‘Alt-right’ escalates war against Silicon Valley, pledges to expose bias against conservatives
USA Today – Jan. 18
Far-right conservatives are escalating their campaign against Silicon Valley with a new series of volleys against the social media gatekeepers that control the flow of information in the digital age … An effort by the alt-right to create an alternative ecosystem of Internet companies has met with limited success, says George Hawley, a University of Alabama professor and author of Making Sense of the Alt-Right. “Tech companies that deny the alt-right access to their services can cause the movement serious harm,” Hawley said.
Indianapolis Star (Indiana) – Jan. 18
Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico) – Jan. 18
NorthJersey.com – Jan. 18
Jackson Sun (Tennessee) – Jan. 18
Newark Advocate (New Jersey) – Jan. 18
Farmers’ Advance – Jan. 18
Current Argus (Carlsbad, New Mexico) – Jan. 18
Hattiesburg American (Mississippi) – Jan. 18
Ithaca Journal (New York) – Jan. 18
Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee) – Jan. 18
Independent Mail (South Carolina) – Jan. 18
Cincinnati.com – Jan. 18
Citizen Times (Asheville, North Carolina) – Jan. 18
The Californian – Jan. 18
News Leader (Staunton, Virginia) – Jan. 18
Crimsonettes from Chilton County enjoy performing during championship
Clanton Advertiser – Jan. 17
Performing as a Crimsonette in the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band had been a dream for Chilton County High School graduate Anna Calhoun since her first year of high school. After making the team last fall, Calhoun, along with fellow Chilton County native Avery Wyatt, was able to perform during the Crimson Tide’s 2017 – 2018 Championship run and the Championship game itself.
Health Matters: Health Care Reform
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Jan. 17
Today, we’ll be talking about the complicated topic of health care reform. Health care reform is an area of huge debate, no question. And, it’s very complex. But, we clearly know that in the United States we spend more money than any other country, but we’re getting poorer results compared to our peer countries. Let’s listen to a conversation with Dr. Tom Weida, one of our family physicians, and our chief medical officer at University Medical Center for his insight into some of the underlying factors.
Rep. Terri Sewell congratulates University of Alabama football team from floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
C-Span – Jan. 17
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate The University of Alabama Crimson Tide on their NCAA football National Championship win against the University of Georgia Bulldogs.