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Steve Flowers: Dr. Flynt’s ‘Afternoons with Harper Lee’

Steve Flowers -
Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous book appropriately entitled "Afternoons with Harper Lee." This gem is published by New...

Elevating Young Voices: Be true to your convictions

Nate Butler -
It doesn’t matter what side of the political aisle you find yourself on. Right, left, center, there’s one thing that I believe most Americans...

Sen. Tuberville: Reckless spending must halt

Sen. Tommy Tuberville -
Right now, our national debt is $31 trillion. That’s larger than our entire economy. In fact, the ratio of our debt to our economy has...

Auditor Sorrell: ESG social component a threat to US

Andrew Sorrell -
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall recently summarized the problem of so-called “environmental, social, and governance (ESG)” investing well, telling a congressional committee that “n unelected...

Justice Sellers: Legacy of Adam Smith

Will Sellers -
Adam Smith, the anchor of that group of inquisitive Scotsmen who spawned the Scottish Enlightenment and significantly changed the world, was born 300 years...

Rep. Carl: Avoiding default, paying our debts, cutting spending

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
The easiest and most politically advantageous choice for my career is to vote against the Fiscal Responsibility Act, but I couldn’t put myself and...

Dr. Dan Sutter: The challenge of political compromise

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a debt ceiling compromise with President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Unsurprisingly, fiscally conservative Republicans are criticizing...

Flowers: Girls State has had profound effect on Alabama leaders

Steve Flowers -
The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders for generations. It is a marvelous civic...

John Brandt: EVs making a positive impact

John Brandt -
Owning an electric vehicle (EV) has transformed my driving experience and also left a lasting impression on my family. My children have grown up...

Dr. Daniel Sutter: Tasks and jobs

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
Economists think about jobs in a seemingly counterintuitive way. While noneconomists see job creation as a primary goal, economists view labor as a scarce...

Rep. Lomax: Reforming permit process helps economy

Rep. James Lomax -
Responsible energy and infrastructure development can help create jobs, support local businesses and industries while attracting new ones to our state, and strengthen Alabama’s entire economy. However,...

Sen. Tuberville: Remembering our fallen heroes

Sen. Tommy Tuberville -
On Christmas Day, 1952, Sgt. Arthur Hullett received the news that his 22-year-old brother Ervin had been killed in Korea. They had grown up...

Steve Flowers: Women in Alabama politics

Steve Flowers -
It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in...

Helena Duncan: Space Command in Alabama ‘common sense’

Helena Duncan -
As the CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and a former banking executive, I can confidently say that Alabama is one of the best...

Elevating Young Voices: Your time is now

Nate Butler -
One of the biggest reasons I started the series “Elevating Young Voices” is to, obviously, elevate the voices of the youth in Alabama. There...

Aaron Johnson: ‘Tis the graduation season

Aaron Johnson -
It is graduation season. Social media is saturated with photos of new graduates from every institution of learning. Some of these graduates have so many...

Allen: HB209 protects election integrity

Wes Allen -
Over the last decade, there have been multiple convictions for absentee ballot fraud across the state of Alabama. As a Probate Judge, a legislator...

Zeigler: New tax a wrong number for emergency call services

Jim Zeigler -
A lot of attention has been focused this session on the Alabama Legislature’s efforts to cut taxes. Bills have been introduced to lower or...

Rep. Carl: Getting our spending under control

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
Last week, I joined dozens of my colleagues from the House and the Senate at a press conference urging President Biden to work with...

Dr. Dan Sutter: The debt ceiling and national debt

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
The United States faces potential default in June as we run up against the debt ceiling, currently at $31.4 trillion. Whether the debt ceiling...

Steve Flowers: Lurleen Wallace humble, popular

Steve Flowers -
Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor was Lurleen...

Dr. Howard Day: The eyes have it on HB 349

Dr. Howard Day -
Technology has revolutionized our lives over these last three decades, and it has also revolutionized eye care. Yet, in Alabama, optometrists are still subject to...

Rep. Carl: Getting control of the border

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
Since President Biden took office, there have been over 5 million illegal crossings at our  southern border, and more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants...

Labor Secretary Washington: Economic records made to be broken

Fitzgerald Washington -
If you followed state news in 2022, you would have seen dozens of stories about Alabama’s successful economy. Nearly every month we at the Alabama...
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