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Steve Flowers: The bingo corruption retrial – same song, second verse
The second round of the gambling corruption trial begins this Monday in Federal Court in Montgomery. Last year’s ... Read more
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Steve Flowers: Barbour County gave Alabama six of its governors
Barbour County is known as the Home of Alabama Governors. It claims six former governors. Indeed, this is ... Read more
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Steve Flowers: Today’s state politicians took a different path to office
A few months ago I compared the route taken to Washington by our congressmen of 50 years ago ... Read more
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Steve Flowers: Mitt Romney still has best chance to win in November
The Electoral College process of selecting a president rather than electing our nation’s chief executive diminishes Alabama’s importance ... Read more
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Steve Flowers: Too bad Alabama won’t see much of presidential race
The 2012 presidential contest has begun and is in full swing. President Barack Obama is running hard and ... Read more
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Lyndon Johnson: A tough-as-Texas politician
There was never a more ruthless, cutthroat, no-holds-barred man to sit in the Oval Office than Lyndon Johnson. ... Read more
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$7 million spent by candidate in race
As the Republican field for governor began to formulate, the players crystallized early in the game. They all ... Read more
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There’s more than one path to governor
Suppose you are some young person keenly interested in being governor of Alabama one day. If that young ... Read more
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Effective governors serve on legislature
One would have to wonder what our current governor and legendary governor, Big Jim Folsom, have in common. ... Read more
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Steve Flowers: Tuscaloosa pair share town, but not legacy
If Dr. Robert Bentley wins the governorship in November, Tuscaloosa will be the home county of both the ... Read more