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I've been told on numerous occasions that I'm not the brightest apple in the bunch, but I have a hard time understanding why we should count illegal immigrants in the census that takes place every 10 years. We'll have a new census in 2020 and the Trump administration wants to add a question to the form. It's a simple question: 'Are you a citizen of the United States'. Some, mostly Democrats, have cried foul and law suits have been filed. The U.S. Supreme Court will have to make the final...
If you watch TV or surf the internet, you've seen those tear-jerking advertisements seeking donations to help save starving and cold dogs. 'For as little as $$$ a month you can help this animal find a safe home' is how most of these commercials present themselves. We're not asking you to not send money, but we are asking you to reconsider where you send your money. Paws Crossed Dog and Rescue in Brewton is working hard to find homes for stray animals, many who look just like the ones you see on those national commercials. But if you give your...
Last week, President Trump gave the State of the Union address to the nation. I can say that in all my time in Washington, this was the best State of the Union I have had the honor of attending, and it seems most Americans agree. The President’s message was clear: if we stop with the political games and focus on solutions, American Greatness knows no bounds. By supporting President Trump’s clear and bold agenda, the American people will be stronger, safer, and more prosperous. He began by charging us to choose greatness in all that we do as...
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) was the most powerful and influential political organization in Alabama for close to three decades. The late Dr. Paul Hubbert was the builder and King of this powerful organization. He became known as the King of Goat Hill. He reigned omnipotently over the Legislature. All dynasties have to end. The AEA reign began to end with Dr. Hubbert’s retirement. The choice to succeed Dr. Hubbert with Henry Mabry was devastating for the organization. Mabry’s ludicrous and foolhardy stay was the worst nightmare tha...
President Trump’s second State of the Union address was magnificent! Although not an orator, his delivery was excellent and his speech writers crafted a great speech. Of course Democrats and their henchmen in the mainstream media again trashed Trump, but a CBS poll of its viewers recorded an astonishing 76% positive reception. So tune out Democrat demagoguery, tedious media sniping, and fallacious vacuous pseudo intellectual distortions by liberal pundits; average Americans loved it! Democrats claimed it was unmemorable, complained it lacked s...
It seems that just about every week we have a story about a municipality holding public meetings to get citizens' input on how tax dollars should be spent in their respective cities or towns. Most such meetings center around 'grants' certain towns receive to address issues in those municipalities. Grant sounds good, but it's still tax money you are sending to the grant provider. Whether it comes from Washington, D.C., Montgomery or Tallahassee it's still tax money we have sent to them. In a...
Our feeling is that most people take it for granted that when they go to the grocery store they will find meat, vegetables and other items they all need to make dinner. We doubt that anybody pauses to think about how that pork chop, steak, potato, broccoli, beans or peas made it to the store. We also take it for granted there will be a blackberry pie and ice cream in the freezer section. It's kind of like putting your garbage can at the street the night before pickup; out of site, out of mind. Anthony Wiggins, Escambia County's extension...
One of the highest honors from my time in Congress has been the many interactions I’ve had with members of our nation’s armed forces and our veterans. Throughout the long history of the United States, countless Americans have served our country honorably in the military. Many made the ultimate sacrifice. There is no greater way to say “thank you” to our fighting men and women and our veterans than by ensuring they are taken care of both during and after their service, with the most up-to-date weapons systems and funding to carry out their m...
The Legislature has met for their organizational session and elected their leadership for the next four years. Both the House and Senate leadership remain essentially the same as the last quadrennium. Senator Del Marsh, R-Anniston, was elected Senate President Pro Tem. Senator Greg Reed, R-Jasper, remains Majority leader. Senator Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia continues as Rules Chairman and Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, will again be Chairman of Finance and Taxation/Education. The only new leader will be Senator Greg Albritton, R-Escambia, who...
On the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe Versus Wade making abortion legal throughout the land, the New York legislature marked the occasion by passing a state law to allow abortion right up until the moment before live birth. The abortion debate has raged since that fateful shameful day, but it seemed we at least at consensus that late term abortions were extremely brutal and unnecessary. Most states ban abortion in the third trimester when the baby is considered viable outside the womb. But once again we suddenly find...
To be honest, I didn't watch much of President Trump's State of the Union address, but I did watch some. I opted to go to the Flomaton High School gym Tuesday night because I thought I would get more entertainment there than watching the president talk, which I assume was followed by a Democratic response saying he was an idiot. By time the Democrats made their response I was either watching a re-run of the Andy Griffith Show or possibly asleep. If you are a Flomaton Hurricane fan, there was a...
Today, schools within the Escambia County (Ala.) School System open their doors to parents for conferences with teachers to visit with those who have the responsibility of educating their children. Teachers have a tough job and it only gets tougher when parents aren't involved in their children's education. For years we've heard that parent-teacher conference days were a waste of time because the only parents or guardians who ever show up are the parents and guardians of students who are doing well in the classroom. Too many times teachers don'...
As the new quadrennium crests in Alabama government, everybody looks toward a new beginning. There is a new fresh four years ahead for the newly elected leaders. They are overwhelmingly Republican. The Governor is Republican and all of the accompanying constitutional officeholders are members of the GOP. More importantly, the State Legislature, both the House and the Senate are Republicans. In fact, over two-thirds of each chamber are Republican. It is a supermajority. The cards are lining up for these leaders to leave a legacy. That legacy...
Over the last several weeks, we saw a prime example of how our government is broken. A portion of the federal government shut down, the Coast Guard went without pay as they completed their dangerous missions, and Democrat Members of Congress refused to negotiate after several efforts and deals were offered. It is clear that Congress and the federal government are broken. Something must be done to make our government operate more effectively, and I have a few ideas of how we can fix our broken system. The United States is a country wholly...
Fake news is certainly detrimental to our body politic and civil discourse, but it’s apparently also dangerous. On a recent field trip to Washington DC for the “Right To Life” march, Covington Catholic High School students from Kentucky experienced firsthand the hate and weirdness of various activist groups, but they also learned that hatred stoked by fake news is vicious and quite possibly violent. The vulgar insults hurled at them were disturbing, but the death threats resulting from the media feeding frenzy and social media lynch mob were...
Ruby Mae Davis, 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Perdido, Ala. Mrs. Davis was a native of Bay Minette who had resided in Perdido for most of her life. She was of the Catholic faith. The funeral was held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 27, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Burton officiating and Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband of 45 years, Millard Davis of Perdido; two sons, Stephen (Michelle) McDonald and Vic (Jessica) Davis, both of Bay Minette; four brothers, Ray Stewart of...
Remember the first Godfather movie that was released in 1972 that featured the cross or T with all the puppet strings? Depending on who wrote about that symbolism, most came to the conclusion that Don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando) played other mob families like puppets. Some say it had some type of religious meaning. I remember a friend of mine and I wanted to go see the Godfather. The problem was we were 14 years old and it had an R-rating which meant we had to be accompanied by an...
We all make tough decisions based on the best knowledge we can get into our brains. This past week a lot of school superintendents across the state of Alabama had to make a decision on whether or not to keep the school doors open in the wake of a possible winter storm that would drop snow and freezing rain across many portions of the state. Some closed, some did not. Turns out most of those that did close didn't have to. The weathermen and meteorologists got it wrong. But we're not going to blame them either. They based their predictions on the...
I didn't get to know John Folsom until he had retired from his education career. I moved to Brewton in 1984 and moved to Flomaton in 1989. But I heard the stories about Folsom long before I met him. Folsom died Monday in a healthcare facility in Daphne, Ala., but his legacy as a tough-love educator will be remembered forever by those who went to school under his watch. I've written a lot of stories about people who have died and the impact they left on the lives they touched. I've heard the...
Have you ever just walked up to a cop and said 'Thank you' for the job they do? Most of us haven't. A Mobile police officer was shot and killed over the weekend doing his job – protecting the people of that community. Last we read there have been about seven or eight law enforcement officers in this country killed in the line of duty in the past few months. The sad part is that when a cop gets killed, it makes the news the day he or she is killed and it may get a follow-up story on the news in the community where it happened the day they h...
I am proudly pro-life. Millions of Americans are as well. The sanctity of human life is immeasurable, and the countless Americans who feel the same way should not have their voices silenced or their opinions rebuked in the mistaken claim of freedom of choice. Since I have been in Congress, I have consistently stood up for the unborn, and I continue to stand up for life. I am proud of the hundreds of Alabamians, most of them young people, who this past weekend took a stand for life in our nation’s Capital as part of the annual March for Life. T...
Regardless of what happens in Donald Trump’s administration over the next two years, he will have a proven record of success as President especially if you are a conservative American. One of, if not the most important accomplishment of any president is the opportunity to appoint a United States Supreme Court Justice. Folks, Trump has appointed and gotten confirmed two members of the Supreme Court in two years. This is a remarkable achievement. Justices Neal Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh will have an immense impact on American laws and values f...
Around since the 1980s, the concept of “toxic masculinity” only gained any traction the last few years as the denigration of anything male became hip in pop culture. Toxic masculinity is the idea that raw manliness or man in his natural state is dangerous to society or simply toxic. The term “masculinity” used here is confusing or probably misplaced. An uncivilized man without the constraints of morality indulging his primal instincts is certainly prone to hedonism which can lead to bad behavior by misusing intrinsic aggression and natural...
It is time for the Democrat leaders in Washington to stop posturing when it comes to border security and end the government shutdown. The old expression “get the show on the road” is very apt in this situation. But, truth be told, the show is already on. There is no better way to describe the Democrat strategy right now than as a show, playing to their audience. The Democrats have lost touch with what matters to Americans outside of their bubble. They continue to play to the far-left base of their party in order to placate the loudest voi...
Preparations are being made to take the 2020 Census. This process is not just a fun game to spell out demographic changes and interesting tidbits about us as Americans. It is a very important mandate dictated by the Constitution. The number of people counted determines how many seats each state has in Congress. Thus, it is taken every 10-years. The Country has been changing, demographically, over the last decade, as it always has over the course of history. The states of California, Texas and Florida continue to grow exponentially. All...
