Trussville Tribune Opinions section.
By Slade Blackwell Guest Commentary As many of you are aware, the Birmingham City Council recently passed a disastrous ordinance establishing a minimum wage of $10.10. This was a catastrophi... Read more
by Dale Jones Everyone has a gift, I truly believe that. Some people can draw, some people can sing, some people have organizational abilities that just come naturally, some are gifted in ma... Read more
by Dale Jones Editor The year was January 1975. I remember it like it was yesterday. We were well into the second season of the show that every kid watched in the mid-’70s, “Happy Days.” You... Read more
Guest Commentary by Will Gilmer publisher, The Lamar Countian I can distinctly remember Ronald Reagan saying those now famous words, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” I was e... Read more
By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources If regional management of the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico is going to be realized any time soon, it’s a... Read more
by Dale Jones Editor Even as I type this, there are men all over Trussville, Clay and Pinson frantically trying to figure out one of life’s more difficult questions – “What should I get my s... Read more
As an elected local official, I would respectfully request our state house not waste time on local issues, I have read this week the state house intends to take up a measure that would force... Read more
Never say never! That’s what they say. A couple of years ago, I was thinking I was “retiring” from the newspaper business. I started doing other things. I had fun. Yet – here I am aga... Read more
By Senator Shay Shelnutt, guest editorial As the 2016 session of the Alabama Legislature begins, I want to give you a short preview of the issues that are likely to be at the forefront of de... Read more
By Chipley McQueen Thornton/FBC Springville Pastor The SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage, while not unexpected, was dramatic. The implications of the ruling—for Christians in general and pastors... Read more