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Walt Maddox goes back to the debate issue again, still doesn’t answer questions
Here we go again, Democrat candidate for governor Walt Maddox still wants to talk about not having a debate with Governor Kay Ivey. His...
Who asked for the return of former Gov. Robert Bentley?
You can say a lot of negative things about former Judge Roy Moore, he is a disgrace, a loser and someone that should ride...
Once upon a time, Robert Bentley was Alabama’s Donald Trump
We all love a good underdog story (unless it involves Alabama or Auburn, that is).
The 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey upset, Villanova defeating...
Every time the media talks about the Alabama Accountability Act, they make the argument to expand the program
Since the Alabama Accountability Act passed, the media and Alabama Democrats have launched attack after attack year after year on the program.
Usually, the stories...
Alabama’s government wasted their summer break and did nothing on school safety
School is starting, or has started, all over the state of Alabama and our children's schools are no safer. During the summer, and the...
The debate on the debate — Since when have this state’s mainstream political media cared what Alabamians want?
If you follow the smarter-than-thou types than report on and opine about politics for Alabama’s “mainstream” news sources – you know, the AL(dot)com, Tuscaloosa...
The president’s destruction of formerly beloved Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is happening for absolutely no reason
The president of the United States attacking his own Attorney General should be a pretty shocking thing.
Unfortunately, in the Trump Administration, it has become...
Before the City of Mobile gives the University of South Alabama $10 million for a stadium, a few questions…
It took 46 years for varsity football to become a reality at Mobile’s University of South Alabama.
For many of those years, from the institution’s...
Walt Maddox won’t try to end the Second Amendment — unless he has a good reason
For Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox to have a realistic shot at becoming Alabama's next governor, two improbable events will have to occur. First, his Republican...
I repeat: If Roy Moore truly cares about his announced values and policies he should go away
"Embarrassing" is the best way to describe former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore's latest public performance.
His appearance on Sacha Baron Cohen's "Who is...
If Kay Ivey accepted Walt Maddox’s debate challenge, then what?
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 9, 2018 – With less than a month before Election Day, voters got their last look at the gubernatorial candidates before heading...
Is Alabama’s school sales tax holiday good policy?
Last weekend was Alabama’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday. If you have a child in school, I hope you were able to take advantage....
Washington Post comes to Luverne to show the media still struggle with Trump’s connection to Christian evangelicals
A lot of people outside south central Alabama probably know Luverne as one of the small towns you pass through on the way to...
Dr. Harry Reeder: The sexual revolution an ‘all-out assault’ on our culture
During the Friday broadcast of "In Perspective," Tom Lamprecht and Harry Reeder discussed the recent Arizona court case involving Brush & Nib Studio owned...
What’s wrong with Calhoun County’s economy?
Earlier this week, Zippia, one of the many job search websites out there, released its list of 2018’s 50 worst job markets in America....
Fire safety or compliance waste?
Troy’s fire department rating will improve this October, which should lower our insurance rates. Fire protection ratings show how markets can ensure the quality...
We should encourage informed voters — not more voters
The Secretary of State John Merrill estimated that turnout in yesterday's primary run-off would be 15-18 percent. Many have pretended that this is a...
On Roby’s win: One false media narrative dies, a new one is born
Like Lucy van Pelt of Peanuts comic strip fame repeatedly pulling the football away from Charlie Brown as he lines up to kick it,...
Republicans don’t have to oppose Trump because he refuses to admit Russia meddled and wanted him to win
Russia meddled in the 2016 election and President Trump's Director of National Intelligence acknowledges it. Russia wanted Trump to win, Russian President Vladimir Putin...
YH’s Holland: Lt. Governor race comes down to proven leadership
As a long-time political participant and observer, some 40 years, and all in Alabama, I cannot begin to stress the importance of having a...
Trump’s SCOTUS pick makes AG Steve Marshall feel pretty good about his lawsuit against the federal government
Attorney General Steve Marshall and Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) have filed a suit against the federal government over how it plans to count illegal...
Three Reasons Why You Should Care About Occupational Licensing Reform
During my years working in public policy, there have been a handful of issues that have gotten me fired up. Typically when I tell...
British government resignations signal problems
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BRITISH GOVERNMENT RESIGNATIONS SIGNAL PROBLEMS
TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, World Magazine is reporting that British foreign secretary,...
7 Things: FBI agent Strzok gets grilled — Trump continues trying to remake our relationships with Europe — Alabama’s worst lawyer, Troy King, loses...
1. Biased FBI agent Peter Strzok has his day of public testimony, little was learned, but Strzok gave the media what they wanted
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