Opinion Archives

If you want to get people vaccinated, focus on the data and stop the vitriol

Dale Jackson — July 26, 2021

7 Things: Frustration over Alabama's vaccination rate, schools begin adding restrictions to classrooms, homeschooling growing in Alabama and more …

Dale Jackson — July 26, 2021

VIDEO: COVID-19 restrictions poised to return, Shelby squares off with Brooks again, Birmingham doctor's vaccination claim goes viral and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

Dale Jackson — July 25, 2021

7 Things: Masks could come back in Jefferson County, AEA demanding education employees stop criticizing them or be punished at work, Biden wants your kids under 12 vaccinated and more …

Dale Jackson — July 23, 2021

Will the SEC shine on Texas and Oklahoma?

Yellowhammer News — July 22, 2021

7 Things: Alabama doctor goes viral with falsehood, Brooks vs. Shelby continues, education associations' role in politics is questioned and more …

Dale Jackson — July 22, 2021

7 Things: Gadsden offering an incentive to get vaccinated, teachers won't be allowed to break the law in Alabama, Fauci clashes with Rand Paul in pandemic hearing and more …

Dale Jackson — July 21, 2021

Tuberville warns against calls to vaccinate younger children but he knows they are coming

Dale Jackson — July 20, 2021

7 Things: Breakthrough cases might tip off another surge, Ivey says no mask mandate for schools, Brooks calls for Biden to overturn Fort Rucker mask mandate and more …

Dale Jackson — July 20, 2021

AL-5 candidate Casey Wardynski says military leaders speaking out against Trump were always disloyal

Dale Jackson — July 19, 2021

7 Things: Public health officials unsure how to get more people unvaccinated, unemployment still dropping in Alabama, Brooks' 'chuckle' over Texas Dems' COVID-19 diagnosis causes uproar and more …

Dale Jackson — July 19, 2021

VIDEO: Trump plays in Alabama's U.S. Senate race, Critical Race Theory debate gains steam, state auditor continues to seek attention and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

Dale Jackson — July 18, 2021

7 Things: McClendon blames bureaucracy for low vaccination rates in Alabama, Jerry Carl discusses U.S. Capitol riot, coronavirus mandates making a return and more …

Dale Jackson — July 16, 2021

Dale Jackson: Maybe Governor Kay Ivey should reconsider her stance on vaccine incentives

Dale Jackson — July 15, 2021

7 Things: No public vaccine incentives for Alabama, Critical Race Theory seems poised to be an issue for Alabama Legislature, Shelby shrugs off RINO label and more …

Dale Jackson — July 15, 2021

7 Things: Unvaccinated now solely bearing brunt of coronavirus in Alabama, Biden stokes war on voter integrity, 'historic' wins for Alabama Republicans and more …

Dale Jackson — July 14, 2021

It's time to call the events at the U.S. Capitol what they were -- a 'riot,' not a seditious insurrection

Dale Jackson — July 13, 2021

7 Things: Critical Race Theory message shifting again in Alabama, Harris' voter ID nonsense draws response from Merrill, coronavirus vaccination messaging issues arise and more …

Dale Jackson — July 13, 2021

7 Things: Trump punches at Britt in Senate race, door-to-door vaccine push getting pushback, vaccination uncertainty leads to vaccine hesitancy and more …

Dale Jackson — July 12, 2021

VIDEO: Alabama doctors suggest lockdown possible but Ivey sounds skeptical, Britt brings in big money, Brooks responds to lawsuit and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

Dale Jackson — July 11, 2021

7 Things: Ivey polling well, lockdowns not coming back to Alabama, war in Afghanistan coming to an end August 31 and more …

Dale Jackson — July 09, 2021

School choice advocates, now is the time to strike

Dale Jackson — July 08, 2021

7 Things: Talk of lockdowns returns, 94% of hospitalizations for COVID-19 are unvaccinated, Trump announces big tech lawsuit and more …