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Amie Beth Shaver: And we know that hope does not disappoint

For the believer, our hope is placed in a person, born on December 25, over 2,000 years ago.

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Matt Clark: The incarnation and the problem of pain

If you’re dealing with the problem of pain this Christmas, remember that Christ’s birth is the proof that God does indeed care. 

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1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith talks Alabama's tax surplus on FM Talk 1065

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on Midday Mobile with Sean Sullivan as they discuss Alabama's tax surplus and "rainy day" funds and question why more of these funds aren't returned to taxpayers.

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KCarl Smith: They think we’re stupid

Democrats and establishment Republicans, including Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, have been involved in formulating this huge, unnecessary spending compromise bill, which would keep the new House of Representatives from being able to reduce and eliminate horrible spending now underway, and the programs which that spending supports.

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Sean of the South: Miss Fancy

Avondale Park was a glorified zoo. A rest home for animals. There wasn’t much going on in Avondale. People paid a few pennies to see Miss Fancy eat hay and make poop.

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Justin Bogie: Lawmakers should take less money from you in 2023, not look for ways to spend more

Despite early projections that a potential recession may not have as hard-hitting of an impact on Alabama as previously expected, do not expect permanent tax relief for Alabamians in 2023.

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Bryan Dawson talks the McCutcheon-connected QBR scandal on FM Talk 1065

Listen to 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson on The Jeff Poor Show as they discuss the QBR scandal, how the company hid doctor kickbacks in hourly rates, and the scandal's connection to Mac McCutcheon and his son.

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1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith talks the lack of Alabama state tax relief on News Talk 93.1 News & Views

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss the lack of Alabama state tax relief compared to many other states, but instead, Alabama has grown state government by 40% over the past few years.

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Stephanie Holden Smith: Finders keepers, losers weepers

Withholding is arguably one of the most damaging things ever done to our country because it allows the government to take what is rightfully earned by you (your money) before you even get your hands on it.

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Joey Clark: Grown men don’t cry on Christmas

Usually when people say “goodbye,” they don’t actually mean it. Most of the world’s farewells are like that — a matter of courtesy born of habit — goodbyes that at best carry the hope of “until we meet again, my friend.” 

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1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver talks the federal so-called Respect for Marriage Act on News Talk 93.1 News & Views

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss the so-called Respect for Marriage Act which runs counter to the traditional family unit, the most anti-poverty, anti-crime and pro-health lifestyle as shown for millennia.

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Phil Williams: Twitter tips the scales

Twitter tipped the info scales and just like a pair of cheating fishermen the crowd has now seen them for what they are.

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Randy Tatano: Christmas Tree Wars — Real vs. artificial

After 20 straight days of vacuuming and watching the cat climb the Christmas tree, my mother had reached the end of her rope and said goodbye to real Christmas trees forever.

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Ashley Carter: Protect them

As new parents, you spend so much time researching and trying to learn all the things that are helpful or beneficial to your children. There are long days and sleepless nights.

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Randy Tatano: Dreaming of a White Christmas? Be afraid. Be very afraid.

By Randy Tatano This time of year, the chance of snow on Christmas Day in Alabama is pretty much a long shot. Sure, we’ve had an occasional...

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Amie Beth Shaver: Respect for marriage?

On Tuesday, December 13, our President signed the Respect for Marriage act, and it affects every one of us.

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Matt Clark: Free speech and the Twitter Files

Over the last two weeks, journalists have been releasing various segments of “The Twitter Files” with Elon Musk’s approval. The content is shocking but not surprising. It confirms what conservatives have known for years: Big tech actively censors us because of its leftist leanings. 

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1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith talks the UAH student who sued the university regarding free speech on FM Talk 1065

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on Midday Mobile with Sean Sullivan as they discuss UAH student Joshua Greer's suit against the school for violating the Alabama Campus Free Speech Act.

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Listen: 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson breaks down Mac McCutcheon-QBR saga on News Talk 93.1

Listen to 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss the QBR scandal, in which outgoing Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon and his son had a financial interest.

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1819 News Reporter Craig Monger talks drag queen and public school teacher James Miller on FM Talk 106.5

Listen to 1819 News Reporter Craig Monger on The Jeff Poor Show as they discuss drag queen and public school teacher James Miller and the contempt he exhibited toward parents in a podcast.

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KCarl Smith: The so-called 'Respect for Marriage Act'

No one, including the President of the United States, has the authority to change God's divine definition of marriage, of one man and one woman, to something completely different.

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1819 News Reporter Craig Monger talks woke educators on Rightside Radio

Listen to 1819 News Reporter Craig Monger on Rightside Radio with Phil Williams as they discuss a drag queen educator, "covertly and strategically" placing materials in his classroom to influence his students, and using insulting language about their parents.

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1819 News Sports Editor Steve Irvine remembers the late Mississippi State coach Mike Leach on WJOX 3 Man Front

Listen to 1819 News Sports Editor Steve Irvine on WJOX-3 Man Front as they discuss the late Mike Leach, the Auburn quarterback situation and UAB football.

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Sean of the South: The Opry

The first concert I ever saw was the Oak Ridge Boys. I was 2 years old. Mama took me. I pooped my diaper while they were singing “Elvira.” My mother changed me at the foot of the stage as I was singing at the top of my voice. One of the Oak Ridge Boys gagged, mid-song.

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Justin Bogie: The truth behind Alabama’s 'most conservative Legislature' ranking

It is our duty as citizens to do our own due diligence and separate fact from fiction. The consequences are too great to bury our heads in the sand and accept the status quo. 

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1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith talks the Alabama Campus Free Speech Act on News Talk 93.1 News & Views

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss the Alabama Campus Free Speech Act and the fact that most institutions of higher learning in the state are in violation of this 2019 law.

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Stephanie Holden Smith: The right to be wrong

In 2019, the Alabama Campus Free Speech bill was proposed and passed by the Alabama Legislature. Then-State Representative Matt Fridy’s bill was developed by Eagle Forum of Alabama, endorsed by state and national organizations, and was widely praised by many defenders of the First Amendment.

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