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Stan Cooke

Alabama, We Have A Leadership Crisis!

By Dr. Stan Cooke Political leaders in Montgomery are telling Alabamians that “we have a budget crisis,” no – wait, “we have a revenue crisis,” no – wait, the story changes again, we have a taxation crisis. The sad fact that is facing Alabama is this – We Have A Leadership Crisis! Allow me to … Continued

Stan Cooke

July 15, 2015

Opinion

Thanksgiving, The Pilgrim’s Gift

By Dr. Stan Cooke In 1621, the Mayflower Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving celebration in what is called Plymouth Plantation within modern day Plymouth, Massachusetts. Forty-five of the 102 immigrants had died during the first winter while there was only one recorded birth. These Pilgrims not only celebrated a bountiful harvest that would sustain them … Continued

Stan Cooke

November 21, 2014

Opinion

Thanksgiving, An Original American Holiday (Part 1)

By Dr. Stan Cooke Thanksgiving today would not be recognizable to the Mayflower Pilgrims or the Founding Fathers. Today’s Thanksgiving Holiday regales itself in football games, turkey and dressing, a paid vacation day, a missed day of school and the anticipation of the largest retail sales event in American economic history – Black Friday. “Jesus … Continued

Stan Cooke

November 14, 2014

Opinion

Faith and Family Values

By Dr. Stan Cooke The “American Ideal” was formed in the minds of the Pilgrims and the founders of Jamestown almost 400 years ago – and that “American Ideal” was the belief that this would be a Nation of Free People, formed by the Divine Providence of God, so that we, as Free People, could … Continued

Stan Cooke

October 24, 2014

Opinion

We The People – Political Parties and Genuine Leaders

By Dr. Stan Cooke Indictments, criminal allegations, ethics complaints, avarice, blackmail and intimidation – these are the most prevalent words used when describing Alabama politics over the last 20 years. Elected and appointed officials of the Democrat and Republican parties have made the news as they have corrupted the political system in the attempt to … Continued

Stan Cooke

October 8, 2014

Opinion

We The People and Elections

By Dr. Stan Cooke Mark Twain once said that, “A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words… the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual…” My grandmother once said that “the words on a menu are not the same as the food on a plate…the … Continued

Stan Cooke

September 23, 2014

Opinion

The Founding Fathers And The Real Meaning of Christmas

By Dr. Stan Cook To many people, Christmas is only a story about the birth of the baby Jesus in the town of Bethlehem, Israel. Their celebrations are focused on that birth and parties are given in honor of it. Department stores use it as an excuse for a “Christmas Sale” with the hope of … Continued

Stan Cooke

December 18, 2013

Opinion

What Really Matters: The Cost of Freedom and Liberty

By Dr. Stan Cooke Samuel Adams told a group of individuals who were the Political Elite in 1776 “If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the … Continued

Stan Cooke

December 13, 2013

Opinion

The Cost Of Liberty

By Dr. Stan Cooke Candidate For Lt. Governor of Alabama When Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence he established the goal of the future revolution by stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these … Continued

Stan Cooke

November 11, 2013