Everyone is feeling the effect of the tough national economy ... well, almost everyone except the oil companies and all of the overpaid professional athletes and movie stars.

It’s 95 degrees and you sit on your front porch praying for a breeze as sweat pours from your brow.
You see clouds forming overhead and pray it will rain to cool things off. You’re on the porch because it’s hotter inside your house than the sweltering heat outside.

Our neighbors to the south in Jackson County, Fla., have been given a tremendous gift thanks to the boneheaded vote of the year by the Washington County (Fla.) Commission.

In the newspaper business, one thing is certain: there’s never a dull day because you never know what’s going to happen.

Each morning (or afternoon, for our newsroom night owls) when we wake up we have no idea what we’re going to face throughout the day. Oh sure, we have plans for stories to cover, but something unexpected usually pops up.

Uninsured drivers continue to be a problem in Alabama despite the mandatory liability insurance law.

Freedom of information laws for open records and open meetings were put in place to keep local, state and federal governments accountable.