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Let us give thanks

On October 3rd, 1863, President Lincoln issued a Proclamation on Thanksgiving establishing the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday, encouraging every American – at home and abroad – to give pause and give thanks. Thanksgiving had existed before in America. There was the First Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims and Native Americans in … Continued
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November 19, 2018

Today is the Fourth of July

Today is the day that Americans remember its founding and the men who sacrificed on the battlefields of Concord, Lexington, Bunker Hill, Quebec, Charleston, Trenton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, Yorktown, and countless more to win our nation’s independence from Great Britain. An estimated 25,000 Americans were killed in the Revolutionary … Continued
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July 4, 2018
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A message from Kay Ivey: Pander, pander, pander

A few minutes before 8 on Wednesday evening, an urgent press release from Gov. Kay Ivey hit my email inbox. Subject line: “Governor Kay Ivey responds to Mobile teacher being prevented from wearing ‘Just Pray’ shirt.” Before blacking out from the unstoppable stupidity of such an email, a realization hit me. It’s pander season. It’s … Continued
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May 3, 2018

Roby Congratulates Army on its 237th Birthday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery sent an email and video message to her constituents Wednesday to draw attention to the 237th birthday of the formation of the United States Army. Representative Roby said, “The United States Army traces its history to ten companies of riflemen that answered the … Continued
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June 14, 2012