Opinion
Year held strange events
Living in Alabama we are accustomed to just about any kind of weather. However, the dramatic Christmas Day tornado that landed in Mobile, and the ...
Jo Bonner, Author at The Brewton Standard
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White House in denial
As the impasse over the fiscal cliff enters week six, and time to work out a deal is quickly running short, unfortunately there is little ...
by Jo Bonner, Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:41 am
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Confusion creates problems
A month after the deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, administration officials are finally admitting that they failed to adequately protect the ...
by Jo Bonner, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:19 am
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Feds have obligation to coast
Last week, published reports surfaced that the ongoing negotiations between BP and the U.S. Justice Department to determine fines and penalties related to the 2010 ...
by Jo Bonner, Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:41 am
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Heat rises in Washington, D.C.
Summer officially arrived in Washington, DC last week with record-breaking temperatures approaching 100 degrees. Even without the haze and humidity, the political heat was surely ...
by Jo Bonner, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:55 am
Opinion
Town meetings enligtening
Despite heavy rains and flooding only days before, good sized crowds turned out to talk with me at town meetings last week in Grand Bay, ...
by Jo Bonner, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:12 am
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House ready to avert rate hike
This White House is already known for its publicly stated practice of letting no crisis go to waste. However, if no crisis exists, it will ...
by Jo Bonner, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:01 am
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Restore Act efforts continue
More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill racked our region, community leaders and environmental groups are still united behind the need to ...
by Jo Bonner, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 8:59 am
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Thanks offered to military
Just before Veterans Day, I was afforded a unique opportunity to spend some time alongside our military personnel who are stationed on the frontlines in ...
by Jo Bonner, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:37 am
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Bill shows bipartisanship works
Admittedly, it is rather difficult to find many instances where Congress and the president can reach agreement these days. The House and the Senate are ...