AL.com on Sunday profiled three Alabama mayors -- Huntsville's Tommy Battle, Mobile's Sandy Stimpson, and Tuscaloosa's Walt Maddox -- who very well may be rising stars on the Alabama political scene.

maconwhoopee said "the thing I like about Mayor Stimpson is that he cares about his city. He had a damn hard job but is doing a good job."

However, Whiskey Dick said: "Unless Stimpson is willing to embrace the concept of Metropolitan form of Government and work toward it, there will never be "One Mobile". The Metropolitan area is only as strong as it's weakest link. The area will either soar with the Eagles or dwell with the bottom feeders."

In the profile of Maddox, MA5 said, "He sure is a nice looking fellow maybe he'll be governor next time."

Julie Evelsizer said while she appreciated his work in the aftermath of 2011 tornadoes, she believed he "wasted the potential of the Tuscaloosa riverside with private condos, apartment buildings ... (and) his lack of leadership has let a simple noise complaint escalate into a racially-charged situation that's too much for him to handle. I appreciate his work after the tornado, but I will be taking a good look at his opponent in the next election."

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