Commentary

By Cindi Branham Several years ago, there was a series of stationary billboards up around Huntsville that contained messages that made an effort to make us think about being better people. They were not the […]

By Sheila McNeil, Chair of the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee (Huntsville, AL) Madison County voters are urgently being asked to take the time to check their voter registration status and ensure that it is […]

By Sheila McNeil, Chair of the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee Huntsville, Ala. – With only four weeks left until the 2024 presidential election, the contrast between the candidates continues to be clearer. Special Counsel […]

Tuesday, October 1st was the first time I’ve seen more than snippets of Senator JD Vance, and I suspect it was the same for most readers. The Vice-Presidential candidates’ debate gave us an opportunity to […]

By Cindi Branham We’re not done with the darkness of Project 2025. 10:45 am.  Your Day Under Project 2025, Continued Before you hang up with your sister, she lets you know that your brother’s cancer […]

By Brian  Lyman, Alabama Reflector I’m tired of the hateful nonsense directed at immigrants. I’m disappointed that hardly any elected officials — either in Alabama or in our federal government — defend immigration as a […]

by Roy S. Johnson, member of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame, an Edward R. Murrow Award winner, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary This is an opinion column. It wasn’t […]

by Sandra F. Beckard, SON columnist For those of us who remember the ‘Hanging Chad’ incident in the swing state of Florida, during the 2000 Presidential Election between (Bush v. Gore), they had to do […]