The people's voice of reason
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December 27, 2025 – MONTGOMERY – The last time Democrats won a race during a gubernatorial election for a statewide office was 2006. That year former Governor Jim Folsom Jr. (D) was elected lieutenant governor. Democrats also took two seats on the Public Service Commission, Sue Bell Cobb unseated Bob Riley's choice for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (Drayton Nabors), Democrats successfully held on to their majorities of both Houses of the Legislature, while Ron Sparks was re-...
For years, Washington talked about "deterrence" while quietly accepting decline. Presidents came and went, defense strategies were rebranded, and yet America's shipyards rusted, our fleet aged, and our adversaries pressed forward with confidence. That era is over. President Donald J. Trump's announcement of a new class of American battleships is not nostalgia. It is strategy. It is foresight. And it is exactly the kind of bold, unapologetic leadership the moment demands. The critics are already...
President Donald Trump is right about fentanyl, the border, and confronting threats early, and the cost of ignoring that truth is measured in dead American children. As a Navy SEAL, I learned a lesson that is written in blood and my memory, not theory or politics. Threats are far cheaper to stop early than to fight later, when lives are already lost and families are already grieving. That lesson applies just as clearly to national security today as it did when I was on the battlefield. Fentanyl...
Ask any parent in Alabama what they fear most, and they will give the same answer. They fear the nightmare of someone harming their child. They fear the kind of evil that destroys innocence before a child even has a chance to grow. Every mother and father understands this instinctively, and that is why this moment in Alabama is so important. Our state stands at a moral crossroads, and our response will reveal more about who we are than any slogan or campaign promise ever could. For years,...
Once the Christmas presents are opened and the Christmas stockings emptied of their treats, many families venture out to the movie theatres to see what Hollywood entertainment will complete their family Christmas celebration. And with the release of the animated musical, "David", this weekend, Angel Studios is hoping that people will buy tickets for their retelling of David and Goliath. As the story of the young shepherd, David, defeating the giant Philistine warrior, Goliath, is perhaps one of...
Let's get something straight right up front. What just happened in Venezuela was not recklessness. It was long delayed accountability. This operation was carried out by brave men and women of the United States military, many of whom will never be named and will never be publicly recognized. They executed their mission with discipline, precision, and professionalism, placing duty above recognition and country above self and deserve our eternal gratitude. For years, the so-called international...
For years, Venezuela’s collapse has been treated as a tragedy without a remedy. Under failed socialist rule, citizens have endured widespread corruption, violence, election manipulation, inhumane conditions, and rampant crime. The economy systematically crippled as the one-party state, in its quest for control at the expense of its people, dismantled the private sector. To shield this oppression from scrutiny, Nicolás Maduro restricted access to media and television, which prevented both ci...
As Christmas draws near, memories from various stages of life that make me pause in my thoughts and almost feel the warmth of cherished times with those I love. For some reason, I usually think first of one Christmas when my parents went beyond my wildest expectations to buy me a big Barbie house with all the accessories. I also think of the first Christmas I spent with my husband and the first Christmas that we hosted family at our own house. I also think about one Christmas with spent with my...
Four hundred five winters have passed since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, 404 winters since they hosted the Wampanoag at that memorable Thanksgiving feast. As they drafted the Mayflower Compact that laid the foundation for the colonies, the states, and the nation that would follow them, they bequeathed a heritage that we should be proud of. But would the Pilgrims be proud of us? If William Bradford, their Governor and historian, could speak to us today, he might say something like this:...
A book could be written about Alabama with the title being the same as the famous novel by Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities.” The City of Huntsville and its burgeoning suburbs would be the shining beacon upon the hill of Alabama, whereas our capital City of Montgomery is a decaying, dangerous murder capital that mirrors a third world country. People have been fleeing there for years. It is an unsafe place to live, work, or visit. When you look back at the annals of Alabama history around t...
AI (artificial intelligence) is a hot topic right now and it will only continue to grow. The earliest uses I was aware of was in research and writing. The earliest writings that I was told about provided professional sounding writings. As individuals began to use computer generated writings for their school work it caused a very real issue for teachers. Following submission of a few writings in class, teachers were given an insight and familiarity with the style, grammatical correctness and...
What are our most sacred possessions? Obviously ourselves, our families, and our health would top the list. For most people, the most precious material possessions are their homes, especially for the ones who have lived in them for many years amd have spent much of their lives improving and fine-tuning them to specifically match their needs and lifestyles. For this reason, a home should NEVER be violated. Invading a person’s home is an absolute NO. Everybody has a RIGHT to protect his home f...
In fact, while a few other countries have a national day for prayer or thankfulness, nothing truly resembles our Thanksgiving Day. Europe, with its more established countries, scoffs at such a notion of commemorating the virtue or emotion of thanksgiving. They might celebrate national accomplishments like successful harvests, vanquishing enemies, and religious observations. A day for thanksgiving related to the passing of a particular calamity might occur every now and again, but having an...
Many a youngin with a Greek Yiayia (grandma) heard ‘pedimou’ - i.e., my child. In the most endearing, God loving inflection and Spirit, I can still hear it spoken from both my righteous, steadfast Yiayias helping me discern good and evil. Hard to imagine a more antithetical, deleterious spirit than what we’ve observed from Clinton, Trump, Epstein, et al political parasites and pedagogues like Harvard’s Dr. Summers who educate them. There was a time our nation rejected charlatans who stole c...
In the fifteen years that I have been writing these Robservations for the Gazette, this is only the second time that I am writing an “in your face” religious column, if you will. I first wrote this column about three years ago but as I look around the world, I figured the time was right to once again address this topic. Although I am sure my leanings come out many times in my writings, this was never intended to be the purpose of my Robservations column. 2025 has been a challenging year in man...
There comes a time when leaders must stop worrying about who they might offend and start worrying about who they are sworn to protect. Senator Tommy Tuberville stepped into that role with unmistakable clarity when he responded to the proposed creation of the Islamic Academy of Alabama. His words were plain, direct, and from the heart. He said, "I will be damned if we are going to do that." That single sentence captured exactly what millions of Alabamians feel but rarely hear expressed by their...
Auburn University has taken a bold and confident step forward, and every Auburn fan ought to be proud of the leadership shown by Athletic Director John Cohen and President Christopher Roberts. They made a hire that reflects strength, vision, and a commitment to bringing Auburn football back to the national stage where it belongs. Alex Golesh is exactly the kind of coach Auburn needs. He is tough, he is driven, he is innovative, and he understands how to build a winning culture that players...
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Fani Willis has given America something truly special to be grateful for. After years of wasting Georgia's money, embarrassing her office, and paying her boyfriend with taxpayer funds, her Trump witch hunt finally collapsed right before the holiday weekend. What perfect timing. While families across Georgia are carving turkeys, Willis is carving up the last remnants of her credibility. It is almost as if she wanted this story buried under sweet potato casserole...
With the first of December upon us, we are nearing year end and just weeks away from the start of 2026. The upcoming year will be significant in Alabama for a number of reasons. First and foremost, there will be a sea change of leadership at the top of the state. Governor Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth and Attorney General Steve Marshal are all term limited and thus will be leaving office after their long service to the state. With Senator Tommy Tuberville seeking to move to the...
Governor Tim Walz is now at the center of a scandal that grows uglier by the day. The one billion dollar Feeding Our Future fraud was already the largest abuse of taxpayer money in Minnesota history. It was already a stain that dwarfed Watergate. But now the truth is coming out that takes this from incompetence to corruption. Walz's administration retaliated against whistleblowers who tried to expose the fraud. Instead of shutting down the criminal operation, the Walz team went after the people...
Pundits are yet to grasp the tsunami that rocked the political world when U.S. President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met today in the Oval Office. Like a leering monument built of marble on the National Mall, the nation's 45th and 47th chief executive cemented his legacy in the annals of history as the most powerful figure ever in American politics. How does a sit-down with a New York City mayor who hasn't even taken office elevate the former reality star–turned–presiden...
It's time to say what too many of us have already known for some time - Alabama's electricity rates are too high. That is not acceptable. President Trump is working hard at reversing the effects of the high inflation our nation has experienced over the last four years and it is showing throughout our economy. Even with his efforts, however, many people in Alabama are still struggling to pay their electric bills. Alabama Senator Katie Britt recently said that Alabama having the highest...
President Donald J. Trump is doing what no modern president has had the courage or the clarity to do. He is taking his case directly to the American people, city by city, community by community, kitchen table by kitchen table. His Affordability Tour is not a campaign gimmick. It is not a political stunt. It is a national wake-up call that finally puts the economic struggles of working families where they belong, at the absolute center of American policy. While Washington elites worry about...
As someone who has watched Alabama's political landscape for decades, I can't help but tip my hat to Senator Tommy Tuberville for the tremendous strides he's made for our state. He hasn't just brought national attention to Alabama - he has delivered real, tangible results that are transforming our economy and keeping our talent at home. The announcement that Fannie Mae is bringing operations to Birmingham represents a watershed moment for our state. These are high-quality, professional jobs that...
As the Christmas season approaches, it is natural to seek out movies pertaining to the season. And one of the Christmas-themed movies that is now streaming on Angel.com is "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey", a PG-rated feature film based on a children's book by the same name written by Susan Wojciechowski. The running time for "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" is roughly an hour and a half. Which, given that the children's book that the film is based off of is only around forty...
