Commentary
“Praise In Dance”
Scriptural text: 2 Samuel 6:1-5; 14-19 Introduction to the Lesson: As you may recall, the Philistines had captured the Ark of the Covenant when Samuel was a child. “The glory had departed from Israel (1 […]
Month: September 2021
Commentary
ONE WOMAN’S OPINION
Thanks to Speakin Out News and to our many dedicated readers. Hope you had a blessed, safe, happy holiday. There were many good football games last Saturday. I watched the Auburn, Alabama and Louisiana games […]
Commentary
TRUMP RALLY BOOS FROM A BASE GONE BONKERS
By Cameron Smith How do Mo Brooks (RAL) and former President Donald Trump both get booed at a Trump rally? That’s like Joe Namath getting heckled at Bryant-Denny Stadium or Bo Jackson getting the cold […]
State News
IVERMECTIN CALLS TO ALABAMA POISON CENTER HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED
By The Associated Press The Alabama Poison Information Center says it has gotten a significantly higher amount of calls regarding the use of a drug used in horses and livestock to combat COVID-19. Jody Seal, […]
Health
‘Intensely frustrated,’ Alabama’s top health officer says as morgue trailers deployed, hospitals packed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Alabama could be close to a breaking point when it comes to dealing with the surge of COVID patients, according to the state’s top health officer. In a briefing today, Dr. Scott […]
City News
North Alabama hospital has 47 COVID patients in ICU, 43 are unvaccinated
By Leada Gore Alabama is seeing an unprecedented surge in pediatric COVID cases with almost 5 times as many 5-17-year-olds diagnosed with the virus this year compared to last year. According to the Alabama Department […]
Politics
Mo Brooks: Terri Sewell’s John Lewis voting rights bill would turn elections into ‘North Korea’
By Howard Koplowitz A voting rights bill sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, and named after Alabama native, civil rights leader and late Rep. John Lewis, did not have the backing of Sewell’s state colleagues […]
Sports
Full slate dampened by one cancellation
LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor The Delta Variant strain of the COVID-19 virus has claimed its first victim of the 2021 black college football season. It was announced Monday night that because of an outbreak involving […]
Health
How Walking Can Build Up the Brain
Older men and women who walked for six months showed improvements in white matter and memory, while those who danced or did stretching exercises did not. Exercise can freshen and renovate the white matter in […]
Religion
Progressive Union Church Honors Interim Pastor Rev. Joe Stevenson
Submitted by Greg Miley, SON Staff Writer The Progressive Union Church honored Rev. Joe Stevenson and wife, Mother Doris Stevenson, on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Following the passing of Rev. Dr. Wayne Snodgrass in September […]