a place in Alabama history. It is hard to believe that young Bill Baxley turns 81 this month.
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See recent posts“2000 Mules” gives away its game – by blurring a dog
To my eye, the dog is blurred for one reason only.
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See recent postsOpen, fair primaries should be the goal for Alabama
The farce in the Whatley-Hovey Alabama Senate race is a perfect example of political parties having too much control over elections.
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See recent postsThe slippery slope fallacy
Much of the talk now is about the slippery slope. You know, one thing happens, but that triggers a lot of much worse things. Because gas-guzzling trucks are banned doesn’t mean all gasoline-powered vehicles will be banned, but that’s what the slippery-slopers would argue. In writing, we call that a fallacy. Just because, say, the … Continued