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Steve Flowers Articles

Sen. Katie Britt’samazing first year

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — As Christmas approaches, Alabama’s Sen. Katie Britt prepares to mark one year in office. Those of us who have known her since before she was elected to the Senate knew she would be successful, but we could not have imagined the...
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The legend ofSen. John Sparkman

OPINION — In my 2015 book, Of Goats and Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories, I have a chapter entitled “Alabama’s Three Greatest Senators.” I chronicle the lives and accomplishments of Richard Shelby, Lister Hill and John Sparkman. Last week...
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Inside the Statehouse

Lister Hill, a great Alabama senator OPINION— We had a very dist-inguished congressional delegation from Alabama during the 30-year span of 1934-1964. The congressmen from the Heart of Dixie appeared to be born to serve in congress. Their pedigrees were all similar....
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Inside the Statehouse: Career politicians – Good or bad?

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION— In recent years, candidates for political office have lambasted, run against and proclaimed that they were not career politicians. Every television ad for someone who has never held office has proudly stated that they are not career...
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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jul 5, 2023

Political Potpourri  Opinion — Even though it is not an election year, the Alabama political pot is heating up and beginning to boil as we...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jun 28, 2023

Friends and Neighbors Politics OPINION — Last week I discussed young State Auditor Andrew Sorrell.  Recently, when I had him on my Montgomery...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jun 14, 2023

The Alabama Community College System OPINION — Sometimes overlooked and often unsung, Alabama’s community and technical colleges are on a roll. It...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jun 7, 2023

Dr. Wayne Flynt’s, 'Afternoons with Harper Lee' OPINION —  Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

May 24, 2023

Women in Alabama Politics OPINION — It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in...

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