by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Man in the White Hat: Indiana’s Henry F. Schricker By Ray Hill For many years the governors of Indiana were confined to serving one four-year term and sitting it out for another four years before they could run again. Several tried, but the only man to have...
by design | Aug 20, 2023 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Kentucky Statesman: Governor Simeon Willis By Ray Hill Even today, Democrats seem to have an easier time winning the governorship of Kentucky than either of the state’s seats in the United States Senate. Kentucky was primarily a Democratic state for many years and...
by design | Aug 13, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill While Lucille Foster McMillin is barely remembered today, she was a pioneer for women in public service during her time. Married to Benton McMillin, a member of Congress for twenty years and twice governor of Tennessee, Lucille Foster McMillin was...
by design | Aug 6, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Statesman from the North Star State: Edward J Thye of Minnesota By Ray Hill Politics is perhaps the most fickle of mistresses. The one thing one can always rely upon to change is the times. Even the most enduring of officeholders are frequently faced with the changing...
by design | Jul 30, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Georgia’s Little New Deal: Governor Eurith D. Rivers By Ray Hill One of the phenomena of the coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 was the number of states that elected governors who tried to emulate the president inasmuch as they put into place what were frequently...
by design | Jul 23, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
John J. Dempsey of New Mexico By Ray Hill Each state in the union has its own set of variables and peculiarities, all of which affect its politics. The political history of New Mexico is a mixed bag with the deeply embedded Spanish culture and the “Anglo”...
