June 21, 2023 – Andrew Sorrell Good Start as State Auditor

Young Andrew Sorrell was sworn into office as the 41st State Auditor of Alabama in January. In the early years of Alabama statehood, the State…


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June 14, 2023 – The Alabama Community College System

Sometimes overlooked and often unsung, Alabama’s community and technical colleges are on a roll. It is time they get the recognition they deserve as…


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June 7, 2023 – Dr. Wayne Flynt’s, Afternoons with Harper Lee

Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous book appropriately entitled Afternoons with Harper Lee.  This gem is…


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May 31, 2023 – Girls State Has Had A Profound Effect on Current State Leaders

The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders for generations.  It is a marvelous civic…


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May 24, 2023 – Women in Alabama Politics

It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in the United States.  The 19th Amendment…


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May 17, 2023 – Lurleen Wallace

Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor…


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May 10, 2023 – Dr. David Bronner Celebrates Fifty Years as CEO of RSA

The legendary head of the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), Dr. David Bronner, celebrates 50 years as CEO this month.  When the annals of Alabama…


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May 3, 2023 – Jabo Waggoner – An Alabama Political Icon

As I stroll down the halls of the Alabama Senate during this current Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature, I will stop and visit in the offices…


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April 26, 2023 – Alabama has a Host of Outstanding Political Leaders under 45

It may appear to you and most casual observers of Alabama politics that our Alabama elected officials are old. That observation is accurate when you…


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April 19, 2023 – Our National Debt is Unsustainable

As the first Regular Session of the Quadrennium evolves there are a myriad of complex issues arising. I am reminded of three simple truisms regarding…


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