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It’s been a terrible week in terms of protecting our children.

Labor Day is now family day, for the beach, the lake and the cookout. It has changed over the decades.

Despite Cracker Barrel going off the rails, thank the Lord one thing will never change: Waffle House.

The Framers thought it best to let debate flow freely in Congress and let the legislators determine what is true and what is false - no oath needed.

As a registered nurse living in Pelham, I know that the ideas politicians come up with about health care can travel quickly from the halls of Congress to the doctor’s office.

If Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed needs to make a villain out of Alabama’s new billion dollar prison to scare young boys into manhood, so be it. But his message could be better. 

There is still one industry that needs tariff protection: American cabinet manufacturing.

Every war has a flashpoint, a moment in time that creates the make-or-break moment. The Ukraine War is no different and its flashpoint occurred exactly four years ago this week, sending shockwaves around the world.

"America First.” Every politician and candidate says it. But few actually mean it. Too many are quick to carve out exceptions – this ally, that conflict, one more special case.

It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years since it all started – right here in Alabama. Since then, there have been three national elections featuring Donald Trump, two presidential inaugurations, and over 300 large, enthusiastic rallies in stadiums and other spacious facilities.

Our kids won’t fully appreciate the magnitude of America's 250th birthday celebration unless we start preparing them now. And Alabama has the chance to lead the way.

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.