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The Perfect Opportunity to Repeal the Grocery Tax is Before Us; We Must Take Action Now

CONTRIBUTED BY LT. GOV. WILL ANSWORTH OPINION — For all of my adult life, politicians in Montgomery have talked about the need to remove the state sales tax from groceries, but they always find excuse after excuse that prevents them from actually doing it. The...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Commission Woes

OPINION — Dear Lee County Commission, I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits. However, I am writing to you with a concern that has been bothering me for some time. As a resident of Lee County, I’ve noticed that the commission’s lack of response on...

It’s Time to Put Fentanyl Dealers Behind Bars

Fentanyl is often added to other drugs without the user's knowledge, leading to overdoses. CONTRIBUTEDTO THE OBSERVER OPINION — I’m certain that many of you have heard about the drug fentanyl in the news these last few years — the powerful opioid similar to...

F-35 Program Could Strengthen Military, Economy

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION — Recent polling indicates that Americans' top priorities are shifting. For months, inflation and the economy have topped voters’ minds, but with recent news about Chinese spy balloons and President Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv,...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Sep 8, 2021

CONTIBUTED BY SEC. OF STATE JOHN MERRILL Earlier this month, H.R.4 was introduced by Representative Terri Sewell who represents Alabama’s 7th...

Katie Britt: Leaving People Behind in Afghanistan is Un-American

Katie Britt: Leaving People Behind in Afghanistan is Un-American

Aug 25, 2021

BY KATIE BRITT The Biden Administration has created a hotbed of national security and humanitarian disasters I’m sure like me, you’ve seen the...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Rep. Mike Rogers Expresses Concern For Safety of Americans in Afghanistan

Aug 25, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OFFICE OFREP. MIKE ROGERS On Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed...

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Aug 18, 2021

The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is taking the front page on many newspapers, media outlets and dominating the conversation at the...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Rogers: “Catastrophic And Historic Failure of Leadership by the Biden-Harris Administration”

Aug 18, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BY THEOFFICE OF MIKE ROGERS U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Alabama), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the...

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are unnecessary with available vaccines

Aug 11, 2021

By Joseph Giambrone, Auburn University professor emeritus This editorial is not intended to offend, it is a plea for an acceptance of reality...

Why Only Citizens Should Vote

Why Only Citizens Should Vote

Aug 11, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE — JOHN MERRILL Agrowing number of left-leaning political activists and thinkers are...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Lee County Commission Watch

Aug 11, 2021

This page space is purchased in response to "streamlining" Lee County Commission meetings to impede citizen input from being viewed and placed into...

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

Aug 4, 2021

Dear Fellow Alabamians, Last week the discussion of Covid vaccination burst into the news and ripped the scab right off the wound exposing the...

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