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Zeigler: Trump 10-point plan for Alabama’s graduating seniors needs to be preserved and reiterated  

President Trump's 10 points for the UA graduates were stellar but not reported, much. He makes another address at West Point graduation.

Nathaniel Ledbetter Alabama News
Ledbetter defends decision to allow overtime tax cut to expire — 'What people have got to understand is that $320 million comes out of the classroom'

During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) defended the legislature's decision to allow the 2023 overtime tax cut to expire.

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Righteous Brothers make final appearance in Oxford's OPAC May 29

It is your last chance to watch the Righteous Brothers in Alabama. Their Farewell Tour comes to Oxford May 29.

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Allen Mendenhall: The play's the thing

Maybe she had begun to glimpse the truth that life is the greatest performance of all, and that her chosen and unchosen role was to become, alas, more fully herself. 

AJ Rice Alabama News
Publius PR's A.J. Rice: Trump is 'the Great Disruptor' fighting Dem's woke agenda against freedom — 'They're going to lose big'

If Abraham Lincoln was the Great Emancipator and Ronald Reagan was the Great Communicator, then President Donald Trump is the Great Disruptor, according to Publius PR CEO A.J. Rice.

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Annie Holmquist: Mothers – raising one of the few hopes we have for the future

Let’s encourage mothers as they go through the daily grind, rather than lecturing them on how many children they have or asking when they’re going to get a real job. Because it’s those women who are raising one of the few hopes we have for the future.

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'Stars and Stripes Party' fundraiser set for Thursday for Baldwin County veteran nonprofit that lost state funding after ADVA restructuring opposition

A special patriotic event in Baldwin County will include chef-inspired dishes, prizes and awards, but it will also benefit a much-needed cause.

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Ivey's signature makes Juneteenth an official state holiday – 'I am pleased the Legislature has made it an official state holiday'

After signing recently passed legislation into law, Gov. Kay Ivey has officially made Juneteenth an official state holiday, requiring all state offices to close in recognition of the holiday that has been the focus of Democratic lawmakers for years.

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Trump yet to sample Conecuh Sausage despite Alabama connections – ‘He will love it just like so many Alabamians’

With President Donald Trump’s publicly good relationship with Alabama’s members of Congress and frequent trips to the state, you might have expected him to have sampled the state’s prized culinary creation, but you would be wrong.

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Trump signs U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer bill overturning Biden’s gas water heater ban into law

President Donald Trump signed into law a bill on Friday sponsored by U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) that blocks the Biden-Harris administration’s last-minute attempt on Christmas Eve 2024 to ban tankless natural gas water heaters. 

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Sean of the South: Dispatches Del Camino

We have been walking the Camino de Santiago for a long time now. I don’t even remember when we started. It seems like 600 years ago we set out. I don’t even remember why we’re out here.

SAND IN MY BOOTS Alabama News
Gulf Shores preparing for record-breaking Sand in My Boots festival replacing Hangout Fest

Some beach areas in Gulf Shores are closed as crews build stages and scenes for the 2025 Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival. The festival will be May 16 – 18 and replaces the long-running Hangout Festival.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Gen X never swallowed the lies about Social Security

Gen X is watching the generation that preceded it – the Baby Boomers – complain and demand their Social Security. Gen X could not care less.

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Bibb County investigation finds at least six young children allegedly sold for sex servitude by Andres Trejo-Velazquez

An investigation in Bibb County led to the arrest of a Hispanic man in connection with a child sex trafficking operation.

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Judge Matt Fridy comes home, recovering after major heart attack

Judge Matt has recovered enough from a major heart attack to come home and continue his recovery there. Some friends call it a miracle.

Kay Ivey Alabama News
Ivey signs 1% grocery tax cut into law

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Friday.

Arthur Orr, Randall Woodfin Alabama News
Orr rejects Woodfin racism claims over Birmingham Water Works, hemp bills — 'That's a red herring, a fallacy'

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) reacted to complaints from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin regarding Senate Bill 330, which restructures the makeup of the Birmingham Water Works Board, and House Bill 445, which regulates the manufacturing, wholesale distribution and retail sale of consumable hemp products containing THC or CBD.

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No. 8 Auburn baseball sweeps South Carolina 

No. 8 Auburn baseball picked up its seventh conference series win of the season – second sweep –  all three games against South Carolina on Thursday and Friday at Plainsman Park. The series win marks six straight for the Tigers over the Gamecocks dating back to 2015. 

Michael Davis Alabama News
Childhood friend of former Bama basketball player Michael ‘Buzz’ Davis, Darius Miles co-defendant, found guilty of capital murder

Michael “Buzz” Davis, a former University of Alabama basketball player, was found guilty Friday in the shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris.

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Jeff Minick: The sound of silence

Silence, it seems, isn’t always golden after all.

Elderly Alabama News
Case Dixon: Why we need to honor caregivers with an Elder Care Tax Credit

The Elder Care Tax Credit is a modest, reasonable way to shift the burden away from those who are already carrying more than their share.

Charles Barkley Alabama News
Charles Barkley: 'Men should not play sports against women' — 'Stupid' to think they should

In a wide-ranging interview on Outkick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich," NBA Hall of Famer and former Auburn basketball star Charles Barkley spoke out against allowing men to compete against women in sports under the guise of being transgender.

Kahleb Collins Alabama News
Dead child's father sent photos of child hanging, bloody prior to double-fatal crash; Mother, grandfather charged

Human remains found in Fayette County are believed to be those of one-year-old Kahleb Collins, who was reported missing after his family was involved in a fatal December 2024 crash.

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U.S. Department of Interior expands hunting at Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge

Hunters will have expanded opportunities at the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge soon.

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville pushes for death penalty for illegals who murder U.S. citizens — ‘We have to stop incentivizing crime’

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is backing legislation that would require the death penalty for illegal aliens convicted of murdering an American citizen.

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Laura Clark: The pope and the Protestants

Much like the Catholics, we Protestants are at a crossroads.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
AG Marshall: Alabama leader in conservative principles, pushing against 'insanity'

The Eastern Shore Republican Women heard from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall about how the state has been making a difference nationwide in conservative efforts.

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