Editorials
Editorial: Conservatives or radicals — Politics in Alabama could use prudence
Alabama politics has never had a shortage of self-proclaimed conservatives. Whether they had a “D” or an “R” behind their name, most office-seekers in the state self-apply the label “proud Alabama conservative.”
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: Another bipartisan accomplishment
Bipartisanship is not automatically a good thing, especially when it comes from the Alabama Legislature.
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: Failing to protect
Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, wrote a disturbing message Thursday. “Today ... the Army is failing in its efforts to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment,” he said. Obviously.
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: The great unraveling — Credit Bentley for trying to slow the Alabama Accountability Act
Somebody finally found the emergency brake on Alabama’s school tax-credit monstrosity and gave it a good yank.
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: The war that won’t end — Still waiting for serious negotiations between Alabama, Florida, Georgia
The tri-state water war began in 1990 when Georgia, Florida and Alabama could not resolve the question of how much water Georgia could take from lakes Lanier and Allatoona, which are federal reservoirs in the Peach State.
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: Wrong number — It’s time to examine prosecutors’ sweeping powers to collect data
Americans learned this week that the Department of Justice seized two month’s worth of phone records from Associated Press reporters in 2012. The reviews are in, and they are brutal.
May 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: No, Legislature
Study after study has stressed the importance of higher education for prosperity of the nation. Yet, state legislatures across the land have been cutting funding to colleges and universities.
May 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: Bad decisions
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board
May 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Drunk driving is a choice. It is a decision made, not an easy byproduct of workday Happy Hours or weekend drink specials at the local bar.
Editorial: N.Q. Reynolds — Anniston pastor was cornerstone of city’s civil rights movement
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Rev. Nimrod Q. Reynolds was born into the Old South, which had many charms and a great evil — racial segregation — a system that demeaned the worth of all individuals of color regardless of their talents or attainments.
Editorial: Scrambling to the finish
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
To steal a line from author Cornelius Ryan, Alabamians have six days to brace themselves for what may become the longest day for the state Legislature.
Editorial: Strange bedfellows — On gun bill, they aren’t so strange after all
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Any evidence of bipartisanship in the Alabama Legislature normally would be hailed as a significant step in the right direction.
Editorial: Paying for lack of judgment
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
In the late 1990s, Congress and the Clinton administration tackled the persistent problem of children without health insurance.
Editorial: Put down the smokes, kid
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Considering how long Relay for Life has been a staple of Americans’ quest for healthier lives, you’d think more progress would have been made in eradicating that terrible disease.
Editorial: Gratitude for a decision
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The step the Anniston Board of Education took Tuesday was the first of several. It was also the easiest of what’s likely to be a difficult journey.

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