The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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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...
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...
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...
November 5, 2025 – AUBURN UNIVERSITY – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke to thousands of persons about the legacy of the late Charlie Kirk at the Turning Point USA event in Auburn. “It was great to host Turning Pont USA at Auburn University last night,” said Sen. Tuberville in a statement after speaking at the event. “You know I was encouraged to see 6,000 patriotic students come out to this event. Very important, At Auburn we are usued to seeing students lined up at Neville t...
Crossing the Rubicon, a common phrase used to describe a point of no return, is typically traced back to Julius Caesar’s crossing of the river Rubicon in January 49 BC, initiating the Roman Civil War. An analogy can be drawn between the actions of Caesar and those of Lincoln in his call for 75,000 “volunteers” from each State to invade the seven States that voted to secede from what they understood to be a voluntary union. After Lincoln resupplied Fort Sumter (an act of war), he got the antic...
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...
As Thanksgiving arrives, I am reminded of the remarkable spirit that defines Alabama – a spirit rooted in faith, family, hard work, and genuine care for one another. Across our towns and cities, Alabamians in our neighborhoods and workplaces show every day what it means to serve with generosity and care with sincerity. This season offers us a moment to pause and reflect on the blessings we share. We are grateful for our farmers who rise before dawn, teachers who nurture our children, small b...
Every few decades, Washington convinces itself that it has finally found a way to make banking risk-free. And every time, taxpayers end up paying the price. It has happened once already. In 1980, Congress dramatically expanded federal deposit insurance. Banks, newly armed with the comfort of a government safety net, loosened lending standards and embraced speculation. The result was the Savings and Loan meltdown—a financial crisis so severe it wiped out hundreds of institutions and left t...
November 25, 2025 - HOMEWOOD - With Thanksgiving this week, it is a good time to reflect on Alabama’s blessings. The state has seen so many good and bad days over its 205 years. Yet, Alabama is seeing a renaissance across the board that is drawing both individuals and job creators to the state. Despite the pandemic, Alabama has become an economic juggernaut with manufacturing leading the way. The state annually ranks as one of the best places to do business in the Nation. When it comes to a...
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...
