Columnists
GOP wasting time, money during session
This legislative session, we have watched the Alabama Republican supermajority waste taxpayer money and avoid doing the jobs they were elected to do. Each day the ...
Darrio Melton, Author at The Selma Times‑Journal - Page 7 of 17
Columnists
Are legislators just sounding like Christians?
By Darrio Melton In the past few weeks of the Alabama Legislature, we have heard debate on everything from reciting a government-written prayer to posting ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, February 24, 2014 10:15 pm
Columnists
Supermajority shouldn’t crush crucial debate
The trouble with a supermajority is that it overpowers the democratic nature of our republic. Some voices are silenced while others are given a microphone ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, February 17, 2014 6:13 pm
Columnists
We should do more than just say ‘thanks’
Last week, winter weather took our state by storm. Parents were stranded at work, motorists stranded on the roadways and children stranded at school. Across ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, February 3, 2014 6:37 pm
Columnists
The message GOP is sending is two-sided
The Alabama Legislature has been in session for two weeks now, and the Republican supermajority has wasted no time showing that they have a double ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, January 27, 2014 5:42 pm
Columnists
Work needed before King’s dream a reality
Yesterday, we honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the dream he shared for all people of this country. Dr. ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, January 20, 2014 5:40 pm
Columnists
Increase in minimum wage needed in Alabama
I have made it no secret that one of my main goals for this legislative session is to encourage an increase in Alabama’s minimum wage. ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, January 6, 2014 5:40 pm
Columnists
Closing out 2013, looking ahead to 2014
When the clock strikes midnight, we will close the door on another year and welcome 2014 into our lives. New Years resolutions, plans for the ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, December 30, 2013 5:57 pm
Editorials
Be the change you’re looking for
Christmas is just around the corner, and I hope everyone has been able to finish their last minute grocery and gift shopping. I know my ...
by Darrio Melton, Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:26 am
Darrio Melton
A healthy bottom line isn’t all that matters
Last week I wrote about my plans to support an increase to the minimum wage in Alabama, but I wanted to take this opportunity to ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, December 16, 2013 9:02 pm
Columnists
It’s time to put people over politics
As a representative of the people, I hear stories all the time. But there is one story that particularly breaks my heart, and that is ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, December 9, 2013 5:10 pm
Columnists
Expanding Medicaid is the right idea
Alabama, it’s time to expand Medicaid. We must quit playing politics with peoples’ health and wellbeing and do what’s right for the people of this ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, December 2, 2013 10:28 pm
Columnists
Thankful for a busy Thanksgiving week
Thanksgiving is a special holiday in my house. Not only is it a time to stop and be thankful for the blessings in our lives, ...
by Darrio Melton, Monday, November 25, 2013 11:08 pm
Columnists
It is more blessed to give than to receive
Last week, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the largest ever recorded, tore through the Philippines, causing more than 3,900 deaths and more than four million people ...
by Darrio Melton, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:27 pm
veterans day
How do our actions speak of us?
Yesterday on Veteran’s Day, I took time to reflect on the blessings in my life and to pray for those who have put their lives ...