It is with shock and anger that I read the article “Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole,” released Dec. 20 by the AP. How is it that corporations such as Burger King, Best Western, Bama and Budweiser not only have prisoners working for them, but at […]

What would our present imperfect and fragile world look like now if it were not for the legacy of President Jimmy Carter? This humble, quiet man: • created the Department of Education. • bolstered the Social Security system. • appointed record numbers of minorities to government jobs and federal judicial positions. • choreographed the Camp […]

Rereading the Dec. 7 letter from Steve Pritz (“Propaganda’s played a role in Trump’s election“) drives me to finally respond to the constant stream of letters being written by distraught Democrats, who continually attack the intelligence of people who voted for Donald Trump. Steve may question our judgment, but he should refrain from questioning our […]