Politics Articles

Inside the Statehouse Jim Preuitt

By Steve Flowers Jim Preuitt, a legendary House member, State Senator and Probate Judge of Talladega County passed away in September at age 86. Jim was one of my best legislative buddies. We came to the legislature together in 1982 and became fast friends. We became...

Inside the Statehouse Redistricting Session Underway

By Steve Flowers Every 10 years the nation has a census count. There is a reason for that dissemination of our population. The United States and concurrently the Alabama Constitution require a census to determine how many Congressional Seats each state will have. Then...

City Of Opelika to Host Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA The city of Opelika invites the public to join us on Thursday, Nov.11 as we host a Veterans Day Celebration and pause to say thank you to our veterans.  “We are honored to spend the morning with our veterans, first with breakfast...

Why Do Politicians Tell So Many Lies? Answer: Laziness and Partisanship.

By GREG MARKLEY American humorist Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Many people believe he was equating statistics with the other two — lies and damn lies. Others contend Twain meant statistics were not always as...