July 12, 2023 – Annual Legislative Session Successful
The recently completed Regular Session of the Alabama legislature was a success. It began on a high note and ended positively. Why? There was…
July 5, 2023 – Political Potpourri
Even though it is not an election year, the Alabama political pot is heating up and beginning to boil as we celebrate the 4th of July, and the summer…
June 28, 2023 – Friends and Neighbors Politics
Last week I discussed young State Auditor Andrew Sorrell. Recently, when I had him on my Montgomery television show, we discussed his successful…
June 21, 2023 – Andrew Sorrell Good Start as State Auditor
Young Andrew Sorrell was sworn into office as the 41st State Auditor of Alabama in January. In the early years of Alabama statehood, the State…
June 14, 2023 – The Alabama Community College System
Sometimes overlooked and often unsung, Alabama’s community and technical colleges are on a roll. It is time they get the recognition they deserve as…
June 7, 2023 – Dr. Wayne Flynt’s, Afternoons with Harper Lee
Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous book appropriately entitled Afternoons with Harper Lee. This gem is…
May 31, 2023 – Girls State Has Had A Profound Effect on Current State Leaders
The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders for generations. It is a marvelous civic…
May 24, 2023 – Women in Alabama Politics
It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in the United States. The 19th Amendment…
May 17, 2023 – Lurleen Wallace
Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor…
May 10, 2023 – Dr. David Bronner Celebrates Fifty Years as CEO of RSA
The legendary head of the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), Dr. David Bronner, celebrates 50 years as CEO this month. When the annals of Alabama…