Category: Editorial

I didn’t want to go. I told them I didn’t want to go. Missie Tschida and Myrna were going to see “He Was Raised” Friday night as the Greater Escambia Council for the Art presented their Passion Play. On a Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I went to a rehearsal to get pictures for publicity. I had heard them yell, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” And that was enough…

Supernumerary District Attorney Ellen Brooks announced Monday, April 10, that Governor Robert Bentley pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges: failing to file a major contribution report, in violation of Code of Alabama §17-5-8.1(c); and knowingly converting campaign contributions to personal use, in violation of Code of Alabama §36-25-6. He resigned from office. A short time later, Alabama Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Lyn Stuart administered the oath to Lt. Gov. Kay…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Last week, the Alabama Senate approved by a 29-2 vote a historically strong budget for the Education Trust Fund. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget allocates $6.4 billion to Alabama’s K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities. It is the largest education budget since 2008, and the second largest budget since 1995, the last year for which the Alabama Legislative Fiscal Office had complete figures. “A quality education…