January 2026 Edition
January 2026 Edition
Jason and I eased up the hill toward the place of our morning hunt. He had come a few days earlier and took a leaf blower to the trail to make sure we had the quietest walk possible. Just over the crest of the hill, only about 400 yards from where we parked, was his hunting house. A house might be an exaggeration. It was only about 4x8 and was in need of a remodel since the year he first built it, but it was still a luxury for any hunter during the cold days of November. As soon as we got...
January 6, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Downing as the January "Veteran of the Month." Excerpts of Sen. Tuberville's remarks can be found below, and complete remarks can be found here. "The military will take you all over the world, but Sweet Home Alabama has a way of bringing people back. That's true for Mobile native Colonel Patrick Downing, who found his way back to the Bay after 36 years of...
As we enter a new year, many of us feel a renewed sense of possibility. Whether your motivation strikes on January 1st or January 31st, the new year offers something powerful: a fresh start. It's a chance to pause, reflect, and decide what you want to carry forward (and what you're ready to leave behind). Much like the trees outside, winter is a season of shedding. Trees lose their leaves not because they are failing, but because they are preparing. They release what no longer serves them so...
“Is the pursuit of happiness making Americans unhappy?” That is the question for debate in the 2026 Great American Think Off Essay contest. With this year marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence, the Great American Think-Off Team purposefully chose a topic that taps into Thomas Jefferson’s famous words of, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable...
