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Youthful Offender Status Should Be Reserved For Youthful Crimes

By David Preston on July 2, 2019 | Opinion

Recently in Mobile, AL, a young man who drove down a residential street at 90 miles per hour where the speed limit was 30 mph was granted youthful offender status.

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Worley’s Slow Progress On DNC Directives Draws Criticism From Democrats

By Matthew Tyson on July 1, 2019

In August of 2018, Nancy Worley was re-elected as chair of the Alabama Democratic Party – an event that was soon overshadowed by a series of formal complaints contesting the legitimacy of her win. 

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Supreme Court Won’t Review Ruling Overturning 2016 Alabama Abortion Law

By Matthew Tyson on July 1, 2019

On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court declined to review a ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding The Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act.

The bill, which was passed in…

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Meth Attack Squirrel Makes Us Laugh, Treatment Funding Makes Us Cry

By Clete Wetli on July 1, 2019 | Opinion

If anything good came out of the Meth Attack Squirrel story, it’s that maybe people will realize that the opioid crisis is just one piece of a much larger issue.

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Alabama Democrats Need to Invest in Media

By Clete Wetli on June 28, 2019 | Opinion

It’s not enough to begin messaging a few months prior to an election. Promoting and discussing progressive policies should be a priority year-round. It needs to be engaging and visceral.

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John Merrill Announces Run For Senate, Says He Won’t Resign As Secretary Of State

By Matthew Tyson on June 26, 2019

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced in a press conference Tuesday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Doug Jones.

Merrill is the sixth candidate to…

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Alabama College Free Speech Law Opens Door for Extremism and Hate

By Clete Wetli on June 17, 2019 | Opinion

This was just more absurdist political theater from the Republicans, but it also clearly shows that they have a real problem finding the courage to denounce prejudice and bigotry.

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Paris Air Show Airbus Previews

By David Preston on June 13, 2019 | Opinion

With the new leadership at the top of Airbus, it’s time for them to start laying the groundwork for the type of company Airbus is…

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Huntsville Employer Boeing: Preview For 2019 Paris Air Show

By David Preston on June 12, 2019 | Opinion

The Paris Air Show will be a different kind of show for Boeing this year due to two recent crashes of the Boeing 737 Max plane, the first a Lion Air 737…

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Charlotte Meadows, Michael Fritz In Runoff For District 74 GOP Nomination

By Brent Wilson on June 12, 2019

A special election held Tuesday to fill the District 74 House seat that was vacated by the death of Dimitri Polizos failed to find a majority.

Charlotte Meadows wasn’t able to secure 50…

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