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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Needed solutions for women's health care won't be solved solely with conversation

Alabama needs to recognize that maximizing women’s health involves more than insurance, standard medicine and pharmaceuticals. Diverse options and the encouragement to use them will ultimately translate into more positive women’s health outcomes.

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Baldwin County poll worker blows the whistle on allowing migrants to vote

Mere days before Alabama citizens go to the polls to vote in the 2024 presidential election, a Baldwin County poll worker is raising concerns about the potential for non-citizens being allowed to participate.

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Migrant influx raises questions in Alabama election as non-citizens remain eligible to vote

In recent phone interviews with several Alabama county registrar offices, staffers affirmed that no active processes were in place to prevent migrant non-citizens from registering to vote.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Citizens must remain vigilant, no matter who gets elected

One mistake made by the Reagan generation was the lack of vigilance in ensuring their elected and appointed officials were actually fighting for freedoms and civil liberties, not just giving the appearance of such.

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Athens community calls out city council for disregard of sewage issues in the historical black Strain Road community

The Athens City Council continues to be embroiled in controversy, this time over the treatment of the historically black community on Strain Road and Luke Street.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The women of the Mighty Alabama Strike Force storm Georgia

The Alabama Federation of Republican Women’s Mighty Alabama Strike Force hit the streets of Georgia recently seeking to get out the vote.

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Decatur Fire training reflects patterns of alleged abuse by lead training chief

The Alabama Fire College maintains a governing board for personnel standards, certification, and training. On Monday, AFC officials met with Decatur Fire and Rescue leadership to address “some allegations that AFC needed to investigate.” 

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Why are our elected leaders downplaying the migrant influx?

Thanks to the national coverage of the targeted overrun in Sylacauga, our state and national elected officials are getting more focused on issuing statements and making promises to investigate citizens’ concerns. But some of the responses to this crisis are still disheartening.

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Former Cullman County Commission candidate Kristi Bain arrested on fraud charges

Kristi Bain, a 2022 candidate for Cullman County Commission, was arrested by the Cullman Police Department this week.

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Athens Councilman Seibert has 'no plans to resign' for violating city's business license ordinance

Several people spoke in his defense at Monday's City Council meeting, downplaying his infractions and many residents' concerns over the recent Haitian migrant influx in the area, which Christ Seibert had been accused of exploiting for personal gain via his rental properties.

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'Nobody wins in this' — Sylacauga City Councilwoman Laura Barlow Heath searches for answers on migrant influx

On Friday, 1819 News spoke with Sylacauga District 5 Councilwoman Laura Barlow Heath about her search for answers to address constituents' concerns over the increasing influx of Haitian migrants into the town.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Alabamians fight back against Haitian migration

The influx of “legal” migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and in our own Alabama towns of Sylacauga, Athens, and now Coffee County, is finally capturing national attention – and rightly so.

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Former Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler launches mayoral race

On Thursday, former Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler officially announced his run for mayor of Florence with a kickoff event and fundraiser at historic Pickette Place in downtown Florence.

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Joint sting operation nets Muscle Shoals man on human trafficking charges

A joint undercover sting operation geared toward addressing human trafficking in the Jackson, Tenn. area has resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals on human trafficking charges, one of them from Muscle Shoals.

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell: Don’t California my Alabama

Just like other red states across the nation, and without our invitation, Alabama has become a border state.

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'Absolutely ridiculous' — Chaos erupts as Athens-Limestone Public Library Board of Trustees approves revised guidelines

Wednesday’s Athens-Limestone County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting started calmly, erupted into controversy and ended on a note of completion.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Walz's mouth is writing checks his hindquarters can't cash

In the week since the announcement of Walz as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, Walz’s verbal “witticisms” have become a regular part of his campaign schtick.

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Moms for Liberty Alabama hosting Brave Books 'See You at the Library' across the state to promote wholesome books

Moms for Liberty Alabama is once again supporting and hosting the Brave Books “See You At The Library” events in libraries nationwide.

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Colbert County Probate Judge Daniel Rosser expects 2024 to be an unprecedented election for Alabamians

Colbert County Probate Judge Daniel Rosser is emphasizing the importance of voter turnout in Alabama for the upcoming November 2024 general election.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: This election will be the difference between protecting our daughters or destroying them

That our federal government no longer works to protect our treasured heritage of girlhood and womanhood is a travesty. But this election will reflect just how much the American people accept this mentality or reject it outright.

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U.S. Rep. Sewell boasts of $383,704,620 to 'address historic injustice' for black Alabama farmers

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) announced that the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue $383,704,620 in payments to 10,907 eligible Alabama farmers, ranchers and landowners under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: GOP religious votes need to get over themselves

Mainline Christians and traditional GOP voters complained that the convention fell away from Christian values and orthodoxy, particularly after the first night when RNC co-chairs, Michael Whatley and Lara Trump, chose to platform people who reflected a different type of voter.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The United States and Tuskegee — intertwined in foundational values

Apart from celebrating the 248th birthday of our nation’s founding, July 4 also marked the birthday of Alabama’s Tuskegee University.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The body positivity movement lost the point and people are losing their lives

Ten years ago, the body positivity movement was about crafting a fitness lifestyle that was not dictated by one’s body size or type.

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell: Marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and wondering whether the current generation is capable of such greatness

The international commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion occurred in France on June 6.

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell: A tale of two candidates in Alabama’s District 2

Alabama’s new District 2 is offering a choice this year between a D.C. insider and a political newcomer.

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell: The National Day of Prayer is not about inclusiveness

I wish the National Day of Prayer Task Force had been tasked to manage the clown show within the State Capitol chambers, because this year the House of Representatives chose to begin their session with a Hindu Prayer.

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