FORT WORTH, Texas — It has finally come.

There were times over the last 50 years when some pro-lifers felt they would never see Roe v. Wade overturned and the right to life again recognized by government.

In the 1950s when television was in black and white as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit, causing the studio audience to laugh uproariously. How things have changed.

While some people wonder whether we’re on the brink of a second Civil War, I sometimes wonder whether we ever really finished the first one.

When Alabama lawmakers came into session in January, one of their first priorities was allocating the first half of Alabama’s $2.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. With the second half set to hit the state’s coffers soon, lawmakers should hit the pause button before spending…

In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.”

Over the last two years, tourists and vacationers have flocked to Alabama to escape unnecessary restrictions and mandates. They also traveled here in record numbers because Alabama has something for everyone.

While inflation, high gas and food prices, a falling stock market, corrosive politics and a looming recession are all causes for concern — even alarm — two recent Gallup polls reveal an erosion of foundational principles that are key to a stable and enduring society.

As they were preparing to go to the airport to visit their new grandchildren, two friends of mine were robbed recently outside their Kenwood co-op building near the University of Chicago.

“We cannot just sweep this under the rug. We need to know why it happened, who did it and people need to be held accountable for it. And I’m committed to make sure that happens.”

Congress has an opportunity to pass legislation that benefits all local citizens, businesses and even protects our democracy. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act, LJSA for short, should be included as part of any upcoming reconciliation bill that Congress is considering.

Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”

Even before the global pandemic, employers’ needs were rapidly changing as technology pushed innovation in business, workflows, and processes. The pandemic has only accelerated these changes.

Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo is hard pressed to find much sympathy or support anywhere these days.

It’s still hard to fathom the horrors reported from the mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers shot to death at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, but to me the most haunting loss was Amerie Jo Garza.

The health care needs of our state are growing and will continue to increase as underserved regions, particularly rural areas, continue to lack in basic health care services and have limited access to family doctors, local hospitals and even specialists.

FORT WORTH, Texas — It was probably inevitable that the baby formula shortage would devolve into a noxious quarrel between the breastfeeding and formula-feeding camps.

The archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has announced he will no longer allow Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive communion because of her refusal to adhere to Catholic doctrine on unborn human life. This continues a battle between Catholic politicians who claim fealty to their ch…

Remember the old days when President Bill Clinton brought a temporary calm to the raging abortion debate by declaring the ultra-controversial procedure should be “safe, legal and rare?”

Alabama finished fiscal year 2021 with 5,960 children in foster care, the lowest year-end total since 2016. As of April, the amount has decreased even further to 5,830 children.

There’s something admirable in the consistency of abortion’s most ardent opponents.

Behave yourself, my Mama used to say, or you lose your toys.

After four years in the U.S. Navy and, in the decades since, a steady consumption of modern American media — books, movies, television, the internet — I assumed that I was effectively inoculated — with boosters! — from any shock that a chance encounter with the F-word might produce.

When you rank states in terms of their political leanings, places like California and New York are probably near the top of the list of liberal states. And that’s certainly true in terms of social issues.

Since I’m not a fan of their political agenda, I can’t quite bring myself to congratulate the anti-abortion movement, but I have to give them credit where it’s due.

In Alabama, it is illegal for any individual to return or mail another individual’s absentee ballot application or their absentee ballot.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Most home-school mom co-op conversations don’t delve too deeply into politics.

As with many things, propaganda can be used for good or for ill, depending on who dispenses it. During World War II, American propaganda was considered a necessary tool in the pursuit of victory in a moral cause. Germany and Japan had their own propaganda machines to advance an evil agenda.

Although it may take several months for Elon Musk to complete his purchase of Twitter, reaction to the $44 billion deal was immediate and decidedly partisan.

Today, we have the opportunity to come together as a community to truly make a positive difference for the entire Shoals.

When President Joe Biden took office last year, he had three top foreign policy priorities: to revive NATO and other alliances that President Donald Trump had savaged, to withdraw the last American troops from Afghanistan, and to compete more effectively with a newly assertive China.

An often-repeated story about W.C. Fields holds that as he approached the end of his life, a friend was surprised to find him reading a Bible.

Growing up on my family’s farm in Wilcox County, Alabama, I was a first-hand witness to many of the challenges that are faced by families who live in rural communities across the state.

A contest for the presidency between Sen. Bernie Sanders and former President Donald Trump seems highly improbable.

Americans who subscribe to “traditional values” have had to put up with a lot from the left in the name of the First Amendment. From vulgarities on TV (self-described First Amendment defenders said things like, “If you don’t like it, change the channel”), to sexual scenes in movies (“If you …

What a rollercoaster the last two years have been! The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL), along with the rest of the country, has certainly experienced this period of historical significance, and we are hopeful to be finally emerging on brighter days.

Here’s a prediction that, unfortunately, may be as inescapable as it is undesirable: The current war between Ukraine and Russia will expand into a larger shooting war that involves the United States, as well as its NATO allies.