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Opinion

The branches of government in an election year

Sometimes when I observe national politics I am enthralled by the magnificent creation of our American government. When our forefathers founded our democracy it was ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, July 21, 2016 11:28 pm

Opinion

Hold on to your seats, it’s fall campaign time

As if we have not been inundated enough with politics this year, hold on to your seats. Over the next few weeks that is all ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, July 14, 2016 11:00 pm

Opinion

The fall of Mike Hubbard

The conviction and downfall of Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard is the political story of the year. It has not been the most ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Friday, July 8, 2016 3:00 am

Opinion

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

The older you get the more you realize that old adages you heard as a child are true. There is a political maxim that says, ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:27 pm

Opinion

Two decades of service and a lifetime of friendship

One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House of Representatives. It was because of the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, June 23, 2016 11:02 pm

Opinion

Memories of a young page

While observing the legislature the other day, I fondly remembered a very eventful day as a youth. As a teenager, I grew up working at ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, June 9, 2016 11:38 pm

Opinion

No action is sometimes best course

Sometimes the best thing that the legislature can do in a session is to pass very little legislation. That can be said of this year’s ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, June 2, 2016 11:11 pm

Opinion

One vote can make a difference

Last week we talked about how difficult it is to win passage of a legislative act. It does not matter if the proposed legislation is ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:39 pm

Opinion

Preserve Alabama’s cultural heritage

For the past five or six years the legislature has pretty much cut state government to the bone. One of the areas that legislators have ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Friday, May 13, 2016 11:58 pm

Opinion

Cherry blossoms have history in Washington

At this time of year Washington, D.C. is a beautiful place to visit. The city is aglow with the blooming of the cherry blossom trees. ... Read more