Guest Opinion — Page 55

The Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists stands with the Medical Association of the State of Alabama in objecting to the pause in the access to monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 patients.

Constitution Day 2021: Celebrating the Bill of Rights

The United States is a relatively young country, but we have the oldest written national constitution.

John Merrill: Biden’s vaccine edict

It is obvious that someone in the White House needs to remind Joseph R. Biden that he is the President of the United States and not a third-world dictator.

Meaning behind words: Examining our national anthem

To my own embarrassment, a recent event afforded me a few moments to do something I had not done in quite some time–contemplate the words and meaning of our National Anthem. Invited to sing our anthem at the Marion County School System teacher in-service event in August, I actually listened to the words for the […]

The notion that one cannot be an advocate for both women and unborn children is simply wrong.

Carl: America needs another September 12 moment

This past weekend, countless people across the globe paused to remember and honor the lives lost in the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This day marked the deadliest attack on American soil in the history of our nation.

Guest: Fines are not taxes

Local governments establish laws and codes to help structure our social interactions and penalize the rule breakers. The use of fines as a type of taxation should offend us all.

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the infamous 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation.

Guest: On Afghanistan, we just can’t forget

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I remember my first-grade teacher telling us there had been a plane crash in New York City.

Almost 20 years after Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the gravediggers of America now ensconced in the White House, Pentagon, CIA and State Department handed the United States and its allies an avoidable and crushing national security and diplomatic defeat.

Electric vehicle announcements came fast and furious in the last year as major automobile manufacturers announced plans to accelerate electrification.

Aderholt: Protecting the most vulnerable

Over the past few weeks, I have written about my role on the Appropriations Committee, covering two of the three subcommittees I serve on in Washington.

You ever stop to think about what a miracle America is? 13 of my fellow countrymen I’ve never met gave their lives protecting me and you.

Carl: Fighting to secure a strong national defense budget

Every year, Congress passes the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the budget for the Department of Defense, nuclear weapons program of the Department of Energy, DOD elements of the intelligence community and other defense activities in other departments.

Economic freedom and children’s prosperity

The United States has long been seen as the Land of Opportunity. While unfortunately some Americans were excluded from these opportunities, ambitious and hard-working people from across the world came here for freedom and helped build our prosperous economy.

Labor Day is a tribute to American labor, to those who manufacture, build and grow things that make our lives better, safer, and stronger.

Flowers: Trump comes to Alabama

Former President Donald Trump paid a visit to the Heart of Dixie last week. Obviously, this is Trump country.

Earlier this month, H.R.4 was introduced by Representative Terri Sewell who represents Alabama's 7th Congressional District.

Tuesday, August 31 marks Overdose Awareness Day across the globe. This annual international campaign brings much needed attention to a topic that is critical for Alabama, touching every community in our state regardless of zip code. This is a crisis that is personal for so many Alabama families; the victims are moms and daughters, sons […]

If Biden won’t enforce U.S. immigration law, states and locals governments should

If you need something done right, then do it yourself, as the old saying goes. But when it comes to enforcing U.S. immigration laws, state and local enforcement are prevented from doing it themselves, even while federal law enforcement officers are directed not to take certain enforcement actions — a policy established by the Biden […]

Since the United States entered Afghanistan in 2001, there have been more than 2,300 U.S. military deaths, as well as civilian deaths, in the fight against the Taliban, ISIS and multiple other terrorist organizations.

The ongoing withdrawal by President Joe Biden from Afghanistan has drawn worldwide scorn as Americans and allies have been stranded in the country surrounded by the Taliban, a group the United States had fought for nearly 20 years.

Pencils can teach as well as write

Can we learn economics from a pencil? We can, as one of the great contributions of economic education illustrates. America would be better off if our experts understood the pencil’s lesson.

Joe Biden has displayed gross incompetence and an inability to effectively lead our nation as commander-in-chief.