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March 05, 2008
There are readers who value their religion and just political system
As one who was raised in the Christian church, it was with great confusion that I read Mac Cutchins’ latest column. He seems to conclude that there is no danger in a Theocracy; the real danger is in the “Atheistocracy” that now controls our court decisions and schools.
March 03, 2008
Comparing public education to health care is comparing apples to oranges
As every president in the history of this country has made errors in judgment, so has George W. Bush. The difference is that President Bush is not the darling of the media as have been some other leaders of this country who not only made errors in judgment, but were morally corrupt before they ever reached the White House.
February 29, 2008
Letters: Care received at EAMC, from top to bottom, worth writing about
I recently had surgery at East Alabama Medical Center. I am compelled to tell everyone how positive my experience was while staying at the hospital.
February 28, 2008
Letters: Claims that Al Gore is a prophet have serious obstacles to cross
It is a sad commentary on post-Christian liberalism that a minister would confuse politics with prophecy. Nevertheless, Jim Evans hailed environmental doomsayer and former Vice President Al Gore as “a modern day prophet” who “speaks the truth to power about future consequences.”
February 27, 2008
Letters: Media does not work against the government, it works for it
In response to Edwin Slaten’s letter, it’s a true tragedy what the media in this country has come to. The person who actually believes what is said on Fox News and the like, is an ignorant fool.
February 26, 2008
Pair of letters’ arguments simply do not make sense
Two especially ridiculous letters have recently appeared in your paper. In Friday’s Opelika-Auburn News, Edwin Slaten asks us to believe that President Bush’s abysmal approval ratings are due not to his own actions, but because of a media conspiracy to hide all the wonderful things Bush has done! How stupid does Slaten think we are?
February 25, 2008
Bill proposed regarding two-year colleges and legislators preposterous
That a bill has been introduced that would require the rules and policies developed by the State Board of Education involving Alabama’s public two-year colleges to be reviewed by legislative council, which is made up of legislators is absolutely preposterous!
February 22, 2008
Government, news media not telling public what it needs to hear
When politicians have nothing substantive to offer to solve critical problems they go into posturing mode to try to make people believe they are serious about things.
February 21, 2008
Poole’s filibuster threats would hold up legislation once again
To the surprise of no one, the Alabama Senate has taken up where it left off in 2007. Sen. Phil Poole, D-Moundville, because of his childish desire for retribution, has again stuck his thumb in the eye of the voters. Poole’s off-the-wall rhetoric and threats to filibuster good legislation sponsored by Republicans is an affront to every Alabamian, including his own constituents.
February 20, 2008
Time for Democrats, Republicans to work together on 2-year college mess
To date, Federal prosecutors have nine convictions and two more indictments of Democratic legislators or others linked to the two-year college system. This may turn out to be the biggest political scandal in the history of Alabama.
February 19, 2008
Some misconceptions about cruises must be corrected
There was a long article, reprinted from the AP, in the Opelika-Auburn News, titled “Cruise Trends for 2008.”
Sen. McLaughlin’s PAC-to-PAC bill has more teeth than Mitchell’s
In a speech a few weeks ago, Sen. Wendell Mitchell, D-Luverne, complained that Gov. Bob Riley had the audacity to lead a campaign to raise money for Republican candidates in 2010.
February 15, 2008
Polls really have nothing to do with electing the president
In the Feb. 8 edition of the Opelika-Auburn News, the paper’s newest columnist (Brittany Branyon) jumped into the controversy over our involvement in Iraq with a handful of red herrings.
February 13, 2008
Evans column reads more of editorial content, less of religious content
For some time I have struggled without success to discover the reason Rev. Jim Evans’ column appears on the Religion page instead of the Editorial page. His clericalism is evident in the secular topics he discusses which rarely include matters of faith or of religion.
February 12, 2008
Bill Clinton should be remembered more for mistakes of immoral variety
I found it interesting that in his recent column on “admitting mistakes,” the Rev. Dr. Jim Evans would choose to bash President Bush as not being able to recognize or admit mistakes.
February 08, 2008
We must take strong, defensive action on those who prey on innocent
After Rudy Tidwell eloquently explained the tragedy of abortion, Ruth Gynther pointed to war and capital punishment as “long-standing examples of lack of respect for life.”
February 07, 2008
Wishing for leader who surrounds self with diversity a dream
I just voted in a democracy, a brilliant democracy, but I don’t feel good about my vote.
February 06, 2008
Legislature urged to approve statewide smoke-free law
As the 2008 Legislature gets under way, I’d like to ask elected officials to support a statewide smoke-free law for Alabama.
February 05, 2008
Obama’s church does not cater to exclusive race
In his letter Tuesday, Harold Blackburn makes the convincing case that he is not racist and has no problem with an African-American candidate. But then in his last sentence he states that he is troubled by a “Muslim dedicated to Black Africa.”
February 04, 2008
What does one’s religion have to do with being elected president?
This is a response to Harold Blackburn’s letter concerning Barack Obama. So the swift boating begins. Blackburn insinuates that Obama is a Muslim. First, what if Obama were a Muslim? Does this disqualify him from becoming the next president of the United States?
February 01, 2008
Following precedent not good reason to accept something nobody likes
People who try to improve community conditions are called liberals. Conservatives try to keep the status quo. The latter frequently invites the former to “leave it if you do not like it.” The fact that we do not live in caves means liberals have prospered.
