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Jeff Minick: Candles of hope in America's growing counterculture

These points of light are appearing everywhere. They’re real, they’re beautiful, and they may well be the salvation of our republic.

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Sean of the South: Helen Keller art show

The Helen Keller Art show is in full swing. The center is adorned in art. Tactile pieces. Colorful artwork. Sculptures. The artists are mostly students from the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind.

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Allen Mendenhall: What Florida's bold experiment could mean for Montevallo

Alabama needs not an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime crusader but a diligent, dutiful and hardworking governor who grasps that universities require both nourishment and pruning.

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Carter Ashcraft: The need for cautious optimism in the Trump 2.0 years

We must be careful how much we let our political tent grow, or to whom we hitch our wagons. The very people we see as rising figures championing a new conservative movement may well be wolves in sheep’s clothing.

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Jessica Whaley: Son of Birmingham or servant of self?

Woodfin’s legacy will not be determined by the pages of his book but by his ability to deliver meaningful change for his city.

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Annie Holmquist: 7 basic things all parents should teach their children

The “Father of American Scholarship and Education,” Noah Webster, gives us some practical tips on child-rearing.

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Troy Carico: A warning to Alabama's Republican Party leadership from the veteran community

Perception is indeed nine-tenths of reality, and our state’s Republican politicians are not perceived very well these days by many military veterans.

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Kristin Landers: It's time for our leaders to start listening to us

In 2025, it is time for the people to tell the government what to, where to go, by what route, and how fast. And it is the government’s job to listen.

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Christian Leithart: Do you want a revolution? Sing.

Our country would do well to recover communal singing. Folk songs tell us about our national history in simple words that are easy to memorize. Anthems and fight songs reinforce our shared identity.

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Jim Zeigler: Britt’s reform plan for consumer bureaucracy fits all of Trump’s new approaches

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) can apply new Trump approaches to reform consumer bureaucracy.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Greenland, USA?

Even with Trump’s noteworthy “art of the deal,” U.S. ownership of Greenland will be difficult to accomplish. But the doors are open for further cooperation in trade and defense. 

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State Sen. Andrew Jones: Katie Britt is the secret sauce to accomplishing the impossible in Congress

At a time when congressional politics remain so deeply partisan and polarized, Katie Britt’s assemblage of bi-partisan support for a bill that so many on the far left find distasteful is a remarkable feat and a testament to her skills, talents, and, quite frankly, her personal charm.

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Jeff Minick: 4 ways parents and grandparents can ‘Make America Good Again’

Give these gifts to our children, and we will have played a major role in making America good again.

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Joey Clark: Good one, Sen. Orr, but ACES ain't DOGE

Whereas, DOGE is a revolutionary project meant to move at the speed-of-Musk, ACES moves at the speed of yet another Alabama state commission.

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Annie Holmquist: Melania's hat signals a revival of femininity

Completely unexpected in a day when casual comfort reigns, Melania Trump's Inauguration Day hat knocked her simple suit look out of the park, presenting class and elegance in one fell swoop.

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Phil Williams: Love for the boots on the ground

Hegseth said his focus would be on individual soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving under him. It was a breath of fresh air. Young men and women who volunteer to go to hard places and do hard things while serving in uniform deserve a leader that has their backs.

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Martin Cothran: 5 modern wise men everyone should know

Here is an annotated list of modern thinkers whose thoughts about God, man and the world will inform your mind and satisfy your soul.

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Annie Holmquist: Old kindergarten requirements suggest today's classrooms are too much, too soon

Once upon a time kids didn’t go to preschool. Or kindergarten.

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Gerrick Wilkins: Alabama needs bold tax reform in order to compete with neighboring states

Alabama is at a pivotal crossroads. While the legislature repeatedly boasts of budget surpluses, Alabamians are left wondering: Why is the government hoarding their hard-earned money? 

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KCarl Smith: Building lifelong conservative voters among black men

In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, a lot of effort and money went into persuading black men aged 18-34 to support Donald Trump. In my opinion, this approach missed the bigger picture.

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Sean of the South: Birmingham: home sweet home

It was an average weeknight in Birmingham when I stood atop the Vulcan statue. Snow on the ground. I was looking at the city below, standing beneath Vulcan’s massive butt cheeks.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Here's hoping that MAHA will break the oppressive hold of health care

One aspect of President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency that I am looking forward to is seeing how “Make America Healthy Again” plays out.

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Jeff Minick: Another attack on parental rights and homeschooling

Children in every state of the United States deserve educational freedom, particularly when it comes to homeschooling.

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Laura Clark: The resurgence of truth

People know this world is lost. They know they are lost. They know something is wrong. Finally, they are seeking answers in the right place.

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State Sen. Arthur Orr: Alabama working for efficient and lean state government

The recent national conversation around a federal "DOGE" – the Department of Government Efficiency – has sparked important conversations about streamlining government and reducing waste.

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Devin Foley: Roots of our insecurities

If everything is supposedly so great, why are so many of us so miserable?

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Allen Keller: The time has come for better media government

To the U.S. media, liberalism has been dealt a deathly blow by the facts of the California fires, a reality that forces them into a defensive posture.  

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