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****UPDATE***** July 23, 2024 - while the below reporting was 100% accurate at the time that it was written, the ERLC has since retracted its statement firing Brent Leatherman. The Alabama Gazette has published a new story updating readers, https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2024/07/01/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spanleatherman-survives-ouster-attempt/3664.html The uncomfortable relationship between the Southern Baptists and ERLC President Brent Leatherwood finally ended after...
On Tuesday, embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned the day after a shockingly bad appearance before a congressional committee looking into the security lapses that nearly allowed the Assassination of former President Donald J. Trump (R). Congressman Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) said on X, "Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigning is the first step in accountability for the failure to protect President Trump, but the American people still deserve real answers. I am...
To make a three-hours long movie captivating in spite of a plot that lacks both cohesiveness and clarity is quite a feat. Yet, it is just such a feat that Kevin Costner accomplishes with his first installment in the “Horizon” movie series. Of an age when many Hollywood actors begin to see their careers wane, Costner came to the forefront of the acting world once again with his portrayal of John Dutton, the family patriarch in the Western television series, “Yellowstone”. And to the surprise of m...
Proud of Perry IV for getting 8 home runs and the hustle award (at Auburn baseball camp)....
7-23-2024 On Monday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined a coalition of elven States in a public comment letter opposing the Biden Administration's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act. The comment letter was submitted in response to the Department of Justice's Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) regarding the proposed change. Moving marijuana to Schedule III would be a significant step toward fully...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUL 23, 2024) – Three Space Hardware Club (SHC) teams from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, have placed first, third and fourth nationally in the 2024 International CanSat competition. UAH student teams Shockwave, Snapdragon and Moonracer placed first, third and fourth nationally, while also notching second, seventh and 10th, respectively, in the final international rankings. The accomplishment is even more impressive c...
July 24, 2024 - On Monday ERLC President Brent Leatherwood was removed from his position for social media and press statements praising President Joseph R. Biden (D). It appeared that Leatherman's tenure heading the Baptist's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. That widely reported story changed very rapidly and by Tuesday it was confirmed that Leatherman has survived the ouster attempt. The Alabama Gazette spoke with Baptist pastor Rev. John Killian – a noted conservative – about the Lea...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUL 24, 2024) – A 10-year, $40 million federal investment in plasma science and engineering (PSE) efforts in Alabama managed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has produced tangible results that are very encouraging, according to Dr. Sandra Richardson, the section head for the Research Capacity and Competitiveness Section in the Office of Integrative Activities at the U.S. National Science Foundation. UAH is a part of the University of Alabama system. Alabama i...
On Wednesday, the border security group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) released a statement charging that new Democratic Party candidate for President, Vice President Kamala Harris, earned the nickname "Biden's Border Czar" from Republicans after deploying to illegal immigration contributor nations to hand out money "aid" as part of what they called 'an obviously failed "root causes strategy."' ALIPAC charged he Biden-Harris administration "has supported, facilitated, and funded...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) warned that Vice President Kamala Harris is "way more liberal than Joe Biden." On Sunday, President Joseph R. Biden (D) announced in a news release that he was dropping out of the 2024 election for President. He then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in a post on the X social media platform. "This past weekend President Biden finally admitted that President Trump was right all along - Joe Biden was never mentally fit to be President,"...
Attention dog lovers. If you need a new best friend you need to meet Ralph. Ralph is seven-months old male of mixed breed heritage, possibly some Labrador retriever. He weighs about 40 lbs. He and his siblings, were found dumped in the woods and luckily were brought to the Elmore County Animal shelter. He is a fun pup, great with other dogs, tail wags a mile a minute, just looking for a family to call his own. The Elmore County Humane Society adoption fees are just $100 for dogs and $50 for...
Montgomery, AL — In light of the powerful and emotional speech by Ann Funder at the 2024 Republican National Convention, Perry O. Hooper Jr., founder of Let the People Speak and Former Alabama State Legislator, is calling on all states to follow the exemplary lead of Texas and Alabama in enacting critical legislation to combat the fentanyl crisis. Funder’s poignant appearance, where she shared the tragic story of her son Weston who fell victim to fentanyl poisoning, resonated deeply with aud...
Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office Wednesday night to justify his withdrawal from the Presidential race. For those of you who missed it, let me summarize: Lies, damn lies, gaslighting, same old progressive talking points, several mental gear-strips and “We have to destroy our democracy to save it.” I’m not going to fact-check Joe’s speech. I’m sure there are dozens already doing that, teams of interns already pounding their keyboards to get it out for Thursday. Still, a few thi...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Tim Kaine (D-Virginia.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) called on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to end his government's continued campaign to wrongfully seize land owned and operated by Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan is a respected Alabama-based construction aggregates producer. Last week, President Obrador issued a declaration that would designate Vulcan's land and port as a naturally p...
If likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is elected to be the President of the United States, she would be the ninth President to have at least one foreign born parent. The first was Thomas Jefferson (Anti-Federalist). Jefferson's mother was born in England. His father was a Virginia planter. The second was Andrew Jackson (D). Both of Jackson's parents were both born in Ireland. President James Buchanan's (D) father was also born in Ireland. President Chester Arthur's (R)...
NASA and Boeing hosted a news conference with mission leadership on Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The spaceship was supposed to return to Earth weeks ago; but has been stranded there due to a series of helium leaks and issues with the thrusters/ While astronauts on the ship have been working on fixing the leaks, NASA and Boeing have been performing ground testing of the Reaction Control...
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) in introducing the Ensuring Continuity in Veterans' Health Act to require the VA to consider continuity of healthcare when deciding whether seeing a provider in the community is in a veteran's best medical interest. This legislation follows Senator Tuberville's recent letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging him to reassess recent actions taken by the...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke with members of the Alabama press corps about his growing concerns about the struggling farm economy. Tuberville said that "We have lost 150,000 farms since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office." Republicans and Democrats in Congress are at an impasse about differences in farm policy. This is largely over the size of the food assistance programs that are tied to the farm bill in Congress. The resulting partisan gridlock has made...
Nobody was more pleased when the 91st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) added flounder to the CCA Alabama Live Weigh-In competition than Dr. Sean Powers, head rodeo judge and Director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama. Powers watched the southern flounder populations plummet in the 2010s and has witnessed a gradual rebound of the populations. He said the last four years of flounder catches at the ADSFR are encouraging. "I'm...
(Montgomery, Ala) -Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of a Pike County man on possession of child pornography. Yuchen Wu, 34, of Troy, and a Chinese national, pleaded guilty in Pike County Circuit Court to one count of possession of obscene matter depicting a person under the age of 17. "Child pornography is a scourge on our society and must be pursued and punished relentlessly," said Attorney General Marshall. "Children who are victims of this depravity spend a...
Since the days of silent film, music has been instrumental in setting the mood for moviegoers. It is one of the many ways audiences are able to determine whether a scene is meant to be serious, spooky, or hysterical. While many aspects of filmmaking have changed and modernized since the turn of the 20th century, the importance of songs has not. A perfectly placed track—whether it's tear-jerking lyrics over a moving melody or a fast-paced power ballad that pulls audiences into the a...
For decades, the field of artificial intelligence seemed stagnant. Researchers started gaining momentum in the early 2010s as deep learning proved useful in real-world applications such as speech recognition. The real inflection point, however, did not come until November 2022, when OpenAI launched ChatGPT. The chatbot represented a huge leap in AI's capabilities. The ability to build intelligent systems out of computer chips, a goal that seemed decades away, now seems within reach. ChatGPT's...
Throughout the history of college sports, money has always stoked controversy. Since the NCAA was formed, student-athletes have been prevented from earning anything apart from their scholarships. No jobs or sponsorships allowed. And yet, over and over, numerous pay-to-play scandals saturated the billion-dollar landscape. Within the last two decades alone, high-profile players from major institutions were caught selling memorabilia, taking thousands of dollars from marketing representatives, and...
With trucks carrying more than 70% of America's freight by weight, they're an essential part of the nation's transportation of goods. The long-haul drivers behind the wheel, who are responsible for getting those goods from point A to point B, are also essential. They often have grueling routes that require them to sleep in their cabs while driving cross-country—if, that is, they can find a place to park. Confronted with strict work and rest hours regulations, many truckers, unable to find s...
What makes a great golf course? Is it the conditions? The architecture? The difficulty? In most cases, there's more than one specific answer. Whether playing 18 holes at your local municipal course or enjoying the day at a pristine country club, there are a few guidelines and factors to consider when ranking your links experience. On the technical side, it's important to consider a course's variety—its obstacles (a well-placed bunker or water hazard), its distances (a diverse group of par-3s a...
