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The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 11.27.24

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 10:37


Alabama2 AL Congressmen celebrate decision by Jack Smith re: cases against TrumpKY judge issues injunction that affects state of AL and farming industryAG Marshall's office freezes Lipscomb city assets due to gambling issueState senator wants ALDOT to purchase Tuscaloosa bridge and remove tollThe Republican Party in AL gained more minority voters in 2024NationalTrump's transition team to forego use of federal services in return to WhTrump nominates Dr. Jay Battacharya to head up National Institute of HealthMissouri AG wins legal battle to uphold voter ID law in that stateA report on the Dept. of Energy shows dismal vetting process for grants/loansHarris campaign "donated" $500K to Al Sharpton's non profit to get interviewIllegal alien in VA with criminal history now arrested for rape of female hikerWalmart to dial back its DEI initiatives and policies

The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 7.10.24

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 29 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 11:50


AlabamaThe DOJ getting involved in 2014 prison inmate lawsuit out of St. Clair countySen. Tuberville calls out reckless spending in US senate by Dems & RINOSPublic records shows unusual ad buys by ALDOT with left leaning mediaState Rep. Kelvin Lawrence was arrested and charged with forgeryIllegal alien driving intoxicated has put a 6 year old in critical conditionMilitary honors performed for Willie Mays for his service in US ArmyNationalHouse speaker promotes doomed SAVE Act for election integrityAmerica First Legal takes issue to states to stop illegals from votingHouse committee report says trial against Trump was unconstitutionalRFK Jr. says family members embarrassed by Joe Biden's debateTrump at FL rally challenges Biden to another debate AND Golf game Nikki Haley officially releases her primary delegates to vote for TrumpVA governor wants schools to issue cell phone ban for studentsJury selection underway for actor Alex Baldwin and manslaughter charges

The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 7.9.24

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 38 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 13:09


AlabamaSen. Tuberville says ISIS soldiers are pouring into US from MexicoAG Marshall leads 26 states in amicus brief supporting religious freedom caseLt Gov. says Director of ALDOT is not doing a good job and should be firedGOP candidate calls Dem opponent coward for not talking about Joe BidenArab family prepares for worst with life of 2 year old found in pool last weekNationalHurricane Beryl did hit US mainland, affecting millions in Houston TXJoe Biden says he's going to be Dem nominee during call with MSNBCWH Press Secretary on the defense as reporters dig into WH visitor logRNC releases 20 platform issues that are in line with Trump's campaignFL Senator reveals the out of control spending within refugee programBoeing reaches settlement over fatal crashes of 737 planesFugitive from law is found in Iowa after lacking proper bike reflectorsArchbishop Carlos Vigano officially excommunicated from church by Pope

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
ALDOT announces no temporary lane closures for the Fourth holiday

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 2:38


(Montgomery, Ala.) – The Alabama Department of Transportation is expecting an increase in traffic volume during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend and urges travelers to prioritize safe driving. For the safety of all motorists and construction and maintenance workers, ALDOT announces no temporary lane closures will take place on Alabama interstates from Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7. Travelers are encouraged to plan ahead, allow extra travel time and remain undistracted and responsible while traveling during the holiday and throughout the summer travel season. Drivers planning their holiday travel route can find Alabama traffic and road condition...Article Link

The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 5.7.24

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 37 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 11:32


AlabamaAL's Parent's Right To Know Act goes into effect this month in public schoolsConservation group finds water samples with E. coli near Phenix CityParental group in Madison is targeted by DOJ as hate group akin to KKKFBI now involved in triple homicide in Montgomery at Hispanic businessInsurance negotiations failed between United Healthcare and Infirmary HealthCriminal  trial date is reset for 9/16 for ALDOT director John CooperNationalRNC posts disturbing video montage of Biden in Normandy, utterly lostFederal judge gives 4 months prison sentence to Trump advisor Steve BannonHouse subcommittee wants docs re: false testimony of Cassidy HutchinsonRapper Sean Combs sells off all his shares in Revolt Media in LARapper 50cent says black community identifying more with Trump after chargesVideo goes viral of black woman on reasons she will vote for "convicted felon"

The Uncle Henry Show
ALDOT Beach Cluster

The Uncle Henry Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 49:58 Transcription Available


The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
ALDOT limits road construction for Memorial Day weekend

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 2:04


(Montgomery, Ala.) – The Alabama Department of Transportation anticipates a higher than usual number of vehicles on Alabama's roadways this weekend as Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial start to the summer travel season. Drivers are advised to prepare for increased traffic and to plan for extra travel time to reach their destination. For the safety of the traveling public, construction industry workers and maintenance crews, ALDOT will have no temporary lane closures on interstates after noon on Friday, May 24 through midnight on Monday, May 27. ALDOT is asking drivers to put safety first during the heavily traveled holiday...Article Link

The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 5.13.24

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 24 sec Highlight Listen Later May 13, 2024 11:59


AlabamaBoth US Senators for AL want answers from Mexico re: 2022 Vulcan company raidDems in AL House bemoan gambling bill failure for this 2024 sessionState senator Orr says gambling push derailed other good bills from a voteState lawmaker hit by drunk driver after state legislative session endsFinal transaction on 5/23 places Beach Express Bridge in ALDOT's handsNWS says a total of 9 twisters hit TN Valley last weekNationalBiden admin seeking multiple ways to keep Israel from invading city of RafahAshley Biden's letter confirming diary is real now published by NY TimesTrump holds massive rally in blue state NJ with over 80K attendingNYC judge under investigation re: convo held before ruling against TrumpSC about to join other red states in banning transgender surgeries for minors

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
State Senator Chris Elliott talks ALDOT's purchase of the Foley Beach Express Bridge - Jeff Poor Show - April 19 2024

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 17:50


The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 2.20.24

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 12:38


Alabama4 members of House Freedom Caucus endorse Barry Moore in primary raceBill is in AL House that requires parental consent to vaccination for 19 and under7 firearm related bills in state legislative session are opposed by Bama Carry Criminal trial date for ALDOT director moved to June, to follow civil caseWeather Preparedness Tax Holiday gets underway this coming weekendNon profit founder from Pinson talks about imprisonment of Nicaraguan pastorsNationalBritish ship sunk, 2 US ships attacked by missiles from Houthi militantsMore Chinese illegal aliens spotted in CA as invasion at border continuesPolitico website publishes  report on Joe & Jim Biden's business involvement Report on Obama spy operations against Trump now involves mysterious binderStudy of  99 million vaccinated people across globe connects with adverse effects 

1819 News: The Podcast
Celebrating Two Years of Honest Journalism with 1819 News Editor-in-Chief Jeff Poor

1819 News: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 54:34


To celebrate 1819 News' 2 year anniversary Bryan and Jeff sit down to discuss the most impactful stories to date as well as giving a State of the State address. From drag queen teachers being forced into retirement and the former Speaker of the House being embroiled in a Hunter Biden style scandal with his son, 1819 News has had some hard hitting stories and they break it all down in this episode. They tackle the state of education, tax reform, prisons, and ALDOT in Alabama and discuss the fact that there is reason for hope as positive trends begin to emerge despite the many boondoggles. Overtime Segment: In this week's Overtime, Jeff Poor gives the most thorough breakdown of the Congressional Redistricting saga available. His in-depth knowledge of the subject really brings clarity to the grave injustice that has been foisted upon us. To join the fight and become an 1819 News Member and have access to all of our behind the scenes content, click here: https://1819news.com/membership

1819 News: The Podcast Video
Celebrating Two Years of Honest Journalism with 1819 News Editor-in-Chief Jeff Poor

1819 News: The Podcast Video

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 54:34


To celebrate 1819 News' 2 year anniversary Bryan and Jeff sit down to discuss the most impactful stories to date as well as giving a State of the State address. From drag queen teachers being forced into retirement and the former Speaker of the House being embroiled in a Hunter Biden style scandal with his son, 1819 News has had some hard hitting stories and they break it all down in this episode. They tackle the state of education, tax reform, prisons, and ALDOT in Alabama and discuss the fact that there is reason for hope as positive trends begin to emerge despite the many boondoggles. Overtime Segment: In this week's Overtime, Jeff Poor gives the most thorough breakdown of the Congressional Redistricting saga available. His in-depth knowledge of the subject really brings clarity to the grave injustice that has been foisted upon us. To join the fight and become an 1819 News Member and have access to all of our behind the scenes content, click here: https://1819news.com/membership

The Voice of Alabama Politics
We Love You, Jack!

The Voice of Alabama Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 27:57


The V-Team discusses the SCOTUS redistricting decision, new congressional maps, ALDOT bridge construction resumes, and a new State House proposal. Also, we remember our friend, Jack Campbell.

The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 8.14.23

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 58 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 10:48


AlabamaFederal court to start review of newly redrawn AL congressional districtsLt. Governor Ainsworth blasting ALDOT director as a "bully" in officeLockdown in place at Donaldson facility due to one inmates actionsHouston County schools to put security cameras in bathroomsTesting of aggressive bees in Mobile show they are NOT African killer beesNationalDeath toll now at 93 on island of Maui due to wildfiresFL congressman files articles of impeachment against Joe BidenBorder patrol apprehended 40 thousand illegal aliens so far in AugustFederal judge orders 3 lawyers to undergo religious liberty training

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Midday Mobile - Erica Thomas gives the latest on ALDOT Director John Cooper - July 26 2023

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 40:19


Matt & Aunie
Dixon & Vining Hour 1 (072523)

Matt & Aunie

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 35:03


Carlee Russell comes clean..."Three Things You Need to Know"...get rid of gas appliances...new ALDOT leadership may be comingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
New Coffeeville bridge work to start in 2024

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 4:17


Major highway projects for the Southwest Alabama Region of the Alabama Department of Transportation for the immediate area include the building a new four-lane highway from Thomasville to just south of Linden as part of the new West Alabama Highway project and the replacement of the Jim Folsom Bridge over the Tombigbee River on Highway 84 at Coffeeville. A public meeting was held at ALDOT's Grove Hill office June 8 to share the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) projects in the eight-county region. A handful of elected officials and interested citizens attended. Gov. Kay Ivey is backing the new route,...Article Link

The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 7.5.23

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 29 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 5:33


AlabamaBirmingham oyster bar closes after 17 yearsPrichard Alabama homicide problemBaptisms in the Marshall County JailBridge dedication to fallen officer JohnsonComplain filed against ALDOT over Birmingham highway beltline projectAthens police department chief retiringNationalMass shooting in PhiladelphiaMass shooting in Fort WorthTwitter rival Threads launching ThursdayApple reportedly cutting down production of Apple Vision Pro

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

Gulf deaths, ALDOT director, Distinguished Young Woman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Mobile Mornings - ALDOT Director John Cooper arrested and Dan and Dalton talk Ladd Peebles with Rob Holbert - June 15 2023

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 38:44


Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

ALDOT official in trouble, medical marijuana, a city council vs. its mayor, and a new Alabama baseball coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alabama's Morning News with JT
ALDOT Director John Cooper Arrested in Marshall County For Harassment - Parker Snider

Alabama's Morning News with JT

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 6:27


1819 News Parker Snider joins JT to discuss The Marshall County Sheriff's Office confirming the arrest of John Cooper, the director of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
New Pine Hill bridge project behind schedule; Hwy. 5 detour continues

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 1:13


Completion of the Moccasin Creek bridge in Pine Hill is taking longer than was planned. Highway 5 from the bridge south to Sunny South was closed to through-traffic in mid-January. The new bridge and the highway was expected to be reopened by April 15. The official ALDOT detour is via Highways 10 and 25 but most locals are using Wilcox County 27 (Old Highway 5) between Sunny South and Pine Hill. It is shorter. Now, according to Jake Bailey, assistant construction enginer with the Alabama Department of Transportation, “Due to the contractor having trouble securing materials as well as staffing...Article Link

The Dale Jackson Show
Dale discusses the "hacked" ALDOT signs that displayed racist references - 5-30-23

The Dale Jackson Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 17:27


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FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Midday Mobile - John Sharp gives an update on BCBC v ALDOT - May 2 2023

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 41:32


The Daily Detail
The Daily Detail for 2.21.23

The Daily Detail

Play Episode Play 56 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 11:39


AlabamaCongressman Moore talks about FBI profiling of traditional CatholicsTrial involving Baldwin Cty Bridge company and ALDOT to start this weekWarrior Met Coal miners notified by union to start back to workTwinkle Cavanaugh will run for re-election as president of PSCProfessor at Samford weighs in on revival there among studentsNationalJoe Biden foregoes a visit to Ohio and heads to Ukraine insteadDonald Trump criticizes Joe, will head to Ohio this WednesdayEPA director Michael Regan cancels celebrity road trip to AfricaA massive explosion at metal factory in Ohio, injures 14 workersLA sheriff has suspect in custody re: shooting death of Catholic bishopYoutube throttles Disney documentary with "age restriction" labelTucker Carlson gets security footage from January 6th from HouseCountry of Turkey gets rocked once again by 6.3 m earthquake

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Midday Mobile - John Sharp discusses the Baldwin Bridge Company lawsuit against ALDOT - February 7, 2023

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 40:01


The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
ALDOT puts focus on travel safety ahead of the holidays

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 1:50


The Alabama Department of Transportation is expecting higher than average traffic volumes on Alabama's roadways this holiday season. For the safety of the traveling public, as well as construction and maintenance workers, there will be no temporary lane closures on interstate highways from Friday, Dec. 23, at 6 a.m. to Sunday, Jan. 1, at 11:59 p.m. ALDOT urges those traveling during the Christmas and New Year's holidays to help eliminate traffic fatalities by driving safely. “We are all eager to spend time with friends and family during the holiday season, and ALDOT wants all travelers to make it to their...Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
ALDOT limits road construction for Thanksgiving holidays while urging motorists to drive safely

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 1:58


Travelers on Alabama's roadways can expect higher traffic volumes as the holiday season begins. For the safety of the traveling public, construction industry workers and maintenance crews, the Alabama Department of Transportation will have no temporary lane closures on interstates after noon Wednesday, Nov. 23 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27. Throughout the year, ALDOT limits road construction during major holidays. Emergency lane closures may be possible, depending on specific circumstances on interstates and other state roadways. “Thanksgiving is typically the most traveled holiday of the year,” said Allison Green, Drive Safe Alabama coordinator for ALDOT. “Halting road work...Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

James Robert Hickman, 86, of Grove Hill, passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 5, 2022. He was born July 18, 1936, to parents JB Hickman and Carrie V. Rollins Hickman. James married Donnie Faye Donelson and made Grove Hill their home. Mr. Hickman worked for ALDOT, and continued working for various contractors following retirement; he loved his job as an engineer, being outdoors and traveling around the state. James loved his family very much and cherished spending time with them. One of his favorite places to visit was the state of Tennessee, he and Donnie took many trips...Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
ALDOT director in Thomasville

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 0:20


Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper, right, attended an informative meeting on area highway projects in Thomasville last week. With him are Mayor Sheldon Day and County Commissioner Rhondel Rhone. See the story on the front page for information on area highways presented.Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
'West Alabama Hwy.' moving fast; C'ville river bridge, 84, not so much

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 7:20


The West Alabama Highway, as the new four-lane route from Thomasville to Moundville is dubbed, is on a fast-track schedule, Alabama Department of Transportation officials told a group of elected officials and others last week. But a new Highway 84 bridge across the Tombigbee River at Coffeeville has been delayed until 2024. That and other details on highway projects in a 10- county area that make up the Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission's coverage area were offered at the annual Rural Planning Organization meeting in Thomasville Nov. 10. ALDOT Director John Cooper was in attendance with others from the department. ALDOT engineers...Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
County Engineer Bailey resigns for ALDOT job

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 3:25


The Tuesday, Sept. 13 meeting of the Clarke County Commission was the last for County Engineer Jake Bailey. He was present for the opening of bids for materials for the Road and Bridge Department for the coming fiscal year but would be leaving later in the day. Bailey has taken a position with the Alabama Department of Transportation. He has been with the county for 13 years. He was assistant engineer and has been engineer since August 2017. The county has been without an assistant engineer for a long time and now the loss of the top person, who oversees...Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
Jackson gets $600,000 ALDOT grant for road to new pellet plant

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 2:48


Jackson has received a 0,000 Alabama Department of Transportation grant for the port road to the pellet plant that is locating at the port. Mayor Paul South said at the June 28 council meeting that equipment continues to be moved in for the industry. South reported that the splash pad behind Jackson City Hall is shut down once again for repairs. The splash pad was damaged during a recent storm, presumably by lightning. It was repaired and reopened for a few days but issues with the operating system caused it to shut down again until a new system can be...Article Link

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Midday Mobile - Jack Burrell talks with Sean about the Mobile River Bridge project after ALDOT endorsed the plan - January 10 2022

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 45:36


The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
More details on the new West Alabama Corridor route

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 3:26


The project to make a four-lane highway from Thomasville to Tuscaloosa will be a massive undertaking. To make it happen, the Alabama Department of Transportation is going to follow a plan from Chief Engineer Ed Austin. Gov. Kay Ivey and others recently participated in a groundbreaking in Linden for the new four-lane highway which will follow Highway 43 from Thomasville to just north of Linden and then Highway 69 northward to Moundville where it will connect with an existing four-laned 69. Austin and other ALDOT representatives unveiled the new map for the 80- mile project at the groundbreaking. The new...Article Link

The Dale Jackson Show
Dale, LT, Yaffee, and Prince William try to reason why ALDOT is fixing a sign mid-day causing terrible traffic on I-565 eastbound - 11-11-21

The Dale Jackson Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 4:59


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The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
Fatal accident on Hwy. 5 in Wilcox County Monday near Golden Dragon plant

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 1:23


A Birmingham truck driver was killed Monday when his tractor trailer collided with a construction vehicle that was being used for an Alabama Department of Transportation project to replace the bridge near the Highway 5 and Wilcox County Road 67 intersection. Alabama Law Enforcement Officers said the truck driver, Rodriques Dewon Cowans, 34, did not stop his 2006 Mack tractor trailer as ALDOT crews were working one of the lanes near the bridge located on Alabama Highway 5 near the 7-mile marker. The tractor trailer hit the construction vehicle driven by Maurice Rayner, 51, of Panama City, Fla., Rayner was...Article Link

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Midday Mobile - Work Zone Awareness and Take Off Your Masks - April 27 2021

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 39:19


Dr Scott Chavers with Mobile County Health Department joins Sean for their weekly Covid discussion. Skip Powe, with ALDOT, and Morris King, with Vulcan Materials, discuss Work Zone Awareness Week.

Alabama's Morning News with JT

Ty West from the Birmingham Business Journal talks about the housing market in Birmingham as well as a new ALDOT project on Hwy 280.

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
Midday Mobile - COVID update and Shane Stringer on ALDOT - April 13 2021

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 40:06


The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
Statewide cleanup all during April

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 2:44


The 2021 Statewide “Don't Drop It On Alabama” Spring Cleanup will be held the entire month of April. The cleanup is held annually and coordinated by Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State), which also coordinates and implements the Alabama Coastal Cleanup (partnership with ADCNR), the Alabama Clean Campus Program, the Alabama Adopt A Mile and Adopt A Stream programs (partnership with ALDOT) statewide. Each of these efforts are made possible through partnerships with business and industry, state associations, and state agencies that are committed to making Alabama a leader in environmental volunteerism and awareness. The “Don't Drop It On...Article Link

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
Right of way acquisition for new Coffeeville bridge to start

The Clarke County Democrat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 2:36


The on-again-off again Tombigbee River bridge project at Coffeeville appears to be on again with property owners along the proposed route being contacted about right-of-way acquisition. The Alabama Department of Transportation mailed letters dated March 1 to property owners along the U.S. Highway 84 route in Choctaw and Clarke counties. “The Alabama Department of Transportation announces that the referenced project has been scheduled for construction and that negotiations for acquisition of right of way are proposed,” the letter's opening paragraph states. The project appears to be progressing. Last fall, property owners received letters from ALDOT seeking permission to take soil...Article Link

Mountain Brook Baptist Church

Text: Hebrews 12:2-3 Series: “Seven ‘Ups’ for the New Year" You may have noticed as you’ve driven around town in the last year or so those ALDOT informational signs that are posted along local interstates and major thoroughfares. Those signs tell you if an accident has taken place or if road work is up ahead or if a child has been abducted so that you can be on the lookout. The signs tell you, given the pace of the traffic, how much time it will take you to drive from one mile marker to the next. Or, if everything is reasonably quiet on the roadways, it will offer you a reminder as to how you can make sure that things stay that way, a reminder such as one I saw the other day, which read: “Eyes Up. Phone Off. Save Lives.” If this were confession time, where we invited sinners to come forward and acknowledge their wrongdoing, I would imagine that, if more people were present, we could fill this altar with all of us who at one time or another have violated that reminder of not texting while we drive. Oh yes, in our heads we know that it’s not a good thing to do such a thing. But in our hearts we have managed to convince ourselves that such a warning is really for other people, people who can’t multitask like we can, people who are easily distracted and end up running off the road or, perhaps even worse, running into a car in front of them. Speaking of multitasking, someone has described it as one of the great myths of our postmodern age. In other words, while we may think that we are fully capable of focusing our attention on several tasks at the same time, the truth of that matter is that our attention is actually jumping back and forth between the tasks and we end up not doing any of them very well. In fact, according to software engineers, not even a computer can multitask, which is where the term came from in the first place. The computer may look like it’s running programs at the same time, but in reality, it is switching back and forth between them several thousand times per second. It just appears to us that everything is happening simultaneously (Joseph T. Hallihan, Why We Make Mistakes, p. 78). If that be true, if multitasking is a myth, then we best aim our gaze in one direction; ideally a direction that will secure our lives, especially in times when we find ourselves facing stiff challenges, challenges that distract us from the possibilities of what lies ahead, challenges that can cause us to lose control of life’s steering wheel, endangering our futures and, at least with respect to our faith, jeopardizing our eternities. That was the counsel of the writer of the book of Hebrews. An anonymous letter, the letter to the Hebrews was what students of the New Testament call a “general” epistle. Unlike Paul’s letters, which he wrote to specific churches in specific communities throughout the Roman Empire, Hebrews was written to encourage Christians across a broad region to persevere in their faith by not allowing anything or anyone to distract them from following Jesus. We call the letter “Hebrews” because of how its recipients were from a Jewish background, which explains the preponderance of references to the Old Testament sacrificial system and how that system represents Jesus as our perfect high priest, who on the cross in effect entered the Holy of Holies in the heavenly sanctuary, to reconcile us to God by making atonement for our sins in his own blood. Following Jesus is no piece of cake today, but it was especially difficult at the time this letter was written. Most Christians in the first century were poor and had no real prospects of bettering themselves, at least not materially speaking. Furthermore, they were politically powerless and therefore pushed to the margins of their prevailing culture because of how they were often viewed as threats to the Empire. It’s important that readers today understand this background of persecution so that we might appreciate why the temptation to walk away from Jesus was such a powerful one in their first century world. So, when the writer offers his readers examples as to how to endure their harsh sufferings, he digs back into his Old Testament files and lists example after example of characters, some prominent and some not, who faced overwhelming odds but did not forsake their faith. And at the conclusion of the list in the eleventh chapter, as you would expect, at the beginning of the twelfth chapter the writer offers up Jesus. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,” he says, “the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” You could write a textbook in theology on just that one verse. For example, in the first place, everything with respect our faith begins with Jesus and it ends with Jesus. Moreover, Jesus in the face of unspeakable agony and bearing the weight of the world’s sins made the choice to be joyful in the face of the cross. That is to say that Jesus made the choice to renounce everything the cross stood for in the first century world, so that far from being victimized by the cross, Jesus, in the power of God, repurposed it and reframed it into a symbol of power, authority, and victory. And then, if that’s not enough, the writer goes on. “Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary or lose heart.” That word “consider” suggests an intense concentration, a laser-type focus, not a passing glance and certainly not something we attempt while also doing other tasks. You can’t multitask your devotion to Jesus. For if you try, you will never understand what Jesus went through on the cross on your behalf and you will never appreciate how, in spite of the pain he experienced, Jesus chose to do so because of the joy that was set before him, which, as much as anything, was the joy of securing your salvation. That may be the challenge you’re faced with this morning. Like most people in our community, you’ve got a lot on your plate. There are demands and responsibilities. There are tasks you’ve got to get done and commitments you’ve got to honor. And you just feel distracted. None of these things are bad in and of themselves but when any of them causes you to be distracted from following Jesus, that’s what they become because of how they keep you from the joy that following Jesus enables you to know. I remember back in my college days being awakened early one Saturday morning by a loud banging on the door of the Baptist Student Union center where I lived during my senior year. It was a classmate of mine, and he was bleeding from a cut on his face. When I asked what had happened, he pointed across the street to where his car had run into a telephone pole, which had caused him to cut his face on the steering wheel. It was a quiet street on a beautiful Saturday morning. How does someone run his car into a telephone pole? This was of course years before cell phones. My first thought was that he was drunk even though it was early morning. But he wasn’t; he was as sober as a judge. He sheepishly explained that he had noticed a button on his shirt had somehow become unbuttoned and when he reached down to button it up, the next thing he knew, he had driven his car off the road and into the pole. “If only I had not been looking down,” he bemoaned. “If only I had kept my eyes on the road.” But he didn’t and now you know what came from it. A.E. Houseman was an English poet of the last century and was considered by many to be one of the greatest scholars of his generation. In his collection of poems, titled “Last Poems,” he has this line: “Could a man be drunk forever/With liquor, loves, or fights, Gladly should I rouse at morning/ And gladly lie down of nights. But men at whiles are sober/And think by fits and starts. And if they think, they fasten/Their hands upon their hearts” (“Last Poems,” X). In other words, where we direct our full attention, not our divided attention, will be the place where we have our hearts. Maybe that’s why the Bible speaks of repentance as changing the way you think, which in turn changes everything else – your attitude, your orientation, your focus, your heart. So, if you’ve been looking down, look up. Look up before it’s too late. Look up and fix your eyes upon Jesus. Consider him who thought only of honoring God and fastened his heart in that direction. Because when you do, the life that you save, or better I should say that life that Jesus saves for you, will most definitely be your own.

Backstory Podcast
Backstory Podcast #23 Alabama's "High-Stepper" Cannabinoid Ethics

Backstory Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 57:43


A Special Ripp Report on Catalyst, Governor Ivey's High-stepper turkeys, Medical Cannabis Bill makes it out of the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee, Bay Minette PD gets a grant for AR's (in preparation for a hypothetical), Laura Burke sues Coastal Alabama Community College over dismissal, Airbus slips tariffs, Austal sacrifices for Trump Wall, Alabama House Bill requiring vasectomy, Delta Flooding exemplifies reasons to remove coal ash, all the while SB 117 slithers through the legislature to redefine what a "landfill" is under Alabama Law (APCO), Parker Road Complaint to ALDOT, Baldwin County, and the City of Fairhope, Baldwin County Strategic Plan, Legal News, Board of Education budget inquiry, and Feb 22nd comedian and musician Whitmore Thomas will film an HBO special at the Flora-Bama Lounge.

WANI Podcast
Mayor Anders Previews January 21st City Council Meeting

WANI Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 17:27


Auburn Mayor Ron Anders previews topics to be covered at the City Council meeting. He mentions approving the resolution to authorize trash waiving fees for Trash Amnesty Month, along with contract agreements with ALDOT for Interstate 85 improvements.

Unmanned Uncovered
Never Gets Old

Unmanned Uncovered

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 35:41


This episode will uncover...J.D.'s impressive 30-year career with the Alabama DOT and how he found his way to managing a drone programUnique ways in which the Alabama DOT is utilizing drones Significant developments within the industry that are impacting the way drones are being used within DOT applicationsHow J.D. rates ALDOT's current use of drones within the stateWisdom for other states looking to build & develop their own drone programsCollaboration's role in finding success within the industrydarvillej@dot.state.al.ushttps://www.dot.state.al.us/aerweb/AlabamaUAS/UAS.html

Podcast Sok Tau
Podcast Sok Tau Presiden Untuk Indonesia

Podcast Sok Tau

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 52:12


Setelah para Dunderheads (Aruna, Rama, Aldot) kemarin menonton Debat Capres Pertama, mereka Sok sok an me~review siapa yang layak untuk jadi presiden Indonesia berikutnya, siapakah? dengerin Podcast Sok Tau.

On the Mark with D Mark Mitchell
Last Night's Auburn City Council Meeting, Coach Butch Thompson on 2019, Smitty Grider's New Position, and More

On the Mark with D Mark Mitchell

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 95:08


D Mark, Jeff, and Coach Dan Washburn preview the guests to be featured in today's show; weather forecast from D Mark; Mayor Ron Anders on the Hamilton's Hotline discusses the City of Auburn council meeting from last night: touring the library, endorsement approval for the ALDOT measured roundabout at the intersection of Farmville Road and North College, expenditure approved with the Alabama Contract Sales to add shelving to the library as well as expenditure for fire-alerting equipment for Fire Stations 4 & 5, meetings on the rezoning rural property on Wire Road near the soccer complex, approved annexations in North Auburn, and land swap on Auburn Lakes Road addressed...7th Annual Auburn Polar Plunge this weekend to support Lee County Special Olympics.Coach Butch Thompson (Auburn University Head Baseball Coach) comes in to talk about the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Convention in Birmingham that happened over the weekend, Auburn Diamond Club preseason banquet coming up on February 9th (audiamondclub.com/banquet), goals, information and stats on the team, and a preview of the 2019 Baseball Season.Coach Smitty Grider (first Head Football Coach at the new Dothan High School) calls into the Hamilton's Hotline: the process of his new position, his success so far, and the staffing (on and off season).Central High School recruits; thoughts and updates on local high school Basketball scores; Charles Kelly joining the coaching position at Alabama and what his father, Lavon Kelly, had to say about his position.Studio D discusses recent controversy in the NFL.D Mark brings up the Auburn University Men's Basketball team loss to South Carolina Gamecocks; Alabama Men's Basketball wins against Ole Miss Rebels; college Basketball rankings.What did Coach Washburn do last Friday? Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Convention in Birmingham; Bub calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to ask Coach Washburn his thoughts on the Davenport case at Charles Henderson.

BOSSMAN PRODUCTIONS
DRIVE TIME with DJ & KJ! #79

BOSSMAN PRODUCTIONS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 93:12


Episode 79  Allstar baseball and softball on tap for the weekend. Today we take some time to actually call the ALDOT on the phone live in the air and try and find out some answers to the Riverview Bridge. We have to say that the people that we spoke with were very helpful and certainly did their jobs well. We were very impressed by the effort given to help us find out some answers to the question...what happened and what is the solution?  Thanks for listening and give us a 5 star rating if you like what you hear and if not let us know what we can do better!