By Steve Flowers The year was 1962. John Kennedy was President. Camelot was in full bloom. The Congress was controlled by Democrats only because the South was solidly Democratic. The Southe... Read more
By Senator Shay Shelnutt My father served as a police officer in Birmingham for twenty-two years. He was physically attacked on more than one occasion and shot at multiple times. As a kid, I... Read more
Political experts and historians have consistently chronicled the fact that vice presidential choices have no significant effect on the presidential race outcome. However, this has been a ve... Read more
By Steve Flowers With Labor Day approaching it signifies that the long hot summer will soon be coming to an end. It seems that the summers are getting hotter and hotter. I was born and raise... Read more
By Steve Flowers In 1960 television was a new medium. Most Americans did not have televisions in the early 1950’s. However, by 1960 the majority of the country had fallen in love with Lucy a... Read more
By Bethany Adams, For the Tribune CLAY—During Monday night’s Clay City Council meeting, City Manager Ronnie Dixon reminded members of the community to vote in the upcoming municipal election... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports TRUSSVILLE – August 8 is the deadline to register to vote in upcoming municipal elections. Voter registration is county-specific, so anyone who’s re... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports MONTGOMERY — Former governor Don Siegelman proposed a lottery in 1999. The measure overwhelmingly failed on a statewide ballot when it was rev... Read more
By Steve Flowers As we have watched and participated in the presidential foray this entire year, an equally important event occurred. The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia i... Read more