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The truth behind Florida’s success can help Alabama students

Larry Lee’s opinion piece of May 22 is nothing more than second-hand cherry picking of misleading data and the willful distortion of the facts. Alabamians deserve the truth about the sincere efforts in Montgomery to improve the lives of Alabama families and students based on proven and well-documented successes in Florida. Policymakers in Alabama and … Continued

May 31, 2019

We should be building great schools, not great prisons

Earlier this month, the governor announced her plan to spend almost a billion dollars of taxpayer money to build three new prisons for men (there will be no new prisons for women, even though it was the conditions at the women’s prison in Elmore County that started the whole prison debate). There’s no question that … Continued

February 27, 2019

In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh disaster, let’s finally start living well

Folks, Brett Kavanaugh is now a justice on the United States Supreme Court. We can’t do anything about that. For now. This man, who despite credible accusations that he is a sexual predator, still didn’t deserve a place on the highest court in the land even if no accusations had been made. Kavanaugh showed he … Continued

October 11, 2018

A standing ovation for teachers

Teachers hardly get the credit they deserve for the challenging jobs they do every day. Not only do they educate our children, but teachers also provide guidance, support, and serve as positive role models for the next generation. Their efforts and sacrifices should not go unnoticed. I have dedicated a good part of my life … Continued

May 14, 2018

There’s a reason so much anger is being directed at the Parkland kids

The kids are right That’s what makes the current gun debate, led by the teenage survivors of the Parkland school shooting, so vitriolic. The kids are right. Everyone knows it. Including the people who are arguing on the other side, slinging insults and ducking any meaningful debate. I’d probably duck debates, though, after what happened … Continued

April 3, 2018

Educators, retirees deserve a pay raise

By Rep. Craig Ford Eleven years is a long time to go without a pay raise. But for educators, state employees and retirees in Alabama, that’s how long it has been. And for retirees and many state employees, they have actually had their pay cut during those eleven years. You may be thinking that educators, … Continued

February 9, 2018