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I am convinced that if you live wrongly, if you treat your fellow man poorly, if you are selfish, if you are not a good person, you will die and wake up in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

While other Republican-led states have taken comprehensive action to protect their citizens and pension funds from ideologically driven investment practices, Alabama has fallen dangerously behind in safeguarding its financial interests.

In the heart of rural Alabama, a family has managed their forestland for generations, viewing it not just as a source of income, but as a cherished legacy. Yet this traditional way of life is now threatened by a regulation from an ocean away.

Whether it’s through their small businesses, community service, or work to inspire youth of today to become the soldiers of tomorrow, we are lucky they have chosen to call the Yellowhammer State home.

The left is not overly concerned with sticking to law and jurisprudence anyway. They are bigger fans of issuing holdings just because they like the outcome, not because it lines up with existing law.

By restricting data access, Harris prevented citizens from being able to question his numbers or his policies.

Our nations are troubled with war because the spirit of man is at war with itself. But we can overcome this: all it takes is a turning back to the wisdom of the ages.    

As a citizen of Hoover, I’m so thankful I encountered someone who listens, cares and acts, putting families over bureaucracy and service before politics.

Sometimes, governments suppress religion by persecuting believers. Other times, governments suppress religion by defining it as non-religion. 

Protecting minors from sexually explicit material is not overreach. It is the bare minimum of what a responsible society must do.

I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it – to bring her image “back to life” with Musk’s machine. Why? 

Unlike other communities, Alabama will not stand by and let the dark clouds of discrimination retard our progress. Never again will our state be divided on the basis of race or faith.

Trump is engaging the process. This most recent summit is one of a string of shuttle diplomacy efforts that will occur.

For years, Americans were told that Russia helped Donald Trump win the 2016 election. More facts have come out – and they tell a very different story.

August persists, yet autumn whispers its arrival with the subtlety of a lover’s first confession.

The fight isn’t over. The left hasn’t packed it in. The media hasn’t changed. The liberal D.C. elites are still trying to take away your voice, your values and your freedoms.

I found old photographs in the attic. I rifled through hundreds of old Polaroids. Most were infant pictures of me naked.

A young woman who became a valedictorian, obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, and managed to succeed in the shadows for 17 years should have had the wherewithal to sort out her illegal status. Why didn’t she?

If the state’s courageous elected officials weren’t pursuing real educational freedom for families maybe we would need to accept decline as our destined path.

Municipal elections are upon us here in Hoover. The two mayoral candidates – incumbent Frank Brocato and challenger Nick Derzis – appear to have different visions for the city.

The uneven application of due process threatens the Trump administration’s illegal immigration deportation efforts.

The Trump administration will provide at least some temporary relief from political debanking.... But Democrats have discovered that debanking works like a charm for silencing political opponents.

What Jefferson didn’t say about religious freedom under the Constitution is just as important as what he did.

Many parents and grandparents are praying that candidates will not just say they are for children but, like their counterparts in Florida, will truly remove Common Core.

If I believed giving Washington more money would result in wise spending, I’d skip the tariff talk entirely, advocate for higher taxes, and wipe out the debt.

“Racial gerrymandering is cool but only when it benefits the Democrats.” I sadly suspect this is the de facto legal status quo in the United States of America when it comes to congressional redistricting. 

How many times has an Alabama legislator pushed to repeal his own bill? The people were against it, and Sen. Garlan Gudger listened.