Remembering Shorty Price

We are in the beginning of the governor’s race year. It would not be a gubernatorial year without harkening back and remembering ole Shorty Price. Alabama, in bygone days, would have a slew of what I called “run for the fun of it” candidates. They would run knowing full well they did not have a snowball’s chance to win but they made it a fun show. By far, the most colorful of these perennials, “also-ran” candidates, was William Ralph “Shorty” Price. Shorty was born and raised in Barbour County just like the successful Alabama politician, George C. Wallace. They were...

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