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Final three horses in the Gubernatorial Derby

This week we will conclude our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. First, let me briefly recap the horses we ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:51 pm

Opinion

Breaking down potential governor candidates

This week we will continue our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. So far, we have counted down from 18 ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, December 10, 2015 11:38 pm

Opinion

Handicapping the horses for 2016

This week we will continue counting down and handicapping the prospective horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, December 3, 2015 11:40 pm

Opinion

Handicapping the big race

Last week I gave you an alphabetical list of the 18 potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. We will begin this week handicapping ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:28 pm

Opinion

Governor’s race is wide open

We Alabamians love the governor’s race. When talk turns to politics in our beloved state, it usually leads to the governor’s race. It does not ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 11:26 pm

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Political friends and neighbors

As a young boy I would sit for hours contemplating and analyzing the next governor’s race. At that time the governor could not succeed himself. ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, November 12, 2015 11:08 pm

Opinion

Race for White House underway

The 2016 Presidential election has not only begun, it is well under way. It is now a lengthy process that spans the entire four-year presidential ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 11:08 pm

Opinion

Sorting out the 2016 race for the president

Last week, we speculated on the 2016 U.S. Senate Races. However, the most pressing political event on the radar is next year’s presidential contest. It ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:49 pm

Opinion

Alabama has been better for electing Shelby

In 1986 Richard Shelby was a 50-year-old congressman from Tuscaloosa. He was elected to congress eight years earlier, after two successful four-year terms in the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, October 8, 2015 11:34 pm

Opinion

Welcome to a new fiscal year

The State of Alabama fiscal year begins this week and we finally have a budget for the year. Constitutionally, the only mandatory requirement that the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Thursday, October 1, 2015 11:07 pm

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