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Does dad need help with prescriptions?
Who says you can’t teach an old dad new twists? All across the nation this Father’s Day month, people are telling their fathers, grandfathers, and ... Read more
14 years ago by Staff Reports.
Sparks ran stellar gubernatorial campaign
The superstars emerging from the June 1 primaries were Ron Sparks and Dr. Robert Bentley. There were a lot of undecided voters in both parties ... Read more
14 years ago by Steve Flowers.
A reminder of their sacrifice
As we observed Memorial Day this past Monday it occurred to me that I didn’t know much about its origin. Here’s what I found: Memorial ... Read more
14 years ago by Bob Martin.
Arizona and our national self-abatement
The Arizona immigration law has become the occasion for a sorry exercise in national self-abasement. When Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed a joint session of ... Read more
14 years ago by Rich Lowry.
‘Get acquainted race’ has long state history
You have an advantage on me as the results from Tuesday’s primaries are known to you as you read this column because the column was ... Read more
14 years ago by Steve Flowers.
Money from big oil taints Congress
As black gold spews from the ocean floor in the Gulf of Mexico turning the worth of our beaches, fishing waters and wetlands into black ... Read more
14 years ago by Bob Martin.
The continuing family breakdown
How often does the Office of Policy Planning and Research, United States Department of Labor produce anything worth reading, let alone a report that reverberates ... Read more
14 years ago by Rich Lowry.
Troy King faces tough challenge in AG job
The governor’s race is always the marquee event in Alabama politics. That will be especially true this year because the race is wide open. This ... Read more
14 years ago by Steve Flowers.
Money from big oil taints Congress
As black gold spews from the ocean floor in the Gulf of Mexico turning the worth of our beaches, fishing waters and wetlands into black ... Read more
14 years ago by Bob Martin.
The continuing family breakdown
How often does the Office of Policy Planning and Research, United States Department of Labor produce anything worth reading, let alone a report that reverberates ... Read more
14 years ago by Rich Lowry.
Troy King faces tough challenge in AG job
The governor’s race is always the marquee event in Alabama politics. That will be especially true this year because the race is wide open. This ... Read more
14 years ago by Steve Flowers.
Have state beaches caught a break?
The 72-hour forecast map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed at the start of this week that winds from the north ... Read more
14 years ago by Bob Martin.
Legislative session a relative success
When compared to the other three years of the quadrennium the 2010 Legislative Session should be considered a success. First of all, anytime the legislature ... Read more
14 years ago by Steve Flowers.
The shock troops of bankruptcy
Greece’s largest public-sector union is taking to the streets to wage a “social battle” against austerity measures. This is very unfortunate news for austerity, since ... Read more
14 years ago by Rich Lowry.
What the economy gives, it also takes away
Last week, we examined the probability of Republicans picking up seats in Congress in this year’s midterm elections. These seats were won because of the ... Read more
