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Lottery will not fund Medicaid

Over the last year or so, the lottery has been getting more and more attention and support from ...

Columnists

Why is phrase Black Lives Matter controversial?

Black lives matter. This three-word phrase is so powerful that it evokes powerful hopes and powerful fears. Some ...

Columnists

Ending poverty in Blackbelt

Poverty refers to the condition in which people do not have enough income for their needs, such as ...

Columnists

Revisiting election guidelines, policies

With qualifying over, I think it’s time to share how the Times-Journal plans to cover the election. This ...

Columnists

Police everywhere being asked to do too much

Just when you think things cannot possibly get worse, suddenly they do. The reference of course is to ...

Columnists

Classy Selma team should keep its head up

On Wednesday, I traveled from Selma to Dothan to cover the Dixie Boys State Championship game between Selma ...

Columnists

Bentley has already doomed special session

By CRAIG FORD | Alabama House of Representatives Minority Leader Members of the Alabama Legislature were treated to ...

Columnists

Benefits of school lunch program

The 2016-2017 school year is within reach. Many schools will begin classes on Monday, August 8. Almost ...

Columnists

Communication can be extremely powerful

Communication is so powerful. It’s powerful for good. It’s powerful for bad. We communicate when we try to ...

Columnists

Florida is key swing state in presidential race

Sometimes when I observe national politics I am enthralled by the magnificent creation of our American government. When ...

Columnists

Living in quiet desperation

On a trip to Boston a few years ago I visited Walden Pond, made famous by philosopher Henry ...

Callie Nelson

Preparing, paying for long-term care for loved ones

Aging is a fact that many of us don’t consider until it is upon us or a love-one, ...

Columnists

Hope doesn’t work as a strategy

By Mike Warren Warren is the chief executive officer of Children’s Hospital of Alabama   Alabama Medicaid Commissioner ...

Columnists

I am afraid but I summon my courage

By Hank Sanders Sanders represents Dallas County in the Alabama Senate Every time I am stopped by law ...

Columnists

Your speech can betray you

The lady behind the counter listened to my request, and then made a simple statement, “You’re not from ...

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