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Carl: 2022 Military Service Academy appointments
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
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
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
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
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!
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)
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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...
ALGOP chair Wahl: Setting the record straight on Alabama’s child protection laws
We knew it was coming.
When Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill became law-keeping teachers from discussing age-inappropriate sexual material with students in kindergarten through...
Sheriff Hoss Mack: Katie Britt will fight for Alabama’s law enforcement officers, families
I’ve had the honor of serving in law enforcement for 36 years, including the past 15 years as sheriff in Baldwin County. I am...
Carl: The United States needs a stronger plan to grow our Navy
With increasing threats around the globe – specifically from China and Russia – it is more important now than ever for the Department of...
Beth Chapman: Alabamian helped work White House Egg Roll
Alabama’s Caleb Hicks was invited to the White House earlier this month to participate in the president’s annual Easter Egg Roll.
Hicks was not just...
Dr. Daniel Sutter: Spending and prosperity
In 2020, the federal government started sending checks to many Americans in response to COVID-19. The presumption was that Uncle Sam’s checks would make...
Florence police chief: Katie Britt backs the blue
I’ve been chief of the Florence Police Department for 10 years this summer. Needless to say, the safety, wellbeing and support of law enforcement...
Sunday Reflections: Why do we do what we do?
It was unique in the history of telephone calls. She asked the ministry assistant if she could talk with the pastor and we connected.
“I...
Beth Chapman: 2022 legislative session cliffs notes
Alabama has lots of money. The general fund budget and education trust fund budget saw investments of almost $11 billion in spending for 2023....
Carl: The Biden admin is forced to walk back its war on American energy
One of President Biden’s first actions when he took office was banning new oil and gas lease sales on federal lands and waters. This...
Dr. Daniel Sutter: Golf on the taxpayers
Cities across America own golf courses, but analysis from the Reason Foundation shows that many lose money on them. Is subsidizing golf a proper...
Guest Opinion: Conservatism 101
American society, and human civilization for that matter, rests on a constantly shifting balance between those who wish to preserve the past and those...