Trussville Tribune Opinions section.
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” It’s a phrase you’ve probably heard before. The phrase has been attributed over time to Thomas Paine, General Ge... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It was a fearful time in 2006 when a number of rural churches were burned in Alabama. I remember a deacon’s meetin... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Paul DeMarco If you asked most Alabama residents, they favor less government at all levels, from the White House down to City Hall. The on... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Bobby Mathews, Sports Editor With the 2022 prep football season less than two weeks away from first kickoff, there’s a feeling of anticipa... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary Too often one of the side effects of politics is that people expect their elected officials to “bring home the bacon.” I fully understand that un... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It was one of the worst blunders of all time when Major John Armstrong said, “Baltimore’s the thing.” Armstrong was Secre... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Paul DeMarco With the start of August and the closing days of summer soon approaching, we are getting close to the 90-day count down to th... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks During our years in Selma, Ala., two movie production crews came to the city. The first was the crew of “Blue Sky,” who... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary I had an incredible experience once during the early days of the war in Afghanistan. I was there just after the invasion on a small special operations... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Bobby Mathews, Sports Editor We’re about three weeks away from the start of a 2022 football season that promises big changes, emergin... Read more