Opinion — Page 86
National School Choice Week continues, and Alabama’s main contribution to this week is a proclamation from Governor Kay Ivey declaring it to also be Alabama School Choice Week. There has been no push from Alabama to realistically expand school choice in Alabama while 19 other states have taken advantage of parental frustration to advance choices […]
7. Katie Britt: U.S. should back out of Beijing Olympics U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt is advocating for the United States to not compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics set to start in Beijing, China. Britt deemed the games, which are set to begin in February, the “Olympics of genocide.” Britt brought up concerns of […]
Watch: Joe Biden's choice words for a journalist say a lot about the media and the President himself
Like a certain previous president, our President Joe Biden seems to have disdain for some in the press corps. When he expressed those feelings on Monday, the rest of the target’s colleagues went into victim-blaming mode. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and on Talk […]
7. Flurona is being found in Alabama The illness called “Flurona,” where a person has both the flu and coronavirus, has been somewhat rare, but now, two cases have been found in Alabama, both in children. The two cases were reported to have “significant symptoms” by the Compass Laboratory Services. Chief scientific officer of Compass […]
Too many kids in Alabama are out of the classroom and learning remotely, and it doesn’t appear that the school systems have any desire to stop using this tool on a regular basis. Why haven’t we seen a real plan to keep these schools open? Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and […]
7. New program to assist illegal aliens wanting to enter the U.S. for some reason President Joe Biden will be launching a new program in Calexico, San Diego, Nogales, El Paso, Laredo, Eagle Pass and Brownsville that will provide legal assistance to migrants under the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The program will be called Legal […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Did President Joe Biden’s press conference reset his presidency, or give the nation more cause for concern? — Do decades-old allegations and denials in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate lead us to believe […]
A constant drumbeat of the narrative that our democracy is in danger when Democrats face resistance from their political enemies is incredibly dishonest. However, it must move the needle somewhere because the message discipline on this is pretty impressive. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM […]
7. People don’t really want Biden vs Trump 2.0 A poll conducted by AP/NORC national survey shows that a majority of people don’t want the 2024 presidential election to be a rematch of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Only 48% of Democrats and 28% of people overall said that they want Biden […]
After one year, President Joe Biden took to the podium to address the nation and answer the questions of the White House press corps. It did not go well. The cleanup at the White House has already started, and the folks on cable news are working hard to make him look good. Watch: Dale Jackson is […]
7. A unique approach to road projects in North Alabama Some road projects in Huntsville and Madison County could receive more funding through a partnership with the Alabama Department of Transportation. The projects total around $500 million with the state, Madison County, Huntsville City and Madison City. The funding would be for projects related to […]
The Biden administration is making the move to provide Americans with “free” tests by taking hundreds of millions of tests out of the market, setting up a website and eventually mailing out tests. Now that Omicron is waning, the Biden administration is preparing to take credit for that drop even though the “free” tests have […]
7. Palmer endorsed by Trump U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) has received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Palmer was given great compliments in the statement released by Trump, where he especially focused on his policy record. Trump said of Palmer, “A strong advocate for our America First agenda, Gary is fighting for Energy […]
Most people don’t know this, but Alabama “celebrates” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Robert E. Lee Day on the third Monday in January. But it doesn’t have to be this way. A simple fix would be to move Lee’s day to his birthday (January 19) or to the next Monday, but State Representative Chris […]
7. CRT is getting banned, but that’s not the only change necessary in schools There are efforts in Alabama to prevent social engineering in schools. Both State Representative Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) and State Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence) have introduced bills that would change how textbooks are recommended for school systems, and it would also update […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: —What was the purpose of President Joe Biden’s divisive rhetoric in Georgia? — Is the Club for Growth ad against U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt a fair attack? — Does Tim James have a path forward […]
Greenville businessman Tim James is running for governor. After declaring he is taking on entrenched Montgomery power during his campaign announcement, he forgot to talk about that effort in his first campaign ad. He should be running ads going directly at Governor Kay Ivey and the Montgomery special interests AND channel Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis […]
7. Tim James coming out swinging Governor Kay Ivey may have the inside track to reelection, but her most serious challenger is Greenville businessman Tim James, who announced his run this week. Fresh off that announcement, James has been campaigning in Mobile and pointing out that he believes Ivey’s failed leadership is to blame for […]
The radicals on cable news continue to try to find more ways for you to do what they want you to do, and their attempts to exact punishment and revenge know no bounds. MSNBC anchor Joy Reid is now advocating for higher taxes on the unvaccinated as a way to force people into taking the […]
7. VA Governor Ralph Northam likely knows who is actually in the infamous blackface picture Virginia Governor Ralph Northam attracted negative attention when it was found that he wore blackface in a picture that was placed in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. While Northam has denied that he wore blackface in this particular […]
7. Biden’s education secretary targeted parents Reportedly, the letter sent by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) where parents were accused of being domestic terrorists for protesting at school board meetings was actually solicited by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. There were email exchanges between NSBA, the Justice Department and the White House earlier than previously […]
President Joe Biden’s plans to remake America’s electoral system are meeting major headwinds as he travels to Georgia to lecture the nation. His supporters in the media apparently think conspiracy theories about GOP voter suppression are the key to getting this passed. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk […]
7. National gun group speaks up against Alabama Sheriffs Association The Alabama Sheriffs Association has received criticism for opposing the state legislature’s plan to address a constitutional carry bill. The criticism came from the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR). Dudley Brown, president of NAGR, said this is “the first time in a decade, the […]
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) once again took to MSNBC to talk about alleged voter suppression and ending the filibuster to get laws she wants to be passed through Congress. Unfortunately, and as usual, Sewell failed to provide any real evidence to back up her claims. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News […]

