Trussville Tribune Opinions section.
Guest Editorial By Bradley Byrne “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is probably the single most-asked question of any child throughout the world. Here in the United Sta... Read more
By June Mathews, Of a Certain Age Remember the terrible drought we had here in Alabama a few summers ago? I do, but barely. It’s become a distant, dreamlike memory, something that happened i... Read more
By Pepper Bryars, Alabama Policy Institute Guest Editorial Can Alabamians support raising our gas tax for better roads while remaining true to our belief in limited government and protecting... Read more
By Liliya Slutsker, M.D. Special to The Tribune TRUSSVILLE — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. The month of February is Amer... Read more
By David R. Guttery Finance TRUSSVILLE — Volatility never really goes away. Indeed, the 15 months between November of 2016 and February of last year were unique in that volatility was large... Read more
By June Mathews Of a Certain Age Once again, I survived the holidays. And if you’re reading this, you evidently survived, too. For another 11 months or so, there’ll be no more last-minute sh... Read more
By Lee Hamilton, Commentary Looking back at 2018’s weather-related news, it seems clear that this was the year climate change became unavoidable. I don’t mean that the fires in California or... Read more
By John W. Giles Guest Commntary All of us are called upon to lend our name for a job referral, political appointment or the endorsement of a candidate. Over time, my engagement for this ki... Read more
By David Guttery Finance Death, sickness, disability, and other happen. They just do. Often times, situations such as these appear suddenly. An unforeseen diagnosis, or a disability cause... Read more
The Gas Tax: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Commentary By Phil Williams, Alabama Policy Institute The increased gas tax became law this week amid much Goat Hill fanfare, reminding me of a Clint Eastwood line from an epic western: “I’v... Read more