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Alabama’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Alabama’s ongoing increase in new cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations is especially worrisome for public health experts as flu season arrives and several holidays are just around the corner.

Eddie Burkhalter

October 31, 2020

Opinion

No peace, no calm, but that’s “normal”

"My students and I are on a first-name basis. But when I can’t call their names, it leaves me confused and frustrated. Like the world we live in today."

Joey Kennedy

October 30, 2020

Opinion

Doug Jones’s pathway to victory: Substance over lies

Jones said his work in the Senate should prove to the people of the state that party matters less than productivity.

Josh Moon

October 23, 2020

Opinion

Prisons, justice reform and the art of the possible

Politics is bound by the art of what's possible. It is also true that those who never dare the impossible rarely achieve even the possible.

Bill Britt

October 15, 2020

Opinion

GOP control of U.S. Senate critical for Alabama

If the U.S. Senate flips from Republican to Democratic, our iconic senior Sen. Richard Shelby loses the chairmanship of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Alabama loses our power in Washington.

Steve Flowers

October 14, 2020

Opinion

Open letter to AG Steve Marshall and all district attorneys of Alabama

It is important to all sports fans and families that during this time of emergency that price gouging should not be tolerated.

Tim Wadsworth and Ed Oliver

October 5, 2020

Opinion

In Alabama, the past is prologue

Even after 200 years, Alabama's political approach hasn't changed much; the fundamentals established by its founders are still evident in everyday politics.

Bill Britt

September 30, 2020

AT&T donates $100,000 to fund to support communities impacted by Sally

AT&T will present a $100,000 contribution to the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund.

September 22, 2020

Governor honors Alabama Truck Driver of the Year on state Capitol steps

To kick off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey honored the state’s most accomplished professional truck driver, Rosko Craig of Silas, Alabama, during a brief ceremony at the foot of the state Capitol steps Monday afternoon. Truck Driver Appreciation Week is from Sept. 13 to 19. Craig, 50 — a truck … Continued

September 16, 2020

44 days left to apply for an absentee ballot for Nov. 3 election

Those who are concerned about contracting or spreading the coronavirus are encouraged to apply for and cast an absentee ballot.

September 15, 2020