Category Archives: Opinion

View of various issues from the Leeds Herald Editorial staff.

SPJ Ethics Committee condemns major broadcast networks’ practice of “checkbook journalism”

Posted on March 24, 2010 by David Hogan

INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists’ Ethics Committee condemns the growing trend of “checkbook journalism” at major broadcast networks. On Thursday, during a pretrial hearing in Orlando, Fla., to determine if Casey Anthony — accused of murdering her daughter … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor – Alabama Gambling

Posted on February 25, 2010 by David Hogan

Good For Everybody, or Just Good For the Chosen Few? If legalized, taxed-for-helping-the-children gambling is as good for Alabama as the TV ads say they are, then why can’t the average businessman get a license and enrich his local governments … Continue reading →

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UAB Expert Commentary: Obama’s State of the Union Address Needs to Win Back Angry Independents

Posted on January 26, 2010 by David Hogan

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – To win back angry independent voters, U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address on Wednesday, Jan. 27 needs to be long on details and short on rhetoric when it comes to health care reform and … Continue reading →

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Reader Praises LHS Journalists and Teacher

Posted on January 25, 2010 by David Hogan

Dear Editor, It takes many hours of hard work and dedication of a teacher to inspire high school students to apply their skills and creativity to produce the creative articles that appeared in the latest issue of the Leeds High School … Continue reading →

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FactCheck.org – Whoppers of 2009

Posted on January 2, 2010 by David Hogan

Summary Although 2009 was not an election year, it kept us exceptionally busy, and led to millions of visits to our site. In this year-end summary, we offer some of the worst examples of the falsehoods we encountered during the … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor – Leeds Welfare Cooperative

Posted on December 9, 2009 by David Hogan

Letter to the Editor:  Leeds Welfare Cooperative wishes to express our sincere thanks to the hundreds of individuals that have been a part of our successful year helping the needy in the Leeds and Moody area. We are forever thankful … Continue reading →

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Leeds and Jefferson County – Tension

Posted on November 4, 2009 by David Hogan

Editorial Board Opinion of the Leeds Herald This is Part III of a series our paid subscribers have received this week on Leeds and Jefferson County. By David Hogan – Publisher   In Fisher and Ury’s book, Getting to Yes: Negotiating … Continue reading →

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Can Owen Drake Save Jefferson County?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by David Hogan

Editorial Board of the Leeds Herald While many incumbent state legislators gear up for an election year, State Representative Owen Drake has been pounding the pavement in support of his House Bill 687 that would change the way the Jefferson … Continue reading →

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Larry Langford Trial – Editorial Opinion

Posted on October 29, 2009 by David Hogan

By David Hogan – Publisher   The Larry Langford Trial, what can you say about that? Am I going to trash Langford? No. Am I going to talk about whether the trial was fair? No, I was not on the … Continue reading →

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