The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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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...
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,...
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...
We are getting close to year end when everything starts to slow down for the holidays, but the eyes of the Nation were on Alabama as it made big economic news this past week. First of all there were two significant events in North Alabama, starting with the announcement that the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company will bring a $6 billion manufacturing facility to Huntsville. It is expected that this will result in the creation of some 3,450 jobs at the new plant. In addition, there will be...
Why discipline, results, and respect for our warriors are winning again America did not merely hear remarks from its president We received a governing doctrine. The Trump Doctrine on American Restoration was not crafted for applause, punditry, or fleeting headlines. It was a comprehensive presidential declaration. Disciplined, fact-based, and strategic. Designed to reset the direction of the nation after years of drift and decline. In a political culture addicted to performance, President Trump...
Loosely based on a true story, "Saint Nick of Bethlehem", is a Christmas movie that covers the themes of coping with grief and spreading hope and joy to others. As Nick McNulty, portrayed by the American actor, Daniel Roebuck, finds himself in a down period of his life. At one time he was happily married with a wife and son and an award-winning math teacher. But, now his wife has left him and his son is no more. He returns to his hometown of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and takes care of his...
Recent columns on AU’s academic and athletic performance induced more response than usual, prompting more regular submissions for Gazette readers to consider. If interest continues in perspectives of this sort, I’ll submit something every week to ten days. A compelling correspondence received w.r.t. AU’s current cycle of decline began with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s remark, “When you see one cockroach, there are probably more… everyone should be forewarned.” Prof. Dimon is on par with Harvard...
As Christmas arrives, we are reminded that this sacred season is not defined by noise or spectacle, but by a quiet miracle that changed the course of human history. Christmas is the story of God entering our broken world, not with armies or crowns, but with humility, love, light and his only begotten son. The Gospel of John captures the heart of this season with simple power: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" (John 1:5). That truth has endured for more than...
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...
