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…
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…
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……
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…