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Saraland pastor elected Southern Baptist Convention president

Saraland pastor Ed Litton's election stopped efforts by a more conservative faction to take control of the denomination.
June 16, 2021

No! To Ivey and the gang

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey lost in a landslide on Super Tuesday. So did Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh. And most members of the Alabama House and Senate. You say they weren’t on Tuesday’s ballot? Well, yes, they were. They were the big sponsors of Amendment One, the proposed constitutional amendment that would have … Continued
March 5, 2020

Amendment One puts kids first, politicians last

When Alabamians take the to the polls on Super Tuesday, they will either be concerned with the Democratic nominee for President of the United States or the Republican nominee for the United States Senate. More important to the future of Alabama is a constitutional amendment that would end our current model of a popularly elected state … Continued
March 2, 2020

Police: Alabama teen confesses to killing five family members

A 14-year-old Alabama boy has confessed to shooting and killing five family members in their home in North Alabama, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said early Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office said they responded to a shooting Monday night at about 10:30 p.m. on Ridge Road in Elkmont, Alabama, a small town of less than … Continued
September 3, 2019

Del Marsh tips his hand

Senate majority leader Del Marsh wants to control public education in Alabama.  Yep, the same guy who has shown us repeatedly that he is clueless about how schools really work, what their challenges are and how best to address them, now wants to handpick the members of the state school board. On March 3, 2020, … Continued
August 12, 2019

Commission on Higher Education focuses on making college more affordable

At the quarterly meeting for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education on Friday, Commission members focused on easing the path to college for more students by making higher education more affordable. “Student success is crucial in continuing Alabama’s economic momentum,” said Commission Executive Director Jim Purcell. Next year’s education budget, the largest in state history, … Continued
June 10, 2019

The failures of the Alabama Charter School Commission

The Alabama Charter School Commission is a mess. And that might be an insult to messes. Friday morning, the 10-member Commission, which has, apparently, full authority to approve or deny charter schools that suck millions of dollars from our already underfunded Alabama public schools, will meet with just four members in good standing. The chairman … Continued
June 7, 2019