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Does Anyone Care About These Two Dead Children?
It's almost Father's Day, and many are commenting on what it takes to be a real father. Sadly, some never seem to take those comments to heart. How about all those "pro-life" comments? Tears for unborn...
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Father's Day 2019
The best way to be a good father? Sometimes, it's simply a matter of just being there. You may not have the right words or you may feel like chucking it all and running off to Tahiti with the boss'...
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We Don't Know His Name, Honest Red Injun
Slightly over a week ago, a collision between two boats on Shoal Creek resulted in the death of a young woman and her daughter. At that time, a press release from ALEA's marine division said very...
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Quash the Lauderdale County School Tax?
Now comes the Lauderdale County Superintendent and Board of Education entreating voters to head to the polls in August to reauthorize expiring property taxes that bring in $6 million annually to the...
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An Indian Casino in Our Future?
For some time now, rumors of a Poarch Indian casino arriving in our end of the state have been swirling in cyberspace. Could any of them be true? That we don't know. We do know that a fourth rumor has...
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Inspiration Landing is Elkington's Most Advanced Project?
In case any of our readers thought that Sheffield was the center of the Shoals, we must disabuse you of that idea. According to a certain Memphis developer, it's Furnace Hill. Oh, well, Sheffield can...
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The Source of the Boating Deaths Rumor?
If you've been keeping up with the aftermath of the tragic boating accident that occurred two weeks ago, you've heard the rumor that so many have accused us of hiding. Until our blog on the subject, we...
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"Free Trap!" Really?
It's difficult to know how people really feel about things since so many often use trite expressions or meaningless hyperbole. Since an article on Travis Fallows' most recent conviction and new arrest,...
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Missing Mom Emily Sues Careless Carer Carol
Emily Hope Joy Hartline McCalpin"Mother": What does that word mean to you? Ever read any articles about mother bears defending their young? Ever see your own mother leap tall buildings in a single...
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The Negligent/Wanton Homicide Case Against Carol Davis
Emily Hartline has sued Carol Davis of Vina for what legal documents are calling negligent or wanton homicide in the death of Roman and Haven Hartline. The two Franklin County children were in the...
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68% No Confidence Vote for Colagross
When the ballots were unfolded, 68% of NWSCC employees had cast a no-confidence vote in the presidency of Dr. Glenda Colagross. Nearly all sources say the root of discontent with Colagross is a huge...
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Are Garner & Melson Behind Proposed Colagross Ouster?
From an anonymous pundit:The president (Glenda Colagross) is hesitant to build the workforce development center in Florence. She does not believe that it will beneficial to college to have such a...
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ATVs in Sheffield & Muscle Shoals
Our readers report illegal ATV usage in both Muscle Shoals and Sheffield...especially Sheffield, where the police have told citizens they are too busy to enforce traffic laws. What can you do?Call your...
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Lauderdale is Tops in What?
What do you visualize if someone says "chemical endangerment of a child?" Originally, the Alabama law was designed to bring charges against individuals who manufactured methamphetamine in homes with...
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Unfair Criticism of Florence Independence Day Celebration?
For several years, the Independence Day celebration in Florence has been sketchy, as in sponsorship and level of professionalism. This year the annual July 4th event has come under severe criticism for...
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Colbert EMA Complaints
First, an old complaint that we're hearing again: The Colbert EMA does not test its emergency siren system! At least the sirens in Sheffield and other areas are either not tested or are not working....
View ArticleAlabama Legislature Just Lost Two More Million of Your Tax Dollars
No one likes to pay taxes, at least no one that we know. How do you feel when your legislature flushes your hard earned tax money down the toilet? Do we hear teeth grinding out there? If you haven't...
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Why the Byrne Endorsements?
There's still time for several more entrants into the U.S. Senate race. Will Jeff Sessions toss his chapeau into the fray? That would certainly be a game changer.Yet even before John Merrill officially...
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Mayor Underwood, Prince Wants a Word with You!
A word from Prince, our Canine-American blogger:Ahem and arf, Mayor Underwood. So you think a .10 per electric meter increase to fund the Colbert animal shelter will be a hard sell. Grrrrrr! After 12...
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