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On Christmas Day, 1952, Sergeant Arthur Hullett received the news that his 22-year-old brother Ervin had been killed in Korea. They had grown up in a close-knit family, as two of eight children. The news understandably came as a shock. He realized that he’d never see his brother again. Both …

After more than a month, I’m back. I’ve been busy with all my other work lately and haven’t had time to write my thoughts down. Honestly, I still don’t have the time, but I’m going to squeeze this in anyway. I heard something yesterday that just resonated with me so much and I’m compelled to…

Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Ironically, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor was Lurleen Wallace. Kay’s first involvement in state politics was as a campaign worker for Governor Lurleen’s 1966 race for governor when Kay Ivey…

I want to paint you a mental picture. Just imagine this scenario with me. Let’s say that you worked hard, saved money, and did all that you could to establish good credit. The day comes after many years for you to build your dream home. It’s a beautiful house on a little patch of land near t…

Since Joe Biden took office, there have been more than five million illegal border crossings that we know of. That’s the entire population of Alabama. Imagine how many more have gotten through unnoticed.

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When I was a young paratrooper I was making my first jump off the ramp at the back of the aircraft as opposed to jumping out the side door. The Jumpmaster was a Green Beret Master Sergeant who did all of the usual air safety checks, gave all …

Let me start this one off by saying it is NEVER too late (or early, for that matter) to chase your dreams. I don’t care how old you are, how young you are, how incompetent you THINK you are; YOU CAN DO IT. The absolute only thing holding you …