May 31, 2012 RSS feed / Editorials

Alabama Viewpoint

Prisoner abuse alleged at Tutwiler

Julia Strudwick Tutwiler (1841-1916) was an educator, prison reformer, writer and an outspoken proponent of education for women. More...

First Indianapolis 500 was held 101 years ago

• On May 31, 1859, the massive clock-tower bell known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen’s Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time. More...

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Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have. Abraham Lincoln A mistake is simply another way of doing things. Katharine Graham More...

Relying on voters a shaky bet at best

Tim James, a two-time also-ran for the governor’s seat his father, Fob James, held for three terms, distinguished himself in the 2010 race with a vow to change the state’s driver’s license exam to English only. More...

EDITOR’S NOTES

This is truly a political season

You can almost feel the electricity from it everywhere you go. Often without even referring to it, you can tell the presidential election is on the minds of nearly everyone you meet. More...

SOUTHERN STYLE

Memorial Day: What did they die for?

Our country observed National Memorial Day, Monday May 28. I have visited Arlington National Cemetery where as far as the eye can see are rows of headstones to the nation’s military veterans. More...

Congress Reports

Hurricane season returns as Congress debates future of flood insurance

June 1 marks the return of the Atlantic hurricane season and with it predictions of an average number of storms. More...

From one mother to another dealing with the summer

The end of another school year is quickly approaching. That means no school for the children and plenty of time in the sunshine. More...