by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 9, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
The atmosphere surrounding the Tea Party has been ruthlessly blamed. But assassination attempts and lone gunmen are not 21st century phenomena. What age-old train of thought did Jared Loughner actually express? Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was greeting constituents...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 20, 2010 | Interviews, Politics, The Washington Times Communities
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 11, 2010 – The conservative outcome of the midterm elections was a reigning topic of the Alabama Policy Institute’s Annual Dinner, which took place at the Cahaba Grand Conference center. Established in 1989, the API is “a non-partisan,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 29, 2010 | Latitude 821, Luke Historians, Politics, World Views
“Women are the last line of defense.” – Fire From the Heartland film trailer The following is a letter to Christian conservative women on the subject of the Bible and women in state government. Dear Sisters in Christ, As I write on this chilly October morning,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 22, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
What part of “acute health hazard” does BP not understand? History shows why government approval doesn’t mean much. This month Orange Beach, Ala., resident Margaret Long discovered residue of BP’s dispersant of choice – Corexit – floating by her...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 24, 2010 | Journal
Yesterday I turned twenty. Well, I can now say that the first decade of my life was spent spread across the globe, and the second decade of my life was spent in Alabama. The next decade is yet to be told. I had a great birthday. My twelve-year old sister Abigail...