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Rise to the Moment of Truth Friday, October 18, 2024

1819 News Opinion
Read the latest opinion piece from our opinion columnists at 1819 News.

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Football coach who won legal battle over midfield prayer to headline Eagle Forum’s 2024 Banquet

This event is a unique opportunity to hear more about Joe’s journey and the newly restored religious liberties we can now enjoy.

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Laura Clark: The Reformation and free speech

Thanks to Luther, we are no longer tied to the Catholic church by necessity. We can disagree and not be burned at the stake. We can now all read the Bible for ourselves and interpret it ourselves. But we still face barriers to speaking the truth.

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Allen Keller: A treatise on fall

For some reason, I took notice of a wheat field on the way to work recently, watched it grow from small, green sprouts to taller, much greener stalks, beginning to fade from pale green to yellow and finally to a shade so golden brown you could almost break them off and eat them like a crust of bread.

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Ken King: Alabama and its cities – a matter of priorities

While Hoover’s leaders are busy cutting ribbons and attending groundbreakings, they are neglecting the needs of the very community they are supposed to serve.

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U.S. Rep. Strong: Americans need to know how the Biden-Harris administration is blocking state attempts to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote

Why is the Biden administration fighting states that try to remove non-citizens from voting?

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Col. John Eidsmoe: The end of Columbus Day?

Should Columbus Day be celebrated or mourned? Ultimately, your worldview will determine your answer to this question.

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Gerrick Wilkins: Misinformation, disinformation or censorship?

We don’t need social media companies or the government to police our speech. We need the courage to defend the right of every American to speak their mind, even when we disagree.

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Joey Clark: I asked ChatGPT about the U.S., China and Humanoid Robots

The following is a transcript of a voice conversation I had over the weekend with ChatGPT 4o’s “Ember” voice assistant.

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Emily Jones: It’s time for Alabama to put a stop to the hidden agenda of the American School Counselor’s Association

Deeply embedded within every school across the state, the American School Counselor’s Association is pushing radical ideas directly conflicting with Alabama laws.

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Phil Williams: Failing up

When did it become OK to reward failure with promotion? Short answer: never. 

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State Auditor Sorrell: ESG and the death of Alabama agriculture

Alabama agriculture can’t afford ESG mandates. We need Alabama elected officials at all levels of government to fight back on these ESG proposals.

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Ashley Carter: Standing on the sidelines is no longer an option

Voting is not just a right, it’s a responsibility, and as Christians, we must take it seriously.

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Sean of the South: Run, Forest, run

Running was a way for me to feel special. Just for an hour out of my day, I could feel a little better about me.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The women of the Mighty Alabama Strike Force storm Georgia

The Alabama Federation of Republican Women’s Mighty Alabama Strike Force hit the streets of Georgia recently seeking to get out the vote.

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Jim Zeigler: Irresponsible hit piece by APR's Josh Moon against Caroleene Dobson

Josh Moon, an opinion writer for Alabama Political Reporter, is a self-styled intellectual, fancying himself smarter than all his readers. After reading Moon’s Oct. 10 hit piece against congressional candidate Caroleene Dobson, his readers might disagree.

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Carter Ashcraft: The collegiate counterculture

This countercultural movement is rising because of a disposition among Southern schools catering to out-of-state students far more than its natives.

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House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter: Celebrating World Mental Health Day in the state of Alabama

On this World Mental Health Day, let’s celebrate how far we’ve come, but let’s also stay focused on the work ahead.

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Kristin Landers: The God who uses chariots, horses and even mules

Christians trust in the name of the Lord – who uses the chariots, the horses, and yes, the mules – for His purposes. His power is unlimited. Those who test it will one day discover that.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Facts, opinions, Admiral Davis and Alabama veterans

Alabama veterans need Davis as their commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs. I urge him to rescind his resignation.

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Joey Clark: Dancing in the shadow of death

Sometimes, things work out for the better when they don’t go as planned. Sometimes, you catch yourself unexpectedly tapping your toes when you had no plan of dancing whatsoever. Yet, embracing spontaneity, you keep on dancing all the same. 

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U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl: The Biden administration should put Americans first

As another dangerous and potentially deadly hurricane is set to make landfall in Florida in a few days, communities in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina are still struggling to get all the necessary federal assistance to recover and rebuild from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

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Phil Williams: Political key terrain

When you command the terrain you make the enemy fight where, when and how you choose. 

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Ashley Carter: Coming together in uncertain times

In times of uncertainty and hardship, we are often reminded of the need to stand together, not just as neighbors, but as a community bound by compassion, faith and a sense of shared responsibility.

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KCarl Smith: Messaging and Marxism

I know what some of you may be thinking: "Why should I care about this? Why should I focus on black Americans or people who’ve bought into Marxist ideas?" The answer is simple: If we don’t, we’re going to lose not just elections, but the very soul of our nation.

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Sean of the South: The aftermath of hell and hurricanes

Lives are being saved. Heroes. Each one of them. They are carrying the wounded of our kinship toward safety, on their own backs.

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Laura Clark: Chief Justice Parker brings the heat on tyranny

The governor may count the main opinion as a win, but the people need to take the reigns from the chief justice and pull the power back. We shall never be assured of two minutes of liberty if we do not.

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State Sen. Gerald Allen: A conservative argument for America’s energy future

In order to remain energy independent and power our communities big and small in an affordable way for consumers, we need to unleash and support our domestic energy production and ensure that we have a grid that can sustain an economy of the future.

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