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Election FAQ: Things you need to know before you vote

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for a number of local, state and national elected offices. Before you go, take a look at this FAQ to make sure you’re updated on what you need to know before you vote. What’s on the ballot? More than a dozen statewide elected offices will be … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 5, 2018

Opinion

As Alabamians send other states’ kids to college, Ivey and ALGOP have no interest in education lottery

The lines snaked out of the gas station doors and around the building in some spots. At others, there was just a steady flow of people in and out for the past three days, usually a lengthy wait at the counter. Alabama residents were playing the lottery. Right over state lines, Alabamians stood in line … Continued

Josh Moon

October 24, 2018

Alabama District Attorneys Association elects Tom Anderson new president

The Alabama District Attorneys Association has elected a new president, Tom Anderson of Enterprise. The ADAA chose Anderson as the new president at the 2018-2019 summer ADAA meeting and training conference. Jill Lee of Columbiana was elected vice president, and Chris Connolly of Florence was selected as secretary-treasurer.Brian McVeigh of Anniston, who was last year’s … Continued

Chip Brownlee

August 22, 2018

Opinion

Debates? “No way Kay” says no way

Why does it matter whether current not-elected Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and elected Tuscaloosa Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walt Maddox debate the issues before Alabama voters? What’s the big deal, anyway? Each candidate will simply say what they think we want to hear. And, really, what advantage can Ivey gain from a debate with … Continued

Joey Kennedy

July 26, 2018

Opinion

Gerald Dial is a steady hand for Alabama

Alabama’s economy is growing…but it can do so much more. The key is having the right leadership in all elected positions, people who have vision. So far, Governor Kay Ivey has shown she has what it takes to make important changes and place our state in a position to win. Did you know agriculture and forestry together are the biggest industry … Continued

Charles Bishop

July 13, 2018

Opinion

Let them eat frozen dinners

Do not let up. Listen to me, progressives and liberals and all the rest of you just plain ol’ ticked off Americans. Do not stop the protesting. Do not stop the heckling. Do not stop making life absolutely, utterly miserable for the conservative lawmakers who have worked so diligently the last several years to make … Continued

Josh Moon

June 27, 2018

Alabama Association for Justice elects new executive officers

An Alabama association for plaintiffs’ attorneys who represent consumers and businesses, the Alabama Association for Justice, has elected a new group of officers. The new officers were elected at the group’s annual convention, which was held June 14 – 16 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The group has been around for more than … Continued

Chip Brownlee

June 19, 2018

Opinion

We don’t deserve Memorial Day

Memorial Day is supposed to be the day we set aside each year to honor the men and women who have died serving this country — the folks who fought to keep this place free and the shining “beacon on a hill.” This year, we celebrated with a giant middle finger to those brave souls. … Continued

Josh Moon

May 28, 2018

Patricia Todd, state’s first openly gay lawmaker, insinuates Gov. Ivey may be gay

Alabama’s first openly gay lawmaker — Rep. Patricia Todd, a Democrat — suggested that Republican Gov. Kay Ivey is gay in a tweet posted to her account Tuesday evening. Ivey’s campaign responded immediately, calling Todd’s comments a “disgusting lie.” In the tweet, Todd wrote, “Will someone out her for God’s sake….I have heard for years … Continued

Chip Brownlee

May 16, 2018

Council on American-Islamic Relations’ leaders to attend opening of lynching memorial

Dozens of leaders from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy group in the U.S., will join other prominent national civil rights and government leaders at the opening of the Memorial for Peace and Justice on Thursday. The Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 25, 2018