Columnists

Busy week locally and nationally

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

Columnists

City has more important issues than St. James Hotel

BY JAMES G. SMITH | Columnist I think a lot of people are like me and have lost ...

Columnists

Thoughts on violence in our city

It seems the violence in Selma continues to increase in spite of slogans and calls for it to ...

Columnists

Today is Vietnam Veterans Day

On March 29, 2012, President Barack Obama issued a presidential proclamation declaring it as Vietnam Veterans Day. Later, ...

James G. Smith

Socialism wouldn’t be good for our future

It is difficult to admit and even more difficult to deal with the situation taking shape in our ...

Columnists

March is Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month by proclamation of the president dated February 29, 2016.

Columnists

Supreme court justices should be more diverse

As if we were not already bogged down in bickering, sniping and outright lying by potential presidential candidates, ...

Columnists

Selma has a job problem

The great whooshing sound Ross Perot warned of is now a reality. Perot, an independent candidate for president ...

Columnists

Being a mugwump during election season

On most issues, I come down on the side that follows the framework of common sense conservatism. Still, ...

Columnists

Veterans health care system being abused

Problems continue to plague the Veterans Health care System with recent revelations of abuses in the employee transfer ...

Columnists

Many topics to discuss after State of Union

So far, 2016 has gotten off to a dismal start. It was the worst opening week for the ...

Columnists

Important decisions to be made this year

One can only hope 2016 will be an annus mirabilis — a remarkable or notable year — for ...

Columnists

Press must fairly report on good, bad and ugly

Some of our basic freedoms are delineated in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Two of those, the ...

Columnists

Check validity of charities before writing check

In the traditional Christmas song “Deck the Halls,” the second line says “Tis the season to be jolly, ...

Columnists

In a hole, you don’t continue digging

It is astounding how addicted people become to government provided things. It is as if these things are ...

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