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Shelby, Sessions different

There are two schools of thought as to what role a U.S senator should play on the stage in Washington. One model is called the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:35 am

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Common Core on back burner

The 2014 Legislative Session begins next week. The session starts early in the fourth year of the quadrennium because it is an election year. Legislators ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 7:50 am

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Not much opposition in 2014

With each passing day it becomes less likely that Gov. Robert Bentley will get any serious opposition in his reelection bid. We are only five ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, January 1, 2014 12:00 am

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We lost some good ones in ‘13

As the year 2013 comes to an end, as is our custom, we will reminisce and remember some of the great names of Alabama politics ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, December 25, 2013 8:36 pm

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2013: Year of the quitters

The year 2013 could be called the year of the quitter in Alabama politics. We have seen some high profile and significant political resignations during ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:00 am

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In Mobile, cardinal rule rules

The political spotlight has been focused on Mobile for most of this year. They had a historical and sensational mayor’s race that ended in early ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 9:25 am

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We were once divorce capital

By all accounts Alabama is a very religious and pro-family state. We are considered the Heart of the Bible Belt. However, Alabama flourished as a ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, November 20, 2013 12:00 am

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Drinking worse than texting

FLOWERS   In recent years, there has been significant emphasis on warning people about the dangers of texting and driving and rightfully so. The number ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:00 am

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Military influence is huge here

Alabama is without a doubt one of the most heavily laden military employee states in the union. In fact, if you took the federal military ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 12:07 am

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Dems face uphill battles in South

The greatest partisan change in American political history has occurred during my lifetime. The transformation of Alabama and our sister Deep South states from an ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Tuesday, October 29, 2013 11:56 pm

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