Conservatives keep referring to Vice President Harris as a “DEI hire.” We all know what that really means. DEI hire” means the n-word. Let’s stop beating around the bush. Let’s…
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Category: Local
We Are Different Yet We Are So Much Alike
We have all heard the expression “They are all like” when we have been talking to people about voting. To some extent, this is true, yet in a wider range…
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Rep. Sewell cosponsors constitutional amendment on presidential immunity
The recently proposed amendment would strip presidents of their newfound immunity surrounding official acts and ban self-pardons. By CHANCE PHILLIPS Recently, fifty House Democrats, including Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, proposed…
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Thoughts from John H Merrill: Protecting the Secret Ballot
Protecting the Secret Ballot in an Era of Transparency and Political Tension The idea of a secret ballot and keeping your vote private has been around for a long time.…
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Insights from Alabama survey exemplify necessity to amplify Black voices
By Mary Claire Wooten Black Southern Women’s Collaborative surveyed Black voters in Alabama, placing emphasis on community empowerment for change. On Tuesday, the Black Southern Women’s Collaborative shared findings from…
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Opinion | Down with the traitors, up with the stars
A sticker of Union General John T. Croxton on a Tuscaloosa street sign By Chance Phillips If they had any honor, every Congressperson who voted to reinstall the Confederate Memorial…
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Record number of hate groups were active in 2023: SPLC report
By Chance Phillips The latest SPLC annual report identified 20 hate and antigovernment extremist groups active in Alabama and hundreds of hateful incidents. On June 4, the Southern Poverty Law…
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Opinion | The price of ignorance
By Josh Moon For a long time now in Alabama, we have let ignorance be our guide. The bill has been steep. Ignorance is expensive. Just take a look around…
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15,000 workers in Alabama are paid minimum wage or below: report
The number of Alabama workers earning the minimum wage or less increased by 50 percent between 2022 and 2023. By CHANCE PHILLIPS The number of Alabama workers earning the minimum…
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Union or No Union? That Is The Question
This coming week the workers at Mercedes in Vance, Alabama will be voting on whether or not they will become a Union plant. The United Auto Workers Union is one…
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