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State Sen. Chris Elliott: A free-market solution has solved Alabama’s rural broadband challenge — That’s OK

Alabama's leaders have made broadband access a top priority, and together, we have invested significant resources to achieve this goal. 

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Joey Clark: What Gold Star families had to say about Kamala's mean tweet

While many Americans were enjoying the season’s first college football Saturday or otherwise taking time off for the holiday, the politics of the presidential race continued to rage online.

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Justice Will Sellers: Our foundations for freedom

Our Constitution, revered by many, detested by some, and imitated worldwide, has stood the test of time. Even with disputes about its meaning and debates about its interpretation, its framework for government still works.

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Phil Williams: Standing on the wall

Freedom is one of the greatest gifts ever given and something of which many nations and peoples only dream.

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U.S. Rep. Aderholt: Alabama leaders join forces to address migrant influx caused by Democrats' open-border policies

There is no doubt that Washington has struggled to get a handle on illegal immigration. My Republican colleagues and I want to secure the border, stop the flow of illegal immigrants, put the gangs, the cartels and the human traffickers out of business, and deport those who should not be here.

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KCarl Smith: A response to John Legend's remarks at the Democratic National Convention

John Legend's sweeping generalization about an entire group of people based on their political beliefs is itself a form of prejudice, which is a key component of racism.

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Sean of the South: Grateful for fake fall

The weather is great. Meteorologists call it “fake fall,” when summer weather, for whatever reason, undergoes what the local weatherman called an “identity crisis.”

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell: Don’t California my Alabama

Just like other red states across the nation, and without our invitation, Alabama has become a border state.

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Ashley Carter: Roll Tide forever

There’s something magical about Saturdays in the fall when you’re in Tuscaloosa, Ala. For me, however, this experience is not just about the game.

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Kaitlyn Smith: The ever-increasing importance of pregnancy resource centers

Pregnancy resource centers are places of hope and healing. Safe places, if you will, where all life is precious, regardless of how a child was conceived.

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Kristin Landers: Christian women, rise up!

To say this presidential election will shape the future for our children is not an embellishment. You may not like either candidate. That’s OK. You just need to be awake regarding the facts. The time to engage is now before it’s too late.

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John Wahl: In defense of our republic

As a constitutional republic, we are far better equipped to defend individual liberties and ensure that government remains a servant of the people, not the other way around.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Decalogue principle – respect for life

What’s wrong with murder? It destroys a person who was created in the image of God and is therefore of infinite value.

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Carter Ashcraft: Will RFK help Trump retake the 2024 presidential race?

On Friday, independent candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) announced he would drop out of the race and endorse Donald Trump for the high office. The move is widely understood to substantially help Trump’s campaign.

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Joey Clark: The corporate press has no clothes

If you want to know who is in charge, simply look for who benefits the most from prevailing double standards – especially those beneficiaries who reap their reward without hint of embarrassment, guilt or shame – even after being found out. 

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Phil Williams: The Communist States of America

Communism stifles joy, crushes the human spirit, and abolishes benevolence. You are happy when the state tells you to be happy, you must think like the collective, and there is no reason to give unto others because the state will do that for you.

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Ashley Carter: Undermining the family and celebrating the culture of convenience at the DNC

A vote is not a valentine, you aren't confessing your love for the candidate. It's a chess move for the world you want to live in, and some of us need to brush up on our skills in playing the game!

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Dr. Daniel Sutter: School choice and the future

School choice is a game-changer, and universal school choice should boost learning, improve the quality of our workforce, and reduce inequality.

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Sean of the South: It’s all in the algorithms

The algorithms are doing everything now. You interact with algorithms every day in the modern world. Whenever you apply for a mortgage, or a job, buy something on Amazon, stream a movie, watch TV, adjust your thermostat, you are using an algorithm.

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Russell Galloway: Man cannot live on biscuits alone

Alabamians are free to play hooky from church. But man cannot live on biscuits alone.

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Laura Clark: Spotting the wolves among the shepherds

Megan Basham's new book, "Shepherds for Sale," shines a light on the darkness creeping in on the church. Our best move is to expose and then correct it.

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Carter Ashcraft: How Donald Trump can retake the race from Kamala Harris

If the Trump campaign does not return to his original strategy, it will waste both the momentum gained and the unicorn of a political event in the assassination.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Whose 10 Commandments should we display?

When we display the 10 Commandments in schoolhouses or courthouses or public parks, leave them unnumbered and let them speak for themselves. This won’t satisfy the critics, but it will leave them with one less leg to stand on. 

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Bryan Dawson: The chasm between the BCA's free-market platitudes and its actual policies

The time is now for the BCA to embrace authentic free-market solutions. With the right course correction, they could help forge an Alabama economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few.

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Joey Clark: American health care needs repentance

Americans need repentance more than ever on many fronts, especially when it comes to their health and well-being. American health care must repent. 

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Phil Williams: Prince of poo

If a little discomfort in my life means catching something early, then sign my backside up. 

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Beth Petty: Annual pilgrimage to Montgomery proves Hank Williams continues to recruit new fans years after his birth

Country music fans from across the nation and even some foreign countries will gather in Montgomery on Sept. 14, 2024, to pay tribute to the 101st birthday of singer and songwriter Hank Williams.

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