12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (739+ words) Marriages are down 60 percent since the "70s. Divorce rates are soaring. And the New York Times reported that more 40-year-olds are choosing to live alone than ever before. Another recent survey of U.S. high-schoolers showed that the percentage of 12th graders who have…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (295+ words) If you ever want to get an interesting " sometimes shocking " glimpse of today's culture, try reading the advice columns that populate many of the nation's newspapers. A letter to Slate's "Dear Prudence" column caught my eye today. The letter writer…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (391+ words) Stranger things continue to happen in Heflin, following the release of Season 5, Volume 2 of the Netflix series "Stranger Things." When the season trailer was released this summer, Suzanne Payne noticed that one of the show's main characters, Jim Hopper, was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (367+ words) 1819 News is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Alabama Policy Institute, which has been one of the strongest voices in the state, promoting and preserving Alabama Values for 33 years. Oversight for 1819 News is provided by a separate not-for-profit board of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (631+ words) We already recognize this reality when it comes to driving, drinking, voting, and medical consent. Yet in one of the most consequential areas of modern life " the digital world " we've quietly abandoned that principle. Today, a child can download apps…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (347+ words) Across Alabama, school districts are increasingly adopting "character education" programs meant to promote respect, responsibility, and good behavior. These programs are often referred to as SEL (social-emotional learning). The intent is understandable. Order matters. Civility matters. But behavior is not…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) The "Little Women Christmas" trend, writes Maggie Breitenmoser for Trill Magazine, is a pushback against the consumerist culture that has overtaken Christmas for decades now. Focusing on decorations like paper snowflakes and chains, it seeks to "create a feeling of…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) A talented group of middle schoolers from the Birmingham area recently formed a band and has big plans to rock and roll their way into music careers. Iron City Revival is made up of five kids aged 10 to 14. Each band…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (319+ words) When most people hear that my siblings and I graduated high school years ahead of normal, scored high on state-standardized tests, and attended top colleges and universities, they generally assume our schooling was extremely strict, long, and arduous. It makes…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (531+ words) I kept pondering this chart through the day, thinking about the many men and women who came to this country, seeking a new life, but were instead snuffed out within a matter of months, many of them likely at ages…...