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Explainer: Supreme Court ends ban on sports gambling

Joe Carter -
What just happened? On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law that prohibited states from allowing betting on amateur or professional sports. In...

Why I’m voting for Rusty Glover for lieutenant governor

Quin Hillyer -
For what it’s worth, I will be voting for Rusty Glover for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. This is not an “endorsement.” As a journalist, it...

Civil asset forfeiture and the Alabama attorney general race

Artur Davis -
An unlikely dynamic has emerged in the Alabama Attorney General’s race: Three of the four Republicans running and both Democrats have acknowledged that one...

State Sen. Glover: Education is key to Alabama’s future

Sen. Rusty Glover -
As a former high school educator my time in the classroom gave me many valuable life lessons. Not a single year passed where I...

No need to mourn defective Iran nuclear deal

Jim Phillips -
No need to mourn the Iran nuclear deal. When President Donald Trump pulled the plug on it, after months of warning that the flawed...

‘Racism is racism whether it’s black or white’ — black radio talk show host confronts Alabama pastor

Joe Lockett -
If a white pastor would have put that racist garbage in front of his church, we would have been marching and running the pastor...

Secondary statewide races on ballot this year

Steve Flowers -
Folks, we are less than three weeks away from our June 5th primary. Besides the governor’s race, all of our secondary constitutional races are on...

U.S. Rep. Byrne: A standing ovation for teachers

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne -
Teachers hardly get the credit they deserve for the challenging jobs they do every day. Not only do they educate our children, but teachers...

Rep. Roby: Strengthening our hand with Iran

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby -
President Trump recently announced he will withdraw the United States from the Iran Nuclear Agreement. From the very beginning, I said this was a...

From morning to midnight, Alabamians are taxed enough already

State Rep. Will Ainsworth -
Consider the fact that from the moment you open your eyes in the morning until you close them again at night, you are being...

A bereaved mother’s fight on Mother’s Day

Jessalyn Hutto -
Soon after recovering physically from my first miscarriage, my husband and I returned to church to worship alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ....

Why I’m running to become Alabama’s lieutenant governor — State Sen. Rusty Glover

Sen. Rusty Glover -
In politics, as in life, it's crucial to always be honest with yourself and everyone else. That's why I strive to never make promises...

Rep. Rogers: How the defense bill affects East Alabama

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers -
This week the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19). Although this bill...

Low voter turnout expected for primary

Steve Flowers -
We are less than four weeks away from our June 5th primary. Those of us who follow Alabama politics have pointed to this year as...

The death of individual thought: All or nothing views on Trump must end

Danny Britton -
The entire country was thrown into a firestorm last week when hip-hop artist Kanye West came out on Twitter in support of Candace Owens, a...

Alabama Rep. Byrne: The fight against childhood cancer

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne -
As a father of four, it is difficult to even contemplate a child’s life being cut short due to cancer or another terminal illness....

Alabama Rep. Roby: Setting the record straight

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby -
Congressman Henry J. Hyde from Illinois served in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007. During his expansive career in Congress, Hyde was...

Public Service Commission vote on Alabama Power rates benefits consumers

Rosemary Elebash and George Clark -
The Alabama Public Service Commission’s decision last week to allow Alabama Power to modify its rate system and to reduce rates for consumers a...

We need to break out of our own shackles when it comes to discussing race

S. McEachin Otts -
In regards to the disturbance caused by Kanye West’s comments on slavery, West provided clarification that I believe is much less inflammatory than the...

New religious law and persecution in eastern Ukraine

Mykhailo Cherenkov -
War continues to ravage eastern Ukraine, where conflict erupted in April 2014, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the violent actions of pro-Russian separatists. Along...

You are the biggest social media problem

Phillip Bethancourt -
A major evangelical website recently reviewed a new book on the rise of technology in which the review lamented the challenges Christians face when...

When can Christians withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment?

Joe Carter -
The case of Alfie Evans, a terminally ill British infant who died several days after being taken off ventilation, has raised troubling concerns about...

Want to be a leader in Alabama? Then learn from the greatest leader of all – Jesus Christ

State Rep. Mike Ball -
With elections upon us, we are being inundated with messages from politicians seeking validation from voters at the ballot box. Election season always reminds...

50th Anniversary of Gov. Lurleen Wallace’s death in office, and her portrait is still missing from the Capitol Rotunda

Jim Zeigler -
Tuesday, May 8, will be the 50th anniversary of the death in office of Lurleen Wallace, Alabama’s first female governor. The official portrait of Gov. Lurleen...
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