March 2022
Read Free Online at AlabamaLedger.com Past Time Alabama This month's Past Time Alabama recognizes one of Lake Guntersville's most anticipated events. The following pictures are from the 2019 Home Builder's Bass Tournament. The 2022 Home Builders Open Bass Tournament is set to return to Lake Guntersville on April 8. The event will be held at Guntersville's Civitan Park, located at 1500 Sunset Drive beginning with check-in at 5 a.m. The boats will launch at safe light and the weigh-in will be at 2 p.m. The cost is $150 per boat for association members and $200 per boat for non members. There will be numerous prizes, including a first place catch of $2,500. To register online visit buildersopenbass.com. If you have a picture or a story that you would like to share with us for future Past Time Features in the Alabama Ledger please contact us at 256-506-7368. (Photos by Brandon K. Pierce, Alabama Ledger) Alabama Ledger
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Delusional Biden Disappoints Opinion Column Mike Durant Candidate for US Senate I‘ve been clear on the record: Joe Biden disappoints me every day when he wakes up in the morning. Last week during his first State of the Union address, President Biden reaffirmed to the American people that he is delusional. Like the career politician that he is – Biden took credit in spite of the results of his actions. Biden’s sanctions did not deter Russian dictator Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine, nor did he properly arm Ukraine with enough weapons despite knowing for months that Russia was planning to attack. Instead, the Biden Administration famously offered Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a ride out of the country, to which this brave leader said, “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.” The heroes are not President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris, but rather Volodymer Zelenskyy, heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky and all the people in Ukraine who have stayed to defeat Russia and Vladimir Putin. Russia started a war with Ukraine because they saw from Afghanistan how weak President Biden is. They saw how Biden abandoned our European allies, left behind over 900 Americans, and gave control of Afghanistan to the Taliban. Back home, Biden’s policies aren’t faring much better, as inflation is increasing at a pace that we haven’t since 1982. The cost of food, electricity and gas have all risen, because the reckless spending polices from the Biden Administration and the Democrats who run Washington have made inflation worse. Biden has served in office since 1972 – so he remembers the Carter era. But apparently he learned nothing from it. Additionally, crime is out of control across our country. From NewYork City to right here in Birmingham, our cities are becoming less safe and violent crime is on the rise. Despite the change of tone in his address last week, Joe Biden has spent the last two years standing with the radical left who wants to “defund the police”. That’s nonsense. We need to elect leaders who will always stand with law enforcement and back the blue, not politicians who pander to the liberal extremes. It’s no secret that due to the decisions by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, we have a humanitarian crisis on our southern border. Every month, we set new records for illegal crossings at the border all because of Joe Biden’s policies of open borders, tax dollars for illegals and allowing violent gangs into our country. President Trump made it clear on day one: they’re bringing drugs and they’re bringing crime. We stop it all by building the wall. Despite all of Biden’s gibberish during the State of the Union, here’s some plain English that we can all understand. President Joe Biden has proven himself to be an incompetent leader in the White House and the State of our Union was undoubtedly much stronger under President Donald J. Trump. Now more than ever, we need to get rid of the career politicians in Washington and return to the America First agenda to restore our great country. Governor Ivey Awards $80 Million to Hospitals and Nursing Homes Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has awarded an additional $80 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to provide reimbursements for the state’s hospitals and nursing homes. This will support two grant programs of up to $40 million each, one administered by the Alabama Hospital Association and the other by the Alabama Nursing Home Association. “Alabama is showing the rest of the country that we can learn to live with this virus and move on with living our lives. As we close the door on this thing, I once again give my utmost appreciation and thanks to the medical professionals and staff in our hospitals and nursing homes across the state,” said Governor Ivey. “These men and women, no doubt, deserve our praise for getting us through this. I commend the Alabama Legislature for appropriating these dollars to continue helping our hospitals and nursing homes get back on their feet.” The $40 million designated for Alabama hospitals will be distributed by the Alabama Hospital Association on a reimbursement basis. It will be for the purpose of responding to or mitigating the covid-19 pandemic and public health emergency. The $40 million designated for Alabama nursing homes will also be distributed by the Alabama Nursing Home Association on a reimbursement basis. It will be for the purpose of responding to or mitigating the covid-19 pandemic and public health emergency. “On behalf of Alabama long-term care sector, I thank Governor Ivey, theAlabama Legislature and the Department of Finance for allocating these funds to nursing homes and their consistent support throughout the pandemic,” said Alabama Nursing Home Association President & CEO Brandon Farmer. Alabama received $2.1 million in ARPA funds, and the Alabama Legislature appropriated $80 million from Alabama’s State Fiscal Recovery Fund for these programs.
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