Opinion

Makers, lend me your ears

With Feb. 18, I’ll have been at The Selma Times-Journal for one year. Sometimes, when I try to ...

Opinion

Mayor’s shutdown of council office an assault of citizens, democracy

Reports that Selma Mayor Darrio Melton has systematically rendered the Selma City Council office in city hall inoperable ...

Opinion

Ode to Rufus, the newsroom marmot

Since wandering into Selma more than a year ago, I’ve found a thousand different things to fall in ...

Opinion

College Football is overloaded with 2 many Bowl games

College Football is getting overloaded with Bowl games. The NCAA has a whopping 40 bowl games, ranging from ...

Opinion

Hark, the holidays have ended

The barrage of holiday festivities at the end of each year is generally a welcomed respite among the ...

James Jones

Bowl committee gives shaft to Alabama, Auburn

The College Bowl committee didn’t do any favors for Alabama and Auburn in the postseason. I thought it ...

Opinion

National Signing Day needs to stay exclusively in February

Wednesday marks the opening day of National Signing Day for high school football players. Selma High offensive tackle ...

Opinion

In the wise words of the little ones

Christmas seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind for obvious reasons – the annual spending spree ...

Opinion

The most wonderful time of year

The signs are all around – you can hear it in the voices of people talking in local ...

James Jones

QB Mac Jones couldn’t deliver Iron Bowl win for Alabama

Alabama’s hopes of reaching the College Football Playoffs rested on the shoulders of quarterback Mac Jones. When the ...

Opinion

Don’t forget tough times when giving thanks

Every year, toward the end of November, families all across the United States will gather around the dinner ...

Opinion

Good or bad, news is news

There’s a continual refrain in Selma as it relates to publishing the news that contends that this newspaper ...

Opinion

Candidates must be properly vetted before citizens venture into voting booths

Today’s revelations that a Democratic candidate for constable in Dallas County has a lengthy rap sheet in Ohio ...

Columnists

Alabama made the right decision to play Tua

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s season ending injury made national headlines over the weekend. The junior suffered a dislocated ...

Opinion

‘A Day with Harriet’ teaches valuable lessons

Many thanks should be extended to The Walton Theater and Bridge Academy Selma for sponsoring a fun and ...

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