Trussville Tribune Opinions section.
By Slade Blackwell Many of you may remember reading about legislation I sponsored and passed last session called Business ONE SPOT. The purpose of the bill was to remove red tape and make it... Read more
By Scott Buttram, Publisher Commentary On September 15, 1963- fifty years ago today- an otherwise tranquil Sunday morning was shattered by the explosion of a bomb at Birmingham’s Sixte... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Recently, Alabama was mentioned in articles from national publications such as The New York Times and the Associated Press, all highlighting the resurgence of cities and c... Read more
By Dave Parrish For those of you who know me, you know that I am into fixer-uppers. I have the ultimate fixer-upper and for the most part, I love it. My wife would tell you she’s the project... Read more
By June Mathews For the better part of the past three decades, I’ve taught kids in Sunday school. Since Mama always taught Sunday school when I was growing up, I took it for granted that I w... Read more
By Chesley Payne While not a pleasant topic, divorce is a fact of life these days. Divorce is an area of law that can encompass all other areas of the law. Real estate, debt issues, business... Read more
By Abby Hathorn Ken Laurence, a Birmingham native who is a designer on this season’s “Project Runway,” recently sat down with Abby Hathorn, a fashion and community blogger who is currently r... Read more
By Channing King Above, down, inside, out is a commonly used phrase in the chiropractic profession, but what does it mean? This phrase simply explains where life and health comes from and ho... Read more
By June Mathews While browsing around a hotel gift shop in Nashville one evening about a month ago, I spotted three jeans-clad, tiara-wearing women strolling through the lobby. I alerted my... Read more
By Zack Steele If you have read my columns over the years, you know that I drift from the often banal world of eye care and speak on subjects that I find relevant at the time. As I sit and w... Read more