Thus far, Alabama lawmakers haven’t expanded Medicaid in our state because of political fecklessness and an astonishing streak of financial ignorance. Each day that passes without expansion is a day of lost opportunities — in health care, in state revenue, in business growth.
Saturday is our nation’s 46th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day. As co-chair of the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and a member of the 48-state National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses, I am proud to take time to celebrate the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling. I …
WASHINGTON -- Christine Blasey Ford has accused Brett M. Kavanaugh of attempted rape while they were both in high school - a charge he unequivocally denies. She can't remember the date the alleged attack took place. She isn't even certain about the year (although she reportedly thinks it may…
WASHINGTON -- This is the cost when institutions have lost public trust.
WASHINGTON -- "It never happened" and "it wasn't him" are legitimate, if inconsistent, arguments for defenders of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to make. "We have to stick to our deadline" and "there's no need to involve the FBI" are nothing but partisan Republican talking points. And…
On a map, Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District hugs the Georgia state line and stretches from the outskirts of Fort Payne to well below Phenix City. It sneaks into the suburbs of Birmingham and Montgomery. It also includes one of the state’s largest universities, the state’s highest point an…
An unofficial and highly subjective top-five list of development suggestions for the unsightly corner of 12th and Noble streets in Anniston:
As a new resident of Jacksonville, I was disheartened to see the monument of a Confederate soldier in the city square. The Confederate flags flying at the Jacksonville cemetery, including a large one, atop a metal flagpole, are more disappointing.
With the recent passing of U.S. Sen. John McCain, we have lost a true American hero. He was held by the Vietnamese for over five years, being tortured and beaten. They wanted information from him and he chose torture instead.
If you missed it -- how could you, considering how far any news regarding President Trump flies these days -- the president went on another attack this week against the attorney general, former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Thirty-two percent of Annistonians live in poverty. Ponder that for a bit. Nearly 7,000 Annistonians in a city with a population barely over 21,000 reside below the federal poverty threshold.
CHOCCOLOCCO — Out here, it’s easy to forget you’re near anything. Green surrounds you, hues of farmland and pine trees and grass. The Appalachian foothills catch your eye. There’s more here now than there used to be, but it still is and always will be Calhoun County’s most bucolic place, qui…
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, made an appearance Tuesday night at Auburn University, where he spoke to the school's College Republicans group.
WASHINGTON -- In his new book Fear, Bob Woodward recounts that in April 2017, after President Trump saw images of dead Syrian children with their mouths foaming from a sarin attack, he called Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and issued an order: Get me a plan for a military strike to take out Sy…
WASHINGTON -- In one of Brett Kavanaugh's responses to allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl when he was in high school, a charge he has denied "categorically and unequivocally," he suggested that, perhaps, this was a case of mistaken identity.
Comedian Roy Wood Jr., a correspondent for The Daily Show, is from Birmingham. And he's written about his hometown (and home state, obviously) in today's New York Times.
If a majority of Alabamians support a statewide education lottery, and if the legislative tide is shifting in that direction, and if the governor is comfortable with voters finally having their say on the matter, we ask: why is this so problematic?
I don’t know whether Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when they were teenagers in the early 1980s, but I do know Ford’s allegations deserve to be heard.
Re “Average results again about Alabama education” (Editorial, Sept. 14):
Much of America likes to describe our home as a "Christian nation," which is certainly up for interpretation and debate in some regions of the United States. That said, new polling this year by Gallup shows that just 38 percent of Americans say they attend religious services weekly or almost…
WASHINGTON -- It is difficult to comment on an unfolding news story, but this one demands it. It is hard to write about someone you know and like, especially concerning matters of character. But sometimes there is little choice.
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