July 15, 2011
As late as 20 years ago Alabama was known as the worst state in America to do business in when it came to lawsuits. We were considered a wild west…
July 08, 2011
There is a time honored maxim that says power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is a fact that the Republican Party is the dominant…
July 01, 2011
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.…
June 24, 2011
The month of June in Alabama has seen the culmination of one of the most productive legislative sessions in state history, the beginning of a…
June 17, 2011
Alabama’s most prolific and legendary politician, George Wallace, used to say there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democratic Party…
June 10, 2011
For generations we in Alabama observed the partisan gridlock in Washington as something that transpired far away in the nation’s capitol. That was…
June 03, 2011
The sensational and much anticipated gambling corruption case comes to trial this Monday in Federal Court in Montgomery. Presiding over the case will…
May 27, 2011
The last two Aprils have not been good to Alabama. On April 20, 2010, the infamous BP Deepwater oil spill disaster occurred. The massive eruption off…
May 20, 2011
Exactly 60 years ago in 1961 Alabama had nine congressmen and two U.S. senators. All eleven members of our congressional delegation were Democrats.…
May 13, 2011
Many of you have suggested that Dr. Robert Bentley and his wife Diane remind you of Guy and Helen Hunt. Although the Bentleys are more educated than…