July 22, 2009
Those who inherit businesses from their parents are fortunate, especially if they enjoy that business or profession. The name and reputation of that…
July 15, 2009
Several of you after reading last week’s column took issue with President Obama’s appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court for political…
July 08, 2009
Author Allen Drury wrote his famous allegorical novel “Advise and Consent” in 1959. It was one of the most successful and widely read books ever…
July 01, 2009
The Alabama Legislature, as a governmental body, is thought of pretty lowly. Most states citizenry hold legislatures as a whole in low esteem, but…
June 24, 2009
As the 2009 Regular Legislative Session comes to an end, we are approaching the end of the quadrennium. It is at this point that plans are beginning…
June 17, 2009
Fuller Kimbrell is a legend in Alabama politics. He turns 100 years old this Saturday, June 20 and a party is planned for him in Tuscaloosa. Kimbrell…
June 10, 2009
On the last day of the Legislative Session I was visiting with some friends in the Senate Chambers on the seventh floor of the Statehouse. When it…
June 03, 2009
Although the marquee issues, such as the removal of sales tax from groceries, the ethics overhaul, relief for the PACT program and the adoption of…
May 27, 2009
The 2009 Legislative Session is now history. It was basically a carbon copy of the previous two of this quadrennium. It could be rated a little…
May 20, 2009
Politics never ends in Alabama. The Governor’s Race every four years is the brass ring and the speculation as to who will run and who will win starts…