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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...

Beth Chapman: 2022 legislative session cliffs notes

Beth Chapman -
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

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
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

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
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

J. Pepper Bryars -
American society, and human civilization for that matter, rests on a constantly shifting balance between those who wish to preserve the past and those...

Sunday Reflections: A Friday to remember

Michael J. Brooks -
The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My continuing...

Steve Flowers: Congressional lines and congressmen will remain the same

Steve Flowers -
For several years leading up to the 20 Census count, the national projections were that Alabama would lose one of our seven congressional districts...

Guest: Health care workers not immune to growing mental health crisis, but help is available

Dr. Aruna Arora -
Our country faces an unprecedented mental health crisis. Two out of five adults report suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression. More than half...

State Rep. Collins: Legislature passes more than two dozen bills to improve public education outcomes across Alabama

State Rep. Terri Collins -
Often lost among the more provocative and controversial bills that generate headlines and hullabaloo during legislative sessions are the solid policy measures designed to...

Beth Chapman: VOICES shares facts, legislature provides help

Beth Chapman -
The legislative session just concluded and coincided with the release of VOICES for Alabama’s Children’s annual data book. The VOICES report indicated we have...

Carl: Biden gives green light for illegal immigrants to flood the southern border

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
President Biden’s policies have made every community in America a border city, and deadly fentanyl is flowing across the southern border and into communities...

Dr. Daniel Sutter: War, policy and high gas prices

Dr. Daniel Sutter -
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent already rising oil prices even higher. Record gas prices are fueling the highest inflation rate in 40 years. President...

Reflections: The witness of Watergate

Michael J. Brooks -
The scandal rocked the nation for two years. It was the origin of the “gate” reference to most every other scandal and the genesis...

Flowers: Fob James story, 1978 governor’s race

Steve Flowers -
The crowded field for governor striving to oust incumbent Governor Kay Ivey, includes Tim James. He has run before. In fact, this is his...

Tuberville: Biden is giving a green light where there should be a stop sign

Sen. Tommy Tuberville -
Illegal immigration is at an all-time high. Just last year, nearly 2 million illegal immigrants from more than 160 countries were apprehended at our...

Carl: Biden misses the mark on defense spending

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl -
Every year, the President of the United States puts forth a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. While a president’s budget proposal is...

Justice Will Sellers: The consensus justice

Will Sellers -
It was no surprise when 60 years ago President Kennedy nominated Byron White as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. With few...

Guest: Nobody knows who owns half of Alabama’s would-be casinos (do the powerful hope to keep it that way?)

J. Pepper Bryars -
The house always wins. But when it comes to half of the casinos that may open across Alabama if the current gambling bill passes, the public will...

Beth Chapman: Prepare for Child Abuse Prevention Month

Beth Chapman -
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Children’s charities will cover the doors of local businesses with symbolic blue ribbons, schools will have poster contests,...

Flowers: Young Boozer, state treasurer

Steve Flowers -
Young Boozer is state treasurer, again, and deservedly so. Boozer was first elected as Alabama’s State Treasurer in 2010. He did an excellent job during...

Guests: Together, we must prioritize Alabama’s mental health crisis

Anthony Reynolds,Tuerk Schlesinger,Jeremy Blair,Jim Crego,Donna Leslie -
No one is immune to the impact of mental health or substance use, especially in Alabama. In 2021, Alabamians identified mental health and substance...

Guest: National Kidney Month provides reminder of cost hurdles for dialysis patients

Andrew Conkling -
The month of March marks National Kidney Month in the U.S., an opportunity to bring awareness to something that affects more than one in...

Guest: Why is Alabama so intent on criminalizing poverty?

Akiesha Anderson -
As policy director for Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, my work is centered around the intersection of poverty and criminal justice –...

Guest: Alabama is last in math — The Numeracy Act will change that

Corinn O’Brien -
If there is one thing that we know for sure in Alabama, it’s that good coaches make all the difference. Whether it’s Alabama football...
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