A song remembered, a future unwritten: what Alabama must decide next
Abroad, Alabama is a song. At home, it’s a reckoning—our test of courage, renewal, and the will to rise above apathy.
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See recent postsWrapped in flag and cross, history’s warning is knocking at America’s door
History repeats not from forgetting but from human nature, and today Alabama and America edge closer to Sinclair Lewis’s warning.
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See recent postsFrom Athens to Alabama: Will silence end our grand democratic experiment?
Over 2,500 years after Athens, America risks repeating history—while Alabama’s leaders stay silent in the face of rising threats.
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See recent postsBaird’s “impeccable record” leaves Alexander City paying more, getting less
Families in Alexander City face soaring utility bills, foul water, and failed promises while Mayor Baird touts his “impeccable record.”
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See recent postsWoody Baird’s “impeccable record”? Let’s separate fact from fiction
Woody Baird touts an “impeccable record,” but his tenure reveals stalled projects, wasted money, divisive leadership, and taxpayers left behind.
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See recent postsRFK Jr.’s war on science endangers America’s health, history, and future
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump, HHS, Vaccines, Alabama politics, Public health, UAB, COVID-19, Conspiracy theories
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See recent postsDustin Beaty’s redemption tale crumbles under records tying him to opioid supply
Beaty claims redemption from addiction, but records and investigators show he profited from fueling Walker County’s deadly opioid crisis.
Pamela Casey loans $500,000 to AG campaign, highlights prosecutorial experience
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey announced Friday that she has loaned her campaign $500,000.
September 3, 2025
Drummond leads Mobile mayoral race as Cheriogotis runoff bid draws new scrutiny
Barbara Drummond advances to Mobile runoff as questions surface over Spiro Cheriogotis’s campaign ad and his father’s 1987 conviction.
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See recent postsCongress abdicates, executive swells: Democracy teeters on the edge of collapse
The Framers warned against unchecked power. Today Congress cowers, Alabama suffers and liberty erodes as executive authority grows unchecked.