Although summer is in full-swing, school will be back in session before we know it. Back-to-school season is often full of mixed emotions for kids and parents. As children return to school, they may long for summer to return and be filled with dread at the prospect of homework and tests. How…
Last year, Alabama became the 11th state in the nation to pass a universal school choice bill. We established the CHOOSE Act to give more Alabama families the ability …
I feel like Forrest Gump.
Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink
There’s a good chance that the budget being proposed in Congress will seriously gut the Pell Grant programs. Here’s how it will hurt this country in general, and you i…
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A political stalwart in our state, George McMillan, passed away Easter weekend at 81 in Birmingham. George was born for politics in Alabama. He was a born leader. He had an exuberant, vivacious personality that people gravitated to and made it difficult not to like him. It was apropos that h…
Recently, the world of music experienced the twin passings of two geniuses who contributed so much, it would be folly to try and list their accomplishments here.
This past weekend, a protest took place outside the Tallapoosa County Courthouse that drew participation from both supporters and opponents. Whether you stood in favor of the “No Kings” protest or stood in opposition, we view the event as a success for both sides. Why? Because both groups ex…
It’s the start of the summer, which means local libraries are beginning their summer reading programs. This year’s theme for all the libraries is “Color Our World.”
Like many of you, I have lived in Alabama all of my life. Therefore, I am an avid college football fan. As a boy, I followed Major League Baseball, but as an adult, I barely watch or pay attention to professional sports. However, I feel compelled for some reason, I guess as an American Patri…
As a parent of five, I send my children to school each day expecting safety, structure and support — but is that still a reasonable expectation? I want to believe it is, but lately, I feel like I’m holding on to hope where there seems to be none.
I’ve always been a glass half there kind of a girl.
Today’s world is nonstop.
Summer time is full of outdoor fun — from taking vacations to the beach to soak up the warm weather, to visiting with friends and neighbors outside everyday, the warm summer weather gets us out of the house.
Father’sDay is this weekend, and it’ll more than likely be filled with the quick-witted dad jokes we all know and love.
I was about 12 years old when my dad decided to sit me down and bring to light what would define my sense of humor for the next several years — “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Every era has a beginning and an end.
October 7, 2023, didn’t happen in a vacuum. The effects of the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel's history reverberated across the globe, and this evil found its way into the dark corners of our homeland. The Jewish people have been persecuted for centuries, but many Jewish Americans are …
A student posted something on his Instagram page that seemed to indicate that there are more deaths from police interactions with the public than when George Floyd was killed. Is this the case? I researched the statistics, and this is what I found.
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