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Guest Editorial: Farmers seek clarity and consistency for grain storage

As farmers, there are many things we can’t control. Severe weather, rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and commodity...

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Amie Beth Shaver: A bonfire and our fight for freedom

It was spring break. A few friends and I held a beach bonfire for our kids. Two hours, three pizzas, and a lot of s'mores later, Anthony,...

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Justin Bogie: Alabama Senate shows how to make a bad bill even worse

Over a month ago I wrote about the $1.3 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) supplemental appropriation bill being considered by the...

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Will Sellers: The consensus Justice

It was no surprise when 60 years ago President Kennedy nominated Byron White as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme...

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Joey Clark: A warning to the residents of American Farm

"It was a pig walking on his hind legs. “Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable...

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Stephanie Holden Smith: Courage is more than a tin medal

Courage. When I think of that word, I say it in my mind in the voice of the Cowardly Lion in one of my favorite movies, The Wizard...

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Phil Williams: What kind of Governor do we want?

I get asked all the time: "What would you do? What would you say?" I'm usually loathe to advance my own thoughts under the guise of...

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Richard Simmons: Violence and the human condition

In his wonderful book, Renovation of the Heart, philosopher Dallas Willard makes this observation: “Societies the world around are...

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Justin Bogie: Limiting state government is a step toward ending Alabama’s corruption problem

Alabama ranks near the bottom; how many times have you heard that? In 2019, Alabama finished “dead last” in public school math proficiency....

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Caylah Coffeen: Stagnant leadership gives Alabama a bad name

As the legislative session continues and I see more bills fail or stall, I become increasingly frustrated with Alabama’s leadership....

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KCarl Smith: President Trump and the Black vote

Recently, I have been asked by several people regarding my thoughts on why many Blacks still view President Trump as a racist in light...

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Scott Stantis: She'll be back

Scott Stantis lives in Birmingham and is currently the editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune. He previously was the staff cartoonist...

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Amie Beth Shaver: The Bench

Basketball fans, did you think your team would make it this far? Or were your brackets busted early? No matter what, there's something...

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Justin Bogie: Passage of state budgets means good bills will die, but Alabamians can change that

Wednesday marks the 25th day of the 2022 regular session, meaning that time is running out for important bills to be debated or even...

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Stephanie Holden Smith: Alabama GOP is suffering an identity crisis

National news has recently been focused on whether the NCAA should revisit its rules on allowing different biological sexes to compete...

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Joey Clark: How free people can come to love their serfdom

Say you thought the human race could not be trusted with their freedom. How would you go about subjugating a people proud of their...

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Phil Williams: Alabama math just doesn't add up

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? At least that’s the prevailing common-sense rule that most people agree with. But have you...

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Mike Rogers: We must secure our border to keep Americans safe

Joe Biden’s time in the White House has been an unmitigated disaster. He has presided over one failure after another with the crisis...

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Richard Simmons: What the world needs now

Back in the 1960s, Dionne Warwick recorded a hit song, What the World Needs Now is Love. It has remained popular over the years, not...

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Caylah Coffeen: Are ESG metrics the new Liberal 10 Commandments?

Have you heard of the latest woke criteria by which we must structure our lives? This one is called ESG, and evaluates companies on...

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Ray Melick: Mo Brooks, woke? Seriously?

I would have choked on my Cheerios, if I had been eating any, or sprayed my Diet Coke, if I had been drinking one. Fortunately for...

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KCarl Smith: Apostle Paul: Trump the race card

The Left constantly plays the race card to shame Conservatives and silence our voices. As a result, this keeps us on the defense. We...

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Amie Beth Shaver: Blue Bloods and March Madness

"Do you know what happened?" It was Chris. I could not read his voice. I was at a volleyball tournament with Molly. I'd watched the...

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Justin Bogie: Do the priorities of the Legislature match those of the people?

When the Alabama Legislature returns from its spring break next week, there will be just seven legislative days remaining in the 2022...

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Auburn's Flynt, Johnson endorse Packard

Letter to the Editor: Every election for every public office is important in a democracy. In the upcoming election, the election for...

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Joey Clark: War is no friend of American liberty

We can forgive a man who loses his temper, but to lose one’s temperance lock, stock and barrel? That is a damnable offense. Without...

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Stephanie Holden Smith: Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a term that has been used in the field of psychology for years but has only recently become a term that many people...

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