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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

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October 5, 2020

Opinion

The “rule of law” has some exceptions

The State of Alabama murdered a man on Thursday night. Murder is what you call it when someone intentionally causes the death of another human for an unjustifiable reason. That fits with what Alabama did to Nathaniel Woods. Woods didn’t kill anyone. Everyone associated with the case agreed on that. And the amount of mental … Continued

Josh Moon

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March 6, 2020

Opinion

Rush: A man way ahead of his time

In 1987, I sold my portion of Giles Enterprises and did a little real estate development in 1988 and in 1989 joined the Hunt Administration as Small Business Advocate for the State of Alabama. Also in 1988, on a scratchy low powered AM radio station in Montgomery Alabama, a strange, but different kind of radio … Continued

John W. Giles

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February 7, 2020

Brooks attends depositions in lawsuit over congressional reapportionment

Last Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, announced that he was attending depositions of Census employees in the lawsuit that he and the State of Alabama have filed challenging congressional reapportionment based on the number of people who live in the U.S. Brooks and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) contend that it should be based … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 20, 2020

Secretary Merrill announces two new counties to allow online business filings

Yesterday morning, DeKalb and Geneva counties joined eight other counties in the State of Alabama in allowing online business filings for the formation of domestic limited liability companies. “The Office of the Secretary of State is excited to welcome two more of Alabama’s counties into the online filings portal! Probate Judges Ronnie Osborn and Toby … Continued

January 9, 2020

Opinion

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is probably your only hope

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a mistake. While talking about poverty in Alabama, Ocasio-Cortez said “ringworm” instead of “hookworm,” and whooo boy, hahaha, isn’t she dumb and stupid and a naive little girl? She should keep her mouth shut and never talk again. Except … I’m betting the people of Lowndes County sure would appreciate her … Continued

Josh Moon

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January 24, 2019

Opinion

EJI museum, memorial are giant mirrors for Alabama

It should be expected, I guess, that a museum and a memorial devoted to America’s awful history of lynchings and general mistreatment of minorities would touch a few nerves. It’s hard to look in the mirror sometimes. That’s what the Equal Justice Initiative’s museum — The Legacy Museum — and memorial — The Memorial for … Continued

Josh Moon

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April 27, 2018

Opinion

Notes on a theme: Nonsense

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Mammoth prison spending contract headed to contract review The State of Alabama is entering into a contract to pay Wexford Health Sources Inc., nearly $400 million over the next two years to provide, “comprehensive healthcare including medical and mental health care and management services to state inmates,” according to … Continued

Bill Britt

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February 28, 2018

The Secretary of State’s Office effectively eliminated long wait times for businesses with less staff

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A few years ago, it could take seven to nine months for paperwork filed with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office — paperwork ranging from LLC filings to commercial liens — to be approved and put into the system. The delays often left businesses with outdated information that is important … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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June 28, 2017