Defining the problem of the proposed development along Old River Road is easy: It is about longtime residents wanting to maintain the consistency of neighborhood character of the area.
On Monday at 6 p.m. at Decatur City Hall in the Council Chambers, the Decatur City Council is poised to approve a zoning ordinance for a 4.3 acre island in the middle of Point Mallard Park to facilitate the sale of liquor at the Decatur Ice Rink Complex to satisfy a special interest group wh…
As we all know many of the youth today are in need of positive guidance and role models. Many are missing these very important factors in their homes. I am blessed to have been raised in a two-parent home. I am 50 years of age and my parents are still an active part of my life. I realize man…
On June 6, 1944, my twin sister and I were 10 years old. The two of us were playing in front of the house. Our mother came out in a clean, starched house dress.
The people that put down President Donald Trump do not respect the president, and they disrespect the office.
I am reaching out as a person who is tired of people suffering. We can all agree that there are many problems in our world. And yet, we continue to make it worse.
Doing business in downtown Hartselle has a couple of difficulties that business owners have to overcome. There is little to no room to expand. Deliveries, parking and emergency services options are limited.
Our president has managed to keep most of his party together. The smart one has left or is talking pretty strong against him. The arrogant ones like him will soon be packing their things along with the president beginning in 2020.
Democrats still have not gotten over the shock of Hillary Clinton losing the election. Now they are beside themselves because Robert Mueller, a man they held in high esteem, did not deliver anything to impeach the president on.
The legacy oaks and maples around the old courthouse in downtown Moulton have added great beauty and value to our town square for many decades. These mature, healthy trees also provide essential ecosystem services such as cleaning our air, creating oxygen and being an important part of the w…
Jill Colvin of The Associated Press maintains in a recent article that the present border crisis is only now becoming a problem, and President Donald Trump was simply roiling the waters with his "inflammatory" remarks in the past two years.
Why is Decatur High having its graduation in Ogle Stadium where more family members can attend but Austin High is having graduation in its gym?
It is a mother’s worst fear that her children are failing because of her. I was told in December 2017 that my daughter needed to be put back in kindergarten because she was behind in her class in Morgan County Schools.
After an article in The Decatur Daily concerning a Table Talk at Athens State, about the rise of low-level dishonesty through exaggeration and selective use of data, I had to go. I also like German sentence structures. I was even invited to sit at the table.
The licensure earlier this year of six Certified Professional Midwives in Alabama, for the first time in over four decades, was an important beginning step toward safer birth. Now expectant, low-risk moms who desire a home birth will no longer need to decide between crossing state lines or a…
Concerning the use of part of the gasoline tax dollars to support upgrading the Port of Mobile: This idea is ridiculous.
A fatal wreck Tuesday on Alabama 67 shows that something needs to be done to improve safety on the heavily traveled stretch of highway.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is running for president, so we can expect her to make some outsize promises.
Ten years ago this month, the U.S. unemployment rate was a disastrous 9.5%. General Motors, requiring a government bailout, filed for bankrupt…
A fatal wreck Tuesday on Alabama 67 shows that something needs to be done to improve safety on the heavily traveled stretch of highway.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is running for president, so we can expect her to make some outsize promises.
Ten years ago this month, the U.S. unemployment rate was a disastrous 9.5%. General Motors, requiring a government bailout, filed for bankrupt…
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