Tag: Jim Folsom
Steve Flowers: Roads vital and political for Alabama
Roads and bridges have been vital to Alabama since its creation. This is probably true of most states; however, it has been...
Steve Flowers: Big Jim Folsom, “Just spell my name right!”
Alabama has never had a more colorful governor than Big Jim Folsom. He also was a brilliant politician who understood the importance...
Steve Flowers: Big Jim Folsom’s run for Congress
We will continue this week with the saga of Alabama’s most colorful governor, the legendary Big Jim Folsom.
Jim...
Steve Flowers: Friends and lawyers
We continue this week with our series of stories about Alabama’s most colorful governor, the legendary Big Jim Folsom.
Steve Flowers: Don Siegelman Meets Big Jim Folsom
We are continuing this week with our summer series on Big Jim Folsom – Alabama’s most colorful governor.
Those...
Steve Flowers: Big Jim Folsom, Alabama’s most uninhibited governor
This week begins a four-part series of stories surrounding Alabama’s most legendary colorful governor, James E. “Big Jim” Folsom.
Steve Flowers: Friends and neighbors politics
Last week I discussed young State Auditor Andrew Sorrell.
Recently, when I had him on my Montgomery television show,...
Steve Flowers: Lurleen Wallace
Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be...
Steve Flowers: Alabama has a host of outstanding political leaders under...
It may appear to you and most casual observers of Alabama politics that our Alabama elected officials are old. That observation is...
Steve Flowers: Marshall County and Enterprise emerging as Alabama political breeding...
Over the years, certain counties in Alabama have bred an inordinate number of governors and state political leaders.
The...