• 'Gambling tax' is a ruse to legalize slots
Illegal gambling, which is most of it, must end in Alabama

• Let's honor founding fathers and mothers
I spent my first 20 years of life growing up in England, then more than a decade as an Army wife moving around the world. We settled in Huntsville 25 years ago so I've lived here longer than I lived in England. I'm a U.S. citizen yet those formative English years continue to color my thoughts and opinions.