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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,Yellowhammer News -
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...

ALGOP chair Wahl: Setting the record straight on Alabama’s child protection laws

John Wahl -
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

Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack -
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

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
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

Beth Chapman -
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

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
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

Ron Tyler -
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?

Michael J. Brooks -
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...
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