Opinion — Page 91

7. Alabama is one of the most unhappy states NiceRX has released a study of the happiest states in the country, and unfortunately, based on their ranking, Alabama is the fourth unhappiest state on the list. The factors considered were income, life expectancy, homicide rates, mental illness and poverty. The happiest state was Hawaii, but […]

7. Racial justice group wants HPD accountable for woman entering a van in their parking lot After the death of Christina Nance, the group the Citizen’s Coalition for Justice Reform is demanding that the Huntsville Police Department be held accountable since she climbed into the back of a police van that wasn’t in use. The […]

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Alabama is on the other side of the Delta variant surge of the coronavirus. That’s not me saying it — it’s science. The surge has ended in Alabama. Cases are lower than when the surge started. Hospitalizations are rapidly falling, too, as 942 were in the hospital as of Sunday, October 10, and only 690 […]

7. Democrats’ issues with spending lust continue The trillions of dollars of new spending the left-wing Democrat base desires is still running into roadblocks. There appears to be little movement among the more moderate members U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). Surprisingly, an editorial by a socialist in a West Virginia newspaper […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Will Governor Kay Ivey respond to calls for her to add vaccination mandate bans to the upcoming special session? — Are the proponents of Critical Race Theory fighting a losing battle on every level? — […]

A special session on redistricting is happening, and it appears all but certain that there will not be a “call” for COVID-19-related legislation. If that holds true, it means Gov. Kay Ivey will not allow the legislature to address the vaccination mandates that are currently forcing some people out of the workforce. The number of […]

7. Benjamin Crump is representing the family of a woman found in a police car Christina Nance was found dead in the back of an old police van on October 7, and it’s been determined by the Madison County Coroner Tyler Berryhill that there were no injuries or foul play that resulted in her death. […]

7. Borders with Mexico and Canada are opening, even though the southern border is clearly open While it’s already appeared that the southern border has been open under President Joe Biden, it’s now official that the United States’ borders with Mexico and Canada will reopen to fully vaccinated individuals. For now, only those traveling non-essentially […]

Every Republican legislator, governor and attorney general in the country is preparing to go to war with the Biden administration over the president’s vaccine mandate that seems to be inching closer and closer to reality. Whether or not they have the ability to fight this mandate is one thing, and whether they are serious is […]

7. Alabama wins big next-generation missile defense contract Northrop Grumman has announced that they will be hiring 500 more engineers in Huntsville to work on a missile defense program with the Air Force. Huntsville was selected for the “rich expertise and legacy” in the area for this industry. Vice president and general manager of Northrop’s […]

7. The federal government has time to continue the whipping investigation Despite the claims that Border Patrol agents were whipping Haitian migrants at the southern border in September already being disproven, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has continued its investigation that was only supposed to take “days.” A spokesperson for DHS said that they […]

7. More than 1,000 flights canceled Southwest Airlines had to cancel more than 1,000 flights in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, and while the company has blamed the issue on weather and traffic control issues, other reports claim that the issue is related to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and federal workers staging a “sickout.”  […]

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Michael Yaffee take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Why are people upset about COVID-19 relief money being used for Alabama prisons? — Will we really see more vaccine mandates in Alabama and beyond? — When will President Joe Biden stop bleeding in polls? Jackson and […]

7. Democrats want surveillance on bank accounts U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) recently introduced legislation that would have blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to review any bank transactions of $600 and more made by Americans. Unfortunately, Democrats have blocked Tuberville’s measure.  If Biden’s plan passes, transactions would be […]

7. 10 charges in the murder of a Sheffield police officer Brian Lansing Martin now faces 10 charges in the murder of Sgt. Nick Risner. The charges against Martin are three counts of capital murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle and one count of felon in possession […]

For years, the media and their Democrats in Alabama screamed about how our prisons were in disrepair and how they needed to be fixed. They were right. I figured the Republican leadership of this state was waiting for the federal government to storm in and take them over. I thought they would say, “Oh no, […]

7. Hillary Clinton continues her life as a fictitious storyteller Former multi-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has “written” a book. Instead of a book of more lies about her life, this time, she has put her name on a mystery novel called “State of Terror,” which could be based on her honeymoon. When announcing […]

7. Fauci claims everyone misunderstood his crystal clear words You must be stupid if you thought Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested that we may not be able to gather with our families for Christmas when he said after being asked about holiday gatherings, “[I]t is just too soon to tell.” This is according to Fauci, who […]

Alabama will be dragged into the mandate conversation. It has no choice. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) won his recall election, and now he is out to do what he wanted to all along — force his citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine whether they want it or not. Students will be required to take […]

7. Trump is working to get back on Twitter President Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter since January, but he’s suing to return to the site and has asked a federal judge to order that his account be re-activated.  Trump’s lawyers have said that the social media platform “exercises a degree of power and […]

Political consultant Mecca Musick and former U.S. Attorney Jay Town, filling in for radio talk show host Dale Jackson, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Was the special session a success? — Can Katie Britt use the ALFA endorsement to make the GOP U.S. Senate primary in Alabama into a competitive race? […]

7. The Mu variant is gone from the United States As the coronavirus pandemic continues, there has been concern about how other virus variants could impact people after the United States dealt with waves of the Delta variant. One variant that raised alarm was the Mu variant. However, it seems that the Mu variant has […]

7. Even Obama believes we have open borders right now The obviously open border between Mexico and the United States has been a constant source of consternation for President Joe Biden and his administration. Illegal immigrants are successfully gaining entry into the country at record numbers. It has gotten so bad that even Biden’s former […]

7. Brooks is bringing legislation against the vaccine mandate A bill cosponsored by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) seeks to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate to “nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccine against COVID-19, and […]