Is Bibb County Fully Engaged For Economic Development Opportunity?

_______________________________________________________________ MERCEDES BENZ HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN BIBB COUNTY International Announcement Covered by Worldwide Press Opinion by Mike Hobson On last Wednesday, March 16, the world’s largest battery...

Reading Corner: One by One by Frieda McFadden

One By One by Frieda McFadden  by Whitney Buzbee This book is a page-turner. I found myself not wanting to set the book down and as...

Is Our Court System Perpetuating An Impoverished Class

Which statement is true: (A) The criminal justice system exists to deter unlawful activity, protect the public, and rehabilitate people with criminal convictions. (B) Courts have...

Franklin Graham Offers Priceless Advice To College Presidents

Before today I probably never had a favorite evangelist. Maybe it was because I felt that they were ministers, traveling teachers of the word...

Inside the Statehouse: Of Course the Space Command Decision was Political

By Steve Flowers In my July 19, 2023 column my prediction was that Democratic President Joe Biden would keep the heralded space command headquarters in...

Alabama Republican Party Votes In Opposition To Gas Tax Increase

Alabama’s state gasoline tax has been 18 cents a gallon since 1992. Advocates for an increase say heavier vehicle traffic, inflation in the cost...

Addressing Navy veterans’ asbestos exposure by promoting awareness

Asbestos exposure is a pressing concern for Navy vets who served on ships built from the 1930s to the early 1980s. A once-praised building...

The Open Meetings Act – Violations & Penalties

Part Three In A Series By Mike Hobson In this last article of our series we will talk about the penalties for violations of Alabama's...

Letters To The Editor

I’d like to share my personal Spring Fling getaway…Now I tend to be tight with money and my vacations tend to reflect that trait...

Inside the Statehouse: 60th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Assassination

By Steve Flowers The assassination of John F. Kennedy happened 60 years ago this week.  It occurred to me that a good many of you...