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Lori Herring: How a small group of parents took on city hall and won

What have we accomplished this year? Not only have we replaced every single member of the Prattville-Autauga Library Board, we have also passed every reform we asked for.

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Rev. John Ed Mathison uses humor in daily email message

Rev. John Ed Mathison used a particular form of humor to make a serious point. He employed irony. In this case, it was something that happened in exactly the wrong place.

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Allen Keller: The war on logic

It seems logical consistency is in short supply these days.

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Justice Will Sellers: John Hancock and the speech that advanced the American fight for liberty

On March 5, 1774 – 250 years ago this month – John Hancock cemented his legacy as a leader of colonial resistance to British rule when he delivered his “Boston Massacre Oration.”

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Stephanie Holden Smith: Crime pays in Alabama

Some Senate members may have had good intentions to pare down the corrupt House bills that expanded gambling by millions of percentage points statewide, but they didn’t go far enough to protect the vulnerable or remove the corruption.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: The Scriptures don't say anything about gambling ... but do they?

The gambling worldview is that of a universe governed by the gods of blind chance in which one gets rich at the expense of others. Biblical morality is therefore the antithesis of gambling. 

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State Sen. Will Barfoot: Safeguarding workplace freedom

Safeguarding workplace freedom requires vigilance against the tactics employed by unions like the UAW.

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Joey Clark: An Election Day to remember

Though almost every election is branded “The Most Important Election in History," some elections, indeed, prove to be more enduring than others. 

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U.S. Rep. Barry Moore: The border and the ballot box

Just a few months ago, I sat across from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the House Judiciary Committee and asked him if our border was secure. He said yes. All America knows that was a lie.

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Phil Williams: IVF and 'snowflake babies'

Don’t throw those beautiful snowflake babies out with the bath water.

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Dr. Stewart Tankersley: Breaking the chokehold of the medical-industrial complex in Alabama

The Machiavellian techniques employed by the medical-industrial complex were clearly on display this week on Goat Hill. Public health advocates were circling the wagons, having their protectors in the legislature present bad bills, one after the other. 

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KCarl Smith: The divine endowment of freedom in the United States

While our founding documents play a vital role in shaping our society, they are not the ultimate source of our freedom. Instead, it is God who granted us these inherent rights and responsibilities. 

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Ashley Carter: The art of homemaking

The art of homemaking is a beautiful timeless act that defies societal expectations.

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Sean of the South: Wise ole words

I asked a handful of friends for words of wisdom from elders in their lives. The rules were simple, the wisdom giver had to (a) be over 75, and (b) they had to be—technically—still alive.

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell: Abortionists are using Alabama’s IVF case to promote their cause

Politicians and legacy media have reduced the decision to a slogan: “Alabama bans IVF.” This is patently dishonest.

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Nick Treglia: Bring back beauty to Birmingham streets

Cultivating beautiful architecture is good for the eyes and the soul. If I must languish in America’s 136th-largest city, I’d prefer it to be beautiful.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: When it comes to gambling and crime, do we really think Alabama will be different?

When gambling is legalized, both legal and illegal gambling increase.

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Stephanie Holden Smith: The Casino Coast?

Don’t let our family-friendly beaches become the casino coast.

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Jennifer Wolverton: Navigating the CHOOSE Act maze

Welcome to the twisting paths of Alabama's CHOOSE Act, a law that is supposed to make choosing schools as easy as picking your favorite app on your phone.

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Gerrick Wilkins: Reclaiming our republic – the urgent call for term limits

Feb. 27, 2024 marks the 73rd anniversary of the 22nd Amendment, reminding us of a fundamental truth: just as term limits are good for a president, they are essential for Congress. 

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Joey Clark: Is Trump really a unique threat to democracy?

Playing on people's insecurities and fears of "the other" is not exclusive to America First. These are not flaws of a know-nothing populist reactionary movement but features of democracy itself.  

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Bryan Dawson: November gambling vote is a GOP-sponsored get-out-the-vote campaign for Democrats

If Alabama’s Republican leaders and members of the Alabama Senate don’t want to encourage vote turnout for their opponents, then they must take a stand and kill the gambling bill before it has any chance to create irreparable damages for their party nationwide.

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Phil Williams: Like lemmings to the pronoun sea

Someone somewhere threw some pronoun lemmings off a proverbial cliff and the left-wing world bought the lie and went with it!

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Bart Harmon: Alabama history proves that legalized gambling and corrupt government go hand in hand

Every time Alabama’s government dips its toe in the murky waters of legalized gambling, we see a flood of destructive corrupting influence follow.

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Christine Carr: Solomon, the baby and IVF clinics

As a medical professional, my heart breaks for IVF parents, and I am angry about the medical manipulation currently on display in our state.

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Ashley Carter: The most powerful weapon

In a world where our words can be used as weapons or tools for healing, it is so important to realize the true impact our words have on those around us.

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Sean of the South: Lake Martin

Lake Martin is flat. Mirror flat. It is a perfect evening. The sun is low. The crickets are singing in full stereo. And I’m visiting with old ghosts.

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