June 26, 2014

A recent Fortune magazine article ranks Alabama as one of the top ten states when it comes to corruption.  We were ranked number six. The rankings…


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June 19, 2014

There is an old adage that says the more things change the more they remain the same. This is certainly apropos for this year’s primary elections. On…


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June 12, 2014

The big news out of last week’s political primaries is that there was no news. The results of every race came down almost precisely as was……


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June 05, 2014

You know the results of Tuesday’s primary elections. However, my column had to go to press prior to Tuesday’s vote. Therefore, we will discuss and…


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May 29, 2014

Believe it or not we are less than one week away from the 2014 Primary Elections. The Republican and Democratic primaries are next Tuesday. The…


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May 22, 2014

My early and continuous prognostication that this would be a lackluster political season has been justified. It may very well be the least…


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May 15, 2014

In 1967 when Lurleen Wallace became governor, one of her first missions was a trip to Bryce Mental Hospital in her native Tuscaloosa. The conditions…


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May 08, 2014

The 2014 Regular Legislative Session, which ended last month, was the last of the quadrennium. It ended on the same note it began on four years ago.…


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May 01, 2014

Early on it appeared that the best political races of the year would be for legislative seats. Indeed, with this being a lackluster year for…


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April 24, 2014

A good many of you found last week’s historical column interesting. You seemed fascinated about the vast diversity regarding the folks who settled in…


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