Opinion — Page 2

There are 276 million vehicles in the United States, and five times that worldwide Bloomberg reports that American electric vehicle (EV) market sales hit 5.6% of our automobile market this […]

Florida Gators celebrate

College football back exactly the way we wanted

“I don’t want to wish the summer away, but I sure do wish football would come back tomorrow,” my father would say to me, without fail, most days in the […]

College Football Notebook: Week Zero

Well, that was certainly something. The “non-opener” opening weekend of college football brought as much drama as it could. Now, let the real games begin. We’re ready to look ahead […]

Nick Saban claps during a football game

SEC college football season preview

Take a deep breath. Now, exhale. Last weekend was the last one without football until February. Even then, we’ll mere weeks away from the hidden gems of Spring football. We […]

HUNTSVILLE – If it quacks, it’s a duck. If it leads, it’s Ducks Limited’s new chairman of the board, Doug Schoenrock from Huntsville. One of the world’s leaders in wetland […]

School daze: Do’s and don’ts for freshman parents

FLORENCE — As a mom, I have navigated the change from high school parent to college parent and lived to tell the tale. As an employee at a college, I […]

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Five storylines to come out of SEC Media Days

SEC Media days is over and the final countdown to the college football season has begun. After the great Saban-Fisher war of 2022, expectations were high as to whether we […]

2022 Auburn football season preview

We’re a little more than a month away from the college football season. While SEC Media days dominates local sports media, let’s take a look at what the upcoming season […]

Nick Saban smiling at college football trophy

2022 Alabama football season predictions

This Saturday will mark six weeks until the first college football games of the season on Aug. 27. While coaches are still watching tape and players are still in the […]

Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate

Brandi Broome is an author, cave explorer and surveyor, pre-med student, mother of three fabulous nerdlings, and an advocate for survivors of domestic violence. This article features the aftermath that […]

The other day, I was walking down a street in a city in the SEC footprint. My colleague points at a building and says, “That is where I found out […]

How do we begin trying to find clarity in a market that’s offering, well, not much clarity? As a local loan officer, I’m writing to offer some perspective on the […]

Sen. Richard Shelby has served Alabama in the United States Senate for nearly four decades, and his era of public service is soon coming to an end. With his retirement, […]

“It all started at the border, and that’s still where it is today.” Those are the first words heard on Drive-By Truckers’ 2016 release “American Band.” The border in the […]

Recent shooting tragedies in New York City, Buffalo, and Uvalde, Texas, have brought to the fore discussions about gun control, mental health, and prevention of these senseless attacks. What ensues […]

Smart People Perspectives is our newest column featuring thought leaders in our community. Here you will find local perspectives on issues from education to governance to culture. Agree or disagree […]

HUNTSVILLE — The year is 1993, and Bill Walsh College Football is released for the Sega Genesis. College football has come to a home video game console for the first […]

How long until college football turns into the NBA?

How long will it be until college football turns into the NBA? Stay with us. College football is just like every sport. It’s results oriented. What have you done for […]

Smart People Perspectives

Smart People Perspectives is our newest column featuring thought leaders in our community. Here you will find local perspectives on issues from education to governance to culture. Agree or disagree […]

Less than a year since the NCAA policy went into effect, the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) system is already completely out of control. Does it matter? In a sport […]

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The SEC fan's guide to the NFL Draft

Why should SEC fans care about the NFL Draft? In the South, we love football. That’s not a secret. Whether it’s the NCAA national championship or a 2A slobberknocker between […]

SEC Coaches Brian Kelly, Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin (L to R)

Which football coaches of the SEC West are starting the college football season on the hot seat, and who is set up for success in 2022? We answered that question […]

SEC football coaches Mark Stoops, Bryan Harsin, and Kirby Smart (L to R)

During the offseason, college football fans have little to sink their teeth into. The NFL Draft is fun, but this year’s has the potential to be a snore. The addition […]

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Lost your love of the game? Find your UNA

Every year it seems easier to ask ourselves the question, “Do the games still matter?” Which games? All games from preseason until the playoffs. Do any of them still matter? […]