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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.

It’s time to clean up Britain’s mess, once and for all. 

Gun control laws continue to fail. And where gun control laws make the least amount of sense are on U.S. military installations.

Summer break, once designed for agrarian calendars, now feels like an outdated relic.

I miss the newspaper. Before the internet. I’m talking physical newspapers. The kind you unfold.

If banks are going to enjoy the immense privileges that come with government backing, they must also accept that they cannot operate as if they are entirely free of accountability.

Having served as county commissioner in one of the state’s larger counties, and a current commissioner in a smaller, struggling, Black Belt county, it is my belief that there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the SSUT system.

Let us hold the education system accountable, because they are ultimately accountable to the parents. In the last decade, they have become drunk with power. It’s high time we sober them up.

Patients and independent pharmacies across the state are still paying the price due to deceptive PBM influences.

A revolution began in this country way back in 2008 when then-candidate Obama promised to “fundamentally change” the American system.

We must pray and act to do battle against the evil of child sexual abuse. Confronting and preventing these atrocities requires a full range of the legal tools available to the state.

Schumer recently expressed outrage that President Trump is spending $200 million to build a new ballroom onto the White House.

The people of Alabama must confront an undeniable truth: the horrific events in Bibb County are not an anomaly. This isn’t a 100-year flood. Child sexual abuse is a persistent crisis affecting every county in our state. 

I still resent rote memorization. Yet, I resent myself more for treating my memory like that of a machine, swift to learn techniques that helped me forget soon after the momentary need. 

Three hundred years ago this month, in a dockside community in the East End of London, John Newton was born.

We’ve seen this playbook before: Cut rates when it benefits Democrats before an election. Stall when a Republican candidate surges in the polls. That’s not monetary policy; it’s political manipulation.

Last September, Mountain Brook residents found themselves in a fight for their future against a developer secretly planning to build a 55-unit high-density rental development in the center of their community. That developer is now running for Mountain Brook City Council.