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Comprehensive sex-ed for all can improve people’s health

Last July, I spoke with Sky H., a 20-year–old who identifies as non-binary and grew up in a very conservative rural town in the Black Belt region of Alabama. In school, Sky received abstinence-only education. Sky told me there was little instruction about sexual and reproductive health besides the basics of reproduction. After years of … Continued
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August 6, 2020
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A big difference many people refuse to see

Want to see the difference between Alabama Republicans in Congress and the only Alabama Democrat in the U.S. Senate Doug Jones? It’s pretty stark. Jones is co-leader on legislation in the Senate to pass the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Reauthorization Act of 2019and the Adoption Opportunities Act of 2019 with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. Isakson is … Continued
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December 12, 2019
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Thank goodness, I’m an “outside agitator”

I guess I’m an outside agitator. Alabama politicians love to throw that phrase around. Seems like anytime somebody disagrees with one of Alabama’s horrible laws or policies or acts, the politicos throw out that line, or something like it. In defending his law to prohibit removing monuments more than 40 years old, state Sen. Gerald … Continued
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April 26, 2018
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Let’s keep our promise to those who need us most

By House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels Fifteen years ago, Alabama made a promise. Upon ending Wyatt vs. Stickney, the landmark legal decision that led to improved standards for mental health care here and across the nation, we promised to never again neglect support for mental health services. However, in the years since, we have not only fallen far short of … Continued
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March 5, 2018
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If you are a woman, you know

By Cheryl Cook Contributed Why didn’t a 14 year old girl from a small town in Alabama go to authorities with her allegations of sexual misconduct against a 32 year old District Attorney 40 years ago? If you are a woman, you know. Even forty years later, male supporters of Roy Moore are saying the … Continued
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November 14, 2017
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Declare a Revolution on Independence Day for Alabama

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Even as we celebrate our Republic’s Independence Day, it is evident that our State is in a moral crisis. Gov. Robert Bentley is running roughshod over the Constitution, the former Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, has been found guilty of 12 felony ethics violations and the State’s Chief … Continued
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July 4, 2016

Drake Sponsors Savannah Hardin Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Legislation sponsored by Dickie Drake (R) from Leeds would require Alabama citizens to report cases of child abuse or neglect to police or the Alabama Department of Human Resources.  The Bill, HB 604, is known as the Savannah Hardin Mandatory Reporting Bill. Rep. Drake said, ““ Placing added protections … Continued
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April 12, 2012