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Take time to appreciate teachers this week

This week is teacher’s appreciation week and we undoubtedly appreciate our teachers.

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One thing certain; we get what we pay for

In 1857, some 159 years ago, Frederick Douglass said “You may not get all you pay for but ...

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Singing is a great way to worship

I was a teenager when I started to ride the band bus to football games.

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Gov. Bentley believes prisons are the future

Last week, the legislature voted to issue a bond for $800 million to build new, super-max style prisons ...

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100 years of seniority lost in one day

By STEVE FLOWERS | Guest Columnist At this time of year Washington, D.C. is a beautiful place to ...

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Changes to sentencing bill not enough

The changes made to the criminal sentencing bill fail to fix the bill and leave us with legislation ...

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Everyone could use a refuge from time to time

Summer is just around the corner. Many people are anxious for school to get out so they ...

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Bill would keep money with state parks

Nearly 80 years ago, the Civilian Conservation Corps began construction of Alabama’s state parks system. Since the first ...

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Bill would address problems in prison system

I accepted the job as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections with clear marching orders from Governor ...

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Pension system faces funding challenges

Like many pension funds across the country, the State of Alabama’s public pension

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Throwing money at prisons not a solution

This week, the state House of Representatives will be taking up the massive prison bond legislation that Gov. ...

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Be sure to call your mom on Mother’s Day

An ABC tribute to Gilda Radner some time ago reminded me of the number of people we’ve lost ...

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Busy week locally and nationally

Last week could very well qualify as the week that wuz. Yes, I know, wuz happens not to ...

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Understanding the power of poverty

I know the power of poverty. It encases our hopes,our dreams, our spirits, our lives so they can’t ...

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Prison bill would be bad investment

As elected officials, looking for solutions to our state’s problems is often a delicate balancing act. We have ...

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