Dobson, Figures portray each other as out-of-touch elites in second debate
During Thursday’s debate, Figures and Dobson sparred about the state of the economy, immigration policy, and transgender children in sports.
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See recent postsThe Alabama media is ignoring Democratic candidates
It almost looks like the media is anointing Alabama’s next leaders.
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See recent postsCongressman Mo Brooks is dangerous
"In a Brooks America, a minority of white men would dominate every sphere of pubic life, while imposing religious order with Taliban-style justice."
Political operatives, opportunist and politicos torch bridge project
No reporter has done more to chronicle the story of the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project than al.com’s John Sharp. Recently, he penned a piece entitled “How the I-10 project was killed,” which focuses on the public battle that led to the project’s demise. Interspersed in the various reports on the bridge … Continued
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See recent postsIf we’re indicting people who fail to protect children, Republican lawmakers should be terrified
I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes. Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders. I want every Republican legislator, at least the last two Republican governors and a handful of Democrats charged with killing a whole bunch of babies. Babies that they had a responsibility to care for. Following the indictment of Marshae Jones … Continued
AG’s office raids four bingo halls in Jefferson County
At least four bingo halls in Jefferson County were raided Tuesday. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office executed search warrants on the four gambling facilities. State agents from the AG’s office, with support from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation, arrested at least 11 people, AL.com reported The raids Tuesday come as local law enforcement has … Continued
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See recent postsDon’t blame the kids for the racism they’re taught
What could have possessed those Hoover school kids to talk in such an awful way? I couldn’t possibly guess, but there they were on the video uploaded to social media over the weekend. A bunch of white high school kids from Hoover’s Spain Park High, sitting around drinking and discussing — in something less than … Continued
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See recent postsHoover ISIS bride should face the U.S. justice system
Hoda Muthana should face the U.S. justice system. Let’s get that out of the way right up front. The young woman from Hoover who left the country a few years ago to join the Islamic State, or ISIS, should not be granted free entry into the country again simply because she’s now realized that she … Continued
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See recent postsTommy Hanes is angry, but still wrong
Rep. Tommy Hanes is mad at facts. For real. Hanes apparently spent his Christmas vacation writing out bills to pre-file, and the submission of those bills has not brought about the gratitude from the masses that Hanes was so obviously shooting for. Instead, from APR to al.com, Hanes has been widely criticized for his pandering, … Continued
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See recent postsWhile hospitals help second trimester babies thrive, courts allow them to be butchered
A premature baby born at just 22-weeks was discharged a few months ago from the University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Mobile. In a touching video posted on AL.com, little Cullen Porter can be seen wearing a tiny black cap and gown on the way home, having “graduated” in August from the neonatal … Continued