“War Eagle!” and “Roll Tide!” are pretty common phrases you’ll find rolling off the tongues of all the classiest southern ladies in Alabama. It is football season, y’all and it’s time to kick up our game day gear! I’m an avid Auburn fan, and showcasing a dressed up version of game day colors in this […]

Montgomery, Ala. — Agape of Central Alabama, a non-profit adoption ministry that helps children find permanent Christian homes, has NFL star Michael Oher coming to Montgomery on Tuesday to be the keynote speaker at their “Connecting Hearts” event.” Oher is an offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans and became a household name after his life […]

Scott Stantis is widely viewed as one of the best — if not the best — editorial cartoonists in the country. At one point he was the staff cartoonist for The Birmingham News. And although he’s now at The Chicago Tribune, which is one of the most high profile jobs in his field, Stantis still […]

The Miss America pageant has often rebutted critics who say that the entire process objectifies women by pointing out that they are “the world’s largest provider of scholarships for women.” That’s a point that’s difficult for anyone to find fault with, even those who may take issue with the selection criteria. The pageant claims to […]

The Huntsville City Council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, will look like any other city council meeting—except for one big difference. Kelly McCauley, an atheist and board member of the North Alabama Freethought Association, will be giving the invocation. “This will mark the first occasion, to our knowledge, that an atheist has offered the invocation […]

Public universities in Alabama have seen the share of their revenue that comes from state funding drop by an average of 15.4 percent over the past 25 years, according to data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Only one public university in Alabama has seen its percentage of revenue from state funding increase over […]

Thanks largely to the Occupy Wall Street movement, there’s been a lot of talk in the US about income inequality and the “one percent,” a term referring to the highest earners in our country. But have you ever wondered how much you would have to earn in order to be part of the so-called one […]

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of former U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, made national headlines on Monday when he announced to the world that he thinks there should be a law by which global warming skeptics could be jailed. “I wish […]

I stood inconspicuously near the back of the East Room of the White House last week as a who’s who of American political and military leadership filed into the room. From past Medal of Honor winners and current military generals to the Secretary of Defense and President of the United States, some of the most […]

What we talk about on social media says a lot about our culture. It reveals what we care about, which team we’re rooting for and how we like to spend our free time. But here’s something you might not have thought about: social media can also tell us what our favorite food is. From October […]

The latest air quality data released by the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may call into question the stated goals of the agency’s recently proposed environmental regulations, which will force the State of Alabama to cut power plant carbon emissions by roughly 30 percent by 2030. A study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce […]

VANCE, Ala. — Less than two weeks ago, Mercedes-Benz announced plans to sharply increase production at its Tuscaloosa County plant over the next two years, boosting annual capacity to 300,000 vehicles from the 185,000 produced there in 2013. On Thursday evening, the auto maker announced the first specific plans about new hires to go along […]

The Birmingham suburb of Hoover has been named the 28th best city in America to live in a special report by 24/7 Wall St., one of the top financial news and opinion sites on the web. With unemployment almost non-existent (3.8%), very little crime (104.5 violent crimes per 100,000 residents), and low cost of living […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins of Opelika, Ala., for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty during the Vietnam War. So numerous and heroic were Adkins’ battlefield exploits in the jungles of Vietnam that President Obama […]

According to an analysis of state tax rules by Kiplinger, a Washington, D.C.-based business forecasting and personal finance publisher, Alabama is among the most tax-friendly states in the country. “State taxes and the ways they are collected vary significantly across the country,” Kiplinger explained. “For example, some states with low income taxes impose above-average sales […]

Happiness is subjective, there’s no doubt about that. As the Washington Post points out, “One person’s happiness (from a high-stakes job, a sprawling yard, a set of twins) is another’s headache. Even the things that make most of us happy — dessert, puppies — do so in degrees: That cupcake that brings you some joy […]

In the August/September issue of Garden & Gun Magazine, well-known food writer and dining critic John Kessler ranked the best breakfast joints in the South. “Whether you’re craving corned beef hash, quail and eggs, or just need a hangover cure—stat—we’ve scoured the South for the best places to get the day started right,” Kessler wrote. […]

“Masters of the Universe” is the title that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) frequently uses to describe the wealthy, entrenched political class that often runs roughshod over American politics. Most recently, the “Masters” have been calling for so-called comprehensive immigration reform, and pushing for the president to bypass Congress and grant executive amnesty to millions of […]

(Video: preview of Patriot Tour) Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s heroic story has been told to audiences in theaters all across the country through the movie Lone Survivor. His book by the same name became a New York Times bestseller. And soon, Alabamians will have the opportunity to hear him tell his story in person. On […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Site selection consultants surveyed by national economic development publication Area Development have ranked Alabama a top state for doing business, giving the state particularly high marks for its labor climate and business environment. Alabama placed No. 4 in Area Development’s 2014 survey of the “Top States for Doing Business,” the fifth consecutive […]

Panera Bread on Monday became the latest company to ask law-abiding gun owners to not bring weapons into its stores, joining other high profile chains like Chipotle, Starbucks and Target. “Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth,” the company said in a statement. “This warmth means bakery-cafes where customers and associates feel comfortable […]

According to Proverbs 6:16-19, “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows […]

A rare and unidentified respiratory illness has already sickened more than a thousand kids in 10 states and is poised to become a nationwide problem, according to doctors. The illness, which starts out similar to a cold before potentially turning deadly, has already popped up in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma, North […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Mercedes-Benz, which launched Alabama’s auto industry nearly two decades ago, plans to sharply increase production at its Tuscaloosa County plant over the next two years, boosting annual capacity to 300,000 vehicles from the 185,000 produced there in 2013. Daimler AG and Mercedes executives said at the Vance plant on Friday that the […]