Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Paul DeMarco Alabama’s state bank accounts have been flush the past few years as legislators have had more money to appropriate in s... Read more
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
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 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
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 Paul DeMarco This past year was one of the more competitive election cycles in recent Alabama history. Between the United States Senate, G... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary Recently, I saw a picture on social media that caught my attention. It was one of thousands that were in my feed that day, but it stuck with me more t... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Paul DeMarco We have had another tragic loss of a member of Alabama law enforcement with the death of Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy B... Read more