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August 2, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - The phrase, "Make America Great Again", has become the rallying cry for Trump supporters who interpret it to mean the three key elements of the psyche of the American voting populace: Providence, Prosperity, and Patriotism. The enduring popularity of the phrase during President Trump's campaigns for higher office has led to it being shortened into simply "MAGA" and has become a common logo worn on hats and t-shirts for Trump voters. However, every political...
Two identical twins who hail from Chicago, Camille and Kennerle Kitt, who have been featured on the PBS Special, "Celtic Heart", playing the harp along with the the original violinist from the Irish music powerhouse, "Celtic Woman", are celebrating the release of their new album, "Ice Storm". This album features their collaboration with another set of identical twins, the Volfgang Twins, who focus on the drums. Camille and Kennerle, who are commonly known as "The Harp Twins" are both...
Alabama's Secretary of State, Wes Allen, joins the ranks of those who have lived for half of a century on August 15th, 1975. And to celebrate his 50th birthday, Secretary of State, Wes Allen, is hosting a "Half a Hundred" birthday party and campaign kickoff on August 16th, 2025 at The Social, an event venue in downtown Troy, Alabama. The celebration will be held in the evening from 5 o'clock to 8 o'clock and instead of birthday presents Secretary of State Wes Allen is requesting that people...
While Alabama's Harper Lee will always be known for her seminal work, "To Kill A Mockingbird" which has been translated to the stage and screen with top actors such as Gregory Peck, with her passing in 2016, new works of hers that were previously unpublished are coming to light. Such as "Go Set A Watchman", which was a sequel to "To Kill A Mockingbird" that was written prior to "To Kill A Mockingbird", which was published in July of 2015. The Monroeville, Alabama native received the Presidential...
"Truth Rising", a documentary produced by Focus On The Family in conjunction with The Colson Center is set to premiere globally online on September 05th. It is hosted by Os Guinness and John Stonestreet. Os Guiness is the great-great grandson of Arthur Guiness, the founder of the Guinness brewery that comes to the forefront in popular culture around St. Patrick's Day, as people often celebrate the Irish-themed day with a pint of Guinness. However, despite his family's connection with the famed...
For those who enjoy seeing movie documentaries on the big screen, tickets are now on sale for "Nothing But A Winner: The Alabama Football Story", an hour and fifty minutes long movie style documentary about the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team. "Nothing But A Winner" will be showing in movie theaters throughout Sweet Home Alabama on July 31st. With some showings also being available on August 01st. While Nick Saban has earned the moniker of being "The GOAT", for being the...
June 27, 2025 - While open borders and lax border security might facilitate the flow of commerce, they also facilitate another type of trade, that of human trafficking. And the reports are that 300,000 unaccompanied migrant children are missing and unaccounted for under the supposed "supervision" of U.S. immigration authorities. As while in 2008 there were but 8,000 cases of unaccompanied minors crossing the border into the USA, those numbers have since escalated. With 2022 featuring 149,000...
July 2, 2025 - HUNTSVILLE, AL - The Nichelle Nichols Foundation is starting a new space camp specifically for girls at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The focus of the camp will be on outer space, aviation, and robotics for young girls ages 14 to 18. And the cost to attend the camp will be $2,000, but scholarships are available for those interested in attending. The dates for the 2026 camp are January 17th through January 19th. Some of the activities at the camp include...
July 2, 2025 - BIRMINGHAM, AL - The World Police and Fire games are currently being held in Birmingham, Alabama. With the Olympic-style competition featuring thousands of first-responders from various countries around the world. And the games welcoming spectators with free admission to all events, except for the K-9 Explosives Detection competition and the K-9 Narcotics Detection competitions which are closed to the public. The games began on June 27th and are set to continue over The Fourth 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 Rights." These powerful words were made immortal when The Continental Congress officially adopted the final draft of The Declaration of Independence on July 04th, 1776. And while such words may ring pretty to the modern day ear, during the time they were penned, which was a time of empires, kings, and monarchs, it was daring to the point of high treason to...
When American soldiers returned home from the Vietnam War fifty years ago, they were not afforded a hero's welcome as in past wars. In fact, the soldiers were treated so poorly upon their return to the USA, that the military began sending them back home at times when the airplanes would land at the airports on American soil between midnight and two in the morning. Many of those soldiers were drafted into the war and involved in it not by choice. And in the end, with the fall of Saigon in 1975,...
While Hallmark typically films its lovely "feel good" light-romantic movies in the scenic locations of Abbotsford, Langley, and Burnaby in Canada, for "Double Scoop", Hallmark came to Alabama for its filming in the spring of this year. With the farmlands of Shelby County and their rolling hills providing the lovely setting for some of the ice cream festivals featured in the film. And the charmingly quaint historic downtown of Columbiana also providing a lovely backdrop for "Double Scoop". Now, T...
June 5, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - All 401 delegates of Alabama's largest Girls State jumped up to their feet and cheered jubilantly as Governor Kay Ivey walked out onto the stage this morning as their featured guest speaker. Clad in a red pants suit with a white blouse, Governor Ivey walked across the concert stage at Moody Music on campus at The University of Alabama and waved to the crowd of enthusiastic high school seniors while their exuberant cheers continued unabated for several minutes....
June 3, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - "Look to Girls State, And you'll find, Tomorrow's leaders of mankind", so goes one of the verses of the Girls Nation Song that over 400 delegates from high schools across Alabama were learning today at the annual convention of Girls State. A week long "God and Country" immersion into government and civics aimed at seniors in high school that is currently taking place at The University of Alabama. Indeed, the words of the Girls Nation Song ring true as Girls State...
June 9, 2025 - TUJSCALOOSA, AL - History repeats itself for Tuscaloosa City Councilman, Norman Crow. As he was first elected to the Tuscaloosa City Council in March of 2021 to replace the outgoing city councillor, Cynthia Almond. Cynthia Almond was later elected to the Alabama House of Representatives for the 63rd District. Now that Almond will be vacating her House seat on June 15th, 2025 to head the Public Service Commission, sources say that Norman Crow intends to follow in her footsteps...
June 12, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - Ted H. Halley was the featured speaker at the Tuscaloosa Action Group of Eagle Forum of Alabama on this sunny Thursday afternoon. As a former "MTF Transgender", that is to say a male who transitioned to a female and lived as a transgender for 12 years under the name of "Teresa", Mr. Halley feels compelled to share his journey back from transgenderism. For his testimony is about exposing the transgender agenda for the primary purpose of "saving peoples' lives and...
The "No Kings" protest in Tuscaloosa opened with a moment of silence for the democratic legislator who was tragically killed in her home, recently. The protest then proceeded with chants that were modified from "The Occupy Wallstreet" movement over a decade ago. Such as "Hey hey! Ho ho! Donald Trump has got to go!". Which during the Occupy movement was "Hey hey! Ho ho! This corporate greed has got to go." While the protestors had a permit for their event in front of the Richard Shelby Federal...
June 16, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - Dr. Peter Mohler is named The University of Alabama's 30th President. With qualifications that sound perfect for UAB, Dr. Peter Mohler, has nevertheless been announced as the new president for The University of Alabama. He comes from The Ohio State University where he has been since 2011. At Ohio State, he is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. As well as the Innovations and Knowledge Executive Vice President...
Jesus is often referred to as "the light of life". And John 1:4 states that "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." With verse 9 further stating that "The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world." In fact, early religious iconography often depicts Jesus surrounded by a halo, which is a ring of light surrounding a person. While often science and religion seem to be at odds, upon further study, they intertwine once more. Such is the case with a newly...
"Lilo & Stitch" Beats Out Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" While the live action remake of Disney's "Snow White" starring Rachel Zegler was largely a box office disappointment, Disney just scored big over the Memorial Day weekend with its live action remake of the 2002 animated film, "Lilo & Stitch". As the Elvis Presley music loving Lilo stomped Tom Cruise's eighth installment in the "Mission Impossible" franchise by grossing $183 million domestically and $341.7 million globally. Making "Lilo...
April 22, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - The arrival of May in Tuscaloosa, Alabama brings with it not only May flowers, but many smiling graduates posing for their graduation pictures in front of the President's Mansion, Denny Chimes, Bryant-Denny Stadium, and other notable landmarks of the University of Alabama. And this year, May will also give the excited graduates a unique experience as it is accompanied by the arrival of the President of The United States to speak for The University of Alabama's...
"Lilly", the movie based on Alabama's own, Lilly Ledbetter, and her struggle for Fair Pay that led to the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, is set for theatrical release on May 09th, 2025. At present, "Lilly" is set to be shown on May 09th, 10th, 11th, and 15th, 2025 at the Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema in Birmingham, Alabama. Which is located inside the Pizitz Building located at 1821 2nd Avenue North. The film stars the Southern actress and Academy Award Nominee, Patricia...
Tickets for the Fall touring production of "The Thorn" open for sale to the general public on Ticketmaster, today. The Fall tour of "The Thorn" includes two performances in Huntsville, Alabama at the Von Braun Center on November 15th at 7PM and November 16th at 1PM. A stage production of the story of Christ told from the perspective of the Disciple John, "The Thorn", blends the gospel story with theatrical elements reminiscent of Cirque du Soleil. "The Thorn" opens with the Disciple John being...
The annual Tuscaloosa Bible Reading Marathon is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Which is an annual event where people of all ages and walks of life read the entire Bible from Genesis through the book of Revelation aloud for 80 continuous hours directly from the scripture and without commentary. Hosted by Hope 4 My City, volunteers sign up for 15 minute time slots to read The Bible, after which they pass the reading on to the next volunteer. The 10th Annual Tuscaloosa Bible Reading...
"One if by land, and two, if by sea . . ." so go the famous words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem "Paul Revere's Ride". A poem he penned in 1860 commemorating the famous horseback ride of Paul Revere, along with William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott to warn the Patriots in Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts that the British were coming. The reason the warning was so imperative was because the British were planning a crackdown on the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in Co...
