Skip to content

Lead

Ensler v. Meadows: we could use more of those “liberal New York values”

If actually serving the constituency is an issue voters care about, there's a clear choice in House District 74.
November 3, 2022

Sessions’ campaign releases new poll

A new poll commissioned by Jeff Sessions’ campaign shows the former U.S. Senator with a commanding lead over his Republican rivals heading into the March 3, 2020 primary. However sunny the survey looks for Sessions, it may be more window dressings designed to woo donors and discourage his competitors’ supporters than an accurate picture of … Continued
December 11, 2019

The water is poison and there’s no one we trust to fix it

There’s too much lead in the water in Lauderdale County.  The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued that alert on Thursday, and if ADEM issued an alert, after all of the pollution they’ve kept quiet about, you can bet No. 2 pencils must be falling from the taps.  ADEM has recommended a number of steps … Continued
September 13, 2019

Why aren’t we better than this?

There are good people in Alabama.  I know this to be true. I’ve lived here my entire life. I’ve seen the good people of this state in action.  I’ve watched them help each other after tragedies. I’ve watched them stop to help strangers on the side of the road. I’ve watched them go to unimaginable … Continued
August 13, 2019

Sen. Doug Jones plans to vote against Trump’s CIA nominee

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, plans to vote against President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, his office said in a statement Tuesday. Haspel, a longtime CIA intelligence official, ran a CIA prison in Thailand in 2002 when a captured Al Qaeda detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who was accused of orchestrating a … Continued
May 16, 2018