Opinion

Preserving what is left

01-08-2009

It looks like it might be a replay of the Battle of Third Manasses, the 1994 conflict that arose when Walt Disney Co. announced plans to build a $650 million theme park close to a pair of significant Civil War sites. The company bowed to public pressure and dropped the idea.

Editorials

Access for all

01-08-2009

Oxford needs no help in drawing Calhoun Countians and interstate trav-elers to its myriad shops, restaurants and hotels. It does that just fine. What it does need help with is getting people into those places without the hassle of Atlanta-style gridlock.

Lilly's star

01-08-2009

Lilly Ledbetter's star won't stop rising. The Jacksonville woman, who renewed the call for equal pay for equal work in the United States, is one of 18 Americans invited to accompany President-elect Obama on a symbolic train ride from Philadelphia to Washington on Jan. 17.

Columns

Yes, we've been here before: The truth about economic panic

01-08-2009

To listen to the pundits, one would think that today's banking crisis and financial meltdown is something rare and exotic. But people who stayed awake in history class know that financial panic is a familiar 'plot device' in the drama of modern capitalism.

Speak Out

Speak Out ... Praise for Anniston fireworks

01-08-2009

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01-07-2009 Headlines

• Where there's no smoke, there are ...

• Surging into a 'sinkhole'

• Hop on the rail

• The sensitive Eastwood

• The 3-state option

• Pigs at the trough

• Harvey H. Jackson: Buried in Bulldog Haven

• Speak Out ... It's time that residents reclaim Anniston, make its streets safe

01-06-2009 Headlines

• The Gaza games: The lessons of last eight years

• The hyper-local approach: Benefiting from the stimulus

• The inevitable in Cuba

• Speak Out ... We deserve protection

01-05-2009 Headlines

• Clean air? Not yet: Breathe deep in Alabama

• Execute, again

• Too much milk?

• Our unintended consequences

• Speak Out ... Thanks for luncheon

01-04-2009 Headlines

• The price of failure: Israel prime minister's attempts at peace have not worked

• The fight against illegal gambling in Alabama

• In court's hands

• Bob Davis: From Scrooge to CEO — An image makeover

• Obama plan will create jobs, but will fall short

• Obama stimulus a good plan, and we may need to spend more

• Speak Out ... No taste for (more) mustard

01-03-2009 Headlines

• A damaging GOP parody: Some things just aren't funny

• Speak Out ... Give Bama its dues

01-02-2009 Headlines

• We're good at collecting data: But what will we do with it?

• Our environment: Some progress — Still work to be done

• Phillip Tutor: It's another year, so cheer up

• James L. Evans: Honk if you love Jesus

• What Israel must do

• Blagojevich: He's brazen and bold

• Speak Out ... Hats off to Semper Fi

01-01-2009 Headlines

• 2008 Anniston Star Alabamian of the Year: Albert Brewer

• Reflection on New Year's Day: A speech to remember

• The challenge Alabama faces: Legislators must help, not hinder

• Speak Out ... Bitter pills for the GOP

12-31-2008 Headlines

• An idea that's sheer lunacy: Import no chemical weapons

• Alabamians worthy of applause

• For Alabama, driving less now could become costly later

• Another round of destruction

• Make love, not war

• Harvey H. Jackson: Blessed be the tie that's ugly

• Speak Out ... Poor decisions are embarrassing for Auburn University, Anniston

• Speaker's Stand ... Funding issues for 2009

12-30-2008 Headlines

• Paying the price: Truth about coal-fired energy

• Mourning for the departed: Preserving Anniston's relics

• Our unpleasant reckoning

• Speaker's Stand ... In defense of Anniston's Spirit

12-29-2008 Headlines

• Sweet home Alabama

• We're a competitor

• Opportunity, yes

• Our Johnsonian confidence

• Speak Out ... 'Made in China'

12-28-2008 Headlines

• Headlines to watch for in 2009

• Monkey bid-ness

• H. Brandt Ayers: A mule and a horn

• Bob Davis: Ready, set, action — A script for the Legislature

• The 'ought' decade

• Democrats and the military: Their relationship can work

• Speak Out ... The passing of a legend

12-27-2008 Headlines

• It is coming down to jobs: The need to help workers

• Remember the empty chairs

• Speaker's Stand ... McClellan hunt explained

12-26-2008 Headlines

• Tricky Dickie revisited

• A glorious day

• Make the best of it

• Phillip Tutor: The lexicon of 2008, Alabama style

• James L. Evans: Hopes, prayers for the new year

• Protecting the air we breathe

• Many Democrats, others are critical of Warren's inaugural role

• Speak Out ... No better off with MDA

12-25-2008 Headlines

• A vision on Christmas

• The Santa Claus conundrum: Go ahead, believe in him

• It's the 'Nepotism Nation'

• Speaker's Stand ... Alabama's key to success

12-24-2008 Headlines

• Yes, Virginia: There is a Santa Claus

• Glow of midwinter

• Soggy, foggy, great

• The other shoe dropped

• A Christmas memory cherished

• Seeking consensus on Iraq

• Speak Out ... The Quintard effect

12-23-2008 Headlines

• Small factory, big precedent: When plans fail in Alabama

• Signs, signs, everywhere: Drive safe — if you can

• Behind Clinton's donor list

• Speak Out ... Message for my dog thief

12-22-2008 Headlines

• Another sign of the times: The health insurance quandary

• An opening at City Hall: Finding Monk's replacement

• Lawlessness in Washington

• Speak Out ... The wonder of HD TV

12-21-2008 Headlines

• As America's period of dominance in world affairs declines, it is time to be humble

• No sugar-coating here: Utah no match for Alabama

• H. Brandt Ayers: Demagogues and scandals

• Bob Davis: From 'hypermile' to 'hope,' here are a few of 2008's best words

• In China, justice in reverse

• Speak Out ... What's worse than war?

12-20-2008 Headlines

• Bad time for new holiday: Wrong idea in Perry County

• Good night and good riddance

• Speak Out ... Give Obama a chance

12-19-2008 Headlines

• We're on the road to nowhere: Here's your sign

• It just looks bad

• Alabamian of the Year

• Phillip Tutor: A Christmas wish list for Calhoun County

• James L. Evans: A Christmas prayer

• A region in peace, for now

• A red-state military? U.S. forces have tight binds with certain regions

• The ease of financial fraud

• Speak Out ... Christmas memories

12-18-2008 Headlines

• Who's Bush working for? Changing rules at last minute

• Completing the process: Our odd way of electing leaders

• Alabamian of the Year

• NRA less effective as lobby

• A Kennedy Senate dynasty?

• Speak Out ... Great Christmas gift

• Speaker's Stand ... Time to rethink taxes

12-17-2008 Headlines

• If the shoe fits: The insulting of a president

• A man with Austin powers: Life imitates art as Bush term ends

• Alabamian of the Year

• Them that's got shall get

• 5 myths about our sputtering economy

• Mayors' Christmas wishes

• Harvey H. Jackson: Taking a foreigner to the Flora-Bama

• Speak Out ... Tough words for new coach

12-16-2008 Headlines

• Cheating Alabama's kids

• Another big step

• Alabamian of the Year

• The lemmings in the GOP

• Speak Out ... Persecuting Obama

12-15-2008 Headlines

• Back on the patrol: The duty of Anniston police

• Real merit and a real raise: How we judge our teachers

• Alabamian of the Year

• Meet N.Y.C.'s next mayor

• Speak Out ... The terrorists have won

12-14-2008 Headlines

• The developer of human capital: Stephen Black's quest for a better Alabama

• H. Brandt Ayers: In our lifetime

• Bob Davis: How newspapers deal with their critics

• Speak Out ... The Star's view on illegal immigration is anti-American

• Speaker's Stand ... Oxford tax increase unnecessary

12-13-2008 Headlines

• The Deep Six on Big Three: This mess' many lessons

• Meet Detroit's new villain: The firestorm around Shelby

• Shinseki best appointment yet

• Speak Out ... Little's negativity

12-12-2008 Headlines

• How we view our history: Dealing with the Bush legacy

• State must help those who need it

• Alabamian of the Year

• Phillip Tutor: Anniston, Oxford and the simple facts

• James L. Evans: The impulse to silence dissent

• The new war: To our south, Mexico's blood boils

• Bridge to Detroit's future

• Grownups don't do Facebook

• Speak Out ... Drug policy reform

12-11-2008 Headlines

• Plan, work, build: Learn from Ike's leadership

• The need for health safety

• Alabamian of the Year

• Democrats must break with Rangel

• Our quest for human rights

• Speak Out ... Support Salvation Army

12-10-2008 Headlines

• The laws of Juan Crow: Analyzing Mendez's death

• A tax that goes way too far

• Alabamian of the Year

• Harvey H. Jackson: Never too late to forgive

• These brutal bailouts: The most expensive thing ... ever!

• Transparency: Your right to know

• The O.J. justice

• Speak Out ... Davis as Alabama's governor? It's possible with smart campaign

12-09-2008 Headlines

• The Riley plan: Try it again — Another go at tax reform

• Withstanding bone-deep cuts

• Alabamian of the Year

• Behind Blackwater's rules

• Speak Out ...The bailout mess

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