Trussville Tribune Opinions section.
By Paul DeMarco It has now been four years since Alabama state representatives and senators raised the gasoline tax 10 cents per gallon. The tax will now go up another penny this year starti... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary What happens when the government merely suggests you could be in trouble? “Excuse me sir, I’m with the government and we’ve heard some suggestions, see... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary On this 22nd anniversary of 9/11, I hold no illusions that we’ll never see a crisis again. The question is, “Who will lead us through it?” This past we... Read more
By Paul DeMarco Labor Day is usually the kick off for election season in Alabama, even with an election many months away. While we are over a year away from the United States presidential co... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary Have you noticed that when the left disagrees with a conservative view they can’t just simply disagree? Their primary tactic is first to rebrand and th... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary It was Friday night in the fall of 1981 at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville, Ala. Grissom High School was playing, and I was standing near Coach Stil... Read more
By Paul DeMarco There may be three branches of government in Alabama, but the Governor has the most powerful role of the three branches in the state of Alabama. The executive branch in our s... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary This past week marked an unfortunate milestone in American history: Two years ago the Biden administration fecklessly abandoned hundreds of U.S. citize... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary Big government, marijuana and Dr. Frankenstein walk into a bar … sounds like a cheap joke, I know. But the joke is on us because that’s basically what... Read more
Phil Williams: The making of laws is a sacred trust
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary I’ve been watching the ongoing soap opera in D.C. over relaxed attire for U.S. senators on the floor of the Senate. To make Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.)... Read more