February 28, 2013
The 1960’s was a tumultuous time in southern politics. Race, segregation and voting rights were the paramount issues. George Wallace came on the…
February 21, 2013
It is amazing how fast a year flies by, especially the older you get. This week marks the end of the first one-fifth of 2013. There are a potpourri…
February 14, 2012
The 2013 legislative session kicked off last week. There is an old saying that nobody’s life, liberty or property is safe when the legislature is in…
February 07, 2013
The 2013 regular legislative session begins this week. There are a myriad of issues that must be dealt with during their four month journey. The most…
January 31, 2013
The state is now two months into the 2013 fiscal year. This is the year that all financial experts pointed to as the year of reckoning. It was…
January 24, 2013
A cornucopia of significant political events occurred during the closing month of the year that may very well have slipped under the radar screen.…
January 17, 2013
The year 2012 did not come to an end with a whimper when it comes to newsworthy happenings. A number of significant events occurred in December.…
January 10, 2013
During the 2012 elections, Republicans denounced the President’s Affordable Care Act as pure socialism. They proclaimed that they were going to…
January 03, 2013
As we begin the New Year, let us take one last look back at the 2012 presidential year in Alabama politics. Our forefathers must have been…
December 27, 2012
As the end of the year approaches the story of the year has to be the state of the economy. Therefore, the political story of the year has to the sad…