Rep. Will Ainsworth has begun drafting legislation that would establish a framework for some teachers to be trained and armed with firearms, to prevent more massacres like the one that occurred yesterday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “I think just common sense tells you if that coach would have had a gun, […]

This particular teaching, I believe that’s not simply an error -- that is an abomination. It is that which is destructive in the lives of people. It offers a false hope. Sickness and adversity and difficulties are not the evidences that you don’t believe enough -- they are the occasions to mature your faith in Christ.

  I recently wrote about some of the problems with civil asset forfeiture, under which our governments seize money or assets allegedly involved in criminal activity without securing a conviction. An Institute for Justice report detailing forfeiture abuses, “Policing for Profit,” suggests that there is an inconsistency between proper policing and profit. And yet politicians […]

  You’ve heard the phrase over and over again: “This isn’t normal.” We’ve heard it about President Trump’s rhetoric, and his Twitter usage. We’ve heard it about his attacks on the media, and we’ve heard it about his legislative ignorance. We’ve heard it about his running commentary on the Mueller investigation, and we’ve heard it […]

  Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) warns President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, which includes selling off some federal assets in Alabama, could hurt Alabama more than it helps. On Wednesday, Jones offered a statement to Mobile NBC affiliate WPMI regarding the White House proposal, which called it “more of a wish-list” and a “non-starter.” […]

  Dist 4 County Commissioner Jeff Overstreet has announced he will seek a 4th term for the office in 2018. Overstreet was first elected in 2006. Being a local business owner has served Overstreet well during his time on the Commission. “My years in business have afforded me the opportunity to learn the basics about […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Another mass shooting where the answers escape us — At least 17 dead in a Florida high school; the shooter is a former student who was expelled and posted stuff on the Internet. — Before we know about what happened in Florida and why, Democrats demand […]

  I read and re-read books. It’s said that words create worlds, and the stories we tell and re-tell have a profound impact on our personal worldview. If this is true, then I am forever grateful for Marilynne Robinson’s novel Gilead. I first read Gilead, after the birth of my first daughter. I remember the […]

      This week I had the privilege of meeting with some of Alabama’s leading lawmakers and policy experts to discuss an issue of urgent importance: protecting the property and due process rights of Alabamians by reforming the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Twenty-five states and the nation’s capital city have already done so, […]

Henry Franklin Turney, 78, of Monterey, Indiana, was struck and killed by a driver in Lincoln on Monday in Talladega County. The accident happened at 6:14 p.m. in an unlit portion of road in the southbound lane of Highway 77. Turney was crossing an intersection when a Chevy Camaro, driven by a female Lincoln resident, struck him. Turney was […]

(Opinion) Every few months someone tries to silence me by getting me fired by my radio show.  It’s not effective because I follow the rules and work for a company that values their product over the complaints of malcontents. But instead of picking up the phone, calling 1-866-494-WVNN, and challenging me on the air, they […]

  Governor Kay Ivey officially kicked off her campaign for governor Tuesday. She said she has done her best to steady the scandal-ridden “Ship of State.” As Lieutenant Governor, Ivey became governor last April after former governor Robert Bentley resigned amid threats of impeachment by the Legislature. Ivey spoke at a rally in Montgomery Tuesday and emphasized economic […]

In 2013, Mallory Hagan beat Miss South Carolina and Miss Oklahoma to be crowned Miss America. In November of 2018, Hagan is looking to take the congressional seat of 16-year incumbent, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks). The details: — After years of living and working in New York City, Hagan, an Opelika native, has returned home […]

    Proncey Robertson has qualified to run for the Alabama House of Representatives District 7 in the Republican Primary. District 7 covers parts of Lawrence, Morgan, Franklin, and Winston Counties. The Republican Primary is June 5.  Robertson is currently serving the public as a Police Lieutenant at the Decatur Police Department, where his primary […]

    Tuesday, a vote took place in the city of Opelika. On the ballot was the renewal of a property tax for Opelika City Schools that was first put in place in 1965. The measure contributes approximately $2 million each year to the city school system. School administrators say the special property tax brings […]

    A fire has been reported at Mine #4 in Brookwood. Firefighters got the call around 2:18 a.m. at the four-story building at a barge-loading facility off of County Road 59.  A cobalt machine that is used to wash coal reportedly caught fire, according to mine officials. No injuries have been reported.  (Sign-up for our daily newsletter here and […]

The sexual revolution, in its pervasiveness, in its promiscuity and now in its perversion, will end up with something unwanted -- it’s called a child which, actually, God had ordained as the purpose of sex. The purpose of sex was not gratification; that is the secular humanist hijacking of sexuality.

  Tuesday at the White House press briefing, Birmingham-based Protective Life got a shoutout from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for a minimum wage hike and a bonus attributed to the Trump tax cuts. Sanders also noted that “not a single Democrat supported” this legislation. “Many of you probably saw Protective Life Corporation’s […]

    (Opinion) On Monday, the founder of The Planetary Society, Emily Lakdawalla sent out a tweet that caused a great deal of controversy. She stated that she did not buy tickets for the opening night of Black Panther because she “did not want to be the white person sucking Black joy out of the […]

    Kids who attend New York City’s Success Academy charter schools do remarkably well. “We are No. 1 in student achievement in the state,” says founder Eva Moskowitz, “outperforming all the wealthy suburbs.” They do. Although they teach mostly poor kids, 95 percent pass the state math test, and 84 percent pass the English […]

  The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reminds hunters that a regulation prohibiting the importation to Alabama of whole carcasses and certain body parts of any deer from a Chronic Wasting Disease-positive state now includes Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently announced that a deer in that state has […]

  MOBILE — One of the biggest questions for revelers on Fat Tuesday was just how aggressive one of the Port City’s oldest Mardi Gras krewes would be with their signage on the heels of a controversial 2017 effort. After last year’s Mardi Gras, critics had voiced their disapproval of the Comic Cowboys’ float signage, […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Despite the chaos Trump’s polls are up, he’s doing best in Alabama  — While President Trump’s poll numbers are low compared to his predecessors, he is still on the rise after a few legislative wins, but these polls were done before a week-long domestic abuse […]

Editor’s note: This is a round-up of the day’s major events in Montgomery. The education budget sailed through the state House of Representatives on Tuesday without a dissenting vote, while a bill to promote expansion of ride-sharing programs is a governor’s signature away from becoming law. Teachers and 4-year-olds are the big winners of the […]