The longer I continue to write about Alabama politics, the more I realize that Alabama really is a “Big Front Porch” – a saying made famous by our legendary Alabama storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Wyndham.

I have been involved in the world of Alabama politics for 60 years.  I have been writing this column for over 18 years and that is longer than I served in the legislature.  I am sometimes asked whether I liked being in the Alabama political arena or writing about it better.  The answer is easy.  Writing is better.  It is more fun to be able to throw stones than to have stones thrown at you.

Steve Flowers served 16 years in the legislature and can be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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