Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by a 227-203 vote along party lines. That was reflected within Alabama’s congressional delegation with Republican Reps. Robert Aderholt, Gary Palmer, Mike Rogers, Mo Brooks and Bradley Bryne all voting for the bill, with Rep. Terri Sewell, the state’s […]

  The election to decide Alabama’s next senator is over and Senator-elect Doug Jones won, but this isn’t stopping the political drama. Some Republicans are claiming the election was stolen, while some Democrats are claiming voter suppression kept them from a larger victory. Secretary of State John Merrill dismissed these allegations on my radio show this […]

Chick-fil-A treats Sundays about as seriously as the Pharisees treated the Sabbath, but much like Jesus, everyone’s favorite chicken restaurant recognizes that feeding the hungry is as much a binding command of God as keeping the holy day holy. That’s why on Sunday, CEO Dan Cathy delivered thousands of chicken sandwiches to passengers at Atlanta’s […]

          Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, anyone following the news realizes that the House Judiciary Committee had somewhat of a firestorm last week when Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, came before that committee. There was much discussion over what appeared to be partisanship […]

  (SPOILER ALERT) Greta Gerwig’s new film, Lady Bird, has taken the critics by storm. It is the most-reviewed movie in the history of the website Rotten Tomatoes to have sustained a 100% positive rating, and it is receiving serious Oscar buzz for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. Having seen the coming attractions, I knew […]

Leftists give communists, the world's most horrible murderers, a pass because they sympathize with the chief goal of communism: restricting personal liberty.

  Monday in an appearance on Birmingham’s Talk 99.5 “Matt & Aunie Show,” Rep. Mo Brooks offered listeners an update on his status following the prostate cancer surgery he underwent last week. Brooks seemed upbeat about his progress. He was asked by hosts Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg about how difficult 2017 had been given […]

    Alabama teachers are one step closer to sparing the rod after the state’s local school board members recently voted to encourage policies that prohibit corporal punishment, also known as paddling. But does that mean they’re one step closer to spoiling the child? Almost every leading education and child psychology association says no, and […]

    Nature abhors a vacuum, or as the case might have been in some parts of Alabama, a vacant news rack. The fact is, three of the state’s major newspapers (all under the AL.com umbrella) have simply become dead-tree versions of BuzzFeed, with an Alabama twist. Without a traditional news source, residents of small-to-medium-sized […]

  U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), one of the key allies of Sen.-elect Doug Jones during this year’s U.S. Senate special election campaign, discussed her get-out-the-vote effort in Alabama’s African-American community NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.” Sewell acknowledged she was “partially excited” about African-American turnout in that election. However, she also said she believed the African-American […]

  During the election now Senator-elect Doug Jones’ supporters couldn’t properly express the candidate’s views on anything. His campaign strategy was basically, “Don’t be Roy Moore.” Now that Jones has seemingly won, he may be taking a turn to the right. “It doesn’t matter what the issue is. [There’s] always opportunity to find common ground,” […]

  Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drummer for Grammy-winning group The Roots, has found his own, and they’re in Alabama. In this week’s episode of PBS’s “Finding Your Roots,” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals to Questlove that his ancestors were on the last known slave ship ever to come to the United States, destination: Mobile. Questlove’s […]

        Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, I’m sure you and your fellow citizens of Alabama are somewhat pleased that Alabama is no longer in the headlines of the national news night after night. Of course, I’m referring to the Doug Jones/Roy Moore senatorial race. It’s […]

Birmingham star entrepreneur Jim Cavale drops his wisdom and wit on the first episode of Executive Lion's "Living Life on Purpose" show.

  By now many Alabamians have watched the campaign clip that had the rest of the country laughing at us for days: former Shelby County commissioner Ted Crockett’s interview last week with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Speaking on Moore’s behalf, Crockett said the judge “probably” believes homosexuality should be illegal and that Americans who aren’t Christian […]

  Alabama officials announced that the existing Hexcel Corp. production site in Decatur has been selected by the company for its first integrated U.S. carbon fiber and PAN production facility. When completed and fully operational, the expansion will add about 90 jobs to Hexcel’s existing workforce in Decatur. The expansion was announced at a ceremony […]

  On this weekend’s broadcast of “CBS Sunday Morning,” Sen.-elect Doug Jones discussed his unlikely special election victory. Jones reminded viewers that before Alabama had transitioned to a majority Republican state, it was once a reliable Democrat state for well over a century. “People forget – a Republican didn’t send anybody to the Senate for […]

  If you’re passionate about the outdoors and think those endeavors will be limited to a hobby or favorite pastime, think again. The University of Montevallo in central Alabama has a path to convert your outdoors activities into a career. The President’s Outdoor Scholars Program allows students to tailor their studies en route to a […]

  Every year during the Christmas season, I like to take some time to highlight a few of the great things folks are doing for each other across East Alabama. Below is a small sampling of what is going on in the Third District. In Randolph County, the Pilot Club provides toys for less fortunate […]

The irony of working with an Alabama pregnancy resource center is the sobering challenge of converting pro-life advocates to pregnancy center donors.

  Conservative Alabama radio talk show host Dale Jackson and liberal Alabama professor Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories on this episode of Guerrilla Politics,  including the end of the Alabama Senate race, President Trump’s tax bill and Dale offers a “Parting Shot” to all the folks who NOW think […]

    Republicans should not be disheartened by Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama, because the election had little to do with Doug Jones — and probably even less with Donald Trump or the Republican agenda. Don’t get me wrong. It’s quite troubling that the GOP’s thin Senate majority just became anorexic, but this election by […]

  Shaw Industries Group announced last week that it will invest $184 million in its manufacturing facility in Andalusia, where fiber used to manufacture carpet is created. Dalton, Georgia-based Shaw said the project includes construction of new and expanded building assets, and installation of substantial amounts of new manufacturing equipment. “These investments will ensure the […]

We asked Alabama makers and artists to name their favorite local products – aside from their own – that they like to give as Christmas gifts.