Rise to the Moment of Truth Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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COVID vaccine Alabama News
Kristin Landers: Medical freedom may become law in Alabama

Passage of HB12 ensures the medical freedom that people need to make decisions for their own bodies without societal retribution for refusing to follow the herd.  

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Donnie Claxton: Alabama's disappointing transparency on COVID data

By restricting data access, Harris prevented citizens from being able to question his numbers or his policies.

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Donnie Claxton: People can die from fear just as well as a virus

No doctor should force a prescription on an individual patient for a drug, diet, therapy or exercise. But Scott Harris imposed the Covid mandates on all 5 million citizens using the blunt force of state law. 

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RFK Jr.'s HHS cancels $1.2 million NIH grant to UAB on ‘Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake’ for racial minorities with rheumatic diseases

The Trump administration canceled a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) last week.

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Sean of the South: Five years ago in Huntsville

Five years ago I was in Huntsville when the world shut down. Five years.

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State health department spent over $18.6 million in vaccine advertising from 2019 to 2024 — ‘This is government collusion with Big Pharma’

The results of a public records request recently provided to 1819 News show the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) spent over $18.6 million on vaccine advertising from 2019 to 2024.

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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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Montgomery high school goes virtual due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School in Montgomery held classes virtually on Wednesday and Thursday due to “a COVID-19 outbreak,” according to a press release.

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Dr. Stewart Tankersley and Col. John Eidsmoe: Have you heard of the 'Alabama Virus'? Hopefully you never will

We must not risk precious Alabama lives to gain-of-function research.

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Kristin Landers: Daisy, the rescue dog

During this interesting election year, I’ve decided to take a step away from politics for a bit and highlight someone who has truly never let me down: our dog.

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'Science does not lead anywhere': Birmingham’s Dr. Jordan Vaughn testifies about long COVID to House Judiciary Committee

Jordan Vaughn, M.D., internist, founder and CEO of MedHelp and co-founder of the Concerned Doctors organization, testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

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Dr. Stewart Tankersley: More truths emerge to erode COVID lies

The hubris of those in charge the past four-plus years has been epic, and we continue to exist in the deadly game they created. Thankfully, recent weeks have seen their seemingly impenetrable barricade of lies erode.

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Dr. Stewart Tankersley: Excess American deaths and the time for COVID reckoning

It is past time for a reckoning of those in charge, and it is up to the Alabama Supreme Court to begin to hold those in leadership accountable.

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Allen Keller: The war on logic

It seems logical consistency is in short supply these days.

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Lawmakers join letter opposing proposed ADPH rule change on mandatory COVID reporting

A group of lawmakers recently sent a letter to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) relating to continued state reporting of COVID-19.  

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Allen Keller: Finding meaning in our hearts

We seem a people steeped in traditions that we no longer really understand. We go through mere motions (just as I was when eating without tasting) without sensing our activity’s true essence.

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COVID fallout response likely to continue at the Alabama State House in 2024

The process and authority of Alabama’s State Health Officer continues to concern those who identified a potential glitch in the system after the COVID pandemic—a glitch that ended in devastation for some Alabama business owners.

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Alabama Dept. of Public Health advertising spending up over 700% since 2018

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) spent around $16.8 million on advertising in fiscal year 2023 compared to $2.3 million in fiscal year 2018.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Religious Liberty: From shambles to clarity?

State agencies may not discriminate against religious people or religious expression. The principle of equal access for religion must be honored. 

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'The things we did last time didn’t work so don’t be stupid and do them again': State Sen. Stutts on possible future COVID restrictions

A slight increase in COVID cases in the U.S. has caused rumblings among those concerned about the reaction the government may take if another resurgence in cases occurs.

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Amie Beth Shaver: Have we learned our lesson?

Oliver Anthony’s lyrics about the “Rich Men North of Richmond” made me think about COVID and the lies we were told. Because right now, the rich men north of Richmond are banking on us believing them all over again.

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Rick & Bubba push back against return of lockdowns, mandates amid spike in COVID cases — 'Let's not destroy the economy again'

On Tuesday, Bill "Bubba" Bussey and Rick Burgess of "The Rick & Bubba Show" reacted to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases and the immediate response to require masking.

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Jonathan O’Dell: Kay Ivey and Scott Harris made my business go under

Ivey and Harris ruined the work of people’s lives and neither of them has suffered any recourse for their actions. This is a travesty.

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Dr. Daniel Sutter: COVID lockdowns and the State Health Officer

Having the governor appoint a state health officer will not correct the deficiencies of our emergency powers laws, but the debate might encourage reforms before the next pandemic. 

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Foundation for Moral Law hopes SCOTUS will hear case of pastor charged for holding services during COVID

It’s been called the most important case for religious freedom in our nation’s history. Spell v. Edwards involves a pastor who refused to halt services amid COVID regulations.

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Joey Clark: Scott Harris is right that the experts should advise, not decide

If Alabamians are again going to be sapped of their liberty for some exceptional emergency, then those doing the sapping should at least be accountable to the people’s will.

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Marshall, 15 state AGs ask Congress to roll back Biden administration's COVID vaccine powers

Congress should “modify, clarify, and rescind” the emergency-use authorization authority the federal government used to approve novel COVID vaccines, according to a letter sent to Congressional leaders from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 15 other attorneys general on Thursday.

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