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Steve Flowers

Electoral college outdated

The 2012 presidential contest has begun and is in full swing. President Barack Obama is running hard and raising tons of money. The GOP field ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 12:00 am

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Sizing up judicial races

The 2012 elections are one year away. The presidential contest will be the marquee event. We will not have many state offices up for grabs. ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:00 am

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Johnson was ruthless leader

There was never a more ruthless, cutthroat, no-holds-barred man to sit in the Oval Office than Lyndon Johnson. His biographer, Robert Caro, describes Johnson as ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:05 am

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High court will revisit abortion

The prodigious 2011 legislative session not only saw sweeping conservative fiscal changes to state government, the new Republican-led legislative bodies also set out on an ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12:00 am

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More than dime’s worth of difference

As the last minutes ticked away on the 2011 Legislative Session last June the last major bills were getting final approval. In the waning hours ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 12:00 am

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Are Internet taxes answer?

Alabama’s new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Unlike most states, we have two operating budgets. We, of course, have a general fund budget, but we ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, September 28, 2011 12:00 am

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Law will be costly for state

The 2011 Legislative Session yielded an avalanche of socially conservative legislation. Paramount on the list was a sweeping new law cracking down on illegal immigration. ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:46 am

Opinion

Investigation political from start

The much-publicized sensational gambling trial which ended in August will be played out again in January. The first trial ended with the jury finding two ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:00 am

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Will Perry swagger sell outside of Dixie?

I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day. Historically this uniquely American holiday, which heralds the end of summer and beginning of fall, also marks the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:00 am

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Come Monday, it’s on

As we approach Labor Day many of you will look forward to cookouts and the last hurrah of summer activities and celebrations. Historically, Labor Day ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:35 am

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