Approximately 46 million people call rural America home, according to information from the Department of Agriculture. These rural communities make up the backbone of our state and play a substantial role in the overall American economy. Unfortunately, rural communities are facing some serious challenges. For the first time on record, the rural population in […]

    With few exceptions, Alabama high school graduates should be ready for college or career on the day they step across that stage and collect their high school diploma. Unfortunately, too often, our grads are required to take “Remedial” or “Developmental” courses when they arrive at the front door of their Alabama college. You […]

My question is: Is it ignorance of or contempt for our Constitution that fuels the movement to abolish the Electoral College?

    Matt Wilson and Andrew Wells sit down with Scott Dawson, Conservative Candidate for Governor to discuss how he lives a life of purpose. Scott is the Founder of the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association and he is running for Governor of Alabama after he felt called by the Lord to do so. Scott has […]

  A weather-worn wooden barrel rests in the sand some 600 miles off the coast of South America. Stacked in the bottom of the barrel are scores of postcards awaiting their chance to be delivered. What’s that going to take? Just the right Galapagos vacationer willing to participate in the 200-year tradition of Post Office […]

    After a year in which he tested a hydrogen bomb and an ICBM, threatened to destroy the United States, and called President Trump “a dotard,” Kim Jong Un, at the gracious invitation of the president of South Korea, will be sending a skating team to the “Peace Olympics.” An impressive year for Little […]

      Restoring power outages in the wake of three back-to-back hurricanes seems almost impossible. But Alabama Power employees were up to the challenge last fall when they traveled hundreds of miles to get the lights back on after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Nate. In recognition of employees’ tireless efforts, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced today that Alabama […]

It would behoove President Trump to keep faith with his base and remain hardcore on his signature issue, immigration, both because it's the right thing to do and because it's the wisest political course.

After more than seven years of research and testing, Cova Arias knows the vaccine she developed and patented to immunize catfish against columnaris disease works in a laboratory. She will use $321,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to answer two questions. “Does it work in the field, and is it cost-effective,” said Arias, a professor […]

  Informing Iran, “The U.S. is watching what you do,” Amb. Nikki Haley called an emergency meeting Friday of the Security Council regarding the riots in Iran. The session left her and us looking ridiculous. France’s ambassador tutored Haley that how nations deal with internal disorders is not the council’s concern. Russia’s ambassador suggested the United Nations […]

When the temperature dips near freezing, Boutwell Auditorium opens as a shelter for more than 300 homeless people on many nights. But what will they eat?

  With Alabama in the peak of deer season, freezers are getting full, which means it’s time to prepare some tasty venison. As a buddy and I were discussing on a trip home from a hunting excursion, venison got a bad rap back in the day because of several reasons. Most deer hunting in the […]

Perpetual amnesty for illegal aliens -- whether it's called TPS, DACA or DREAM -- will only beget more illegal immigration.

While growing up in Gadsden, Kay Moore rarely would venture to the Coosa River, which flows under the Meighan Bridge just blocks from downtown. “There was an old smelting plant, a nasty and smelly place,” she recalls. “There was a trailer park there, too, but nothing that would draw you down to the river.” But […]

America knows posturing when it sees it. And what we're seeing now from Hollywood isn't bravery.

    Last week, we recapped major highlights from the past year, so this week I want to look ahead at some of the important things to watch for in 2018. 2018 is an election year, and the midterm elections for all House members and the one-third of the United States Senate will be held […]

City Council meddlers, who often complain about "big business," don't notice that their own rules make the big businesses bigger.

    On a recent trip to Sacramento, from my home base in the LA area, I flew Southwest Airlines. In an idle moment, I reached for the magazine in the seatback pocket and commenced to leaf through it. I came across an article by a woman named Sarah Menkedick entitled “Unfiltered:  How Motherhood Interrupted […]

The true test of one's commitment to free speech comes when he permits people to make statements he does deem offensive.

  It’s pretty easy to name a couple of black women working in progressive circles and organizations, but it’s a lot harder to name the ones working within the conservative movement. There’s a substantial national conversation about progressive black women like Tamika D. Mallory, an organizer of the Women’s March or Alicia Garza, a queer […]

The vibrant entrepreneurial tech scene in Birmingham is once again in the national spotlight, as Target plans to buy local grocery delivery service Shipt for $550 million in a blockbuster deal. The retail giant, which announced the acquisition in December, said it will have a major impact on efforts to increase convenience for Target shoppers […]

"Yo' Mama's Platter" at Ed's Seafood Shed captured the attention of the State Tourism Department as one of its 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die.

  As tens of thousands marched in the streets of Tehran on Wednesday in support of the regime, the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps assured Iranians the “sedition” had been defeated. Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari is whistling past the graveyard. The protests that broke out a week ago and spread and became riots are a […]

How ironic that the people who remain most opposed to Trump today are to some extent responsible for the emergence of such an unorthodox character to fill the void they helped to create.