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  • BREAKING NEWS: A Christmas of Faith, Hope, and Renewal

    Perry O Hooper Jr|Dec 1, 2024

    As we celebrate Christmas, let us pause to reflect on the profound significance of this sacred season. It is a time of joy, a time of renewal, and a time of hope. This holiday reminds us that no matter the challenges we face, the light of God's love shines brighter than any darkness. Christmas is the story of a promise fulfilled; the birth Jesus Christ, a savior who came to bring peace to a weary world. Over 2,000 years ago, in a humble stable in Bethlehem, a child was born to remind us that no...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Humanity's Hope at Christmas

    Justice Will Sellers|Dec 1, 2024

    Seventy-five years ago, William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, an accomplishment that was significant enough, but what he said in his acceptance speech is perhaps even more significant and timeless. The dawning nuclear age of the 1940s called into question the viability of civilization and continued existence of mankind. Science was in its heyday, and the American military was on the cutting edge to achieve global hegemony. Given the might and power of the United States,...

  • BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden is (Brain) Dead

    Dr. Bill Chitwood|Dec 1, 2024

    December 23, 2024 - The Wall Street Journal's timing was nigh-perfect. Imagine you’re The Editor at a Respected News Organization (the Caps are Important!). You have an explosive report that confirms the President has been incompetent for months, if not years. It implicates many influential people in power in an active coverup of this sad state of affairs. It all but confirms what those crazy tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists have been saying—that the 2020 election was stolen to install a sen...

  • The Magi, the Monarch, and the Messiah

    Col. John Eidsmoe|Dec 1, 2024

    Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. Matthew 2:1-2 For 2,000 years, the wise men of the east have intrigued us. Who were they? From whence did they come? Whom were they seeking? And why? Could their quest have had anything to do, even in part, with the principles of law and...

  • Hunter's Pardon- Joe Biden's Ultimate Power Play to Shield Family Corruption

    Perry O Hooper Jr|Dec 1, 2024

    We are witnessing one of the most egregious abuses of presidential power in modern history. Joe Biden’s “full and unconditional” pardon of his son Hunter Biden is just the latest proof that the swamp is alive and well and must be drained. Biden has been lying about this for years, and now he's using his office to make sure his son stays untouchable, even after getting caught red-handed and pleading guilty. It is not just about the pardon itself: it's about the lies that Biden has used as cover...

  • Christmas: A Time For All, A Time For Reflection, A Time For Peace Merry Christmas, Everyone

    Robert Tate|Dec 1, 2024

    December, 1914. For over four months, Europe had been embroiled in war. What was initially conceived to be a quick conflict had become a stalemate unlike anything the world had yet seen. With the advent of newer, deadlier weapons of war, the word slaughter had been redefined to accommodate the new world of mass killing. In the first Battle of Ypres, a.k.a. Bloody Flanders, the month-long battle that had just ended on 22 November, saw over 290,000 total casualties on both sides to include, 19,530...

  • Big Mules Ain't All Bad

    Steve Flowers|Dec 1, 2024

    Our legendary governor of the 1940’s and 1950’s was the giant, cartoonish, character James E. “Big Jim” Folsom. Ole Big Jim ran against the big businesses of Birmingham – big banks, utilities, and U.S. Steel – and labeled them the “Big Mules.” He campaigned on the back of a flatbed truck in every hamlet in the state. He would dance and sing with his band, the Strawberry Pickers, and rail against the Big Mules of Birmingham and the Big Planters of the Black Belt. George Wallace came onto the s...

  • DECEMBER MONTHLY COLUMN: Alabama Day

    Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator|Dec 1, 2024

    7 years ago, our great state was admitted as the 22nd state in the United States. On this 205th birthday, also called "Alabama Day," I wanted to take time to brag on a few highlights of Alabama's 205 years. On December 14, 1819, Alabama was officially named a state during a constitutional convention held to organize the state government under the first Governor of Alabama, William Wyatt Bibb. President James Monroe then signed Alabama into official statehood. After making some rounds across...

  • English Oppression in Lee County

    John Sophocleus|Dec 1, 2024

    December 10, 2024 - OPELIKA, AL - The East Alabama Examiner was first to break the Election Day story on yet another 1st Amendment civil right violation in Lee County [https://www.eaexaminer.com/post/auburn-based-independent-news-channel-exposes-the-election-day-tyranny-of-judge-english] on November 5, 2024. This recent embarrassing event indicates Lee County Probate Judge Bill English failed to provide rudimentary instruction to Lee County Poll Workers, specifically Chief Poll Inspector Sharon...

  • Rear Admiral William Kent Davis: Hero for Alabama Veterans

    Martha Poole Simmons|Dec 1, 2024

    Rear Admiral Kent Davis USN Retired, is a hero to approximately 400,000 veterans and their families within AL. He served successfully as Commissioner of the AL Department of Veterans Affairs for almost six years from February 2019 until October when AL Governor fired him after Davis filed an ethics complaint regarding a dispute over handling of federal grants offered through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. This appears to be unjustified because the AL State Board of Veterans Affairs...

  • With Skrmetti Before SCOTUS, Have We Reached Peak Trans?

    Dr. Bill Chitwood|Dec 1, 2024

    December 9, 2024–Last week’s SCOTUS oral arguments in United States v Skrmetti (the case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-altering therapies for minors) have people wondering if we’ve reached Peak Trans, and the answer is…no. Not yet, at least. While the Court seems to be leaning towards upholding the Tennessee law, the Justices aren’t expected to rule until next June. The federal government claims that denying transgender minors gender-affirming care violates the equal protection...

  • Why Senate Republicans Must Confirm President Trump's Nominations

    Perry O Hooper Jr|Dec 1, 2024

    In politics, as in football, success hinges on assembling the right team and executing a winning strategy. For President Donald Trump, who was elected with a mandate to deliver bold, transformative change, his nominations for key positions are not mere formalities-they are essential players in his game plan. It is incumbent upon every Republican in the Senate to confirm these nominations, ensuring that the president can hit the ground running to implement the agenda Americans overwhelmingly...

  • In the Daniel Penny Case, The Damage Has Already Been Done

    Dr. Bill Chitwood|Dec 1, 2024

    December 7, 2024–Regardless of what happens next in the Daniel Penny case, the damage has already been done. The message has gone out to all men, especially White men, and it’s been received: Do nothing. Don’t step up or step in. Do NOT intervene. Do NOT get involved. Regardless of the situation, you will be held at fault. Your life will be destroyed. You will be charged, prosecuted and sued. It’s just not worth it. Better to stand back, better still to ignore the situation completely until y...

  • The 70th Anniversary of the Movie "White Christmas"

    Luisa Reyes|Dec 1, 2024

    This year marks the 70th anniversary of "White Christmas", the movie musical based on Irving Berlin's classic popular Christmas melody of the same name. And in the spirit of the Christmas season, many movie theaters are offering showings of the 1954 film on the big screen on December 15th, 16th, and 17th. Being a post-World War II musical, the plot centers around two soldiers portrayed by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye who became a song and dance duo after the war's end. After an old army buddy...

  • "The Honeycomb Chronicles" A Podcast Review

    Luisa Reyes|Dec 1, 2024

    Estimates state that there are 546 million listeners to podcasts worldwide. With there being over six million podcasts in the world. And that in the US, 47% of the population twelve and up listen to a podcast at least once a month. In an effort to reach some of the listeners in this popular digital audio file market, the Moody Bible Institute has developed a faith filled audio drama aimed at kids ages 8 to 13 in their podcast, "The Honeycomb Chronicles". With the purpose of "The Honeycomb...

  • ABC Settles Trump Defamation Suit-Who's Next?

    Dr. Bill Chitwood|Dec 1, 2024

    December 16, 2024–ABC News has settled President-elect Trump’s defamation suit against them. Now, who’s next? The Judge in the original case? Liberal social influencers? Other media outlets? Zillions of Democrats who were desperate to parrot the talking point that Trump was a “convicted rapist?” FYI: he’s neither, according to New York law and a New York jury. Here’s what happened: on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024, host George Stephanopoulos Was interviewing Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S...

  • Mayor Oakley Plays In The Christmas Recital

    Luisa Reyes|Dec 1, 2024

    December 18, 2024 - CENTREVILLE, AL - Donning a stylish red velveteen suit jacket, Mayor Mike Oakley of Centreville rushed from his city council meeting on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 to join The Studio in their annual Christmas piano recital at the Four Points Baptist Church. As Mayor Oakley explained to those in attendance, when he was a young lad, there was a phenomenal piano teacher in the area named Miss Ruby who lived on Antioch Road. She would even go to people's houses to teach piano....

  • Brother Chette: A Legacy of Love, Redemption, and Service to Auburn

    Perry O Hooper Jr|Dec 1, 2024

    Chette Williams was a man of unwavering faith, steadfast love, and immeasurableimpact. His passing during this sacred season, when we celebrate the birth of Christ, is a profound reminder of the hope and promise of eternity that Chette devoted his life to sharing. Chette's story began long before his time as Auburn's beloved Team Chaplain. He played football for Auburn under the legendary Coach Pat Dye, where he learned firsthand the values of hard work, perseverance, and brotherhood that...

  • Shut It Down! And Look Up…

    Dr. Bill Chitwood|Dec 1, 2024

    December 20, 2024–Thursday afternoon Speaker Mike Johnson’s Plan B Continuing Resolution, leaving us facing the very real possibility of a government shutdown. *yawn* Seriously, Johnson’s Plan B spending bill going down in flames didn’t even make my top 5 most interesting things that happened Thursday. The Senate passed the (always horrible) NDAA, which stripped out federal funding for transgender care for dependents of military personnel. It looks like “Lady G” Lindsey Graham is going to be...

  • Election Anxiety: No Jesus, No Peace

    John Sophocleus|Nov 1, 2024

    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...

  • "God is Near"

    Trisston Wright Burrows|Nov 1, 2024

    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...

  • The Apotheosis of Abraham Lincoln

    John M Taylor|Nov 1, 2024

    “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...

  • Trump Wins! Clean Up in Aisles 1-10

    Robert Tate|Nov 1, 2024

    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...

  • Is There A Recent Interesting Alabama Legal Case?

    Ron Holtsford|Nov 1, 2024

    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 State

    Steve Flowers|Nov 1, 2024

    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....

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