Dolan or Pettus?/Melson or Self?

How tight is the Alabama House District 1 race? We don't know, but we are hearing a lot of buzz for Independent James Dolan. We're also seeing a plethora of ads online for Phillip Pettus. For many this election isn't going to be a vote for anyone, but a vote against someone.

Pettus refused to act on assisting RegionalCare when he was first elected. What he did act on was attempting to disenfranchise Florence in the Lauderdale County superintendent's race. We endorse Dolan as an up and coming candidate who is dedicated to help the citizens of Lauderdale County.

What if Pettus wins? We'll see another term of drowning in useless rhetoric. We sincerely hope that if Dolan is defeated he will continue to be active in local and state politics.

Many individuals oppose Tim Melson due to his stance on promoting the Ag Center. We've looked at the figures and projections and feel it could go either way. If we absolutely had to guess, we would predict a moderate to huge failure for this miniature DreamVision project.

Yet we believe Melson believes in this project and wants only the best for the Shoals. Caroline Self? She's an unknown quantity in the political arena. We've heard from Melson once or twice about various projects. We've never received a communication from Self. She's relatively young and inexperienced in state politics.

We're endorsing Tim Melson for a second term in the state senate. If we had any advice for Sen. Melson, it's simply to be a little less autocratic when announcing his positions. We have spoken. (In case any missed it, that was humor.)