Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
When compared to the other three years of the quadrennium the 2010 Legislative Session should be considered a success. First of all, anytime the legis...
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Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
May 4, 2010
The economy was bad in 2008. It is still bad in 2010. If you live by the sword you die by the sword. If you win because of the economy you will lose b...
Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
April 26, 2010
Politics is like a pendulum it swings back and forth. It is much like the economy, which is either up or down. In fact, political fortunes are intertw...
Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
April 19, 2010
Last week I handicapped the Republican gubernatorial primary. This week we will examine the Democratic race for governor. These two party primaries ar...
Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
April 15, 2010
It may not seem like it but we are heading down the home stretch in the governor’s race. The Republican and Democratic primaries are only six weeks aw...
Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
April 15, 2010
As many of you are preparing to file your tax returns do not feel too badly because the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed that we Alabamians pay the lea...
Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
April 15, 2010
In 1986 I was a young 34 year old politician. I was running unopposed for my second four-year term in the state legislature from my hometown of Troy. ...
Columnists, Opinion, Steve Flowers
by Steve Flowers
April 15, 2010
No other ethnic group in American history has immersed themselves into American politics any more than the Irish. The Irish politician that best exemp...
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