By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com The highly publicized terror attacks and mass shootings over the last several years has Americans feeling increasingly on edge. While the September 11, 2001 attacks provoked many…
Category: Opinion
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama ruling
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C..— The nation’s highest court overturned an Alabama Supreme Court ruling on Monday regarding the validity of a same-sex adoption. The United States Supreme Court on…
New Threats to Public Safety, Same Tired Old Gun Debate
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com In the aftermath of every mass shooting that has occurred in recent years, Americans have found themselves embroiled in a bitter debate about our nation’s…
Climate Pact… An Act of Defiance?
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Last week, leaders from around the world began a summit on the issue of global climate change. The overall goal of the event is to strike an…
Weathering the storm
By Diego Reynoso diego@southerntorch.com It’s that time again for me. I am here at chemo doing another round of treatment. It’s a typical Monday also. I had a very bad week…
Trump: Make America Great Again, or make Hillary President?
By: Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Last week, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump made his second campaign stop in Alabama. Trump spoke for nearly an hour, reiterating his plans to “make America great again.”…
Truly thankful this Thanksgiving
By Angie Reynoso angie@southerntorch.com Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding…
Gratitude, Happiness, and America's Founding
By Sen. Greg Reed Thanksgiving is a great time for catching up with family members, watching football, and eating turkey, dressing, and pumpkin and pecan pies. The food is so good,…