August 2, 2012 RSS feed / Editorials

Editor’s Notes

Candidates’ forum idea a bust

I am disappointed this week. The South Alabamian attempted to organize a public forum featuring the candidates for Jackson mayor and city council. Unfortunately, the suggestion hit more roadblocks than favorable reactions. More...

1715 hurricane killed 1,000 and sent tons of gold to sea bottom

• On July 31, 1715, a hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships carrying tons of gold and silver coins and killing nearly 1,000 people. More...

News of AC’s new $6 million contract good for economy

Our Views

We were pleased to publish the news last week of AC Fabricated Products’ new $6 million contract to provide “lightweight maintenance enclosures”—what most folks call tents—to the U.S. military. More...

Less than 100 days

We have passed the 100-day countdown to the Nov. 6 General Election when we will elect a president, some state-level positions and some county-level offices. More...

Alabama Viewpoint

Alabama Public TV on life support

Alabama State University is spending big bucks. More...

Congress Reports

Standing behind job creation

For the last 41 months our country has endured the longest period of unemployment above 8 percent since the Great Depression. Businesses are not hiring and many Americans are asking whether Washington is making the problem worse. More...