Opinion Columnists
Holley enters final year in Alabama Senate
Legendary state senator Jimmy Holley has decided to not seek reelection to the State Senate next year after 44 years in the legislature. He will ...
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Opinion Columnists
State Senate will have little turnover in 2022
2022 was anticipated to be an exciting competitive election year. However, it is going to be a yawn of a political year. If you thought ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, December 17, 2021 11:04 pm
Opinion Columnists
Reapportionment done. Legislative races begin.
The new lines are finally drawn for next year’s state legislative and congressional elections. They have just made it under the wire for the late ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, December 3, 2021 10:34 pm
Guest Columnists
Gov. John Patterson’s first lesson about government
Governor John Patterson, who passed away earlier this year at 99, shared a funny story that occurred during the opening days of his administration. He ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, November 19, 2021 9:06 pm
Opinion Columnists
Judge Aderholt was a great Alabamian; he will be missed
Alabama has a legacy of great men who have served as judges in our state. Recently, revered, retired, Circuit Judge Bobby Ray Aderholt of Haleyville ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, November 12, 2021 11:16 pm
Opinion Columnists
Remembering legendary House member Jim Preuitt
Jim Preuitt, a legendary House member, State Senator, and Probate Judge of Talladega County passed away in September at age 86. Jim was one of ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, November 5, 2021 10:19 pm
Opinion
Redistricting session in Alabama is underway
Every 10 years the nation has a census count. There is a reason for that dissemination of our population. The United States and concurrently the ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, October 29, 2021 9:17 pm
Opinion Columnists
Defense spending remains important for Alabama
During the Great Depression and coming out of World War II, the deep south had immense power in Washington. We were fortunate to have a ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, October 22, 2021 8:58 pm
Opinion Columnists
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 ...
by Steve Flowers, Friday, October 15, 2021 9:29 pm
Opinion Columnists
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 ...