Editorials

Editorials

  • Around the state

    The Tuscaloosa News on Sen. Sessions and a federal media shield law:
    A federal law that would provide some

  • Politics as usual

    Republicans in the Alabama Legislature are calling for an audit of accounts created with state coal money that are controlled by Democratic lawmakers.

  • City buys golf club

    The City Council on Tuesday voted 4-0, with one abstention, to buy the Florence Golf and Country Club for $2.03 million with the intention of expanding the landfill on Alabama 20.
    What's the rush?

  • Technical academy

    A local effort, still in the early planning stages, would create a statewide career technical academy in the Shoals, patterned after the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science in Mobile.

  • Helping the needy

    The 35th annual Empty Table Fund campaign is under way with donations benefitting the local Salvation Army's Christmas assistance programs.

  • Hits and misses

    Thumbs up to Northwest Alabama Regional Airport as it continues to see passenger counts rise. In October, 828 people took flights from the airport compared to 399 in October 2008. If the trend continues, total boardings could reach the highest level...