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Steve Flowers

Their pandering costs us money

The 2014 regular segislative session, which ended last month, was the last of the quadrennium. It ended on the same note it began on four ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:43 am

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Senate races worth watching

Early on it appeared that the best political races of the year would be for legislative seats. Indeed, with this being a lackluster year for ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:00 am

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More about Free State of Winston

A good many of you found last week’s historical column interesting. You seemed fascinated about the vast diversity regarding the folks who settled in South ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 12:00 am

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How we got ‘Free State of Winston’

When Alabama was being settled in the early 1800s, our first settlers were diverse in their origins. Our river regions were the most desirable lands. ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:00 am

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Not just whistlin’ ‘Dixie,’ here

Alabama has seen its share of industrial recruitment coups in the past few years. In fact, 20 years ago the landing of Mercedes was the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 9, 2014 12:00 am

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Wyoming gets conservative title

The Gallup poll has come out with their ranking of the most conservative and most liberal states in America. Last year we were ranked as ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 2, 2014 12:29 am

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They were R’s when R’s weren’t cool

There is a cadre of politicos in Birmingham who are approaching their 60s that have been a close-knit group of true blue Republicans since the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:00 am

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Legislature not good launch pad

A while back I wrote a column entitled “The State Legislature Is A Good Training Ground For Governor, But Not A Good Stepping Stone To ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:00 am

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Gun-toting Peterson is back

Currently there are 31 statewide elected offices in Alabama and all 31 are held by Republicans. However, the Democrats have fielded a respectable slate of ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:00 am

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House members toe line

Last week’s column expounded on the two different concepts that members of congress perceive their roles to be in Washington. Our two senators are classic ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:46 am

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