The Decibel Level Story
Every drunk that got put in jail for drunken behavior would invariably call my house and ask me to get him out.
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Steve Flowers
Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
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For decades, losing political candidates in Alabama have been exiled to “Buck’s Pocket.”
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Kathryn Tucker Wyndham would simply smile and agree that her adage lives on.
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Nelle Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is one of the five most read and purchased books in history.
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Most people who knew him well in Alabama and Washington simply referred to him as “Judge.”
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Jim is known statewide as the legendary owner, publisher, and editor of the Centreville Press newspaper.
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See recent postsBig Jim’s show in 1962 governor’s race
The night Big Jim came on television drunk was the end of his political career.
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See recent postsRemembering the 1962 governor’s race
The governor’s chair and the race for it was the big show in Alabama politics in that era. Being a U.S. senator was secondary in Alabama politics.
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See recent postsState Legislature will remain supermajority Republican
Incumbency is a potent, powerful, inherent advantage, especially in legislative races.
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See recent postsWomen and young folk prevail in 2022
The underlying prevailing theme emerging from the Alabama political arena this year is that women have arrived politically in the Heart of Dixie.