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November 16, 2025 - Across Alabama's 67 counties, towns and cities are rediscovering the power of place - and how to breathe new life into historic structures that once served as the backbone of their communities. Adaptive reuse, the process of repurposing old buildings for new uses while retaining their original character, has become a proven strategy to spur economic revitalization. These projects preserve local heritage and strengthen community identity. From repurposed textile mills and...
Over the past six decades, Alabama’s Adult Education Programs have been transformed by a quiet revolution that has been extraordinarily successful. It was my honor to be able to speak to the Annual Adult Education Conference at the downtown Montgomery Renaissance Center in late June. When I accepted their invitation to speak, I thought there would be 50 to 60 attendees. However, when I walked in, I amazingly saw over 400 passionate, positive, energized educators and administrators that filled t...
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and 13 other Republican senators nominating Charlie Kirk to be included in the National Garden of American Heroes for his historic contributions to the nation and American democracy. The Garden of American Heroes is a sculpture garden proposed by President Trump in his first term to honor “great figures of America's history.” It’s set to open in July 2026 in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declara...
I remember discussing this in torts class in law school. A tort so to speak is “a wrong” in a civil sense (as opposed to criminal) and can be either an act or even an omission when there is a duty to act. With a tort there would also be a defense or multiple defenses for the defending (or offending) party. The lawyers that you see television and roadside ads for are mostly interested in representing someone (plaintiff) that has been wronged in things like car wrecks or maybe wronged in the...
In the 1985 movie "Back to the Future," Michael J. Fox jumps into Christopher Lloyd's levitation-equipped Delorean and the two take off into the year 2015, ending up into a swarm of flying cars. The year 2015 has already passed a decade ago, and except for a few experimental examples, we still have no mass market flying cars. According to Wikipedia, a flying car must meet these specifications: "A flying car must be capable of safe and reliable operation both on public roads and in the air....
Only in Washington can the government shut down and still send you a tax bill. There’s something downright absurd about Washington’s favorite circus, the so-called “government shutdown.” The lights go out, the bureaucrats go home, the national parks close, and the media act like civilization is ending. TSA workers go on half pay, veterans’ calls go unanswered, and families cancel long-planned trips because the parks are barricaded. But one thing never shuts down, the IRS. Somehow, through e...
Recent headlines coming out of Auburn University chronicle the ongoing metastasis of President Roberts’ cancer destroying this once great school of higher learning and athletics if we fail to remove this pollutant and his minions; (re)read my 5/1/24 Gazette column https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2024/05/01/opinion/prof-roberts-theres-a-cancer-on-the-presidency/3257.html]. These past months indicate historically unprecedented levels of failure in football and the wholesale violation of 1...
I will admit it. I have absolutely no respect for New York Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, AOC. Zero. That is nadda, nil. Why? That is easy. I do not like nor respect socialists. Especially socialists who swore an oath to our constitution yet every day, through their own words and actions, try to subvert that very oath. Let’s not forget, among the many stupid things she has uttered over the past several years, how back in December 2021, she argued before Congress that it is our ...
There are moments in American leadership when you can feel history turn, moments when the right people with the right resolve make decisions that protect families, strengthen our national security, and remind the world that the United States will never bow to criminal cartels or foreign adversaries. This week was one of those moments. For years, Washington shrugged while fentanyl poured across our borders. Presidents before Donald J. Trump talked tough but delivered nothing. Bureaucrats made...
There are moments when the nation looks to Washington and demands real leadership, not political theater. This week delivered one of those rare moments. And it is time to express a heartfelt thank you to two of Alabama's own, Senator Coach Tommy Tuberville and Senator Katie Britt, and to thank them on behalf of both Alabama and the entire United States of America for the roles they played in finally reopening the federal government under the decisive leadership of President Donald J. Trump. Coac...
With Jane Austen's 250th birthday coming up on December 16th, an abundance of retellings of her classic novels are being added to the Janeite literary canon. These vary from "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Seth Grahame-Smith to the murder-mystery, "Pride and Premeditation" by Tirzah Price. While retellings of "Pride and Prejudice" mostly serve to show how brilliant Jane Austen was, since they all fall short of the original, the 2025 retelling, "The Heart of Bennet Hollow" is a particularly...
This Veterans Day, I had the privilege of hearing Jared Hudson speak before a packed house at the Republican Club of Central Alabama. I can honestly say it was one of the most powerful and heartfelt speeches I have heard in years. Jared didn't talk about politics; he talked about purpose. He talked about faith, family, and freedom, and he reminded us what real leadership looks like in a time when our nation desperately needs it. Jared Hudson's story is the Alabama story. A decorated Navy SEAL,...
Anyone who has spent time in law enforcement knows this: if you wait until a crisis shows up to get ready, you've already lost valuable ground. You don't prepare because you expect something to go wrong - you prepare so it doesn't. That mindset has stayed with me, and it's one of the reasons I care so deeply about the systems that hold our state together. One of the most important is the way we run our elections. Here in Alabama, we're fortunate. Our elections aren't managed by distant...
Do you know a lie of that the devil has whispered into my ear before? “God doesn't want your mess. And even if He did, it's beyond repair.” We often think that God only wants our best…the polished prayers, the victories, the good parts of our story. But the truth is, He invites us to bring Him everything…our mistakes, our shame, our doubts, even the messes that we create ourselves. The beautiful part is that so many myths and it's so hard to wrap our mind around is that God can take whateve...
We are increasingly embroiled in an age in which the truth is an unwanted and uninvited guest. Leaders, especially in the body politic, have no desire to find the truth, because in finding it, they might have to change, resulting in dire consequences to the longevity of their public service, if not to their constituencies. The machinations of the United Nations is perhaps the best example of how truth becomes lost in the ideological shuffle. The U.N. was founded to promote peace among nations...
It’s that time of year again. In just a few short weeks, Alabamians will once again be forced to change their clocks in the middle of the night. On November 2nd, we will all wake up and “fall back” out of Daylight Saving Time (DST). In the five years I have served in the Senate, making DST permanent is the number one issue I hear about. A lot of folks have asked me over the years, ‘Why do we even have Daylight Saving Time?’ DST was first introduced during World War I and then used again during W...
America has lost one of its great lions of democracy. Dick Cheney, the forty-sixth Vice President of the United States, passed away at eighty-four. With his passing, our nation closes a chapter defined by strength, conviction, and an unyielding belief in the American ideal. The Cheney family said it best. "Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness and fly-fishing. We are grateful beyond...
President Trump just returned from a whirlwind trip through the Far East, and in true Trump fashion, he turned diplomacy into deal-making, conversation into contracts, and handshakes into hard results. While Democrats back home kept the government closed for "leverage" and fussed over his new ballroom built entirely with private funds, President Trump was halfway around the globe closing deals. Deals that will directly benefit American farmers, manufacturers, and workers and ultimately all...
Alabama’s Black Belt is rich in heritage, culture, and potential. Once known for its fertile soil, the region’s greatest resource today is its people — entrepreneurs, farmers, artisans, educators, and families who form the heart of its communities. To truly revitalize the Black Belt, we must empower local businesses and help residents build prosperity from within. Small, local businesses are the backbone of our economy. When we buy from local shops, hire local contractors, and choose to dine...
We are losing more and more of our freedoms every single day — and the only way to stop it is for the people of Alabama to tighten up. That means everyone. Thomas Jefferson said it best: “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” Ignorant people become slaves — and that’s exactly what we’re becoming when we stop thinking for ourselves. Our schools have fallen into the trap of teaching memorization and compliance instead of independent thought and...
Background: Shifting Power in Birmingham In 2016, the Alabama legislature enacted amendments to the Birmingham Mayor-Council Act of 1955 at the request of then-Mayor William Bell. These changes were passed by members of the Jefferson County Delegation in the Alabama House, with the bill passing by a vote of 8-2. The representatives voting in favor were Robinson, Jim Carns, Danny Garrett, Juandalynn Givan, Mary Moore, Connie Rowe, Kyle South, and Tim Wadsworth. Representatives John Rogers and...
Washington's gridlock finally met its match. Coach Tommy Tuberville joined President Donald J. Trump in calling for the end of the Senate filibuster. Now the real action starts. Good leaders adjust when the game changes. Great ones know when to blow up a broken play. That's exactly what Coach Tuberville did. After meeting with President Trump, Coach made it clear: the American people care about results, not Senate rulebooks. "The American people don't care about Senate procedures - they care...
Alabama continues to rank as to one of the top ten states in the Nation for its success in drawing companies to the state to do business. There are a lot of reasons the state has been so successful in economic development, such as top notch workforce training and a competitive business incentives program. When it comes to bringing new companies and a business friendly climate, Alabama annually makes the list because of its commitment to economic development. Area Development Magazine recently...
When the Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to build this nation, they didn't envision a day when U.S. senators would have to ban foreign religious law from creeping into our courts. They certainly didn't imagine a Congress where political officials like New York' Cities likely new Moslem mayor Zohran Mamdani, and his ideological allies in the Squad, would love to see their beloved Shari law creep into our Judicial system. Once again Senator Tommy Tuberville isn't...
The belief from the Alabama Republican Party that a new majority Black Alabama Senate seat automatic means it will go Democrat clearly shows just how racist and clueless the Alabama GOP really is. There are many in the Black community who are not aligned with the far-left progressive agenda that now controls the Democrat Party. However, they don't trust the GOP for a reason, and the GOP refuses to even attempt to reach out to them in areas like Birmingham. I know this because I and we with...
