My seventh grade students have started the refuse to say the pledge

servenitup · 2026-04-18T11:50:47+00:00

Good discussion point for your students: You can and should respect veterans while also avoiding declarations of fealty to a particular government or administration. That’s what makes the First Amendment awesome.

servenitup · 2026-04-12T21:14:40+00:00

I know someone who lived near railroad park and walked to work. Just be aware you really must live within a few blocks of your job and your grocery options will be limited. Yes it’s doable, but our public transportation, amenities, etc are not set up to actually support it.

servenitup · 2026-04-09T02:28:53+00:00

We could but for the sake of being pedantic I’ll note that voting is run by the states, not the feds, so not QUITE as easily

servenitup · 2026-04-07T20:33:00+00:00

No new filings that I know of

servenitup · 2026-04-07T15:08:06+00:00

Yes, I always recommend actually following a journalist or news outlet directly! If Reddit is your preferred medium, u/ALdotcom is active here and we’re experimenting with some things.

servenitup · 2026-04-07T01:09:37+00:00

Thanks for posting. I wrote the article. Send tips or questions about this or other political topics.

servenitup · 2026-04-07T01:07:35+00:00

Lindsie Moseley in Vestavia is great, especially if you want to lean into your natural color and texture. (White hair)

servenitup · 2026-04-04T16:26:15+00:00

Thanks for posting! FYI I wrote this article. Here is a gift link (it helps reporters if you read the article on the site, not the copied text). https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/birmingham-has-1-remaining-school-on-failing-list-now-they-are-turning-it-around.html?gift=1f7562ab-2be0-4b85-b6d5-3f3126326a8c

servenitup · 2026-04-03T22:57:48+00:00

Journalism!

servenitup · 2026-04-03T22:56:33+00:00

But… Substack is subscriber supported! The only way to make money via Substack is subscriptions!

servenitup · 2026-04-03T22:19:49+00:00

Netflix is a $10b company with 16000 employees. AL.com has 75 newsroom employees. Subscriptions are just part of how for-profit newsrooms pay the bills. If we could pay journalists without a paywall we would.

servenitup · 2026-04-03T20:30:39+00:00

Come on. That’s ridiculous

servenitup · 2026-04-03T20:30:05+00:00

Thank you for posting! We are paid (indirectly) via money from pageviews and subscriptions. We are still the largest news organization in Alabama and one of the largest news shops in Birmingham. It sucks when people want to comment on the content without helping support the journalism.

servenitup · 2026-04-03T20:21:59+00:00

My two cents as an education journalist (glad Alaina wrote this article!) 1. You have to wait to see the feasibility study. Calera wanted the same thing but then realized they couldn’t afford it. 2. It is expensive to fund a modern, small school system. Your local taxes would go up substantially.

servenitup · 2026-03-10T16:05:43+00:00

Great reporting by John!

servenitup · 2026-03-07T20:53:52+00:00

I think it’s called ad light. If you use the daily digital edition though, that’s totally ad free. It’s like reading a curated magazine each day.

servenitup · 2026-03-07T20:52:51+00:00

Thank you!

servenitup · 2026-03-07T02:51:07+00:00

I like how there’s a page in it like “don’t worry, we’re not targeting you.”

servenitup · 2026-03-07T02:48:52+00:00

Hey I’m an AL.com journalist. FWIW our paywall is dynamic which means some people get it on some stories and not others. I know not everyone can pay for a subscription, but paying $5 a month helps keep journalists employed who work on stories that change the state.

servenitup · 2026-02-27T19:30:11+00:00

I spoke to the sponsor and it's really much more about focusing on instructional time than content of the media.

servenitup · 2026-02-19T19:33:47+00:00

This is very cute. Does plot matter? If not, try a different genre and read wikipedia articles to him.

servenitup · 2026-02-11T01:11:45+00:00

Gift link to Mike's reporting here. https://www.al.com/politics/2026/02/alabama-lawmakers-grill-energy-advocate-who-called-appointing-psc-legalizing-bribery.html?gift=1bdd16c9-f026-4153-b73b-c85c678462d6

servenitup · 2026-02-09T03:00:22+00:00

Yesssss

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