Columnists


Cyber criminals target holiday shoppers
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
December 17, 2025
Online scams have grown more sophisticated in recent years, making it harder for people to tell legitimate businesses from fraudulent ones.
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State has chance to get data center boom right
Columnists, Opinion
December 17, 2025
Every day, we read about massive data centers coming to the Southeast. Billions of dollars. Thousands of construction jobs.
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Rideshare drivers should be able to understand English
Columnists, Opinion
December 10, 2025
OPINION: When I was in college, if we needed a ride, we would either call a friend or walk home. These days, however, millions of Americans rely on ri...
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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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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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