Opinion
When AI Becomes a “Friend”: The Hidden Risk Facing Children
“This is not an argument against innovation or technology. It’s an argument for guardrails.”—Emily Jones
Opinion
Alabama Wants to Lead Autism Research — So Why Is It Mandating 1990s Nutrition Policy?
“If Alabama truly wants to lead, it must first stop making nutrition decisions that contradict modern biology”—Alicia Haggermaker
Opinion
Waiting on the Dream
Dr. Joe L. Reed, Alabama, and the Long Road to Unity—Guest Opinion by Lisa Ward
Opinion
Sheep Stealing
Guest column from Rev. Michael Brooks of Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster AL
Opinion
A Visionary Move: President Trump Restores American Naval Supremacy
“These ships are floating deterrence—clear, visible, unmistakable signals that America will not be pushed, boxed in, or outmatched”—Perry O. Hooper Jr.
Opinion
When Politeness, Safety, and Silence Become Tools of Harm
An End-Of-Year Self Reflection by Alicia Haggermaker
Opinion
Christmas and the Courage to Change
A call to extend holiday kindness into action by confronting racism, rethinking privilege, and choosing progress together in the year ahead
Opinion
Public Risk, Private Reward — From Wall Street to Epstein
“Epstein isn’t being treated as a moral failure. He’s being treated as a liability event”—Guest Opinion by Alicia Haggermaker
Opinion
A Revolt in December for Change
The Decemberist Revolt—Guest Opinion by Justice Will Sellers
Opinion
We Don’t Need Corporations Anymore — But We Do Need a Transition Plan
“The cities that will lead us into the future are the ones piloting it—rather than arguing endlessly about how it should look”—Alicia Haggermaker
Opinion
Leading Agriculture Forward with Innovation, Safety, and Common Sense
Guest Opinion by Christina Woerner McInnis - Candidate for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Opinion
The Church Of The Open Door
Guest column from Rev. Michael Brooks of Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster AL