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Phil Williams: Love for the boots on the ground

Hegseth said his focus would be on individual soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving under him. It was a breath of fresh air. Young men and women who volunteer to go to hard places and do hard things while serving in uniform deserve a leader that has their backs.

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Martin Cothran: 5 modern wise men everyone should know

Here is an annotated list of modern thinkers whose thoughts about God, man and the world will inform your mind and satisfy your soul.

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Annie Holmquist: Old kindergarten requirements suggest today's classrooms are too much, too soon

Once upon a time kids didn’t go to preschool. Or kindergarten.

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Gerrick Wilkins: Alabama needs bold tax reform in order to compete with neighboring states

Alabama is at a pivotal crossroads. While the legislature repeatedly boasts of budget surpluses, Alabamians are left wondering: Why is the government hoarding their hard-earned money? 

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KCarl Smith: Building lifelong conservative voters among black men

In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, a lot of effort and money went into persuading black men aged 18-34 to support Donald Trump. In my opinion, this approach missed the bigger picture.

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Sean of the South: Birmingham: home sweet home

It was an average weeknight in Birmingham when I stood atop the Vulcan statue. Snow on the ground. I was looking at the city below, standing beneath Vulcan’s massive butt cheeks.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Here's hoping that MAHA will break the oppressive hold of health care

One aspect of President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency that I am looking forward to is seeing how “Make America Healthy Again” plays out.

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Jeff Minick: Another attack on parental rights and homeschooling

Children in every state of the United States deserve educational freedom, particularly when it comes to homeschooling.

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Laura Clark: The resurgence of truth

People know this world is lost. They know they are lost. They know something is wrong. Finally, they are seeking answers in the right place.

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State Sen. Arthur Orr: Alabama working for efficient and lean state government

The recent national conversation around a federal "DOGE" – the Department of Government Efficiency – has sparked important conversations about streamlining government and reducing waste.

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Devin Foley: Roots of our insecurities

If everything is supposedly so great, why are so many of us so miserable?

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Allen Keller: The time has come for better media government

To the U.S. media, liberalism has been dealt a deathly blow by the facts of the California fires, a reality that forces them into a defensive posture.  

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Annie Holmquist: Boomer vs. millennial parenting styles – which generation is right?

Not long ago, a video circulated on social media highlighting the difference between the parenting styles of baby boomers and millennials. For the millennial mother, everything was about being gentle.

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Allen Mendenhall: The forecast that fizzled

Maybe, just maybe, the most precious snowflakes are the ones that never fall.

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Jeff Minick: Four simple ways to beat the 'Camel Hump' blues

With a full-blown case of the blues like this we’re not talking clinical depression. We’re talking about that sadness, that melancholy which descends without warning.

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Confirming Trump's nominees

Alabama voted overwhelmingly for Trump. When they voted on Nov. 5, they also voted for his team. As Alabama’s senator, you have my word that I will do everything in my power to get every one of Trump’s nominees confirmed so we can get to work.

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Joey Clark: I pray Gov. Kay Ivey doesn’t resign

Though I have often suspected the opposite will come to pass, I pray Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey doesn’t resign before her full term is up. 

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Thomas Govan: It's time for the U.S. Senate to pass the Laken Riley Act

The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody illegal aliens charged with or convicted of burglary, larceny or theft.

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Justice Gregory Cook: Alabama's new rules for court record privacy and confidentiality

In the holiday rush, you may have missed a new set of rules issued just before Christmas. 

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Devin Foley: Should a Christian be a foodie?

Does today’s foodie culture, with its exquisite tastes and picturesque plating, distract one from growing in virtue, from controlling the desires of the flesh?

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Phil Williams: What did you do with the children?

One of the greatest forms of stewardship that any culture can be measured against is found in the simple question: “What did you do with the children?”

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Annie Holmquist: Easy as a Sunday morning

Could taking our kids to church actually improve their academic standing?

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Martin Cothran: The 'look it up' fallacy

Our schools need to ditch the idea that technology can replace actual knowledge before they create a whole generation of functional and cultural illiterates.

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Sean Dietrich: A Birmingham angel

Her lowest point came when her ‘83 Toyota gave out. It was the day of her son’s 12th birthday. She had been picking up extra gigs lately so she could afford a birthday present for her boy.

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Kristin Landers: School Resource Officers make schools hard targets

It feels like we are living in insane times. Amid the madness, School Resource Officers are an invaluable resource in schools. In 2025, there is no reason for schools not to utilize them.

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Jeff Minick: Leadership 101 from two small town mayors

The best leaders love the people they serve.

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Carter Ashcraft: Sorry, Vivek, but nerdiness won't cure our culture

All too often, those in the conservative movement who emphasize free markets and entrepreneurship forgo the necessary cultural preconditions to that.

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