July 19, 2023 – If Alabama Loses Space Command, It Is Because We Lost Shelby

Make no mistake about it, the decision as to where the heralded National Space Command Headquarters will be located is political.  If you think…


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July 12, 2023 – Annual Legislative Session Successful

The recently completed Regular Session of the Alabama legislature was a success.  It began on a high note and ended positively.  Why?  There was…


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July 5, 2023 – Political Potpourri

Even though it is not an election year, the Alabama political pot is heating up and beginning to boil as we celebrate the 4th of July, and the summer…


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June 28, 2023 – Friends and Neighbors Politics

Last week I discussed young State Auditor Andrew Sorrell.  Recently, when I had him on my Montgomery television show, we discussed his successful…


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June 21, 2023 – Andrew Sorrell Good Start as State Auditor

Young Andrew Sorrell was sworn into office as the 41st State Auditor of Alabama in January. In the early years of Alabama statehood, the State…


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June 14, 2023 – The Alabama Community College System

Sometimes overlooked and often unsung, Alabama’s community and technical colleges are on a roll. It is time they get the recognition they deserve as…


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June 7, 2023 – Dr. Wayne Flynt’s, Afternoons with Harper Lee

Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous book appropriately entitled Afternoons with Harper Lee.  This gem is…


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May 31, 2023 – Girls State Has Had A Profound Effect on Current State Leaders

The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders for generations.  It is a marvelous civic…


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May 24, 2023 – Women in Alabama Politics

It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in the United States.  The 19th Amendment…


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May 17, 2023 – Lurleen Wallace

Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor…


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