By Paul DeMarco This past week Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that the state of Alabama would pay the family of slain Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson $1 million. The Governor mad... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks On a lark I located Robert Fulghum’s three books lately and reread them. He was my favorite writer in the 80s, best-known for “... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Brice F. Marsh, member of Central Baptist Church Trussville Is it appropriate to schedule entertainment programs such as Christian comedians, blu... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks I was in college when our pastor took two or three of us fledgling ministers to the church sanctuary and showed us how to sit u... Read more
By Paul DeMarco When it comes to Alabama politics, a number of state agencies stay in the news. Controversy has followed agencies like the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Transport... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary Child trafficking is here. Let that sink in. Child trafficking is right here, in your state, your community or perhaps even your home. Let there be no... Read more
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary Do the climate doomsayers ever get it right? It seems there is always another apocalypse on the horizon. I was reminded recently that five years ago th... Read more
By Paul DeMarco So it appears that lawmakers will be called back to the Alabama statehouse on July 17th to draw new U.S. Congressional districts as required by a recent ruling of the Untied... Read more
By Paul DeMarco To no one’s surprise, there is already controversy brewing in the legalized distribution of marijuana in the state of Alabama. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission... Read more
Phil Williams: A bowl full of ’Merica!
By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, Saturday mornings were magical. I could hardly be pried out of bed for school during the week. But come S... Read more