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Seniority vs. Senility: How old is too old for senators?
Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, will be remembered as Alabama’s most prominent senator when he retires next December. Folks, that’s saying a lot because we ...
Steve Flowers, Author at The Troy Messenger - Page 2 of 24
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Prison issue tackled; New prisons on the way
The problem of overcrowded prisons is a dilemma that has been facing Alabama for close to a decade. It was not something that Kay Ivey ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, October 8, 2021 10:28 pm
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We now have a very youthful judiciary in state
Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, has left an indelible legacy and imprint on our state. Every corner of the state has been the recipient of ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, October 1, 2021 3:26 pm
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Huntsville grows to state’s largest city
Huntsville has rocketed past Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city. It is not named the Rocket City for nothing. The Census Bureau had been predicting this ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, September 24, 2021 11:34 pm
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Looking back on 9/11 terrorist attack on U.S.
This week marks the 20th Anniversary of the infamous 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation. It was a day in your life where you remember ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, September 10, 2021 8:52 pm
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Heart of Dixie remains Donald Trump Country
Former President Donald Trump paid a visit to the Heart of Dixie last week. Obviously, this is Trump country.
by Steve Flowers, Friday, September 3, 2021 11:59 pm
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More happening in Alabama politics this summer
Allow me to again open my political notebook for more summer political happenings in the Heart of Dixie.
by Steve Flowers, Friday, August 27, 2021 8:50 pm
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Labor Day marks the beginning of political season
This long hot and wet summer is coming to a close, and Labor Day is on the horizon. Labor Day weekend will not only mark ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, August 20, 2021 11:30 pm
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Shelby’s U.S. Senate seat is an important state race
The field may be set for the race to fill the Seat of our iconic senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby.
by Steve Flowers, Friday, August 13, 2021 8:59 pm
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Gov. Kay Ivey should coast to re-election in 2022
For over a year I have been touting the fact that the 2022 election year in the Heart of Dixie was going to be the ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, August 6, 2021 9:01 pm
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