October 21, 2020 – Election less than two weeks away
Our 2020 presidential election is less than two weeks away. We Americans will either elect Republican Donald Trump for another four-year term or…
October 14, 2020 – GOP Control of U.S. Senate Critical for Alabama
The 2020 race for the White House will culminate in less than three weeks on November 3rd. However, some experts are predicting the outcome will not…
October 7, 2020 – The Story of the Dixiecrats and 1948 Truman Election as President
The year 1948 was an interesting and momentous year in southern politics. World War II had just ended. The King of American politics, Franklin…
September 30, 2020 – Alabama’s Budget Year begins this Week. COVID-19 has played Havoc.
The new fiscal year begins this week for Alabama government. We have two budgets, a General Fund and an Education Budget. Both budgets have seen…
September 23, 2020 – All Politics is Local. Most of Alabama’s Mayors Races this Year.
With it being a presidential election year and an election for one of our United States Senate Seats and all of the interest that goes along with…
September 16, 2020 – The Presidential Race is Underway
Now that the national political party conventions are over and the nominees have been coronated, the battle royale for the White House is in full…
September 9, 2020 – 1960 Presidential Race Marked beginning of Television as Premier Political Medium
The 1960 Presidential Race between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy is considered by many political historians to be a landmark presidential contest.…
September 2, 2020 – Labor Day
Labor Day is upcoming on Monday. In bygone days it was the benchmark day for campaign season to start. Historically, Labor Day barbeques were…
August 26, 2020 – Legendary Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black was from Alabama
The most enduring legacy a president will have is an appointment to the United States Supreme Court. A lifetime appointment to the high tribunal is…
August 19, 2020 – We Have Six Living Past Governors. How Are They Doing?
Some of you may wonder how many past governors we have in Alabama who are still living and how they are doing. We have six living past governors.…