The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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Ahead of the 82nd anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in all of history, Hollywood has released a very impacting film, "Pressure", regarding some of the intense decision making that led to the Allied forces landing on the beaches in Normandy during World War II on June 06th, 1944. Specifically, the well-done motion picture, focuses on the decision General Eisenhower faces as to whether or not to continue with the invasion as planned for June 05th, 1944, or delay it until the weather...
There are moments in American history when political leaders are forced to choose between preserving tradition and preserving the nation. This is one of those moments. The SAVE Act is not some obscure procedural bill. It is not another Washington messaging exercise. It is one of the most important election-integrity measures Congress has considered in decades. At its core, the legislation requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and directs states to...
We must begin to look inwardly at ourselves as a people and begin to attempt to make some sense of what is actually happening today in our Nation and why. The founders of this nation instituted a particular type of government in a Republic that was based on freedom and designed to govern a group of citizens that had a specific set of core values and beliefs. The founders of this nation in their own words spoke in great detail on this subject. Here are a few of those words. Only a virtuous...
Americans recently watched grown men and women screaming, climbing on desks, waving signs, and acting as though democracy itself had collapsed because the United States Supreme Court refused to endorse race based congressional engineering. The entire spectacle looked less like constitutional debate and more like political theater completely disconnected from the real struggles facing everyday Americans. The truth is the Supreme Court was right, and Justice Clarence Thomas was right all along....
"The only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead." When General Colin Powell uttered these words, he was not merely defending American foreign policy, he was describing a sacred geography. Today, that geography is marked by white marble Crosses and Stars of David that stretch from the windswept cliffs of Normandy to the tropical soil of Manila. As we approach Memorial Day, we are reminded that the American way of honoring the fallen is as unique as the sacrifice itself, a blend...
The silence over Arlington National Cemetery today spoke louder than politics, louder than television commentary, and louder than the endless noise of modern America. Row after row of white marble headstones stretched across the hills of Arlington as President Donald Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, joined by Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and General Dan Caine. Together they stood in solemn salute before the resting place of America's unknown...
For decades Alabama conservatives have talked about transforming state government. Politicians have promised reform, accountability, efficiency, and bold leadership. Yet too often the result has been the same old Montgomery culture: move slowly, avoid hard decisions, protect the bureaucracy, study problems endlessly, and hope the public eventually stops paying attention. That era must end. Coach Tommy Tuberville will be the first Governor in a generation with the national relationships,...
Every country has border and laws. But the ones that endure—the ones that remain strong—have something more. They share a common set of values. They know what they stand for, and they are not afraid to say it. As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, that raises a basic question: What does it mean to be an American? If we cannot answer that basic question, we have a problem. Nations rarely collapse in dramatic fashion. Decline is usually quieter. More often, countries erode gra...
Some understand the hegemonic foundation of Morrill Land Grant Institutions designed to capture ag and mechanical arts intelligentsia. A land grant is a covenant with the people of a State... not with donors who flaccidly purchase building names on those lands. Auburn's covenant runs to every Alabamian inside the State's borders, including the roughly 28,000 souls in our Alabama Department of Corrections. Long-time Gazette readers are familiar with this story [most notably May 2019...
June is upon us... time to plan a productive summer for our youth. Southern Preparatory Academy is opening their 320-acre campus for two parallel summer offerings, an Academic Mini-Mester and 'Summers at Southern' Camps, each shepherded by Col. Corey Ramsby and his faculty to make June and July rewarding for attendees. SoPrep remains one of a dozen remaining prep schools in the nation with a Corps of Cadets (military) program, located at Camp Hill just off US Hwy 280 in East Central Alabama. If...
As America observes National Teacher Appreciation Month this May, I am reminded of the lasting impact teachers have on our lives. Some of my best memories have been spent in classrooms – from attending elementary through high school in Wilcox County to Auburn University and later teaching a class of my own. These experiences not only shaped my journey but also reinforced my belief that investing in education is one of the most important responsibilities we have as a state. Because of what e...
"I've received a number of questions regarding the Special Session and election contingency legislation, and I want to address them directly. HB1 and SB1 are not about redrawing district lines or re-litigating maps currently before the courts. They are contingency measures designed to ensure Alabama can conduct fair, lawful, and orderly elections if ongoing federal litigation changes the legal status of the state's maps. During this Special Session, some of my Democrat colleagues have had a lot...
May 10, 2026: - Sunday is Mother’s Day, a time to honor the women whose love, sacrifice, and guidance shape our families as well as the future of our communities and our state. Across Alabama, mothers serve as the foundation of the home. Moms raise children, balance careers, care for loved ones, and instill the values that strengthen the next generation. As a mother, I understand the profound responsibility and privilege that comes with raising children. Motherhood teaches patience, r...
April 29, 2026 - ALABAMA - Long before such groups existed, Terri LaPoint has been fighting for health freedom. She has now been endorsed for US Congressional District 3 by the national group Stand for Health Freedom as well as by Health Freedom Alabama. LaPoint served families as a labor doula and childbirth educator for many years before becoming an investigative journalist, primarily focused on stories of medical kidnapping -where state agencies have seized children from innocent families...
April held 'back to back' Southern Preparatory Academy (https://southernprepacademy.org/about/) events I've written much about this Spring. Friday evening's [4-24-26] 6th Annual Board of Trustees Scholarship Banquet filled the Marriott Grand National Ballroom in Opelika, where Col. Corey Ramsby addressed SoPrep's progress through its 'Winter at Valley Forge' into a strengthened cohort for the 2026-27 academic year. Video premiered at the Banquet (viewable at https://youtu.be/FapslyvFOOoo) opens...
There was a time in Alabama when one word dominated every budget discussion: proration. Year after year, state government faced the prospect of across-the-board cuts as revenues failed to meet expectations. But “proration” was never just a budget term—it was a warning sign of failure, and its consequences were felt far beyond the halls of the State House. Schools did not simply “adjust.” They cut teachers, increased class sizes, and delayed essential materials. Administrators were forced to...
I am not a litigator and will have to think back to law school and look at statutes but I think I may have an answer. First let’s explore the danger and whether the individual (presumably a customer) had a duty to act. Then let’s look at the possibility that the individual may have contributed to his injuries through his own negligence. I applaud the gentleman that sought to protect the employee. All I know is that the customer that sought to intervene was injured whether through assault by a w...
Who are we without our mothers? Our very basis for existence on this planet is ushered in by the person who probably receives the least amount of credit, the mother. Despite their foundational role, we formally celebrate them only one day out of the year. What we call Mother’s Day could just as easily be “Mother’s Month,” as a longer reflection on the people who quite literally shape our lives. While a single essay cannot capture a lifetime of impact, it can begin to explore how mothers profoundly influence both our health and society. From th...
Campaigns based on punishing public employees for their thoughts inevitably run up a tab taxpayers must bear. Coach Tommy (TuberGrubber) Tuberville built his post‐football fortune on an AU paycheck for not coaching. His social media feed is now busy building another paycheck for not teaching. Long time readers may recall Auburn's politburo does not pay these tabs; productive (non‐parasitic) Alabama taxpayers pay them. Little wonder why last year's $228 million in college coach buyouts is att...
Exactly when Montgomery, Alabama got its nickname “Monkeytown” might be lost in unrecorded history. Some people claim it started perhaps in the 1930’s or ‘40’s, when a single monkey escaped from the Oak Park Zoo’s Monkey Island and caused considerable mischief all over the local area. In the 1960’s and ‘70’s, when every trucker had a CB radio to keep in touch with the other truckers, they kept themselves informed about everything from good places to eat to the locations of the local speed traps...
One hundred years ago, in April of 1926, Reza Khan Pahlavi was crowned Shah of Iran. His coronation marked one of the most significant turning points in the country’s modern history. It symbolized far more than a change of monarch: it represented the end of the declining Qajar dynasty, the birth of the Pahlavi regime, and the beginning of a sweeping program of modernization and centralization that would fundamentally reshape Iran. The centenary of Reza Pahlavi’s coronation reaches beyond a mer...
I recently came across a quote that says, “The prettier the garden, the dirtier are the hands of the gardener.” It got me to thinking. Everyone admires a healthy marriage from the outside…the smiles, the connection, the stability. But what people don't see is the work that goes on behind it. You see, marriage is like the garden. And the people in it are like the gardeners. Love isn't automatic, it's maintained. Let's be honest, real love is messy. It means confronting your own flaws, your partn...
Just in time for Mother's Day, Fathom entertainment is re-releasing the 1991 film, "Fried Green Tomatoes" in movie theaters nationwide on May 10th. It is the 35th anniversary of the motion picture that is based off of the novel by Fannie Flagg, "Fried Green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café". With Flagg being a native of Birmingham, Alabama. Fannie Flagg helped adapt her novel into the script for the film for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for the best screenplay adaptation. The...
Well, here we are. By the time this edition of the Gazette hits the streets, we will already be in May. Time flies for sure. For me, it has been a slightly challenging 2026 thus far but I can definitely see light at the end of the tunnel and it does not appear to be a train headed in my direction. In my very first Robservation way back in 2010, I wrote an entire column on the potential of war with Iran. In all, this is my fourth Robservation on the topic. 16 years after my first, here we are; at...
Like the Alabama State Senate, the State House of Representatives will have very little turnover. Our state legislative seats are becoming analogous to congressional seats when it comes to incumbency. Over 80% of the legislature is unopposed. The partisanship makeup and faces will be pretty much unchanged. The House will have a supermajority Republican complexion. It will remain 75% Republican. There will be a strong continuity of leadership in the House of Representatives between this...
