Steve Flowers

Remembering the legend of Rayburn

The legendary Speaker of the U.S. House, Sam Rayburn, coined a famous phrase he used often and imparted ...

Opinion

Recalling the 1965 special session

The legislature meets in regular session every year for three-and-a-half months.

Steve Flowers

Young leaders play key roles in political arena

Last week I discussed Alabama’s outstanding leaders in the political arena.  This week allow me to share with ...

Opinion

A few more observations to share

Allow me to share some more observations from the year.

Opinion Columnists

GOP senate race gets bumped to July

The GOP contest for who sits in our number two U.S. Senate seat has been delayed until July ...

Opinion

Ethics ruling will affect charities

It is Christmas time, and since Alabama is one of the most charitable states in the nation, I ...

Opinion

Jeff Sessions’ path to the White House

It is definite, our Junior Senator, Jeff Sessions, is going to be President Donald Trump’s Attorney General, as ...

Opinion

Trump’s upset victory shames media

Donald J. Trump’s election to the presidency left the pollsters and pundits from every media outlet and news ...

Opinion

Where the GOP started

The year was 1962.   John Kennedy was President.  Camelot was in full bloom. The Congress was controlled ...

Opinion

Baxley retells comical story about Squatlow

Ole Bill Baxley has been in the news a lot this year. He was the lead defense counsel ...

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