OUR VIEW: The importance of local editorials Mar 5, 2025 Mar 5, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email TPI Staff Author email Follow TPI Staff Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many times when Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. posts a column or opinion piece, we are flooded with comments about, “Stick to the news.”Things like, “You should write about newsworthy events, student achievements, local government and sports.” And we do. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmpD 2 4@>A2?J[ H6 AC@5F46 7:G6 ?6HDA2A6CD 2 H66< 7:==65 H:E9 566A\5:G6D :?E@ =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E[ AC6G:6HD @7 FA4@>:?8 6G6?ED[ 9:89=:89ED @7 @FC =@42= 2E9=6E6D 2?5 DEF56?ED 2?5 >2?J @E96C ?6HDH@CE9J E@A:4D] qFE :? 6249 A2A6C[ @?6 A286 :D C6D6CG65 7@C 65:E@C:2=D] xE’D 42==65 E96 ~A:?:@? !286[ 2?5 :E’D 366? 2C@F?5 :? ?6HDA2A6CD 7@C 564256D FA@? 564256D]k^AmkAm%96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 D92C:?8 @A:?:@?D @7 =@42= ;@FC?2=:DED :D?’E E@ >2<6 J@F 28C66 H:E9 FD] xE :D?’E D@ J@F DF556?=J ;F>A D9:A 2?5 492?86 A@=:E:42= A2CE:6D] %96 A@:?E :D D:>A=J E@ DE2CE 4@?G6CD2E:@?D]k^Am kAm#646?E=J[ H6’G6 HC:EE6? 2 76H E:>6=J 65:E@C:2=D DF49 2D @?6 @? E96 vF=7 @7 p>6C:42 2?5 2?@E96C 23@FE E96 (6EF>A<2 x?5:2?D >2D4@E] q@E9 92G6 366? >6E H:E9 G:EC:@= 7C@> >2?J u2463@@< 4@>>6?E6CD — D@>6 H9@ 25>:EE65=J 5:5?’E 6G6? C625 E96 7F== 4@=F>?D[ @?=J E96 9625=:?6D]k^AmkAmxE’D F?7@CEF?2E6 9@H >2?J A6@A=6 92G6 D2:5 32D:42==J[ “$E2J :? J@FC =2?6]” pD :7 ;@FC?2=:DED 42??@E 6?E6C 2 4:G:= 4@?G6CD2E:@? 23@FE D@>6E9:?8 E96J’G6 DEF5:65[ C6D62C4965 2?5 HC:EE6? 23@FE E9@C@F89=J]k^AmkAm(96? H6 HC:E6 2 4@=F>? @C @A:?:@? A:646[ H6 2C6 EJA:42==J @776C:?8 3@E9 D:56D @7 E96 2C8F>6?E 2?5 ECJ:?8 E@ F?56CDE2?5 H96C6 6249 :D 4@>:?8 7C@>] %96 AFCA@D6 :D E@ 368:? 2 4@?G6CD2E:@? 2?5 E@ A@:?E C6256CD :? E96 5:C64E:@? @7 7:?5:?8 C6=:23=6 D@FC46D 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@?]k^AmkAmt5:E@C:2=D 92G6 =@?8 366? 2 A2CE @7 E96 ?6HDA2A6CD’ 9:DE@CJ[ 2?5 H6 2C6 =F4<J E@ 92G6 2 DA246 E@ 92G6 E96D6 <:?5D @7 4@?G6CD2E:@?D] (6 2=D@ :?G:E6 2?J@?6 E@ DF3>:E 2 8F6DE 4@=F>? @C =6EE6C E@ E96 65:E@C] ~FC ?6HDA2A6CD 2C6 E96 G@:46 @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ 2?5 H6 H2?E E@ C67=64E E92E 6249 2?5 6G6CJ 52J]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Newspapers Entertainment Journalism Mass Media News Media News Public Sphere Human Communication Publishing Periodicals Print Media Social Institutions Newspaper Publications Recommended for you Most Popular Arrest and investigation ongoing in Dollar General theft operation 6 from Camp Hill arrested on drug charges One car in DUI manslaughter was traveling at 95 mph New Site residents pull together to save neighbor’s life Kellyton man arrested on drug charges Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 68° Cloudy82° / 62° 12 AM 68° 1 AM 67° 2 AM 67° 3 AM 66° 4 AM 65°
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