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The University of Alabama baseball team lost to the University of Central Florida on Friday 7 to 8 in their first NCAA postseason game. The loss drops the Tide to 33 and 223 on the season. The Tide is playing in the Tallahassee regional of the NCAA baseball playoffs. This is a double elimination regional, so the Tide still has some life left. The Tide will play Stetson in an elimination game on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The game is being televised on ESPN+. Shortstop Justin Lebron had 4 hits...
Last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc. (UNITED) is investing an estimated $330 million to construct a new Birmingham Coca-Cola facility. The plant is expected to create up to 50 new jobs and ensures that the city will retain over 750 positions. "For over 120 years, Coca-Cola UNITED has been a stand-out member of Birmingham's business community, so it's wonderful to see this world-class company make a major investment to build a new headquar...
On Friday former President Donald J. Trump (R) gave a press conference the day after a New York City jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. "If they can do this to me they can do this to anyone," said President Trump. "These are bad people; I believe in many ways these are in many cases I believe sick people." In the press conference, Trump repeatedly attacked President Joseph R. Biden (D) for the chaos at the border. "They are coming in from jails and prisons and they...
On Friday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that Alabama was joining a 15-state lawsuit challenging a new rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that redefines the Affordable Care Act's prohibition against discrimination on the basis of "sex" to include "gender identity." If allowed to take effect, the new rule would mandate that medical providers perform surgeries and administer hormone drugs to both children and adults for the purpose of gender trans...
On Saturday Stetson thoroughly dominated the University of Alabama baseball team. They advanced to Sunday, by ending Alabama's season. Stetson scored 1 run in the first inning when Kyle Jones hit a home runj taking an early lead they never relinquished. Stetson added runs in the 3rd, 6th, and 7th innings. Alabama got 5 hits, but never was able to get a runner across home plate. Florida State beat UCF 5 to 2. Stetson had lost to Florida State on Friday; while Alabama lost to the University of...
On Saturday, the Birmingham Stallions defeated the Michigan Panthers 20 to 19 to wrap up the regular season at Protective Life Stadium in Birmingham. Michigan attempted a 53 yard field goal with three seconds left that would have won them the game; but missed. The Stallions improve to 9 and 1 on the season. Michigan falls to 7 and 3. Michigan had 324 yards of total offense on the day versus just 223 for the Stallions. The Stallions scored a touchdown on their first possession, on their opening p...
Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) recently announced $16,910,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in rebate funding for clean school buses in Alabama. The rebates will help schools purchase over 51 clean school buses in 10 school districts across the state. EPA's Clean School Bus program was created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will help Alabama accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and to replace older, diesel fueled school buses,...
Bloodless revolutions are the exception, not the norm. Indeed, history is replete with wars pitting various national or regional groups against one another for territory or other economic benefit. Survival of the fittest was not a theory but was a present reality for most of the history of the world, and the slogan “might makes right” was the equivalent of the rule of law in many places. Merge these ideas with the concept of the divine right of kings, and you have a formula for arbitrary gov...
Monday is a state holiday in Alabama as the state honors the legacy of the President of the Confederate States of America. State offices, county court houses, and most schools will be closed for the official state. Federal offices, post offices, and most banks will be open. Davis was inaugurated in Montgomery – the first capital of the Confederacy. The first White House of the Confederacy, where President Davis and his family lived is maintained across the street from the historic 1859 C...
On Sunday, the University of Alabama softball team lost to the University of Florida 6 to 4. The loss eliminated the ladies from the NCAA 2024 Softball World Series. The game was extended by a three-hour weather delay. Kayla Beaver got the start for the Tide; while Keagan Rothrock was the starting pitcher for Florida. The Tide took an early second inning lead when Riley Valentine batted in Bailey Dowling. Florida, however scored two runs in the third inning to take a 2 to 1 lead. Alabama tied...
The 2024 Alabama Legislative Session ended on Thursday, May 9. It has been said and properly documented that no man’s life, liberty, or property is safe when the Alabama Legislature is in session. At this point, you can all rest easy. Unfortunately, many people are unaware when the legislature is in session and what is being considered by those elected members while they are in Montgomery. According to the Constitution of the State of Alabama, the Alabama Legislature’s primary res...
Vestavia Hills, AL – [June 3, 2024] – Sojourn Counseling is proud to announce the launch of its latest initiative, the PTSD Awareness Distinctive License Plate, aimed at raising awareness and support for individuals affected by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a significant mental health concern affecting millions of individuals worldwide, often stemming from traumatic experiences such as combat, accidents, or abuse. Despite its prevalence, many still face stigma and barriers to...
On Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify before a congressional committee about the COVID-19 pandemic. In January of 2020 a new strain of coronavirus was killing people in China. By February it was in the United States, by March businesses, churches, schools, and essentially all civic life was ordered shut down by public health authorities. There was no recommended treatment for the novel virus so a vaccine was rushed through development and was being administered en masse by November. Despite...
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY H.R. 8580 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (Rep. Cole, R-OK) The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 8580, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2025 and for other purposes. Earlier this year, the Administration and members of both parties in the Congress came together to...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUN 3, 2024) – Senior engineering design students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, have created projects intended to encourage STEM outreach for middle and high school students, as well as advancing tracking technology aimed to enhance the traceability of assets such as autonomous rovers and satellites. Two recent projects include crafting Doppler Radar Guns (DRGs) simple enough to be produced by middle and high s...
On Tuesday, Moms for Liberty expressed their frustration with public officials for their slow pace at adopting reforms to remove age inappropriate sexually explicit materials from public libraries. "For months citizens of Huntsville and Madison City have been sounding the alarm about the sexual content provided to minors in the public library system and our elected officials have done nothing to protect the children of North Alabama," the group said in a statement. The group is asking for...
On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that he has joined a Nebraska-led coalition of 22 states in opposing the Biden Administration's strict new energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens. The rule is expected to increase the costs for kitchen appliances nationwide. "Biden believes the rule of law doesn't apply to his Administration, and even as our economy hangs in the balance, he is demanding we purchase new 'energy-efficient' kitchen appliances," stated...
“What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve said from the pulpit?” he asked. It was a strange question, but a pastor friend asked privately at lunch, so I felt it was fine to respond. I didn’t have to think long, and it was a word not even in scripture. I was preaching about the different postures of prayer, the point being that whether we’re standing, walking, sitting, driving or kneeling, many postures are acceptable in prayer. Two classic hymns have lines about “falling prostrate at...
