Opinion

Needing a 'rain event'

07-25-2008

The water war is heating up once again. And with November elections coming, no one is surprised that the issues involved are the meat on which politicians feed.

Editorials

Coastal driving

07-25-2008

Since World War II, driving to the beach for a summer week has been many families' tradition. The New Deal and military improved roads gave post-World War II Americans the opportunity to load their children into the car and make it to the Gulf or Atlantic coasts in a day or less.

Fueling Al Gore

07-25-2008

There goes Al Gore again, challenging the United States to do the impossible. America has to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels or it will be in big trouble, the former vice president said. The United States also has to do it within 10 years if it hopes to avert catastrophe.

Columns

Phillip Tutor: A shock — Optimism in Anniston

07-25-2008

Two days ago, I joined a few others for lunch and a chat. The topic wasn't particularly sexy: homelessness and substandard housing in Alabama. The sandwiches were fine, the company was pleasant, but discussing the heartrending reality of people who have so little and need so much could have turned our lunch date into a real downer.

James L. Evans: History, faith and politics

07-25-2008

The decades between 1970 and 2020 eventually will be seen as one of the most significant periods of our history, especially in regard to the interplay between politics and religion. And the 2008 presidential campaign may well serve as a lesson for the whole period.

Tomatoes: The bad rap

07-25-2008

'Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?' former Labor Secretary Ray Donovan famously asked after being indicted for mob-relat-ed larceny and fraud, and then acquitted of the charges.

Speak Out

Speak Out ... 'Sound' economy?

07-25-2008

Feedback and commentary from Anniston Star readers.

07-24-2008 Headlines

• McClellan CEO's assignment: Marching orders for new leader

• Government in the shadows: Dysfunction junction in Oxford

• Playing games: The confusing statements of al-Maliki

• Slavery by another name

• Speak Out ... Calhoun County deputies are adjusting to their new duties

07-23-2008 Headlines

• Why not call the cops? Preventing bank robberies

• State benefits need attention: And now, not later

• Harvey H. Jackson: What's in an image?

• The two McCains: An affair to remember

• An innocent abroad

• Hop in, state worker: Let's carpool!

• Speak Out ... In these tough times, trust in Alabama's community banks

• Speaker's Stand ... Poor journalism from Star

07-22-2008 Headlines

• Volkswagen's lesson: What this deal taught us

• The 'other' GI Bill: It's worthwhile legislation

• The shift on Iraq

• Speak Out ... Friendly fire

07-21-2008 Headlines

• Our historical partisanship: How to study 'Stonewall'

• The reality for working parents: Day care in Calhoun County

• Our environmental policies

• Speak Out ... Children's Theater tops

07-20-2008 Headlines

• In the Atlanta skyline, the shape of a new South

• H. Brandt Ayers: We need Mark Twain

• Keeping our state's taxes low

• Bring clean energy to Alabama

• Speak Out ... Strict regulation of lending business is way overdue

• Speaker's Stand ... The death penalty debate

07-19-2008 Headlines

• Talking to the enemy: The U.S. and North Korea

• Amendment making ballot debut

• Speak Out ... No more chemical weapons

07-18-2008 Headlines

• Diplomas that mean nothing: Applaud Byrne's move

• Go the distance

• Good decision

• Phillip Tutor: To our visitors — Have fun, help us out

• James L. Evans: Was Jesus a Marxist?

• High cost of healthy

• Just the news, please

• What newspapers are saying about the New Yorker's Obama cover

• Speak Out ... Injustice to Anniston?

07-17-2008 Headlines

• Drilling our way to nowhere: This stubborn administration

• Fluid avenues

• Bring the parents

• JSU's 'new arrangement'

• Gas on the fire: The 'peak oil' argument in D.C.

• Speak Out ... Judging disputed election

07-16-2008 Headlines

• Close, but no cigar

• A difficult week

• Sweaty success

• Harvey H. Jackson: Rambling food for thought

• Hummer: We need thee

• Losing men of character

• This is ridiculous

• Speak Out ... It's time for voters to evaluate Ben Little's job performance

07-15-2008 Headlines

• The air we breathe: Alabama and the EPA

• Nothing to show but dirty air: The ADEM of the U.S.

• Don't forget to vote

• Where's Obama's independence?

• Speaker's Stand ... More of the same from The Star

07-14-2008 Headlines

• Here we go again: The tanker decision do-over

• Score one for 'average Joe': What Alabama should do

• A movie's humanity

• Speak Out ... Vile and atrocious

07-13-2008 Headlines

• Greener pastures? Myths about the bust that will follow the boom(ers)

• Extreme makeover, international edition

• It's Quin-taarrd

• H. Brandt Ayers: How was your Fourth?

• Pakistan's chief fear: India

• Speak Out ... Regain respect

07-12-2008 Headlines

• Choices for the GOP

• Flips, flops, oops on Iraq policy

• Speak Out ... The Saks Youth Activities enjoyed an excellent season

07-11-2008 Headlines

• Prey tell: Do people care? Protecting our residents

• Join a city, or make one

• Phillip Tutor: Anniston and I-20 — Past and future

• James L. Evans: Future of faith-based initiatives

• What do most Americans want?

• Speak Out ... Water policy is a start

07-10-2008 Headlines

• The long-term question: Funding law enforcement

• Bush's science censors: Our uncertain future

• Speak Out ... Bryan: Rules-breaker or victor?

07-09-2008 Headlines

• The reason for his visit: Dr. Death Penalty's message

• At the bottom again

• Harvey H. Jackson: From Mississippi, and up to no good

• The legacy of Jesse Helms: What you should remember

• Surrender in England, without a struggle

• Barack hearts America

• Speak Out ... Smith's a visionary

07-08-2008 Headlines

• A nation of toleration: What Americans believe

• K-12 schools and higher ed: The need for teamwork

• Shades of U.S. history

• Speak Out ... Where's the loyalty?

07-07-2008 Headlines

• A faith-based effort: Obama's campaign vow

• Editorial notebook: They call it 'June Weed'

• Honoring the fallen

• Speak Out ... Best interests of schools

07-06-2008 Headlines

• A death penalty sticking point: The murky evidence for and against deterrence

• To attract Hispanic voters, address racial equality

• When diplomacy works

• H. Brandt Ayers: Wrong to bear arms?

• Alabama and the death penalty

• In Alabama, more incentive to save for college

• Drilling in the U.S.? Yes, it's time to drill

• Speak Out ... Time to take action

07-05-2008 Headlines

• Which deal to honor? The incinerator agreement

• Basic truths about flip-flops

• Speak Out ... Set time for playing anthem at children's tournaments

07-04-2008 Headlines

• A quiz, American style: Testing our knowledge

• Phillip Tutor: Time for politickin'

• James L. Evans: Celebrating our freedoms

• Audacity of pride

• The day, the meaning: Being an American

• Speak Out ... Alabama GOP

07-03-2008 Headlines

• Anniston: The reselling of a promising city

• Payday loans: They're not usury

• Speak Out ... To Calhoun County's youth: Keep the American dream alive

07-02-2008 Headlines

• Cold water on critics: Hearing Siegelman's detractors

• Where the rivers run free: Saving our waterways

• What does it mean to be an American?

• Harvey H. Jackson: Summer reading — The duty, the love

• Unity is not union

• The need for cohesion

• Speak Out ... Payday lending in Alabama: Industry, readers react

07-01-2008 Headlines

• The court's gun decision: National issue, local view

• Time to plan

• Bush and the Iran question

• Speak Out ... Judging Bryan's actions

06-30-2008 Headlines

• Admitting to the mistakes

• Editorial notebook: The wrong side of the road

• McCain and his jurists

• Speak Out ... Issue of patriotism

06-29-2008 Headlines

• Rescuing the prey

• Short-term loans can lead to financial freedom

• In hard times, are payday loans a necessary evil?

• H. Brandt Ayers: Obama, Colin, Condi are ... ?

• Carter's bum rap

• Speak Out ... Disappointment in GOP

• Speaker's Stand ... Opportunity for Alabama

06-28-2008 Headlines

• N. Carolina's example

• Speak Out ... The basics of life

06-27-2008 Headlines

• A city's moral obligation

• Phillip Tutor: The view from the tower

• James L. Evans: How America lost its soul

• Paul Rilling: Covering McClellan — What worked

• Speak Out ... Top 50 in America

06-26-2008 Headlines

• Lender: 'Gregory had a need and I filled it'

• The plight of Iraqi refugees

• Speak Out ... Wiretapping and war

• Speaker's Stand ... King and kingmaker?

06-25-2008 Headlines

• On a fixed income and in a fix to lenders

• Riley's full disclosure: Always a good idea

• Harvey H. Jackson: Sea turtles, flamingos and lights

• End of the open road: The American land of the perpetual frontier meets $4-a-gallon gasoline

• Speak Out ... Help the seniors in Piedmont

• Speaker's Stand ... This time, the good side won

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