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Agriculture is Alabama’s number one industry, and those who dedicate themselves to protecting and advancing it deserve recognition for their efforts.

Have you ever noticed the cruel irony that some who cry out for conflict bring about harmony, while those who scream for peace – by the way they scream – seem to bring war? 

Politicians are not angels; bureaucrats are not selfless servants; voters are not perfectly informed. Everyone, in the public square as in the marketplace, is working, consciously or not, toward some private advantage.

I follow the data. The data says the most interesting Senate primary in Alabama in a generation is just getting started.

This generation is beginning to see what so many previous generations understood: that a life centered on family, faith and responsibility is not restrictive – it is freeing; that purpose is not found in self-fulfillment, but in self-sacrifice; that legacy is not built through personal achievement alone, but through raising the next generation in truth.

I like ducks. I watch the same two mallards visit this area of Lake Martin. Almost every morning.

The aim of good policy should be to protect the vulnerable and voiceless.

I believe the story unfolding at MARS is worth paying attention to, for when parents are empowered and founders are free to build, small schools can produce outsized results. And Alabama students can compete, not someday, but now, in the technologies shaping their futures.

Alabama’s Republican Party has tremendous potential. But that potential can only be realized if party members act with maturity, discipline, and a commitment to unity.

Why would someone so politically astute, on the eve of midterm elections during a time when his poll numbers are already lower than they need to be, make such a risky choice like going into Iran?

It seems clear, however, that the framers of the 14th Amendment did not intend to confer citizenship on everyone who is born in the United States even if that person’s parents were not citizens, were not here legally, or did not intend to reside here permanently.

It takes teamwork and partnership to make lasting change quickly, and I am grateful to have partners like the Hoover City Council. In a short time, we have accomplished a lot, and we are just getting started.

I must let those still lost know that they are not alone – and that the day is not too late to return home. Just look to the Word as a lamp shining in a dark place in your heart, thank God, and let your feet follow.

Power can accumulate gradually, even legitimately, through competence and effectiveness. A leader can become the “obvious choice” in a moment of national weakness, but legitimacy is not static. It must be renewed, not just through performance, but through participation and consent of the governed.

Perhaps that’s the real inheritance buried inside all those vanished birthdays: not forgetfulness at all, but a child who understood instinctively that love, genuine and lasting, is far too fragile a thing to stake on a single unwrapped moment. The people worth keeping in your life are those who already know you; they don’t require proof once a year in tissue paper and ribbon.

Apparently, in Fort Payne, having a mural on your building has become a crime.

America does not need more anger or hopelessness. America needs a rebirth of hope. And that hope begins with the timeless truth of Resurrection Sunday: the tomb is empty, and because of that, renewal is always possible.

Do you ever actively seek that kid out and tell them how much you like them? Do you ever tell that person how incredibly special they are? Because they are, you know. Just like all 8.3 billion of us.

A faith rooted in the risen Christ shapes our convictions, our character, and our courage. It calls us to live with purpose and to stand firmly in truth, even when our culture pulls us in another direction. Our faith influences our families, the values we pass down, and the example we set for generations after us.

This Easter, we’ve got a choice. We can keep going down this path – or we can get back to basics. Rebuild the foundation. Stand for our values. Raise strong respectful kids.

The left must violate your rights to get you to agree with them. Then they gaslight you by saying you are the one violating their rights, even while the law shows the exact opposite. The Constitution is on our side. Keep going!

Practicing situational awareness is key for anyone living in 2026. Developing these habits will increase alertness, confidence and safety in whatever environment you find yourself.

As Jesus looked upon Peter and saw right through him, Peter saw himself as he really was: full of bluster and bravado, but proud and cowardly at heart. When Peter hit rock bottom, the Lord took hold of his spirit and built him into the leader and bold witness that he would become.

Alabama’s economic future depends on one simple reality: opportunity must be accessible to every Alabamian, no matter where they live.

Our discord could be resolved in harmony – if only we would soften our hearts to hear the hymns of Holy Week.  The psalms sung for the Passover feast, the same sung by Jesus and his disciples before they went out to Gethsemane, the hymns of the new covenant the Apostle Paul would teach – what if all these rang out anew in our hearts this week?

Freedom, including and especially economic freedom, is not the natural condition of nations. It’s an achievement, fragile and contingent, requiring constant defense against the eternal human temptation to trade liberty for the false security of managed outcomes.

Contrary to what you (and the staff writer charged with curating the roundup) undoubtedly think, your including me in this roundup neither honors me nor my ethnicity, gymnastics career or womanhood.