President Trump

Empowering Alabama with education opportunities

Education is an amazing tool. It can transform the lives of both the young and old. A quality education empowers the powerless and provides opportunities in otherwise bleak circumstances. It can provide a path out of poverty. I think of Abraham Lincoln, who famously walked miles to borrow books from neighboring towns and farms. Despite … Continued

Bradley Byrne

December 10, 2019

Faith, family and hard work keeps congressional candidate Jeff Coleman going

As one of the many candidates looking to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby in the Second Congressional District, APR recently spoke with Jeff Coleman, who characterizes himself as a strong conservative Republican who is about getting results. Coleman is the fifth-generation leader of a family-owned moving, storage and transportation business that was established in 1914. Coleman … Continued

Bill Britt

December 9, 2019

Opinion

Sessions in? Let the show begin

Reportedly, Jeff Sessions will announce today that he is running to regain his old Senate seat. Some close to Alabama’s former junior U.S. Senator and President Donald Trump’s former attorney general say he is running to secure his decades-old legacy. While Sessions was once a darling of the Alabama GOP, some of the shine is … Continued

Bill Britt

November 7, 2019

Opinion

Coup d’etat or Unleashing Secretariat?

America is at a crossroads, either we follow Nancy, Adam, Jerry and Chuck in their unceasing attempt to remove President Trump or we as a country participate in a historic 2020 landslide election and unleash Secretariat. Often when I write, there is an issue at the core of the discussion and I try my best … Continued

John W. Giles

October 18, 2019

Opinion

Holding their feet to the fire

With her announcement that the House will finally move toward impeachment, Nancy Pelosi has set in motion what the Democrats have wanted to do since Election Night of 2016. They will seek to remove President Trump at all costs. It is frustrating for me that Washington is focused on these partisan impeachment proceedings when there … Continued

Bradley Byrne

October 1, 2019

Opinion

Report from Washington: President Trump is right. The America First agenda works

With so many accomplishments, it is difficult to believe President Trump has been in office for less than three years. Like many of you across East Alabama, I strongly support the America First agenda. Despite what you may see on the mainstream media, the facts demonstrate President Trump’s achievements. Take the economy first. There have … Continued

Mike Rogers

September 19, 2019

Opinion

What happened to the Republican Party?

I feel bad for Rep. Martha Roby. Whenever Roby pops up on screen at one of the now-common House hearings about whatever set of laws Trump has violated this week, you can almost see the internal battle that’s taking place in Roby’s head and heart. She knows the president is an awful human who has … Continued

Josh Moon

July 25, 2019

Opinion

Education matters

President Trump had hardly taken the oath of office in January 2017 when his advisor, Kellyanne Conway, told Meet the Press about “alternative facts.” She was trying to defend press secretary Sean Spicer for disputing how many people attended the Trump inauguration. Host Chuck Todd simply told her, “Look, alternative facts are not facts. They’re … Continued

Larry Lee

March 18, 2019

Opinion

Alabama’s native son: E Pluribus Unum

All of us are called upon to lend our name for a job referral, political appointment or the endorsement of a candidate. Over time, my engagement for this kind of request is limited and almost extinct. I can count on two or three fingers those I would fall on the sword for because of their … Continued

John W. Giles

December 14, 2018

Opinion

The Emerging Conflict: U.S. Constitution vs. Sharia Law

Illegal immigration, thousands storming our southern border and President Trump pressing congress for border wall funding is grabbing the daily headlines. Americans have been on high alert since September 11, 2001, when commercial jets became weapons of mass destruction with Islamic terrorist in the cockpit killing approximately 3000 plus innocent people in New York, Virginia … Continued

John W. Giles

November 30, 2018