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Guest: Alabama can’t fumble the ball on $3 billion of COVID school relief

Corinn O’Brien -
Imagine this: Someone gives you a million dollars to use as you see fit. A year later, you have spent every penny on shiny...

State Rep. Danny Garrett: The best choice for Alabama

State Rep. Danny Garrett -
President Ronald Reagan was the iconic conservative politician. He was also an effective statesman and leader. Reagan's conservatism was comprised of eleven principles: Freedom. Faith....

Aderholt: Our defense budget gap threatens America’s security

Rep. Robert Aderholt -
On May 4, I spoke at the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce on the challenges our nation is facing on multiple fronts from...

ADHR commissioner Buckner: Fewer foster children, record high adoptions among recent child welfare successes in Alabama

Nancy Buckner -
There is rarely an idle moment in the world of child welfare, but this time of year deserves a brief pause for reflection and...

Carl: Democrats have turned their back on the American people

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
Folks across the country are paying more for gas every single time they fill up. We’ve hit a new record of $4.20 a gallon...

Guest: New telehealth law includes important patient protections

Julia Boothe, MD -
Alabama physicians will have to brush up on their “webside manner” now that a new law is on the books to improve the delivery...

Beth Chapman: Be prepared to vote May 24

Beth Chapman -
Voting is a sacred freedom and one we should all hold dear. Election Day is the one day you get to freely state your...

Dr. Daniel Sutter: What is wrong with San Francisco?

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
San Francisco is one of the most beautiful and affluent cities in the world. And yet San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, have significant...

Sunday Reflections: The offense of the gospel

Michael J. Brooks -
When I was a boy preacher, I heard affirmations from congregants such as, “Preacher, you really stepped on my toes today!” This remark meant...

George Wallace Jr.: 50th anniversary of Wallace assassination attempt offers opportunity for reflection

George Wallace, Jr. -
Fifty years ago, on May 15, 1972, I was a student at the University of Alabama and in my Tuscaloosa apartment when a “Special...

Pro-life advocate Kacy Gray: Katie Britt is the Christian conservative champion Alabama needs in the Senate

Kacy Gray -
My name is Kacy Gray. I am a resident of Chilton County, and I am a staunch advocate for protecting the sanctity of life. Alabamians...

Carl: 2022 Military Service Academy appointments

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
One of the best parts of my job is nominating young men and women for appointments at one of our nation’s five military service...

Beth Chapman: High praise for low unemployment

Beth Chapman -
Just about everyone who wants a job in most parts of Alabama should have one by now with unemployment at 2.9%. That low rate is...

Dr. Daniel Sutter: The Fed missed inflation

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
We have been told repeatedly to “follow the science,” which usually means submit to expert rule. But experts, no matter how smart, cannot run...

Sunday Reflections: Don’t act like a preacher

Michael J. Brooks -
It happened twice lately, and on the same day, when I was innocently identified as a preacher. I walked into a funeral home and the...

Flowers: Richard Shelby – Alabama’s greatest U.S. Senator

Steve Flowers -
Our iconic senior United States Senator Richard Shelby turns 88 this week. Shelby is in the waning months of his monumental career in the...

Justice Will Sellers: Hi five!

Will Sellers -
May is an interesting month for our neighbors to the South. This year, Mexico commemorates the 200th anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Agustín...

Guest: Inflation rate hits 12.5% (the real one, anyway)

J. Pepper Bryars -
Now that it’s the end of April, the federal government will soon release the latest numbers from the Consumer Price Index to officially tell...

John Merrill: Ballot trafficking is illegal in Alabama

John Merrill -
In Alabama, it is illegal for any individual to return or mail another individual’s absentee ballot application or their absentee ballot. This practice, known...

Carl: Hometown heroes

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
Early last year, I joined my friend Rep. Kat Cammack and several colleagues in asking our constituents to submit nominations for hometown heroes who...

Beth Chapman: Financial literacy

Beth Chapman -
We’ve just completed the month designated by U.S. lawmakers as Financial Literacy Month. It would appear many of them aren’t financially literate, and it...

Dr. Daniel Sutter: Another housing bubble?

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
Rapidly rising house prices are contributing to inflation but may also signal a housing market bubble. Overpriced real estate contributed to the financial crisis...

Sunday Reflections: Speak the speech plainly, I pray thee

Michael J. Brooks -
My 10-year-old grandson asked me to join in an Easter egg hunt. “I’ll versus you,” he said. I was puzzled until my daughter explained this means “challenge.” “It’s...

Durant: Career politicians are a scourge on our country

Mike Durant -
As a first-time candidate, I came in with a set of expectations about the challenges I might face running to serve Alabama in the...
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