Columns
(Guest column) The U.S. Postal Service is threatening the future of local newspapers
Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District is blessed to have many local newspapers. They help bring attention to local news…
Editorials
(Our view) Younger candidate no longer an option: All voters should cast informed ballots
Younger voters told CNHI they would prefer younger presidential candidates. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both…
Columns
The long good-bye: 10 questions for Don Winslow on his final novel, ‘City in Ruins’
Prolific author Don Winslow has been thrilling readers since his first published novel, the inaugural offering of his…
Columns
(Column) Americans can tell the difference between rosy economic data and reality
The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up and inflation is down. However, the American people…
Columns
(Column) These two GOP Senate candidates exemplify today’s political squalor
From Herbert Hoover’s “a chicken for every pot” (1928) to Ronald Reagan’s “It’s morning again in America” (1984),…
Columns
(Toni Says) Leaving employer’s benefits after age 65 is puzzling
Hello, Toni: My husband, Jay, retired 6 years ago when he turned 65. He enrolled in Medicare Part…
Columns
(Dave Says) You’re playing with fire
Dear Dave: My wife and I owe about $40,000 on our mortgage. My father-in-law, who is a very…
Columns
(Column) Population and political power now rests in North Alabama
Growing up as a teenager in the 1960s, I served as a page in the Alabama Legislature. One…
Columns
Erick Erickson: Not exactly something normal
Christianity is a weird religion. Other religions have a version of the “Golden Rule.” Other religions have a…
Editorials
(Editorial) Alabama’s anti-DEI law may be impossible to enforce
Reining in the excesses of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion programs may be called for, but Alabama’s newly…