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Amie Beth Shaver: In a world of self-serving politicians, be like Rue

From Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s hot mic moment, to Mac McCutcheon and his suspicious business relations, to the issues with Prattville schools, it feels like the people we elect to serve our communities are only in office to serve themselves.

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Justin Bogie: Why is a Democrat, rather than Republicans, spearheading lower taxes?

Democrat State Rep. Anthony Daniels should be commended for his willingness to lower taxes and propose legislation providing economic relief to hard-working Alabamians.

Mac McCutcheon Alabama News
Matt Clark: Why the McCutcheon story is so important

1819 News has made a good case that Mac McCutcheon was trading political favors for money. It also appears that his son was guilty of draining the company’s resources and then setting his business partner up for prison time. If true, this is bribery, financial corruption and perversion of justice.

Lent Alabama News
Allen Keller: Give me liturgy or give me death

Upon reflection, I realized that I was wanting all the poetry of high church liturgy, without the prosaic struggles of Lent. A heterodox theological position, if there ever was one.

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Amie Beth Shaver talks the winningest female tennis player of all time on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss Margaret Court, who won 66 tennis Grand Slams and won 3 Grand Slams in one year, yet the left is trying to "cancel" her because of her Christian beliefs.

Birmingham Alabama News
Sean of the South: B’Ham

Our plane touched down in Birmingham at about 7 p.m. The captain said, “Welcome to the Magic City, we hope you’ve enjoyed your flight.”

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Justin Bogie: Alabama’s tax burden is not as low as some lawmakers claim

When it comes to individual income tax rates, Alabama is currently middle of the road compared to other southern states. That is changing.

Praise Alabama News
Parker Snider: What might revival look like in Alabama?

What would it look like if genuine revival hit Alabama, making the truth of the Gospel suddenly become real for people?

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Amie Beth Shaver talks Autauga County schools on Alabama’s 'Morning News with JT' on NewsRadio 105.5 WERC

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on iHeart Radio with JT as they discuss the recent chaos in Autauga County schools.

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Justin Bogie talks the idea of putting the budget surplus in another savings account on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss the idea of putting the budget surplus in yet another savings account instead of giving Alabamians tax relief.

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Joey Clark: Ukraine and a 'bodyguard of lies'

I have never seen my country not at war in my entire adult life. I know America’s “bodyguard of lies” all too well.

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1819 News Sports Editor Steve Irvine talks UAB sports on Tide 100.9 'Big Noon Sports'

Listen to 1819 News Sports Editor Steve Irvine on Tide 100.9 "Big Noon Sports" with Matt Coulter, Lars Anderson and Christian Miller as they discuss UAB basketball and football.

Asbury3 Alabama News
Phil Williams: Something remarkable is happening

Type the words “Asbury Revival” into any search engine and you will find videos, news reports, book listings, articles, personal stories, and photographs from the last week. But you will also get plenty of search results from February 1970.

Mother Alabama News
Ashley Carter: The joy of motherhood

The joy of being a mother and getting to experience all the love that comes from it beats a day in the life of a single Chelsea Handler any day.

Free Speech Alabama News
KCarl Smith: Free speech, the fear of the progressive left

Our founders didn’t write the Constitution to grant rights to the people. Instead, they wrote it to SECURE our God-given freedom and equal rights. 

Medical Alabama News
Dr. Daniel Sutter: Stop this CON job

Thirty-five states — including Alabama — currently employ Certificate of Need (CON) laws in health care, which require approval for new facilities in an industry.

Court Alabama News
Amie Beth Shaver: Margaret Court and the need to speak truth boldly

Most of us have much less to lose than Margaret Court. So why don’t we speak the truth as boldly?

Asbury2 Alabama News
Matt Clark: Why the Asbury revival could be what America needs

Last week, students at Asbury University, a private Christian school in Kentucky, assembled for their biweekly chapel service in the school’s auditorium. But when the chapel service was scheduled to end, the worship kept going.

Savings Alabama News
Justin Bogie: Alabamians need tax relief, not another savings account

Another savings account assures the future prosperity of state government.  Don’t Alabamians deserve the same assurance?

Silenced Truth Alabama News
Lauren DeMoss Benson: Truth for peace is not a fair trade

Yes, we need brave truth tellers in public office. Yes, we need them in the media. But more than that, we need them in the daily lives of American citizens everywhere.

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AG Steve Marshall: The mandatory early-release law of 2021 — Causes and consequences

The “they’re going to get out anyway” argument assumes that because most inmates are eventually released from prison, there is no harm in letting the worst offenders out a year early to see how they do under “supervised” release. There are glaring problems with this premise.

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Amie Beth Shaver talks normalizing behaviors via video games on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss video games like Sims 4 and others that have introduced transgender characters in an effort to normalize that behavior.

New York Alabama News
Sean of the South: Empire City

A look of wistfulness comes over the face of the young woman making my sandwich at a New York deli counter. “Birmingham,” she said. “I’m from Birmingham. I was born there.”

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Amie Beth Shaver talks ADOC's mass prisoner release on Alabama’s 'Morning News' on NewsRadio 105.5 WERC

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on iHeart Radio with JT as they discuss ADOC's mass prisoner release and how Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade has blasted it and Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed suit to stop it.

School bus Alabama News
Justin Bogie: Time for legislators to act boldly on school choice

Why does Alabama continue to wait? School choice is the right move for Alabama. 

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Justin Bogie refutes the Alabama Legislature's arguments against tax cuts on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss the Alabama Legislature's arguments against tax cuts and reasons those arguments are not valid.

Privilege Alabama News
Joey Clark: The white privilege of wrong political opinions

My favorite white privilege — one I hope will soon be available to all races — is that I am rarely accused of being a race traitor for having the wrong political opinions.

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