Columnists
Oil spill claims a second disaster
Eight months after the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon well, which unleashed five million barrels of oil in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the toll ...
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Columnists
Lame Duck session finally arrives
The much anticipated Congressional “lame duck” session begins in earnest on Monday, November 15. A lame duck session refers to a final meeting of lawmakers ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:44 am
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
Alabama sees firsts in national change
Much has been written over the last week about the political tsunami that swept across America as citizens exercised their constitutional right to change their ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Friday, November 12, 2010 3:04 pm
Columnists
Oil well sealed, claims improving
On Sept. 18, BP engineers permanently sealed the broken mile-deep oil well that has bedeviled our world for far too long. This milestone came three ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, October 6, 2010 11:11 am
Columnists
Battle to stop health bill advances
Six months after the passage of the widely unpopular government health care law, efforts to halt its advance are gaining momentum. With many of its ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:46 am
Columnists
America still at war with terror, terrorists
This Saturday, the nation will pause to reflect on that tragic morning nine years ago as New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania suffered ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 9:51 am
Columnists
Thanks for attending town meetings
Last week, my staff and I journeyed throughout the six counties of the First Congressional District to hear your views first-hand and to take your ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 8:58 am
Columnists
Vice president visits Theodore
A month after President Barack Obama toured the U.S. Coast Guard Gulf oil spill incident response staging area in Theodore, Alabama, Vice President Joe Biden ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:26 am
Columnists
Obama’s Gulf tour to Alabama
Last week, President Barack Obama made his first visit to coastal Alabama to assess the physical and economic damage caused by the Gulf oil spill. ...
by Representative Jo Bonner, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:05 am
Columnists
Focus must be on shutting off well
For more than a month, I have devoted space in this column to the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico.