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Guest Editorial: Feedback Response

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  • 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. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - In response to a recent WSFA editorial which endorsed Troy University for elevation to a higher conference within the NCAA, a viewer commented that Troy University's athletics facilities, with the exception of the football stadium, would not warrant a change in conferences for the Trojans. 

This statement ignores the fact that over the last decade the University has invested more than $80 million in new or renovated athletics facilities. This includes new venues for baseball, tennis, softball, rodeo, soccer/track and the current construction of a new arena for basketball and volleyball. On the drawing board are plans for expansion of Veterans Memorial Stadium, the upgrading of the Lunsford Tennis Complex and a new practice facility for golf. 

This investment has equipped Trojan athletics with facilities that equal or exceed those of many member institutions of mid-level conferences such as Conference USA, the Mountain West, the Mid-American Conference and other Division I-A conferences.  May we suggest that all within the WSFA viewing audience travel to Troy to witness first hand the transformation of a university—in athletics and academics.  If you do you will see an institution that reflects the highest standards of the NCAA!

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