COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornadoes that struck the state on April 27 of last year. The tornadoes that ravaged the s...

Last Saturday, thousands of educators rallied on the steps of the state Capitol to send a powerful message: it is time to invest in our schools. Educa...

Last month’s bingo gambling trial ended as expected. All six of the defendants were found not guilty by a Montgomery federal jury. The first trial las...

Forty years ago, Alabama volunteered to participate in Medicaid – a federally sponsored insurance program dedicated to caring for the most vulnerable....

Last month’s Republican Primary was exciting because for the first time in decades we were relevant in the presidential contest. When our March 13 pri...

As a State Representative, and especially as a Democrat, I am a strong believer in the value of education and the need to support our children’s schoo...

In the days leading up to our March 13 Republican Primary it began to appear more and more like we were going to have a spectacular horse race in our ...

The 2012 Legislative Session is in its seventh week and they are no closer to finding a solution to the daunting financial dilemma facing the General ...

I have a cadre of political friends around the state with whom I love to visit and talk politics. We regale stories of old campaigns and reminisce abo...

You know the results of Tuesday’s primary election and I do not because this column had to be published before the voting. However, my prediction is t...