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Youthful Offender? Boggus - Yes; Johnson - No
Above is Ryan Tolliver Johnson. He was 19 in 2017 when he wrecked a UTV, killing one person and seriously injuring a second.Above is Kathleen Emma Boggus. She was 16 in 2018 when she wrecked a...
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All in the FaMily (or Incest is Best?)
From an astute observer:Muscle Shoals - all in the FaMily or incest is best? That may be a better slogan for the school system that puts nepotism to a new level. Not only do we hear that Denise Woods...
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Meanwhile...at Constipation Landing
Five months after the erection of the Inspiration Landing sign:A reader wrote this description of the photo:Â What will this gateway to the Promised Land look like a month from now after those weeds...
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An "Inspirational" Tale
From a reader:I don’t know how familiar you are with that specific area (Inspiration Landing). Elkington says that he wants the city to improve the appearance of the surrounding space before...
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Will Ainsworth Again Embarrasses Our State
How many important issues are facing our state? How is our legislature responding? Let's just say that unless you're terrified of plastic bag bans, your legislature hasn't attempted to do much for you...
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Before You Hire Lawn & Garden Looters...
There's nothing wrong with hiring others to do lawn work. There's certainly nothing wrong with ex-felons working at honest manual labor to support themselves. What is wrong, or at least not in your...
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Mother's Day 2019
Perhaps you can't give your child all the material possessions you would like him or her to have. Perhaps you can't provide siblings. Perhaps you have to miss him in a ballgame or her in a school...
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John W. Giles is the former head of the "Christian Coalition." If he were the only example of a Christian that any thinking, caring person had ever seen, we're sadly afraid that believers would soon be...
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This Photo is Inappropriate? Really?
If you've been on Facebook this week, you will have seen several debates about the proposed abortion ban in this state. We're actually surprised that there has been so much discussion of this proposed...
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Living DaVita Evil
The past few days have been contentious ones for the citizens of Alabama. No matter how you feel about the anti-abortion bill ostensibly set to go into effect in six months, we hope you have at least...
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Uncle Zar Says Let's Ditch Melson...
We've recently seen and received some very pithy comments on current issues. Here's one we saw in the TimesDaily on plans for Inspiration Landing:...talking about how much in fees to tack on to concert...
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Fred's? It's a Dollar General World/A Poll
By now you've read that there will be a second round of Fred's closings starting June 1st. The Rogersville location will remain open...for now. One press release hinted at a third round of stores to...
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News of Target for the Shoals? Yes & No...
It was not long ago that we received word of a possible Target store to be located on Wilson Dam Road in Muscle Shoals. Since that time, we've received many inquiries as to new information. Do we have...
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Which Belief Do Southern Baptists Hold?
The past few days have been filled with rhetoric concerning our newest state law on induced abortion. We've seen some odd beliefs and some outright lies on the subject. Baptists make up over half of...
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Rep. Danny Crawford Really Gets Around
It hasn't been that long since the state representative from Limestone County Danny Crawford was embroiled in a controversy over the huge contributions he accepted from ALFA. Now he's in the news again...
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Ethics Complaint Against Danny Crawford?
There's probably few things more disturbing for a parent than to realize he or she will someday leave a disabled child to fend for himself in today's society. Despite state programs, the mentally and...
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Hunting Polar Bears Now a Crime in Alabama
Earlier today, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill passed unanimously by the state legislature which makes hunting polar bears in the state a Class A Felony...First, the above is satire. Second, we...
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Let's Send Looney Mooney Packing
Few people outside the Birmingham metro area had ever heard of Arnold Mooney until he recently announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Running as a Republican, state representative Mooney form Mt....
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Just How Worthless Is Rob Carnegie?
Nigel Knorr has an idea:Have you seen the latest figures on how well tourism is doing for the State of Alabama Well, in case you have not, Colbert County tourism is up a whopping 15% over last year's...
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What Happened to the Sheffield High Graduating Class of 2019?
Graduating rates have a large number of asterisks after them. The small print will tell you that the exact group isn't followed for four/five years or that the algorithm has changed from previous years...
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