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Student-Run Free Clinic commended for its role in Mobile

The University of South Alabama Student-Run Free Clinic (SRFC) provides persons in need in Mobile and hands on experience for students. The SRFC is designed to provide under served persons in Mobile with access to healthcare and health literacy. The student teams receive guidance from preceptors. The SRFC allows the students to spend more time … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 13, 2020

McCutcheon says that legislature will address rural healthcare

Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) told a gathering of the Alabama County Commissioners Association in Auburn that the Alabama legislature will likely work on addressing rural healthcare in the 2020 legislative session. McCutcheon said that the legislature is “Working on rural healthcare,” and is looking at rural clinics. “We need to provide … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 10, 2019

McCutcheon: Brick and mortar will be part of state’s prison reform

Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) spoke to the Alabama Association of County Commissioners about the prison crisis and told them that “Construction is going to be on the table.” “When you look at the facilities, some of them are so old that it is not cost productive to put money in to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 6, 2019

Opinion

It is good to honor our veterans, but it is better to take action

The word “sacrifice” gets used a lot, but it can be difficult to truly appreciate the full meaning of that word. For one group of people, “sacrifice” takes on a special meaning. This weekend we honor our nation’s veterans. While Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who died in military service, Veteran’s Day … Continued

Craig Ford

November 8, 2019

Retired State Rep. Pete Turnham has died

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that retired State Representative Pete Turnham, D-Auburn, has passed away at the age of 99. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said, “Last night, a true statesman passed away. Former state Rep. Pete Turnham served his country in WWII, before serving as a state rep. for HD-79 for 40 years. We offer … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 2, 2019

Opinion

It is the guns. It is the rhetoric.

It’s the video games. Or the mental health problems. Or the violent TV shows. Or maybe, even, it could be that the liberals have coddled these troubled minds too much. Yep, it’s definitely one of those things, or all of those things. But the two things it can never be are the weapons of war … Continued

Josh Moon

August 6, 2019

Opinion

“I Just Feel So Unnecessary”

Once again I show my age because the headline quote was a favorite of the country musician-comic known as Stringbean. Years ago he was a regular on the Grand Ole Opry and later on the TV show, Hee Haw. His words definitely seem to fit the world of public schools we deal with each and … Continued

Larry Lee

June 13, 2019

Alabama House Judiciary Chairman Jim Hill says a “multi-prong” approach needed on prisons

There is a general belief among lawmakers that Gov. Kay Ivey will call a Special Legislative Session sometime in the fall to address the state’s failed prisons. The real need, as many see, is not just building new facilities but also enacting sweeping justice reforms that impact the front end of the prison system. House … Continued

Bill Britt

June 12, 2019

New report shows nearly 20 percent of LGBTQ youths have attempted suicide

A new report conducted by The Trevor Project found sobering rates of mental health issues among LGBTQ youth across the United States. According to The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth, their survey is the “largest survey of LGBTQ youth mental health ever conducted,” with … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

June 12, 2019

Opinion

Pistol, pistol, who has the pistol?

As a state, Alabama isn’t much of a problem solver. That’s why we rank near the bottom in practically every quality of life survey of the nation. It’s why we’re lousy at fixing education and prisons and mental health and child welfare. Somebody (usually the feds) has to tell us how to fix those problems. … Continued

Joey Kennedy

April 18, 2019