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About the Economy
Friends, Today, I’d like to talk with you about the economy. Quick reminder: Trump was put into office mainly to rescue an economy that most voters thought was lousy. So…
Alabama prisoners dying at a rate four times the national average
By Jacob Holmes Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average. The Alabama Department of Corrections…
Dear Democrats
Dear Democrats: I have sat and wondered how to put into words what I am feeling. I have spoken with several of you who are also going through the emotional…
Attention!
Elon Musk now has access to a Treasury unit called the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which disburses trillions in payments each year, including Social Security checks and federal salaries. There’s…
LET ME DEAL WITH THIS CONVENIENT, SUPPOSED LOVE AFFAIR…
LET ME DEAL WITH THIS CONVENIENT, SUPPOSED LOVE AFFAIR, BETWEEN TRUMP AND BLACK MEN I’m sure by now, the world has heard how President-Elect Donald J. Trump has supposedly won…
Petition seeks to mandate body cams for AL correctional officers
Advocates for prison reform in Alabama are renewing a push to institute mandatory body cams. By Alex Jobin Advocates for prison reform in Alabama are renewing a push to institute…
NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER MONTH
By Kenneth Sullivan The Caregiver Action Network, a National Family Caregivers Association program, began promoting national recognition for family caregivers in 1994. Three years later, in 1997, President Bill Clinton…
AMERICA HAS NO PRESIDENT
By Gary Downing (I wrote this in 2017, was I wrong?) We could look at our military and never see any leader there as bad as what stands in our…
POLITICS
About the Economy
Friends, Today I’d like to talk with you about the economy. Quick reminder: Trump was put into office mainly to rescue an economy that most voters thought was lousy. So…
Child Custody Laws In Alabama May Change
For over 25 years, I spent my career in Family Law, where child custody cases were always the most difficult. When I first began my job, the law in North…
LOCAL
BLACK HISTORY PATRICIA McALPIN KIMBLE’s
GENEALOGY ACHIEVERS Many of us have ‘achievers’ (including ourselves) of whom we can proudly say, “I AM BLACK HISTORY”!!! Our ‘family trees’ usually be traced to 3 generations. I want…
Pregnant women could defer prison sentences under proposed law
By Mary Claire Wooten Alabama bill allows pregnant women to defer incarceration and provide postpartum care for 12 weeks, with probation until that date. An Alabama representative has filed a…
FAITH
The Battlefield
On the battlefield, battling daily with thoughts in my mind I soon discovered I had wasted too much valuable time. ‘No weapon formed against me shall prosper’ became my daily…
Purpose in the Pain
There are times when it feels like your heart has been stomped on, broken, betrayed, injured, battered, and bruised. In those moments, it can be so hard to feel or…
HEALTH
Surprising Signs You Might Have Lung Cancer
Lung cancer often causes coughing, wheezing, and chest pain. But other, lesser-known effects can show up in places you may not expect. Is It Lung Cancer? In its early stages, lung…
Side Effects of High Blood Pressure Meds
Any medication can cause side effects, and high blood pressure medications are no exception. Here’s what you do if you notice these reactions. Medically Reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD Any medication can…