Alabama has never had a more colorful governor than James E. "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. He also was a brilliant politician who understood the importance of name identification. My ninth-grade civics teacher ...

Standing in line at the Huntsville Free Clinic in Alabama. A provider of last resort, the Free Clinic serves the poor and working class of Huntsville not covered by Alabama’s stingy Medicaid program.

Jul. 29—Big Jim Folsom was the epitome of unbridled candidness. Late in his second term, he had been on a weeklong trip to the Port City of Mobile with his buddies, but he had to come back to ...