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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Pentagon reversal of DoD travel abortion policy

When I ran for U.S. Senate, I promised the people of Alabama that I would fight for them in Washington, D.C. Many Alabamians are enthusiastically pro-life and sent me to the U.S. Capitol with a clear message: every life is worth fighting for. 

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Allen Keller: Why I am not a liberal

Modern liberalism is like a like a branch sawed from a tree, after which it falls to the ground, because it lost the trunk that held it up.  

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Col. Thomas Davis: Protect Alabamians from abusive PBM practices

Protect Alabama small businesses and jobs. Keep revenue in local communities instead of shipping it out of state to mail-order pharmacies.

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Jeff Minick: Getting serious about America's literacy time bomb

America's literacy problem won’t just magically fade. Given present circumstances, it is far more likely that it will only grow worse with the passage of time, with ramifications far beyond any economic considerations. 

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Mark Tapson: Make sports apolitical again

Our country has a chance to take a new, healing direction. A good place to begin is by rolling back the unhealthy obsession with politicizing every arena of our private lives and public assemblies like sporting events.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: 'Curiouser' dealings at the governor's office

It is the height of folly for a Republican governor to be at war with Alabama’s veterans.

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Pete Riehm: Malicious intent or mediocre ignorance?

Gov. Ivey is bullying the legislature to rapidly ram through her legislation to abolish the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) and completely overhaul the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs (ADVA).

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Ashlie Combs: What does the future of Alabama's military, veterans and their dependents look like?

Since 2017, our Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) program has tirelessly improved the quality of life in our veterans’ community. The question is, will that continue after the 2025 Alabama Legislature session? 

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Joey Clark: Elon Musk is probably better than you — Here's why

Not even Musk’s accomplishments can necessarily account for his elevated rank. No, I suspect the seed of Musk’s success and status is his willingness to fail while braving darkness.

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Annie Holmquist: The simplest – but most overlooked – way to renew our culture

If we want to ensure that our leaders remain good, pursuing righteous policies for our nation, then one of the simplest things we can do is get on our knees every day and pray for them.

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Leland Whaley: We are closing the factory in D.C.

Washington is a factory that produces nothing – unless you consider bad trade deals, reckless spending, unsustainable debt, insider dealing, kickbacks, pay-to-play political contributions, and choking regulations to be products. 

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Phil Williams: If it were easy, everyone would do it

Stories are not told in reverent tones of those who sat idly by. History will look back on this time and take note if we squander this victory by staying comfortable.

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Apryl Marie Fogel: 5 myths about opposition to Magic City Acceptance Academy

Just because someone points out the problems with a school doesn't mean that person hates the students and teachers.

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Devin Foley: Anxiety – here's why so many of us have it

In the past, while people may have been living harder lives, they often were far more content. So what changed in our times to bring about a near universal state of anxiety?

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Jeff Minick: Kill nuance and you breed stupidity

JD Vance's recent resurrection of Robert E. Lee brings this national hero's virtues to the forefront once again.

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Dr. Barry Nowlin: Alabama's 'bubble children'

Rather than reveal that some third-grade students had “fallen through the cracks,” State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eric Mackey euphemistically portrayed these students’ situation as “on the bubble.” 

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Gerrick Wilkins: Alabama's tax trap – a new fee that grows government instead of cutting taxes

Let’s not kid ourselves – any fee imposed by the government is a tax.

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Talmadge East: The day country music died

Country music, at its best, is a form of cultural memory – a way of preserving stories and struggles, a testament to the places and people often overlooked by the mainstream. But memory is fragile, and once lost, it is difficult to recover.

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Sean of the South: A few things I love about America

I wonder if we Americans couldn’t put aside our disagreements for a moment, and agree on a few things we love. 

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Allen Mendenhall: Shaping the influencers through lasting conservative principles

While the ballot box has its season and the campaign trail its purpose, there remains this other, quieter necessity: the patient cultivation of ideas, like gardeners tending delicate shoots that may not flower for years.

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Laura Clark: The foundations of parental rights

The issue of parental rights is one of the greatest of our political time, for the line between the duties of the state and the duties of parents in relation to children is increasingly blurred.

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MeeMaw, are you really telling us ‘exactly like it is’?

Amid lawmaker shoutouts and multiple mentions of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Gov. Kay Ivey made a peculiar declaration during her State of the State address on Tuesday.

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Annie Holmquist: 3 ways to help children thrive once the Department of Education closes

Yes, closing the Department of Education may present some challenges. But if it helps us rediscover that parents are some of the best teachers children have, then the children of our nation may be a whole lot better off than they have been in recent decades.

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Kristin Landers: I believe in Auburn and love it

In a politically charged season, Auburn basketball has lightened the mood in our home since November.

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Devin Foley: Psychologist: What is the role of the father?

If the father is the natural intermediary between the child and the world as a result of the biological differences between the mother and the father, then that is not a role to toss aside lightly.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Is Trump Cyrus ... or Nebuchadnezzar?

Our new president is not known for humility, but possibly that’s because he doesn’t hide his pride as well as some do. Sometimes, what passes for humility is just well-disguised pride.

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Annie Holmquist: JD Vance's three tips for restoring honor in our society

Regardless of whether you agree with Vance politically, it’s admittedly refreshing to see a political leader display such humility. We need more of that.

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