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Mitch PerryNovember 14, 2017

UPDATED Agriculture Commissioner and GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam denounced U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, of Alabama, following reports that he had a sexual encounter with an underage girl nearly four decades ago. “I find the accusations repulsive,” Putnam said in a statement. “I believe that for the good of the people of Alabama, Roy […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2017

In an era when it’s increasingly difficult to get fans in the stadium, it apparently isn’t so hard to get them into new rituals. Average attendance at the Football Bowl Subdivision level has dipped nearly 6 ½ percent over the last six years — from 46,632 in 2010 to 43,612 last season — and lagging student interest during the […]

Associated PressAugust 30, 2017

As cities across the country are tearing down and relocating Confederate monuments, a county in southern Alabama on Sunday unveiled a new one. Several hundred people attended a dedication ceremony for the “Unknown Alabama Confederate Soldiers” at Confederate Veterans Memorial Park in Crenshaw County, Alabama, 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Montgomery. The memorial park’s owner and developer, […]

Associated PressAugust 16, 2017

The statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the focus of an emotional debate in the state’s Republican primary election weeks before it became a flashpoint in the nation’s struggle over race. Corey Stewart, an outsider candidate for governor sometimes compared to President Donald Trump, seized on possible removal of the Confederate general’s […]

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017

A man who President Donald Trump has promoted as an authority on voter fraud was registered to vote in multiple states during the 2016 presidential election, the Associated Press has learned. Gregg Phillips, whose unsubstantiated claim that the election was marred by 3 million illegal votes was tweeted by the president, was listed on the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2017

Big time college sports makes its way to Tampa this weekend with the college football championship slated for 8 p.m. Monday evening at Raymond James Stadium. Both teams will be arriving at Tampa International Airport this afternoon, with Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney slated to headline a press conference tomorrow […]

Joe HendersonDecember 9, 2016

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Convicted murderer Ronald B. Smith reportedly coughed and heaved for 13 minutes Thursday night as the state of Alabama carried out its execution of the condemned murderer. What does this have to do with Florida? Maybe plenty. Florida has applied the death penalty with enthusiasm since it was reinstated here in 1976. The state has […]

Diane RobertsMay 3, 2016

Conservatives used to be all about lower taxes and smaller government. These days they’re all about genitals: what you do with said genitals, with whom, and where you bare them to answer the Call of Nature. The city council of Oxford, Alabama, defying both “political correctness” and the English language, declared that decent folk have […]

Diane RobertsMay 2, 2016

Conservatives used to be all about lower taxes and smaller government. These days they’re all about genitals: what you do with said genitals, with whom, and where you bare them to answer the Call of Nature. The city council of Oxford, Alabama, defying both “political correctness” and the English language, declared that decent folk have […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 27, 2016

Few things divide voters more than giving criminals the right to vote, even if they are former criminals. The issue will likely receive additional attention with the decision by Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe to use his executive power to extend voting rights to all 206,000 felons in his state. Even murderers, rapists and other […]

Tag: Alabama

Adam Putnam: Roy Moore accusations are ‘repulsive’

Social media helping college teams start new traditions

As Confederate monuments go down, Alabama puts one up

Racial politics haunt GOP in the Donald Trump era

Donald Trump’s voter fraud expert registered in 3 states

Mitch Perry Report for 1.6.16 – Big time college athletics parks in Tampa this weekend

Florida’s death penalty, a never-ending fight between state, opponents

Diane Roberts: Conservatives’ hysteria about genitals is silly and pointless

Diane Roberts: Conservatives’ hysteria about genitals is silly and pointless

Darryl Paulson: It’s time to let more felons vote in Florida