A fourteen-year-old shoplifts cologne from a local Macy’s with hopes to impress his crush. Lacking the skills of an experienced criminal, he gets caught easily. Although perhaps warranting a fine and community service, he is instead processed as a criminal defendant and placed in a juvenile detention center. Here, he crosses paths daily […]

    Yellowhammer News just heard in the hallway that former state representative Paul DeMarco might file qualifying papers today to challenge Birmingham-area congressman Gary Palmer in the GOP primary. The move would be strange since Palmer is very popular in his district and considered a strong conservative voice in Washington. The details: — Palmer […]

    Old liberal media liars never fade away. They just rage, rage against the dying of their dinosaur industry’s light. I’m looking at you, Dan Rather. After years of trashing alternative media, which exposed the veteran CBS News reporter’s monumental Memogate fraud in 2004, Rather has joined the ranks of pajama-clad online broadcasters. The […]

    (GADSDEN, AL) – Craig G. Inzer, Jr, a lifelong Republican, announced Friday, February 1st, 2018 that he will be a candidate for Etowah County Commissioner, District 6.  Craig is a 2000 graduate of Gadsden High School; he obtained a Marketing Major from the University of Alabama in 2004. He was in the real […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The American government shut down, then Congress voted to open it again — The deal raises budget caps by $300 billion in the next two years; $160 billion would go to the Pentagon, $128 billion to non-defense programs, $80 billion in disaster relief for hurricanes in […]

(Opinion) I think we saw this coming. A sharp increase in male managers say they are uncomfortable mentoring women in the wake of the sexual harassment and #MeToo movement, according to a recent study by women’s empowerment nonprofit Leanin.org and online survey tool SurveyMonkey. Here are some of the survey’s key findings, according to LeanIn.org’s […]

  Our oldest son competed in his final Pinewood Derby last weekend before he bridges up from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts this spring. After five years of trial and error, he finally built a fast car. But the interesting part of this year’s race was the entrance of his siblings into the pack’s “outlaw” […]

    The Ford Faction introduced a whole new segment titled “Shark of The Week” and Ronnie Rice, along with “The Suit”, stopped by.  Ronnie shares his compelling story of how he came up.  He talks about Alexander Shunnarah and his relationship not only with his lawyers, but with the people of Alabama. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Shark_Of_The_Week-Ronnie_Rice_Shares_His_Story.mp3   Click here […]

    Bobby Bright represented Alabama’s 2nd congressional district from 2009-2011 as a member of the Democratic Party. But he’s now seeking the Republican Party’s nomination to regain the seat from U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, who has already drawn three other primary challengers in her bid for reelection. “I tried to be a Democrat, and […]

(Opinion) Democrats would tell you illegal immigrants in this country are horribly mistreated. That they come here seeking the “American Way” and we are rounding them up and deporting them back to their home countries. Even “DREAMers”, some of whom have been here for decades, are treated so poorly, they want to stay. In fact, […]

Like most Alabamians, I believe that God established the institution of marriage for the benefit of mankind. Indeed, His purpose was to begin the human family within His bonds of marriage, as a holy union. Then government stole marriage, for its own purposes. A classic example is Henry VIII, who established his own church in […]

    Alabama Possible, a state-wide education advocacy group, is promoting its Cash For College campaign to remind prospective college students to take advantage of all the resources available to help fund their educations. In order to receive financial aid, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine their eligibility […]

          Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: DISTURBING ASSISTED-SUICIDE SHOCK RAISES RED FLAGS TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, Breakpoint recently ran an article that was highlighting a piece by Washington Post columnist Charles Lane. Lane has once again turned his attention onto the issue of euthanasia. The lead in his […]

Shopping with Amazon Prime has made my life better. But has Amazon improved the U.S. economy? Several forms of government help may account for Amazon’s success. Ensuring that success constitutes progress becomes challenging when government and business are entangled. Online retailing has clearly benefitted residents of America’s small towns and rural areas. Our shopping options […]

Ross Ulbricht was a quiet nerd -- an Eagle Scout who never cursed. Then he became a libertarian, and he decided, "I want to use economic theory as a means to abolish the use of coercion." By coercion, Ulbricht meant force. He viewed laws against drugs as coercion.

(Birmingham) Ted Crockett has qualified with the Alabama Republican Party to run as a candidate for State House District 45. In making his announcement, Crockett stated the biggest issues in this district are rising sewer rates in both Jefferson and Shelby Counties. “Residents are paying ridiculously high sewer rates as high as $112 per month […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is a “Hell no” on the budget deal that will probably pass — Brooks referred to the bill as a “Senate Democrat debt junkies spending bill that America simply cannot afford”. — Brooks and the House Freedom Caucus oppose the […]

  In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Your World” on Wednesday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) ripped the bipartisan budget deal reached in the U.S. Senate. The deal reached on a bipartisan basis would raise defense spending by $80 billion in FY 2018 and by $85 billion in FY 2019. Nondefense spending would increase by […]

  Tuesday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to highlight the recent announcement from Alexander City-based Russell Lands that it would be awarding $500 bonuses to its employees in response to the passage of tax legislation by the GOP-led Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. […]

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    As we lurch towards the end of the filing deadline for Alabama’s 2018 election season, another name has been tossed in the race for Lieutenant Governor. Will Ainsworth is a one-term state representative, and small business owner, from Guntersville and announced his intentions on “The Dale Jackson Show” this morning. He stated he […]

Anniston, AL  – Dr. Cynthia McCarty announced today that she will seek a second term to the Alabama State Board of Education, District 6.  Elected in 2014, Dr. McCarty has fought for high academic standards and for more local control of education so that resident educators have the freedom to best meet the needs of […]

(Opinion) The Republican House Intelligence memo has cemented two prevailing and partisan perspectives on matters of the FBI and its relationship to President Trump, neither of which has any real nuance. Among conservatives: The FBI, Department of Justice, and Robert Mueller’s special investigation into all things Trump and Russia are illegitimate (or at the very […]

  Tuesday on MSNBC, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, rejected the Trump White House’s use of executive privilege to prevent former presidential chief strategist Steve Bannon from testifying before her committee. Sewell insists the committee’s question for Bannon will be tied to a period before Donald Trump was president. […]