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…
April 17, 2014
When Alabama was being settled in the early 1800’s our first settlers were diverse in their origins. Our river regions were the most desirable lands.…
April 10, 2014
Alabama has seen its share of industrial recruitment coups in the past few years. In fact, 20 years ago the landing of Mercedes was the impetus that…
April 03, 2014
The Gallup poll has come out with their ranking of the most conservative and most liberal states in America. Last year we were ranked as the most…