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Reflections on primary election experiences

By Sen. Hank Sanders  The Primary Election is now over. I can write about my election in Sketches. ...

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Some are just begging to be hustled

It’s bad to be caught at the junction of need, desperation, hope and greed. It is a terrible ...

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Declare official Voting Rights day

We must declare August 6 as National Voting Rights Day.  The reasons are many.  Let me share a ...

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Several accused of false wrongdoing

“Senator Sanders, I have to tell you something. Our friend Lowell has been indicted. They did six separate ...

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A letter from Hank Sanders to Barack Obama

Dear President Obama, This letter is in part to let you know that we are proud of you ...

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Better to know which side we’re on

“Hank, you left us hanging on the Sept. 18 Constitutional Referendum. You kept asking in Sketches, Which side ...

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Building is harder than tearing down

The Faya Rose Garden Saga continues. As you may recall from Sketches No. 1306, Faya Rose decided to ...

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An invitation with a critical purpose

Invitations are powerful. Specific invitations are more powerful. Invitations for critical purposes are extremely powerful. I want to ...

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Things change, go with the flow

“Hank, I want an organic garden for the grandchildren. I want them to see how it feels to ...

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Silver linings in the dark clouds

In every dark cloud there is a silver lining. Our old folk repeated this saying almost every time ...

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Squeeze of reality in Montgomery continues

The squeeze of reality continues. During the last few days of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session, forces were ...

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Repealing HB56 is best course for Alabama

The squeeze of reality. My Harvard Law School classmate, John Calmore, loved to employ the term, “The squeeze ...

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Creative solutions can be found

My mama use to say, “Son, there is more than one way to skin a cat.” I didn’t ...

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Fighting the attacks on education

Thousands gathered in front of of the Alabama State Capitol. Thousands gathered from far and near. Thousands gathered ...

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Legislators should have a say

It’s tough when the people’s representatives cannot even debate an important bill before the Alabama Senate. It’s tough ...

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