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  • Don't Hate Me Because I'm Right

    Robert Tate|Jun 1, 2019

    Do you guys remember the 1980s-ish, super-sexy Pantene shampoo commercials featuring actress Kelly LeBrock? She stared into the camera, fluffed up her hair and said, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” I’m sure 99% of all red-blooded American guys liked that commercial. But unfortunately, today I am not writing about shampoo, nice hair, pretty women or anything of the sort. Today I am writing about something concerning our military. The topic for sure is a hot-button issue and I am sure many...

  • The Abortion Dilemma

    John Martin|Jun 1, 2019

    The topic of abortion is probably the most controversial political issue that exists today. Opinions range all the way from abortions on demand to outright prohibition in all cases no matter what. These two polar opposites could be at each other’s throats until the end of time. Is there any way we could arrive at a solution that would satisfy both sides? This past April 30, the Alabama House passed the most extreme anti-abortion bill in United States history with a 73 to 4 vote. On May 14, t...

  • US 280 and College Avenue: 20 years of devastation…

    John Sophocleus|Jun 1, 2019

    Another horrific crash at this infamous “T” of US 280 & AL 147 has many decent folks angry again and our corrupt county commissioners running for cover. It broke my heart to once again see a medical helicopter taking off from the intersection to rush another terribly injured member of the Auburn Family to the trauma centers in Columbus. The course of this deadly result was set over two decades ago. Long before land (used as a rest area until widening) was wisely acquired by more economically eff...

  • Exceptions For Rape And Incest Need To Be Added To The New Abortion Law

    Amanda Walker|Jun 1, 2019

    I did not realize during the last election that we were electing legislators to try and overturn Roe vs. Wade. Just like most Alabamians and all Christians, I would say I am pro-life. Some people say it because they sincerely are, and others because they feel they have no choice. When Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973, it ruled that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment gave women the right to privacy. It is up to each individual woman what she chooses to do with her body. Nobody has to...

  • The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength

    Trisston Wright Burrows|Jun 1, 2019

    My husband, Brian, and I recently wrapped up the weekly small group/bible study that we hosted in our home this past Winter/Spring. What a fun group! As a token of appreciation, one of the participants surprised us with a gift…a beautifully framed bible verse. We decided to display it in our home office for all to see. It says, "For the JOY of the Lord is your strength." Nehemiah 8:10 What a treasure! And, what beautiful words of truth!! Indeed, the JOY of the Lord is our strength…in good times...

  • Reverse Recidivism Rate

    John W. Giles|May 1, 2019

    Recidivism rate is the tendency of a criminal to commit a crime and return to prison. This is one of those areas where fuzzy math drives you crazy getting to the facts. According to the National Institute of Justice, 68 percent of 405,000 prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested for a new crime within three years of their release from prison, and 77 percent were arrested within five years. According to a 2018 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 1960 the U.S. prison...

  • THE "C" WORD

    Robert Tate|May 1, 2019

    Easter morning, I woke up to celebrate the most amazing miracle in the history of the universe. The resurrection of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We talked about this at length last Friday night out at Red Eagle where three guys from my church go out twice per month for prison ministry. After listening to Brother Cedrick speak, I was pumped up for Easter. Sunday morning, I got up, had a little breakfast making sure I left ample space for lunch a little after church, get semi-dolled up, turne...

  • Vaccines, Reason, and Freedom

    Daniel Sutter|May 1, 2019

    The current measles outbreak has brought new criticism of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children over vaccine safety concerns. Measles was declared to be eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, and yet this year 550 cases have occurred through the second week of April. Anti-vaccination attitudes, I think, reflect a decline in trust in government. The research “anti-vaxxers” cite linking vaccines to autism, multiple sclerosis, and other ailments, has been called “junk science.” The Centers...

  • Sen. Ward Kudos and APAEP in our Prison Crisis Debate

    John Sophocleus|May 1, 2019

    Kudos to Sen. Cam Ward [R-Alabaster] head of the Senate Judiciary Committee blocking the ethics bill proposed by Marsh and Albritton. Reported dead in Ward’s committee by Bill Britt [APR 4/18/19] who wrote, “However, since then, the pair have continued to lobby Republican caucus members to climb on board with the measure. Albritton is even suggesting that he and Marsh go around the Judiciary Committee to get the bill to the Senate floor” to circumvent the usual process. Amazing to watch polit...

  • What is the meaning of Article Five of the United States Constitution regarding state legislatures taking over when the Federal legislative branch fails to act?

    Ron Holtsford|May 1, 2019

    Article V of the Constitution says... The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths there...

  • Should Children be Voting?

    John Martin|May 1, 2019

    In our nation’s beginning, our founding fathers wrote our Constitution to specify that American citizens must be 21 years old to be eligible to vote. This was considered to be the minimum age for a person to be mature enough to make wise decisions in the selection of our elected leaders. Our founders also set minimum ages for Senators (30) and the President (35). But in 1971, the American people very foolishly ratified the 26th Amendment which lowered the minimum voting age to 18. The a...

  • Tears and Laughter: Where The Little Boys Go

    Amanda Walker|May 1, 2019

    I had been handling things pretty well, until we went to the Piggly Wiggly last week. And I’m hardly alone. There are mothers everywhere feeling like I feel. It’s the road all parents walk. We know from the time they enter the world that they are going to grow up. That is our entire purpose, preparing that child to be independent. I managed to get my oldest daughter down the aisle without falling apart. And the second daughter moved out at 20 without me having a complete breakdown. Now she is...

  • "God is Our Strength"

    Trisston Wright Burrows|May 1, 2019

    This month my husband, Brian, and I will celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary. According to Hallmark, the 11th wedding anniversary’s material (or gift idea) is steel, which is a symbol of strength. As we journey along into the second decade as husband and wife, we are reminded of how God is our strength, every day in every way. For Brian and I, our wedding anniversaries are very important…particularly on the actual date. We always observe it in some special way. “That is why a man leave...

  • Medicaid for All?

    Daniel Sutter|Apr 1, 2019

    Democrats are calling the newest single-payer healthcare proposals “Medicare for All.” America has three major systems of government healthcare: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans’ Administration (VA). Is a single-payer system more likely to resemble Medicare or Medicaid? President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society established Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 to cover elderly Americans and the poor and disabled. The programs cover 55 and 66 million Americans respectively. Medicare cost $706 billion...

  • ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE JUST THAT: ILLEGAL

    Robert Tate|Apr 1, 2019
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    Amazingly, I wrote this column for another newspaper back in 2006. Here we are 13 years later and we are still fighting this stupid battle that nobody really seems to want to fix. Since then, we have had the migrant caravans, a host of highly publicized and documented cases of illegals committing crimes as heinous as murder and rape, the killings of border patrol agents and an entire segment of our society bereft of any feelings or desires to tackle the situation and effect any positive change t...

  • Big Electromagnet Pulling Left

    John W. Giles|Apr 1, 2019

    As I watch what is happening to core philosophies and belief systems internationally, domestically, and now in our own state, I am just shaking my head and looking down in dismay. The question I am asking myself, am I this dated, is there room anymore for an economic, moral, social, and constitutional conservative ideas; or have these definitions changed also? I was raised with three things you could always count on to be steadfast; facts, the Constitution and the Holy Bible. What has me...

  • Passed Gas Tax - more Goat Hill flatulence…

    John Sophocleus|Apr 1, 2019

    Gov. Ivey and our Goat Hill legislators ‘passed the gas’ tax to fuel a more over-built/unsustainable road system in Alabama. Pray for our posterity and those of limited means weathering the next contraction after our current bubble pops. No doubt our low class, high end political prostitutes will prosper as usual. Montgomery has not generated such loud, foul flatulence since all the Republocrat rhetoric following the 14% special election turnout result (49 days before a general election) to rob...

  • No More Taxes

    John Martin|Apr 1, 2019

    This past March 8, during a special session called by Governor Kay Ivey, 83 of our state representatives voted to pass a ten cent increase in our gasoline tax. Then on March 12, the Senate railroaded it in with a 28 to 6 vote. Governor Ivey immediately signed it into law. The people never got a chance to vote against it in a referendum, and only a few days to hold a rally and say, “Take this tax and shove it.” Are our public servants infinitely stupid? We elected them to cut back on spe...

  • TIME OUT FOR SPRING!

    Ron Holtsford|Apr 1, 2019

    If the readers will be kind enough to indulge me I would like to share recent experiences in the Pacific northwest, specifically the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood and the Oregon coast. This grey haired man loves his family and has not taken his wife on a trip just for the two of us since our son was born six and a half years ago. Yep, bad husband! Visiting several areas outside of Portland, OR was our choice, there was little reason to consider other places. We neglected a couple of sights...

  • Tears and Laughter: Now is the time for a Alabama Lottery

    Amanda Walker|Apr 1, 2019

    Few of us knew before the new gas tax that the Alabama Legislature was capable of moving any bill through both houses and having it signed by the Governor in one week. Governor Ivey announced it on the Tuesday night she delivered the State of the State address, and the next Tuesday she signed that baby into law with people standing around protesting. Governor Ivey has said in the past that she would like to give the people of Alabama the chance to vote on a lottery. Senator Jim McClendon (R) has...

  • "Kindness! Sprinkle It Everywhere"

    Trisston Wright Burrows|Apr 1, 2019

    Have you ever spent time with someone who is simply unpleasant to be around because they’re always complaining and finding fault in everything ... even when life seems to be rainbows and butterflies? Sometimes it’s difficult to be around people like that. Now, imagine the kindest person you’ve ever met. What’s the difference? What is it that makes that person so kind? I bet if we were to take a poll, most of us would want to be more like the person who’s kind. Titus 3: 4-6 tells us, “But when...

  • Two Paths Forward for Healthcare

    Daniel Sutter|Mar 1, 2019

    Numerous prominent Democrats now support Medicare for All, the most recent proposal for a single-payer healthcare system. A recent Trump Administration report, Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition, offers a different path forward, detailing the numerous ways government restricts competition and increases costs. Medicare for All suggests that we would be turning away from markets and private insurance to government healthcare. In truth, government rules have d...

  • BITS AND PIECES – EVIL ON DISPLAY

    Robert Tate|Mar 1, 2019

    It never ceases to amaze me the amount of evil on display here in the good ole’ US of A. Here goes a small sample of what I have seen over the past month. 1. Martha Plimpton: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen /goonies-star-martha-plimpton-says-she-had-her-best-abortion-in-seattle. Who? Yeah, exactly. She was one of the child actors in the 1980s movie, The Goonies. She is now a washed up nobody who was being interviewed recently by former Planned Parenthood medical director Willie Parker. W...

  • What Shall it Profit Apparatchiks to Win Rigged Elections and Lose their Souls?

    John Sophocleus|Mar 1, 2019

    As designed, the $80,000 rigged special election on February 19 tax votes in Lee County proffered low (3.6%) turnout results similar to convicted felon Hubbard’s $3 million wasted on our 2012 Statewide special election sham result (14% turnout 49 days before a general election) to rob the ETF back in 2012 and 4.5% turnout to get the last Lee County sales tax to pass after failing twice on a general election. I’m confident most of my readers are familiar with Mark 8:36-38 (KJV) scripture the tit...

  • POLISHING A T#RD - A Conversation on Racism

    Tobias Grant|Mar 1, 2019

    Having an honest and productive conversation about racism is a lot like trying to polish a t#rd ball. It can be done (MythBusters Episode 113), but it’s stinky and messy and in the end what have you really accomplished? I will try anyway. As the Alabama representative of my eclectic collection of friends, late on February 18, I was confronted with the comments of a Mr. Goodloe Sutton of Linden, Alabama…because somehow it’s my responsibility to address the comments made by an 80-year-old now f...

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