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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.
October 11, 2024

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
September 9, 2019

If 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
June 27, 2019

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
April 10, 2019

Don’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
March 5, 2019

Hoover 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
February 22, 2019

Tommy 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
January 28, 2019

While 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
January 16, 2019