Low turnout, high stakes
Only 13 percent of Alabamians turned out to vote in the June 21 runoff election.
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Up and down the ballot on Tuesday, when given the option, voters in Alabama chose the less radical candidates.
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See recent postsJuneteenth. Now, more than ever.
We must celebrate and reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. Now, more than ever.
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See recent postsDo campaign ads pander?
Negative ads work. If they didn’t work they would not use them.
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See recent postsWhen the world was a mess, Alabama showed plain common sense
In 2021, 26 percent more tourists vacationed in Alabama and spent a record amount of almost $20 billion.
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See recent postsA Tuesday election and nobody cares
How many of Alabama’s eligible voters will bother with casting a ballot on Tuesday?
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See recent postsRep. Steve Clouse: Katie Britt is the clear Alabama First candidate for Senate
Katie poses a threat to the goals of other states because they know she will put Alabama first.
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See recent postsChildren’s Hospital recognized as the best
This comes as no surprise to any of us who have ever taken a child there for medical care and received world-class treatment.
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See recent postsHappy Juneteenth
Liberation had finally reached the shores of Texas. The date June 19, 1865,became Juneteenth, the oldest annual Black freedom celebration in the United States.
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See recent postsKatie Britt will be the next U.S. Senator from Alabama
Britt's rise personally and politically, in many ways, is the American dream writ large, where hard work and determination result in success.