By Steve Flowers A good many of you enjoyed the George Wallace story I shared with you a few weeks ago. Allow me to reminisce and share two more funny Wallace-era stories. I became acquainte... Read more
By Steve Flowers The first legislative session of the quadrennium convened this week. It’s no secret that the state is broke. Fiscal problems left over from the Bob Riley administration that... Read more
By Steve Flowers The 1986 governor’s race will be remembered as one of Alabama’s most amazing political stories. In 1978 Fob James sent the Three Bs — Brewer, Beasley and Baxley... Read more
By Steve Flowers As George Wallace presumably faded into the sunset, Fob James took the reigns of Alabama state government in January 1979. James’ inauguration was a somewhat strange event,... Read more
By Steve Flowers If race was a major issue in 1958, being the racist candidate in 1962 was the only way to be elected governor. With this issue in hand and George Wallace’s love for campaign... Read more
By Steve Flowers The 1962 governor’s race really began in 1958. The governor’s office and the race for it was the big show in Alabama politics in that era. Being a U.S. senator was secondary... Read more