October 12, 2005
Upon Lurleen Wallace’s death in May of 1968, Lt. Governor Albert Brewer moved up to Governor. Brewer was no novice to state government. He came to…
October 05, 2005
After Ryan de Graffenreid’s plane crash and death in February of 1966 the Governor’s race was wide open. De Graffenreid would have been Governor in a…
September 28, 2005
If race was a major issue in 1958, being the racist candidate in 1962 was the only way to be elected Governor. With this issue in hand and Wallace’s…
September 21, 2005
The 1962 Governor’s Race really began in 1958. The Governor’s chair and the race for it was the big show in Alabama politics in that era. Being a…
September 14, 2005
When talk turns to politics in Alabama it usually leads to the Governor’s race. It does not matter if the Governor’s race is four years away,…
September 07, 2005
As a young boy I would go down to the county courthouse and talk politics with my Probate Judge. He was a crusty old fellow and a veteran politician.…
August 31, 2005
With Labor Day approaching it signifies that the long hot summer will soon be coming to an end. It seems that the summers are getting hotter and…
August 25, 2005
The recently completed Special Session of the Legislature saw the swift passage of the General Fund Budget which was a necessity due to the State’s…
August 17, 2005
A good many studies, policy institutes, and editorialists lament the fact that not many women hold political office, especially statewide office.…
August 10, 2005
Just like the proverbial argument of which came first the chicken or the egg, there is a perennial political argument that begs the question which is…