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    Listen to the podcast:     Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I’d like to take you to a Fox News story out of Georgetown University. A Catholic student group at that university could be stripped of its funding and its ability to meet on campus for its belief in traditional marriage. Love […]

  President Ronald Reagan visited Tuscaloosa during his 1984 campaign for reelection and spoke about his dear friend, the Bear. “He was a leader,” Reagan said. “Patriotic to the core, devoted to his players, inspired by a winning spirit that wouldn’t quit, and that’s how he made legends out of ordinary people.” The president continued, […]

  Yellowhammer News will begin featuring the radio/podcast program of Dr. Harry Reeder III, Senior Pastor/Teacher of Briarwood Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Birmingham. “Dr. Reeder is one of Alabama’s treasures,” said Rachel Bryars, managing editor of Yellowhammer News. “We believe the Yellowhammer community will appreciate his teachings on faith and his incisive commentary about pressing […]

  Yellowhammer News, known primarily for its thought-provoking political commentary and cultural features, announced today that it will begin providing readers with breaking news reports four times daily. “Most of our articles will continue to be written from the conservative perspective our readers want, and now we’ll also offer them the local and state breaking […]

Wes Thompson of Tep.io joins the guys for another “Tech Tuesday” and mentions the hoax of the “Snapchat Shutdown” the iPhone X problem and Christmas shopping. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Tep_io_s_Wes_Thompson_talks_the_Snapchat_Shutdown_Hoax_and_more.mp3 Click here to listen in a new window.

  Jasper’s Charles Gilliland had a great seat for one of the most famous scenes in American history. But he didn’t get to see it for long. The World War II Navy radioman was just below Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945, when six Marines raised the American flag. A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo […]

The guys over at SEC shorts have posted another great video. “Why let the coach speak for the entire fan base when the fans are perfectly capable of speaking for themselves?” they ask. “Time for the regular Joes to take the podium and start answering questions.” (Courtesy SEC Shorts)

Your kids likely have seen the news of the horrific mass shooting that occurred at a rural Southern Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history, conversations surrounding guns, hate, and seemingly random attacks are inevitable. As your kids head to school, other children may […]

    On one of the few issues on which Attorney General Jeff Sessions is dead wrong, his home state of Alabama allows and even encourages the wrong to reach epic proportions. The issue is “civil asset forfeiture,” the practice in which law-enforcement agencies seize property of those accused of a crime – and then, […]

  Doug Jones, the Democrat nominee to replace Senator Jeff Sessions, appeared on MSNBC recently and was asked whether he’d support banning abortion after 20-weeks, the time at which an unborn child is known to feel the pain of the brutal procedure. “You wouldn’t be in favor of legislation that said ban abortion after 20 […]

Huntsville writer joins Yellowhammer News

  Huntsville-native Jeremy Beaman, who has been published in the Washington Examiner and other national conservative-leaning sites, has joined the growing staff of Yellowhammer News as a contributing writer. “Jeremy has a sharp mind and a refreshing perspective on our culture,” said J. Pepper Bryars, editor of Yellowhammer News. “Our readers will enjoy his take […]

  State Rep. Randall Shedd (R – Fairview), who serves as chairman of the House Interim Committee on Driver’s License Review, joined with members of the panel on Monday to announce new, streamlined procedures that allow former members of the military to list their veteran status on Alabama driver’s licenses and non-driver IDs in an […]

  Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully said at an event in Pasadena on Saturday night that because of players kneeling in protest at the National Anthem he will never watch another NFL game. “I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday,” Scully said. “It’s not that I’m some great […]

  Speaking at a news conference in Japan on Monday, President Trump said the horrific mass shooting at a Texas church was carried out by “a very deranged individual with a lot of problems over a long period of time.” At least 26 people were killed during a Sunday service at the First Baptist Church […]

  Gen. John Kelly has emerged as President Donald Trump’s most effective spokesperson. He is plain-spoken and authentic. His defense of Donald Trump’s phone call to a war widow was heartfelt and easily understood, but he had to be punished for that. The Democrats and their allies in the media decided to pretend Kelly using […]

GOP tax reform bill prompts questions in Alabama

  After plenty of talk from President Trump and Republican members of Congress about plans to drastically cut taxes and simplify the tax code, the GOP finally revealed their tax reform bill late last week. Many critics of the bill have expressed concern about the spending cuts required to pay for the proposed changes while […]

Yellowhammer News welcomes new contributing writer

  Washington, D.C.-based writer Aaron Credeur, a graduate of the University of Dallas and former editor of the school’s newspaper, has joined the growing staff of Yellowhammer News as its latest contributing writer. “Aaron is devoted to the ideals of journalism and he learned the craft from some of the best instructors in the business,” […]

Last month an organization of anti-Christian extremists began pushing around a small town Alabama high school, threatening lawsuits if administrators didn’t stop the community from praying at the stadium before football games. Last Friday night that community pushed back. Hewitt-Trussville High School students wore “Stand Up for Prayer” t-shirts while reciting the Lord’s Prayer shortly before […]

Every six months or so, the radical pro-choice movement makes another attempt to defame life-affirming pregnancy centers. Every six months, these efforts fail. Why? Well, it comes down to the difference between fact-raising and fundraising. The pro-choice fringe narrative is that a bunch of right-wing religious zealots, Bibles in hand, are manipulating and coercing women […]

  Yellowhammer News will begin carrying articles and essays written by the staff and contributors of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention. “Dr. Russell Moore and the staff and writers at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission do remarkable, thoughtful work, both for the Kingdom and for our […]

  It’s not often that the University of Alabama honors a rabid fan of the opposing team, especially when that fan wears purple and gold. But the Crimson Tide are making an exception tonight for U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), whose recovery from a nearly fatal gunshot inspired his colleagues and much of the country. […]

The United States has gained 138,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017, according to data released yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In December, the last month of 2016, there were 12,343,000 employed in manufacturing in the United States, according to BLS. By October, that had risen to 12,481,000. The 12,481,000 people employed in the manufacturing […]

Some think yet another tax increase is the only way to solve Alabama’s transportation woes. But along Alabama’s southern coast, there’s one example of how private sector investment can improve transportation infrastructure without putting taxpayers on the hook. Currently, two bridges over the Intracoastal Waterway connect Alabama’s coast to the rest of the state: publicly […]

Yellowhammer News will begin carrying news and analysis about national and international issues from CNSNews.com, a trailblazer in the effort to bring conservatives information they can trust without the mainstream media’s liberal bias and progressive agenda. “I’ve been a faithful reader of CNSNews.com since it began nearly 20-years ago and have come to depend on […]