Annual Legislative Session Successful OPINION — The recently completed Regular Session of the Alabama legislature was a success. It began on a high...
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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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Friends and Neighbors Politics OPINION — Last week I discussed young State Auditor Andrew Sorrell. Recently, when I had him on my Montgomery...
Inside the Statehouse: Andrew Sorrell Good Start as State Auditor
OPINION — Young Andrew Sorrell was sworn into office as the 41st state auditor of Alabama in January. In the early years of Alabama statehood, the...
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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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Dr. Wayne Flynt’s, 'Afternoons with Harper Lee' OPINION — Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous...
Inside The Statehouse: Girls State’s Profound Effect on Current State Leaders
BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders...
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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...
Inside the Statehouse: Lurleen Wallace
OPINION — Gov. Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Ironically, Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be...