CullmanTimes.com, Cullman, Alabama Opinion

TIMES EDITORIAL: City made mistake backing out of mediation plans

2009-11-09T12:10:11-06:00

If the City of Cullman's Duck River plan really is the slam-dunk case they say it is, the city shouldn't have anything to fear from a mediator.

TIMES EDITORIAL: Steady hand needed on water supply

2009-11-02T09:15:53-06:00

When two county commissioners showed up at The Cullman Times office Monday to propose a new long-term water plan for the county — taking water from Smith Lake instead of putting a dam on the Duck River — it came as a shock to us.

Government doesn’t create jobs

2009-11-02T09:14:33-06:00

On Friday, the Obama administration released its figures on jobs “saved or created” by the government’s stimulus package. They came up with the number 650,000, but what’s it matter? We’re talking about a completely fictitious calculation.

We’re all Americans

2009-11-02T09:13:28-06:00

My dad was a Democrat and my mom was a Republican. In the past, I have voted as follows: 1960-J.F. Kennedy, 1972-Richard Nixon, 1976-Jimmy Carter, 1980-Ronald Reagan. There were and are different issues facing our nation at different times. Why so much flip flop?

We’re responsible for what happens in war

2009-11-02T09:12:47-06:00

We all know someone who has fought for our country. They come from us. They are our brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, and friends. They are fighting right now. They do their job. They do not have a say in where or whom they fight. They follow orders with courage and love of country. They try to get home again.

Thanks for a successful event

2009-10-28T19:25:46-05:00

We thank and appreciate all of the wonderful volunteers and demonstrators who made our 2009 Farm Day a big success.

Concerns about water regulations

2009-10-28T19:24:16-05:00

I would like to recommend to those in charge of the proposed new water system that they adopt strong and enforceable rules and regulations for the protection of the water supply.

Fight for freedom

2009-10-28T19:22:59-05:00

The late Paul Harvey wrote in 1952, “But free men, free to do anything, are also free to do nothing. Apparently that is our choice. We said we no longer wanted “opportunity.” We wanted “security.” And they gave us chains.

A broken PACT

2009-10-03T20:03:28-05:00

State Treasurer Kay Ivey has notified families who purchased Alabama Pre-Paid Affordable College Tuition Contracts (PACT) that the fund is in financial trouble.

Obama spreading socialist agenda

2009-10-03T20:02:52-05:00

A majority elected Obama, the lifelong Socialist. Some didn't know. Some didn't care. Some still don't care but most now know. He has governed from the left, with massive government spending and borrowing, more control of banks, lending and even car companies, a so far failed attempt to cap and trade energy, a so far failed attempt to nationalize health care and a far left Supreme Court appointment.