Columnists

There’s still plenty of work to do

This weekend, my small hometown of Selma got a little more busy than usual. An estimated 80,000 people, ...

Columnists

Big issues to tackle at first legislative session

This week, elected leaders from all corners of Alabama will return to Montgomery to do the people’s business ...

Columnists

It’s time for Alabama’s leaders to join together

The 2014 elections were bad. Not just bad because Democrats lost, but bad because the hyper-partisan attacks reached ...

Darrio Melton

Prison Pop Quiz: We have a problem

Pop quiz: Which country incarcerates more of its citizens than anywhere else in the world? You’re probably thinking China? ...

Columnists

What Super Bowl teaches us about our school system

There has been a lot of controversy around the Patriots’ appearance in Super Bowl XLIX. After their win ...

Columnists

Legislature is missing mark on Christian values

Last week, a federal judge in Mobile struck down Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriages, generating a statewide conversation ...

Darrio Melton

Plenty of lessons to be learned from Selma

Last week, the movie “Selma” opened in theaters across the country, sharing an important part of America’s history ...

Columnists

Medicaid expansion is urgent for Alabamians

When the governor met with newly-elected legislators last month, he called on us to offer leadership to do ...

Columnists

It’s time to focus on reforming our prison

In the United States — the land of the free — we lock more people in prison than ...

Columnists

It’s time to end violence in our community

Anyone who has turned on the news lately has probably had a difficult time getting into the holiday ...

Columnists

We shouldn’t blame U.S. president for budget crisis

We’ve heard a lot about the impending budget crisis facing the state of Alabama — we’re estimated to ...

Columnists

Finances can be fixed if two parties work together

When we return to Montgomery this March, one of the biggest issues we will have to face is ...

Darrio Melton

It’s time to put people over politics in Alabama

Last week, Governor Bentley came clean about the state’s budget shortfalls — Alabama is officially broke, broke, broke. This ...

Columnists

It’s time to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving

This week, families across the country will come together to give thanks around the dinner table. Thanksgiving has ...

Columnists

We’re ready to build a better Alabama

Last week, a journalist wrote an article claiming that the Alabama Democrats are making “phony” attempts to “whitewash ...

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