The people's voice of reason
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December 4, 2024 - (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a statement following today's oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Skrmetti. Attorney General Marshall was at the court to support Tennessee's defense of its law imposing age restrictions on irreversible sex-change procedures. The Biden administration and the ACLU challenged the law, arguing that it violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. "Alabama is proud to he...
First light has always been my favorite time of day. It’s at that time my expectation is at its highest. Whether I’m fishing, hunting or just out, I love the possibilities and excitement the breaking day brings. It seems all game is more active during this period. Every cast is made with great expectations. Every corner of the woods is looked at with great expectations. The skies are filled with great expectations. It’s a feeling only you and I know. I wonder sometimes if that’s not what dr...
Let's face it! After this election there is a lot of tension, division and mistrust in our culture, in our communities and in our country right now. On the political front, we are so divided! More divided than I have ever witnessed in my lifetime. We negatively label each other as Democrats, Republicans, Socialists or Libertarians. We are stereotyped as liberals or conservatives or moderates. It seems we have a hard time having civil conversations about things that matter deeply to us. This...
God and Country. Unlikely young readers are familiar with this three word phrase, part of our lexicon some scores ago. Some oldsters will remember and understand when and why it was evoked. There was a time this phrase and Spirit was an integral part of our lives - perhaps even more embedded in those born and raised South of the Mason/Dixon Line. Most important… the order mattered. God ‘trumped’ all. Can’t recall a presidential election cycle where duopoly party candidates were more over de...
For those of you feeling lonely on this Christmas, I want to remind you that God left his heavenly dwelling to live a rejected life. And the Bible says that He sympathizes with our weaknesses, and He knows what it's like to not have people around him. When Jesus was on the cross, everyone left. He was fully alone. He was despising the shame on his shoulders…and that shame was your shame and that was mine. So if you feel shame or a heaviness about this past year, this Christmas, I want you to l...
“Abraham Lincoln…has almost disappeared from human knowledge. I hear of him, I read of him in eulogies and biographies, but I fail to recognize the man I knew in life.” Union General Donn Piatt You have to give credit to those who fought to prevent Southern Independence. Post-war, they seized the narrative, stated they were going to “reeducate” Southerners and created a “Righteous Cause Myth” that is still believed by many. Even into the mid-1900s, Southerners fought back as best they could bu...
I woke up this morning to the news that Donald Trump had won the presidency yet again. I will be honest. Like I stated in a previous Robservation, I am not a “Trump can never do wrong” guy and there are many things about him that I do not necessarily like. Did I vote for him? Yes. There was absolutely no way I would ever vote for Harris. No Way!! If there had been a viable alternative out there, possibly. But there wasn’t. So, at one point I am happy that Trump won (actually several point...
Yes, there was a decision handed down from the Alabama Supreme Court just a few weeks ago. The occurrence was from November of 2018, so you can see how long even a civil suit might go on. The case comes from Houston County and involves fatalities stemming from a collision between an automobile and a truck. Specifically, Raymond and Florence Trigger stopped their vehicle at their mailbox which was across the road from the driveway to their home. Raymond was driving and after checking their mail...
Alabama is a one-party, ruby red Republican state. This is a given in both state and national political races – especially presidentially, as you saw earlier this week. The proof is in the pudding. With Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s triumphant conquest of our state on Tuesday, that makes 12 straight Presidential races in which the GOP candidate has carried our state. Trump has carried Alabama by more than 60% in the last three Presidential cycles – 2016, 2020, and now 2024....
The Fact is that Donald J, Trump is the President elect. He has the chance to be the first Republican President since George H. Bush to win the popular vote. He Finds himself in a critical position, a Republican majority in Congress although somewhat narrow, and a real opportunity to make meaningful changes for America. He has the opportunity to show the world what true leadership looks like. President Trump needs to go beyond the usual political games and work towards something much bigger....
Chapter 607 of The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is located in Montgomery, AL, and it meets at the Montgomery Garage at 4035 Wallace Drive, Montgomery, AL 36116 at 1:00 on the first Monday of every month. The purpose of Chapter 607 is to ensure Vietnam Veterans are kept up to date on all the latest information necessary for their well-being including health, disability claims, recent, applicable legislation. It gives Vietnam Veterans a place to meet in fellowship with others of like minds....
Captain Jack Hawkins Jr.: Age 79 Captain Jack Hawkins, Jr. served six years in the United States Marine Corps which included combat duty in the Vietnam War. In addition, he served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. For his military service he received the following medals, awards, decorations and badges: the Bronze Star Medal "V", Purple Heart with one star, Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device,...
Lt Col Charles Bradford Stults: Age 80 Lt Col Charles B. Stults served in the U.S. Military for 26 years including four years and 10 months on active duty in the U.S. Army and 21 years in the AL Army National Guard. His active duty Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was Infantry (11B). He received the following medals, awards and decorations: Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Award (two), National Guard Achievement Medal, National Defense Service...
The 13th annual Town of Pike Road Veterans Appreciation Ceremony was held November 3, 2024 at the Pike Road Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park. Pike Road Mayor Gordon Stone served as the emcee, and the event featured the Veterans Walk of Honor, the dedication of seven new commemorative bricks installed in the floor of the Veterans Memorial, patriotic music including the National Anthem and Taps by the Capitol Sounds under the direction of John Jackson, the Presentation of the Colors, and...
US. Army Air Corps veteran, Charles E. Lynn, passed away November 1, 2024 at the age of 99. He served with the 381st Bombardment Group as a gunner in a turret in the bottom of a B17 Flying Fortress flying 35 missions for 28 months from England over Germany without injury. He stated, “The Lord blessed me and took me through WWII with no injury. I served my country. I would do it again.” His article was published in the April 2019 issue of the AL Gazette....
Captain Joan E. Ford: Age 91 Captain Joan E. Ford served eight years on active duty in the U.S, Air Force Reserve. Her Air Force Specialty (AFSC) was Nurse serving as a Nurse General, Nurse Psychiatric and Charge Nurse. She received the following medals, awards, decorations and ribbons: Air Force Longevity Service Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Air Force Good Conduct Ribbon. Captain Ford was born August 9, 1933 at Washington, D.C. to her parents, William A. King and Elizabeth C....
One of the most forgotten sins of the Bible is looking back on your past. Did you know that it is actually a sin? Jesus says that He doesn't want you looking back anymore. He tells us the story of Lot, his wife, and two daughter. God was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah and God sent two angels of the Lord to rescue them. God only gave them one instruction. Don't look back. That was the only instruction. The life as they knew it was burning down. The Bible says that they came out but Lot’s w...
For a communist country, it was strange to have an unsanctioned gathering of a million people, but 40 years ago in Poland, the funeral of a simple parish priest brought the nation to a halt to pay their last respects. Father Jerzy Popiełuszko was not known as a great scholar or a powerful intellectual. In fact, he barely made the grades to graduate from seminary, but Popiełuszko was a man of the people, and he spoke to them in unadorned, persuasive sermons, chiseling a significant crack in P...
November 8, 2024 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 11 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of State, regarding the elimination of Hamas. The Senators request that the agencies: 1. Immediately freeze the assets of Hamas officials living in Qatar. 2. Extradite several senior Hamas officials currently r...
November 8, 2020 – MONTGOMERY, AL. - We have got another week of Southeastern Conference action this week. Auburn has the week off. Alabama goes to Baton Rouge to play Louisiana State University in a game that will be an elimination game for playoff contention. Florida at Texas Alabama at LSU Georgia at Ole Mis South Carolina at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at Tennessee Oklahoma at Missouri The Alabama Gazette panel includes Brandon Moseley, Luisa Reyes, Perry O. Hooper Jr., Sam Adams, C...
November 8, 2024 - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) will host three public meetings to discuss potential regulation changes and the status of several saltwater species. The meetings will take place in November and December and are open to the public. Topics for discussion include: Retention of bag limits by captain and crew of Alabama commercial party boats Remove allowance for oversized red drum Tripletail and sheepshead...
November 8, 2024–Have you felt the 2016 vibe these last three days? No, those flashbacks are not your PTSD acting up. The Left are collectively melting down harder than they did in 2016, and it’s even more hilarious now than it was back then. There are a number of things that are virtually identical, of course—the celebrities threatening to leave the country, for instance—but the Left turned it up to eleven and twisted off the knob this time around. Eight years ago we laughed as the special...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (NOV 7, 2024) – Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones will deliver the keynote address for the 2024 Conference on the Common Read, hosted by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), on Friday, Nov. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Morton Hall Room 145 on the UAH campus. The event is open to the public free of charge. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System. Jones will talk about the power of poetry and storytelling in the construction of identity, community and shared h...
Customer loyalty is declining—but ironically, some consumers are showing brand devotion by shelling out annual fees. In the early days of retail, customer loyalty was secured the old-fashioned way: through high-quality products, reasonable prices, and brand recognition. But in 2024, consumers have a dizzying array of choices in a global, digital marketplace. Businesses eager to edge out the competition must get creative to attract and retain customers. One way to up the ante is through paid loya...
November 8, 2024 - Thanks to a donation by the University of South Alabama's (USA) Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order (KA), those with mobility issues will have access to an all-terrain track chair at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores. The presentation of the track chair to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (ADCNR) Alabama State Parks was held during the USA Jaguars home football game Saturday at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Bill Bennett, General Manager of The...
