Editorial: Census - WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.

Editorial: Census

Posted: Updated:
By John Shryock - bio | email

  • Editorials

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:20:08 GMT
    The horrific tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma this week bring back all too familiar memories for Alabamians as memories of April 27, 2011 are still fresh in many minds. When Alabamians were in need
    The horrific tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma this week bring back all too familiar memories for Alabamians as memories of April 27, 2011 are still fresh in many minds. When Alabamians were in need

  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    •   

In addition to turning in our taxes this week, we should all turn in our census form.  It will take considerably less time to fill out than our taxes – less than 10 minutes tops.  

We may or may not get a tax refund, but we will certainly get some of our tax money back if we send in our census form. 

Billions of federal dollars allocated each year – much of it to nonprofit organizations – is based on census population counts. 

The census has been conducted every 10 years for the past 220 years and this one is very basic. 

There are no questions on income or education, just whether you own or rent and who lives with you.  

It is our civic duty to fill it out.   Political representation is based on it. 

There's a postage-paid envelope to mail it back. And if you do, no one will come knocking on your door looking for it. 

As Alabamians, we certainly don't want to be under counted.  

Our state's growth the past 10 years will surely be reflected in the census and we expect that growth to accelerate the next 10 years as we improve education, workforce development, and job opportunities.  

CLICK HERE for WSFA.COM's Census Center. 

©2010 WSFA. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.