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Alabama Health System CEOs: Alabama’s health care workforce needs the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences

Building the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences represents an innovative approach to addressing the lingering need we have in our state for more qualified health care workers, especially in our state’s rural areas.

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Will Sellers: Espionage’s unintended consequences

Fifty years ago, Americans were so distracted by Watergate that they failed to notice the unmasking of one of the most consequential spies during the Cold War.

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Phil Williams: Uncle Sugar

I hate the idea of BSC going away. But I also hate that actions should have no consequences. Bad form should not be bailed out with our tax dollars.

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Allen Mendenhall: ‘Ban’ my book!

Moving books from one section of the library to another isn’t a ban. It’s a relocation. Nor is it “banning” to remove certain books from the library altogether.

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Ashley Carter: Love's redeeming grace

Take this Easter as a time to reflect and show gratitude for the incredible, undeserved gift of salvation.

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Sean of the South: Grandma

No sooner had the old couple adopted the baby than Grandma began taking classes at a local community college to learn sign language. She brought the infant carrier into class with her. She fed her daughter during school hours.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The District 10 win doesn't mean what Democrats or Republicans think

The Alabama District 10 win of Democrat Marilyn Lands over Republican City Councilman Teddy Powell is way overblown. And it’s been intentional.

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Jim 'Zig' Zeigler: Why is the Day Called ‘Good Friday’?

Why is the day that Jesus Christ died on a Roman cross called “good” when it commemorates a day of suffering and death? Why is it not called "Bad Friday?"

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Laura Clark: Be ye not pontificators of the Word, but doers

We are Christians. Our lives, our values, our speech, our politics, and our world belong to God. It’s high time we act like it.

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Kristin Landers: A spring break worth taking

I invite you to join me in shutting out the noise that bogs us down and focusing on the truth that lifts us up instead. If all I do this week is spend time with the Lord and enjoy my family, that is a spring break worth taking.

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Katrinnah Darden: Free speech for all – Except anti-vaxxers?

Although the First Amendment did not grant an unrestricted license to speak anything, anywhere, it certainly protects the fundamental right to outwardly disagree with or question the government’s point of view.

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Joey Clark: The political elite will always cheat

According to a recent Rasmussen poll, the vast majority of the political elite are choosing to cheat, ready to “set the murderous Machiavel to school” while seeing themselves as far too clever to play by the rules.

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Phil Williams: Our southern border demands a magnificent response

We have been pushed too far. Our sovereign border demands a magnificent response.

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Charles Kiplinger: A revealing glimpse into the election process

As an active participant in the electoral process, I recently delved into the intricate workings of our voting system.

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Ashley Carter: Complacency takes a back seat to courage

Parents are taking a stand, showing up unafraid to school board meetings, council meetings, and library gatherings. Complacency has taken a back seat to courage and parents are on a mission!

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Sean of the South: Birmingham gal

You don’t forget kindness, no matter how small. You don’t forget your friends, no matter how close you were.

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Amie Beth Shaver: The immigration door to hell

Let’s be part of the generation that brings order from chaos and demands that immigration’s door to hell be slammed shut once and for all.

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Dr. Richard Menger: What history tells us about a U.S. president’s cognitive ability

Joe Biden will be 86 in 2028. Donald Trump will be 78 on election day. How can we verify if our leaders are fit for office? 

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Allen Keller: Gender, personhood and the dangers of diversity politics

Molly Bowman’s statement that “Gender is a Universe” is proof that, somewhere along the way, the old idea of a unity of personality has given way to the notion that somehow we should be as many different people as possible.

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Talmadge Butts: What’s so divisive about the 'divisive concepts' bill?

Because there has been much ado from the opponents of the bill that “divisive concepts” is overbroad, it is important to review the actual text.

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Joey Clark: Old Ben Franklin's unexpectedly humble proposal

Try as we may, we never quite figure Franklin out. Nothing is obvious in him, especially his faith and morals. The famed deist always seems to be winking at us.

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Dr. Stewart Tankersley: Excess American deaths and the time for COVID reckoning

It is past time for a reckoning of those in charge, and it is up to the Alabama Supreme Court to begin to hold those in leadership accountable.

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Sen. Jabo Waggoner and Sen. Rodger Smitherman: Birmingham-Southern – a $30 million investment for a $2 billion return

Why did legislators decide to provide a $30 million loan to BSC? The answer is simple.

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Phil Williams: That time at summer camp

Adults need to be keenly aware of who is working with their kids. We cannot simply take for granted that anyone with the name and title of “camp counselor” is automatically okay.

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KCarl Smith: Reassessing the January 6 insurrection

There have been consistent accusations against former President Donald Trump for allegedly spearheading an insurrection against the U.S. government. After thorough examination, my perspective on this issue has evolved.

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Kaitlyn Smith: American politics through the eyes of a young poll worker

Let’s step out in faith and see what God will do with us, the next generation of Americans.

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Allan Bledsoe: IVF, killing the preborn, and Christian worship

What does “going to church” have to do with what happens to embryos in IVF clinics? If we understand the God of the Bible, we will grasp how the two are vitally connected.

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