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• What Tolerance

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  A full 19 years ago, I wrote this piece on tolerance. You will see how I describe my reactions to ever-increasing Muslim intolerance inside the United States. Although some will cry out the alarmist and utterly stupid condemnation of “Islamophobia,” reality and actual observations have nothing to do with “an irrational fear of Islam.” It has to do with what my two green eyes clearly see. Since thi...
  
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• U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Militant Tied to Deadly December Ambush in Syria

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  A senior militant leader directly linked to a December ambush that killed two American service members and an interpreter has been eliminated in a U.S. airstrike in northwest Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Saturday. The precision operation marks the latest escalation in Washington's campaign to dismantle extremist networks responsible for targeting American forces in the...
  
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• Theophany/Epiphany: Breaking 400 Years of Silence

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Some missed Thanksgiving/Christmas columns this season appreciating lack of AI content/feel reading “Think” submissions to the Gazette. Not sure how to take that... further observation of poor wordsmith skills which have grown more endearing? Certainly not my human text superior to artificial. This piece emphasizes 400 years of silence in Old Testament biblical writings; prolog to Jesus enlightenm...
  
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• The Perseverance of Achievement

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  One Hundred Fifty years ago, a small business in Pittsburgh filed for bankruptcy protection. The H.J. Heinz Company was forced to take this action when the national economy soured, its contractual obligations were over extended, and the company could not pay its debts. This public humiliation could have marked the end of the company and curtailed the entrepreneurial spirit of Mr. Heinz, but in...
  
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• Remembering John Giles: A Life of Faith, Service, and Steadfast Conviction

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  January 17, 2026 - Alabama awoke this week to the heartbreaking news that John Giles, a longtime conservative leader, advocate, and man of deep Christian faith, passed away after a lifetime devoted to service. His death leaves a profound emptiness in the communities he touched, the causes he championed, and the countless people who drew strength from his unwavering commitment to faith and...
  
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• New Year, New Chapter for your Health

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  As we enter a new year, many of us feel a renewed sense of possibility. Whether your motivation strikes on January 1st or January 31st, the new year offers something powerful: a fresh start. It's a chance to pause, reflect, and decide what you want to carry forward (and what you're ready to leave behind). Much like the trees outside, winter is a season of shedding. Trees lose their...
  
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• Mo Brooks Confirms He Will Not Run for Office in 2026

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  January 16, 2026 - Former Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL05) told Alabama Political Contributor publisher Christopher M. Peeks that he will not qualify for any public office in the 2026 election cycle. For months, Alabama's political world has been buzzing with speculation about whether former Fifth District Congressman Mo Brooks might step back into the arena. His name floated through...
  
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• Kay Ivey is a Legacy Governor

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Recently, I had several of Governor Kay Ivey’s closest friends and confidantes invite me to visit with them. Over lunch, they posed the question to me, “Do you think Governor Ivey has become a legacy governor?” My response was that she has been an outstanding governor, but I need to give some thought to the meaning of a “legacy” governor. My perception over the years was that a legacy governor lef...
  
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• Governor Kay Ivey Lays Out Agenda For Her Last Legislative Session

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  January 13, 2026 – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) delivered her ninth and final State of the State address as the Alabama Legislature opens the 2026 regular session ahead of the 2026 Republican and Democratic primaries on May 19 to elect new leadership. “My fellow Alabamians! The momentum is in our sails in Alabama – and we are not done yet!” declared Governor Ivey. “Today marks my 10th Regular Ses...
  
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• "Embrace Your Shepherd Season"

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  The story of David and Goliath is often portrayed to us as if David was a seemingly naive kid with the equivalent of a toy sling shot who was supernaturally used by God. However, these slings weren't mere toys. These were serious weapons. In fact, Hannibal the Great, the Carthaginian General known for nearly bringing Rome to its knees in the Second Punic War employed 2000 slingers and his...
  
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• Democrats Are Fielding a Full Slate Of 2026 Candidates

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  January 14, 2026 - MONTGOMERY — Alabama Democrats are entering the 2026 election cycle with one of their largest and most geographically diverse slates in more than a decade, qualifying candidates for every federal office on the ballot and dozens of state legislative, judicial, and constitutional positions. The party’s lineup includes past office holders, returning incumbents to majority minority...
  
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• Conflicting Views of America

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  “The contest is really for empire on the side of the North, and for independence on that of the South, and in this respect we recognize an exact analogy between the North and the Government of George III, and the South and the Thirteen Revolted Provinces. These opinions may be wrong but they are the general opinions of the English nation.” London Times, November 7, 1861 The modern world reflects h...
  
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• Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System Honors 85 Years of Service at Montgomery Campus

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, AL - Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System recently commemorated the 85th anniversary of its Montgomery Campus during a Dec. 15, 2025, observance honoring more than eight decades of service to Alabama's Veterans. The ceremony brought together community leaders, Veterans, and staff at the Montgomery Campus' West Campus to reflect on the facility's enduring legacy,...
  
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• Bless Yourself in 2026

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  Get Outside I recently read that the average person spends 93% of their life indoors! Wow! That is unbelievable. And sad. That means that if you live to be 100 years old, you will have spent 93 of those years indoors and only 7 years in God’s amazing and beautiful creation. God created us to be outside and to enjoy His creation. Our souls need it. Our bodies need it. Our minds need it. In the 23 P...
  
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• America's Most Dangerous Criminals

  17-01-2026 15:45 via alabamagazette.com
  
  How would we define our most dangerous criminals? Obviously they would be the ones who do the most destruction—like murder, terrorism, arson, kidnapping, chld molestation, piracy, etc. For such actions, we have strong laws and heavy penalties for people who commit them. Of these, who would be the most dangerous? Picking through the list and others not listed, the “most” might not be obvious. But w...
  
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