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Guest: Alabamians are rejecting Biden’s radical, reckless policies

It’s fall, which means it’s college football season throughout the South. It’s no secret that SEC allegiances stir up intense emotions here in Alabama....

Carl: President Biden’s war on the American worker

Earlier this year, I made the decision to get my COVID vaccine after speaking with my doctor. The rest of my family followed suit,...

A tribute to Alabama farmers

Last week a politician in our state implied some negative things about our state’s farmers. Imagine that, a politician throwing stones at another profession....

Guest: Can tax cheats fund Biden’s spending?

The Biden administration is proposing tougher tax enforcement to help pay for the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. Collecting legally owed taxes is a...

Beth Chapman: There is a ‘Boozer’ in Montgomery

Former State Treasurer Young Boozer has recently been appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to fulfill the vacant seat created by John McMillan who is...

Flowers: Prison issue tackled, new prisons on the way

The problem of overcrowded prisons is a dilemma that has been facing Alabama for close to a decade. It was not something that Kay...

Marshall: Sergeant Risner and the costliness of ‘reform’

With the death of Sergeant Nick Risner this weekend, our state has lost 10 law enforcement officers in 10 months and 24 officers in...

Carl: Washington’s dysfunction was on full display last week

The federal government is not known for being particularly productive or efficient at solving problems. The truth is, Washington often creates more problems and...

Guest: When it comes to COVID vaccines, misinformation puts lives at risk

The COVID-19 vaccines have now been given to millions of people ages 12 and older under the most intense vaccine safety monitoring in history....

DeMarco: Another tragic murder of Alabama police officer shows need for truth in sentencing laws

This past week there were three police officers shot in Alabama in less than 24 hours. Tragically, Sheffield Police Sgt. Nick Risner passed away...

Steve Flowers: We now have a very youthful federal judiciary in Alabama

Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, has left an indelible legacy and imprint on our state. Every corner of the state has been the recipient...

Dr. Daniel Sutter: Can Uncle Sam afford any amount of spending?

In 2019, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal, with a price tag estimated at trillions to possibly tens of trillions of dollars....

Guest: Manufacturing Day – Nothing happens without manufacturing

Nothing happens without manufacturing. There are no planes, trains, nor automobiles to travel in; no homes to keep us safe and comfortable; no air...

Guest: Alabama A&M University, economic engine of North Alabama, prepares to hire next university president

With the selection of its next president, Alabama A&M University (AAMU) is at a pivotal point in its history. In a few days, the...

Carl: President Biden uses disinformation to distract from leadership failures

For months now, I have been making the point that liberal politicians in Washington love creating crisis after crisis to distract the American people...

Katie Britt: Fighting for Alabama’s family farms

American family farms are under attack – both from within our very own country and from China. On top of the inherent uncertainty that they...

The prospects for economic freedom

The 2021 Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) rankings from Canada’s Fraser Institute show freedom essentially unchanged in the United States. But some important...

Flowers: Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city

Huntsville has rocketed past Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city. It is not named the Rocket City for nothing. The Census Bureau had been predicting...

Guests: Alabama has kicked the ‘prison problem’ can for far too long. Today, we pick it up.

The need to address Alabama’s longstanding prison infrastructure challenges is imperative. After many months of education and substantive discussions between the Governor’s Office and the...

Lynda Blanchard: Democrats singing that same old debt-limit song

When Johnny and I first married, times were tough. He was in school, and I was working a minimum-wage job. We had to watch...

John Roberts: Democratic policies hurting labor shortage, inflation

How many of you recently went to a local restaurant only to find a sign on the door that read, “sorry due to the...

Carl: Biden’s energy policies are a tax on the working class

Since the earliest days of his campaign for the presidency, President Biden claimed he would raise taxes only on wealthy people, while not raising...

DeMarco: Alabama leaders must circumvent Biden administration rules that limit treatment options for COVID-19 patients

As the pandemic continues around the nation, one highly effective medication for those that have already contracted COVID-19 is the monoclonal antibody treatment. Thousands...

Justice Will Sellers: Nation building done right

Experience is the practical scientific method. Some things succeed while other things fail; observing the reasons for success should help draft a blueprint for planning...