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January 28, 2010
Editorial: Furlough or not
If the alternative is a layoff, a few days off without pay don’t look so bad.
January 27, 2010
Editorial: High ethical standards for educators
Ethical standards — rigorous standards — should be in place for educators. We can explain why in two words: Andrew Sewell.
January 26, 2010
Editorial: Traffic problems demand attention
It’s only a matter of time before someone dies for a chicken sandwich, a car wash or discounted gasoline.
January 24, 2010
Editorial: Honor the pacts made by PACT
Alabama’s PACT plan has suffered mightily in the economic downturn; the value of the program’s assets fell from a high of almost $900 million at the end of FY 2007 to about $480 million at the end of 2008.
January 22, 2010
Editorial: Unfathomable
The situation is so bad, those in Haiti who would help make things right don’t know exactly where to start, and it’s impossible at this point to determine how much the effort will cost.
January 21, 2010
Editorial: Here we go again
Could this be the year the Alabama Legislature finally bans the campaign contribution laundering strategy of PAC-to-PAC transfer?
January 20, 2010
Editorial: One year and counting for Obama
To be fair, Obama took the helm of a deeply troubled America.
January 19, 2010
Editorial: Rush Limbaugh should be ashamed
Limbaugh is as disengaged as Pat Robertson, who sees the Haiti situation as the results of the nation’s “pact with the devil.”
January 17, 2010
Editorial: The bingo circus
By focusing his rhetoric and clumsy legal maneuvers on Houston County, is Alabama Gov. Bob Riley trying to uphold the law, or settle a score?
January 15, 2010
Editorial: Say what?
Pat Robertson blames Haitian disaster on ‘a pact with the devil.‘
January 14, 2010
Editorial: A series of missteps by Dothan City Commission
Like a flock of lemmings, the full panel sequestered itself in a closed meeting of dubious legality.
January 13, 2010
Editorial: Behind closed doors
Clearly, officials who are troubled by proposed closed sessions of dubious legality should stay out. Others should heed their attorney’s advice and make an earnest effort to understand the laws regarding their service and their responsibilities to the public.
January 12, 2010
Editorial: Distracted drivers
Lawmakers should consider the larger problem of distracted driving, including but not limited to texting.
January 10, 2010
Editorial: Enforcement or harassment?
The electronic bingo flap is based on two oft-confused questions: Is it legal? Should it be?
January 08, 2010
Editorial: A lapse of judgement
Joel Napier failed to realize that the time for a public apology had already passed.
January 07, 2010
Editorial: Gov. Riley’s ill-conceived raid on Country Crossing
The governor’s vindication is showing. If he truly believes that electronic bingo violates the state’s constitutional prohibition on gambling, then all electronic bingo machines are illegal, regardless of any legislative subterfuge.
January 06, 2010
Editorial: Location, location, location
When determining which candidate would be the best choice to lead the police department, Dothan officials must be careful not to draw a line in the sand over geography, but instead weigh each candidate’s strengths and weaknesses as professional law enforcement officers and administrators before applying the location factor.
January 05, 2010
Editorial: Anthraz hoaxes should be prosecuted vigorously
On Monday, the FBI reported at least seven recent anthrax scares across Alabama. Envelopes containing white powder were sent to the offices of various members of the state’s congressional delegation in Mobile and Montgomery, as well as federal courthouses in Anniston and Birmingham.
December 16, 2009
Editorial: Fallen idols
Oh, how far the mighty can fall. And, oh, how we lesser mortals like to watch (and help) them do it.
December 15, 2009
Editorial: A class act
When the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide snatched an expected SEC championship win from the jaws of the Florida Gators, many Tide fans pokeed fun at Florida quarterback Tim Tebow’s tears of disappointment.
December 10, 2009
Editorial: A wager is a wager, governor
Gov. Bob Riley, who has targeted electronic bingo, made a wager with Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist on the outcome of the SEC championship.
December 09, 2009
Joe Reed’s waning star
Joe Reed is an anachronism.
December 06, 2009
Editorial: Transparency works
Officials usually trot out the rationale that applicants deserve privacy because their current jobs may be endangered by the disclosure that they’re looking for another job. That’s a specious argument; employees are usually protected from such overt retribution, although an employer determined to fire a worker will usually find a way to do so.
December 03, 2009
Editorial: Gov. Riley’s conspicuous absence
The absence of the governor, with state police in tow, goes a long way toward validating that position.
December 02, 2009
Editorial: Free game tickets for lawmakers are problematic
The responsibility for behaving in an ethical manner rests with the elected officials.
December 01, 2009
Editorial: AIDS entrenched in Alabama
HIV has primarily become a behavioral issue, and changing one’s behavior to mitigate the risk of infection can have a significant impact on the spread of the disease.
November 25, 2009
Editorial: A bloated salary in cash-strapped two-year system
Hold onto your hats: Alabama’s new chancellor of postsecondary education, Frieda Hill, will receive salary and benefits exceeding $350,000 annually.
November 24, 2009
Editorial: Fort Bragg media ban is a wrong move
If a politician ‘goes rogue’ and no one is there to report it, does she make any noise?
November 22, 2009
Editorial: Explain to us your opposition to electronic bingo, Gov. Riley
How can you flatly state that electronic bingo is illegal on the grounds that the devices are slot machines without including the state’s largest gambling hall? The omission is glaring, and the people of Alabama have not missed it.
November 20, 2009
Editorial: Lawmaker ‘nonprofits’ don’t pass smell test
An audit might have shed a bit on light on the increasingly suspicious spending. But there were no audits, although annual audits of the groups are required by the law that created the pork stream.
Might anyone be surprised that the state’s Examiners of Public Accounts had no knowledge of the organizations?
News editor Christie Kulavich guides you to fun events happening in the Wiregrass.
Sports writer Drew Champlin writes about the latest sports news from Troy University.
Reporters Lance Griffin and Debbie Ingram write about latest news released on the country music development planned for Houston County.
