Story Type: Opinion

The “Silver Split” divorce epidemic

Longer lives, empty nests and financial independence helped drive a sharp rise in divorce among older Americans, especially women and remarried couples.

May 14, 2026

Do laws even matter anymore?

It seems that laws have become minor inconveniences that are barely speed bumps on the way for certain lawmakers to do whatever they want.

May 13, 2026

It’s official: The Supreme Court is a joke

With its ruling allowing Alabama to use maps that it previously deemed illegal, the Supreme Court has proven itself an absolute joke.

May 12, 2026

Alabama families are paying the price for a Washington loophole

An Alabama business owner argued profitable refiners exploited a federal exemption, shifting fuel costs onto families, farmers and small businesses already under strain.

May 12, 2026

Hoover and the SEC Baseball Tournament: a family tradition

For nearly three decades, Hoover’s partnership with the SEC turned a ballpark into a civic touchstone and a regional economic engine.

May 12, 2026

When faith becomes exclusion in public life

Wes Allen’s refusal to visit a mosque or synagogue reveals a troubling shift in how politics defines civic belonging.

May 11, 2026

Don’t fall for the GOP spin on the Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling

Republicans just spent a solid week lying to you about the recent Supreme Court decision and Alabama's voting maps.

May 11, 2026

Why does Rep. Ernie Yarbrough hold such contempt for public education?

The column argued Yarbrough’s relentless attacks on schools and teachers looked less like policy differences and more like a personal crusade.

May 11, 2026

Mike Ball: The vanishing home of the moderate conservative

Mike Ball reflects on Alabama’s Senate race, political corruption, and whether moderate conservatives still have a place in either party.

May 11, 2026

Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!

They wouldn’t be trying so hard to take your voting power away unless they were scared to death you were going to use it.

May 8, 2026