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Powerful individuals like Randi Weingarten like to tell us that teaching diversity and acceptance is the be-all-end-all of education, and that things like American values will only disrupt such lessons. That may be true. But then, such lessons were never the original goal of schooling in America anyway.

What are the things of God, and how are we to know when we see them?

Portable benefits will remove barriers, spark job growth, and help more Alabamians take control of their future.

Resist the spirit of the age, and you just may raise the leaders of the next generation.

We need not fear death, because we know that, as Christ rose, we too will rise from the dead and, as believers, live eternally with Him. 

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg's audacious rulings against the Trump administration’s foreign policy are eviscerating the constitutional bedrock of our Republic.

There’s something about a son feeding and watering a chicken that the dad butchers and the mom cooks that’s about more than aesthetic farmhouse photos on Instagram. It’s about each member of the family having a direct stake in the economic collaboration of home life. 

 If money and means were of no concern, how should the state of Alabama enshrine its history and the hopes for where its story might lead? 

The time has come for decisive reform of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB). For the purpose of accomplishing such reform the undersigned have prepared and are sponsoring in the Alabama Legislature Senate Bill 330.

Love him or loathe him, Americans would agree that President Donald Trump delivers bombshell policies and critiques like no one else, yet on April 13th he sent a message to the American people that left me speechless. 

One of America’s most famous combat correspondents, Ernie Pyle, was killed 80 years ago on the island of Ie Shima in Japan.

We strongly oppose Senate Bill 322 (SB322), a dangerous proposal that undermines the heart of our Alabama communities by handing developers a blank check to reshape our neighborhoods with minimal oversight.

Red Erwin committed an act of valor in the war. But he lived a life of legacy. He came home and quietly raised a family that is still changing the world.

The Romantics taught me what my daughter seems to know instinctively: reverence is found in moments of pure attention, when time folds upon itself.

Let the celebration of America's 250th commence - with a remembrance of the Revolution's first battle.

Not all AI technology is bad, especially if it enhances your job and makes it easier. Nonetheless, the only way that harmful or dangerous technologies will succeed is when people stop thinking critically about them.

We need counselors and teachers who know our kids, not corporate psychiatrists, creating files and prescriptions behind closed doors.  

Resurrection Sunday is not just another day on the calendar. It’s the day that changed everything. The resurrection of Jesus Christ didn’t just rewrite history – it can rewrite your story as well. 

There is no greater moment in the Christian calendar, no greater moment in human history, than the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Many of those things are gone now. But you can still remember it all. The way you felt. The way you looked.

Nations have borders because they’re the guidon of order, security and progress. In 2025, Trump is reminding us what happens when you stand tall and guard these critical dividers in order to flourish with more inclusivity.  

There’s no weekend better than the present to reevaluate and change our indifference toward Christianity.

This Friday people will be celebrating Good Friday across the globe, remembering the death of the Son of God.

Trump’s not bluffing – he’s keeping a promise to put our workers and families first. 

Taking care of those who have bravely served our country isn’t a political issue.

According to an Alabama Policy Institute ALDOGE chart, Mackey will now be one of the highest paid state superintendents in the nation at $325,000 per year. Don’t ever accuse Alabama of being unwilling to reward failure.

It is stunning that with just five minutes of discussion, the Alabama Republican supermajority gave the green light to recreational drug use, complete with taxation, regulation, and storefront distribution.