‘Twas a Christmas tree lot in Alabama. It was the kind of operation that does business in the parking area of a major shopping complex.
Listen to 1819 News Reporter Craig Monger on The Jeff Poor Show as they discuss executions and how it's likely that prisoners slated for lethal injection execution dehydrate to make it difficult to find a vein, while their lawyers try to run out the clock on their 24-hour death warrant with court filings.
Please find my Grownup Christmas List for Alabama politics and politicians.
To bring home the bacon, someone has to slaughter a few pigs. And Richard Shelby isn’t yet done being a good butcher for the people of Alabama.
Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss bullies and how they can also take the form of elected officials who ignore the people who hired them.
We preserve who we are as a people by putting all of our past sacrifices, victories, and achievements into perspective.
One hundred years ago this month, delegates from various parts of the old Russian Empire met in Moscow to create the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The world would never be the same.
The next time someone compliments your cooking and you hear, “You should open a restaurant…” Be afraid. Be very afraid.
A victory in 303 Creative would be the final nail in the coffin for the commissions in those cities who wish to stamp out dissent.
Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on Midday Mobile with Sean Sullivan as they discuss methodical integrity and its impact on those around us.
Marxist liberals have devised a well-orchestrated plan to further their degenerate thinking by any means necessary, through voter fraud and the internet.
It is a simple choice for lawmakers. They can stop the record growth of government that the state experienced over the past four years and cut taxes, or they can continue to expand the bureaucracy until the money finally runs out.
Listen to 1819 News Investigative Reporter Caleb Taylor on The Jeff Poor Show as they discuss the odd requirement that visitors to Alabama state parks must get the park's written permission before they can carry their concealed weapons on park property.
Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss how doing small things every day with integrity can make a huge difference in our local communities.
Everyday people being set free to build the future for themselves made us rich. And can make us richer still.
Some folks say, “the devil’s in the details." Not me. I believe that God is in the details. Details are what make the big picture come together. Details are what make bad get better and good become great. That sounds like a Godlier approach in my view.
I am sure that most of you have read the scriptures that eloquently explain to us what love should actually be. However, I myself have struggled with loving exactly the way we are commanded.
Alabama has elected a new legislature. Few of our state representatives campaigned on a socialist platform. Yet a recent report from the Club for Growth suggests that our legislators do not support limited government and free markets either.
So when Elon Musk bought Twitter, I decided to rejoin the platform. While I had no idea what he would do to the company, there was a clear indicator that things would change for the better.
On Thanksgiving, we remember that this nation was founded by people seeking to freely exercise their religion—a liberty that has come under much fire in recent times. This would be a good time to remember what the Free Exercise Clause originally meant.
So often, we face real and present danger and feel stuck - waylaid by what should not happen.
What if I told you Alabama’s eighth-grade reading and math scores are either worse or the same than they were more than two decades ago?
There are many things we should be thankful for. For me, near the top of the list, I am thankful that my children and grandchildren can live in freedom, if we can keep it, and not go under Communism/Marxism.