Sunday, February 12, 2012

John Milton Elliott: the most ignominious game

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Image from kaintuckeean.com The fact that John Milton Elliott's defection from the United States during the Civil War did not negative...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

John Edward Addicks: not for sale

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Image from Wikipedia.org John Edward Addicks' persistent effort to win a seat in the Senate ultimately had some positive result...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Theodore G. Bilbo: race to the end

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Image from bioguide.congress.gov Theodore Gilbert Bilbo's earlier career has been virtually overshadowed by the hateful rhetoric he...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Nelson G. Gross: regular contributor

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Image from the Evening News Nelson G. Gross was the type of politician who, though deeply influential in government, worked more out of t...
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Melba Till Allen: We are not amused

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Image from the Tuscaloosa News Working to root out corruption at the state level early in her career, Melba Till Allen is credited with...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Herman Methfessel: the racketeer housewives of Staten Island

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Image unavailable For most of his career, Herman Methfessel stayed out of the news. In the midst of his career as a New York City pros...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Walter E. Brehm: nothing but the tooth

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President Harry Truman signs the bill creating the National Institute of Dental Research. Walter E. Brehm is second from the left. It took...
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Richard T. Hanna: jumping the gun

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Richard T. Hanna at the Miles Square Park groundbreaking. Image courtesy of the Orange County Archives. Though Richard Thomas Hanna deser...