By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In 1976, I helped elect a political neophyte, a pharmacist, become Rhode Island treasurer. His opponent was in office 30 years, which he attributed to attending “wakes and weddings” for decades. He seldom if ever used TV ads. He would learn...

By GREG MARKLEY OPINION –– With the advent of popular Food Truck Fridays in Opelika, and with Auburn also having such events, I think about my college job. It featured a colorful mayor, a wise mentor and a much-loved food truck dating back to 1888. The politician, the...

By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — This is a follow-up to the April 8 column about changes in lives and election predictions that either wreck one’s plans or open new doors of opportunity. This is sometimes called the vicissitudes of time, relating to “circumstances or...

By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — As a political writer or as a student of politics, I have observed political candidates in the last few weeks of a campaign, and especially on election days. The excitement and self-doubt is best explained by a quote of Yogi Berra, former...