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Ray Melick: What do Alabamians want? Senate election to reveal

No one can argue that Richard Shelby has not been committed to serving the State of Alabama. When our senior Senator officially leaves...

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Amie Beth Shaver: Love in the time of COVID bureaucracy

Have you ever left a vigorous discussion, stumbling over your words only to have your best thoughts show up as you walked away? Or,...

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Justin Bogie: Alabamians keep paying, Congress keeps spending

Last week, Congress cleared a bill to raise the federal debt limit by $2.5 trillion, increasing the new statutory limit to more than...

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Krissie Allen: The value of hypocrisy

“Embrace hypocrisy.” That was the message delivered by the late Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist William Raspberry over 25 years ago...

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Ray Melick: Let's go Brandon!

NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan (do I really need to explain who he is?) was never one to get involved in politics. Once asked to...

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Phil Williams: Proof-check your politicians

I have a confession to make: I’m a voice texter. Does that make me old? I don’t know. I do think that generations younger than me can...

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Dan Sutter: How free is Alabama’s economy?

Economic freedom is the freedom to buy and sell in markets and use our skills, talents, and property as we choose.  Economic freedom...

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Richard Simmons: The unraveling of our nation

There is a great concern in our nation that the rule of law is unraveling. As we watch the news each night, we begin to wonder where...

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Matt Clark: Don't give up on marriage

I’ve always respected people who refuse to give up. I had a great example of that growing up. My father had a very successful career....

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Jessica Taylor: Parents are the last line of defense of educational freedom

Just under two months ago, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) drafted a letter to the Biden Administration labeling a group...

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KCarl Smith: It's time for a name change

A word can take on a new meaning that might surprise you. For instance, because of GOP missteps and the Left's use of negative propaganda,...

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Sen. Tuberville: Let the people back into their Capitol

By Senator Tommy Tuberville  It’s time to allow the American people to return to their United States Capitol. In March of 2020, Americans...

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Justin Bogie: Alabama top education officials cry 'more, more, more'

More, more, more. As requests for the state’s fiscal year 2023 Education Trust Fund (ETF) continue to roll in, these lyrics from Billy...

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Amie Beth Shaver: Narcissists directing COVID policies

Just so we're clear. We're dealing with malignant narcissists. Y'all know that, right? You know, the ones that suffer from delusions...

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Krissie Allen: America’s Negativity Crisis

While I was growing up, my dad would wake me up in the morning by knocking on my bedroom door and saying in his most upbeat voice,...

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Phil Williams: Leading from behind, again

This past week was a major week in US foreign policy. That’s major with a capital “M.” After the Afghanistan debacle and combined with...

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Richard Simmons: Why leaders fail

Stephen Covey often spoke of how leadership development has changed. He said that all the relevant literature on leadership that was...

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Ray Melick: What were once vices are now legislative priorities

The band “The Doobie Brothers” (ask your parents) put out an album way back in 1974 with the title, “What were once vices are now habits.”...

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Caylah Coffeen: Who stands for the Asian Americans?

Tensions are rising again in the East. China continues to close the noose around Taiwan. Russia seeks to invade Ukraine. The more Communists...

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Justin Bogie: More money coming in should mean less money taken out of Alabama pockets

In 2021, more state revenues flowed into Alabama than ever before. An extra $1.2 billion compared to 2020. And there is more money...

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KCarl Smith: Only in America - Immigration

I have written about this before, and it bears repeating: Frederick Douglass is undoubtedly America’s greatest liberty messenger. I...

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Matt Murphy: A love letter to Alabama

It was supposed to be a fling. Hanky-panky. Not quite a one-night stand…but close.  One of those summer camp romances that come and...

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Amie Beth Shaver: Abortion, a follow up

“Mom. What would have happened to us if your mom didn't have you?" The child who asked was little. I was shocked by the question. Still,...

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Krissie Allen: The competing visions hanging in the balance of Dobbs

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor posed a telling question during last week’s oral arguments in Dobbs v....

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Phil Williams: Surveillance vs. Security

I’m that guy that turns off the location setting on my phone when I’m not using it. I am also that guy that very often puts a piece...

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Erica Thomas: Boxes of hope and forgiveness

Going through boxes of memories can really take you back in time. I remember finding my third-grade diary in a box at my parent’s house....

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Richard Simmons: "You don't expect me to do that every day, do you?"

Hans Selye was a scientist from Canada who was the true pioneer in discovering the impact of emotions on a person’s health. He wrote...

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