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Columnists

Map to Washington has changed

In 1961, all 11 of our senators and congressmen were white male Democrats. Today, eight out of nine of our members of Congress are Republican ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:00 am

Columnists

Lines changed, districts didn’t

Legislators must redraw congressional lines after every census to equalize populations in each district. Every state in the union is required to have their new ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:00 am

Columnists

Trial like watching Biscuits vs. Yankees

The sensational political gambling trial continues to play out in Montgomery. The scene is analogous to a theater production with a show that blends Broadway ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:00 am

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Crusade bold move for GOP

Next year is a big year in national politics. It is a presidential election year. The candidates are beginning to line up, and will be ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:00 am

Opinion

We’ll see more red in next election

As late as 20 years ago, Alabama was known as the worst state in America in which to do business when it came to lawsuits. ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:08 am

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Intrigue now all intra-party

There is a time-honored maxim that says power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is a fact that the Republican Party is the dominant ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 12:00 am

Columnists

Secession didn’t come easily

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, June 29, 2011 12:00 am

Columnists

Democrat or Republican, we’re still ‘Yellow Dogs’

The month of June in Alabama has seen the culmination of one of the most productive legislative sessions in state history, the beginning of a ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:00 am

Columnists

Different as night, day

Alabama’s most prolific and legendary politician, George Wallace, used to say there wasn’t a dime’s worth of difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 3:20 pm

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Gridlock has come to Montgomery

For generations we in Alabama observed the partisan gridlock in Washington as something that transpired far away in the nation’s capitol. That was probably because ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 12:00 am

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