Opinion


Opinion
December 3, 2025
OPINION - When you spend a sizable part of your life working toward something as significant as owning your own home, the last thing you should worry ...
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Close the crypto loophole before it hurts rural areas
Columnists, Opinion
December 3, 2025
OPINION - As the state representative for a largely rural district in Alabama, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside farmers, small business own...
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Making room for meaningful moments
Columnists, Opinion
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
December arrives quickly, even when we think we are prepared for it. Lights go up, schedules fill, and daylight disappears earlier each afternoon.
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Russellville’s city tree decked out for Christmas
Columnists, Opinion, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Volunteers recently gathered outside the Byars Building to decorate the city’s Christmas tree.
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‘Every Light a Prayer for Peace’ returns Dec. 4
Opinion
HERE AND NOW
by Susie Hovater Malone Columnist 
November 26, 2025
As a member of the Russellville Cultura Garden Club, every year I look forward to our local “Every Light a Prayer for Peace” ceremony on the courthous...
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Without newspapers, transparency declines
Columnists, Opinion
November 26, 2025
Two recent studies looked at the process of submitting public records and FOIA requests, including how news deserts correlate to poor compliance.
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Garden club learns about poppy symbolism
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
by By Susie Hovater Malone Columnist 
November 19, 2025
OPINION PAGE: We began our November Cultura Garden Club meeting with a hands-on rock-painting activity led by muralist Ree Shannon of aRo Art & Design...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinion
LETTER
November 19, 2025
The GFWC Book Lovers Study Club extends its sincere appreciation to all who supported the eighth annual “Maudie and Roger Bedford 5K Run and 1-Mile Wa...
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