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Written & Submitted by Newt You’re rolling down the highway past the fields, the farms and the trees. The day draws on with that feeling...

Emerging Gubernatorial Candidates Reach For Issues To Run On Opinion by Mike Hobson The world of politics sometimes brings out the best, or the worst, of...

Dear Editor: We Need Permitting Reform We've read about the rapid growth of data centers supporting artificial intelligence and requiring vast amounts of electricity, which strain...

Contributed Content Written by the Honorable Jack Meigs Attorney At Law   A contest of the election for the Mayor of Centreville was filed on September 5, 2025,...

  Guest Column Contributed by Hoss Mack, Alabama Sheriff Association The Red Steer Earlier this month, we held a meeting of the Sheriffs Association at the Montgomery County...

Reprinted With The Permission of 1819news On November 20, the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board will meet to decide an issue reaching far beyond...

 

Inside the Statehouse By Steve Flowers   Cynthia Almond Outstanding Choice for PSC President   September 10, 2025   One of Governor Kay Ivey’s greatest legacies will be her outstanding wisdom...

Weak Sentence for Rapist an Injustice for Crime Victims and Insult to Law Enforcement Who Captured Him   Submitted by Paul DeMarco   Crime and the Alabama criminal...