April 20, 2005
The early jockeying for position has already begun in earnest for the 2006 Governor’s Race. It is none too soon, as qualifying will be well under way…
April 06, 2005
In every Legislative Session there arises a surprise or sleeper issue which surfaces as a major headline grabber almost out of the blue. This year is…
March 30, 2005
The legislative session is at the midway point and it has started out as a halfway decent session. There has been some good and some bad. The bad…
March 23, 2005
My fellow editorialists in the state have had a field day lambasting the Christian Coalition for their most recent transgressions. They have…
March 16, 2005
The current stalemate over the state budgets is good drama. The radio and television ads are interesting and enjoyable. Both sides have created…
March 09, 2005
The Watergate scandal of the 1970s led to monumental reforms of America's election and campaign laws, not only in Washington but in each state…
March 02, 2005
Last week's column on Alabama's antiquated constitution evoked a good many emails and letters from many of you. There seems to be a lot of interest…
February 23, 2005
There has been a lot written and said the past couple of years about the need for Alabama to have a new Constitution. There is indeed some…
February 16, 2005
The 2005 Legislative Session is two weeks old and all that you hear is the hue and cry among legislators regarding what to do with the beleaguered…
February 09, 2005
When the State Senate stripped Lieutenant Governor Steve Windom of the traditional powers of his office in the 1999 organizational session a good…