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ZAR on PSS & Ricatoni's
We have a new missive from Uncle ZAR. Please cover your keyboard before you get to the part about UNA professors...Dear Ms. Shoalanda,Conditions continue to be harsh up here on the ridge. I hope this...
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A Visit to Sheffield Schools
Remember when Supt. Keith Davis extended SCS hours (allegedly because of reduced contact time) and failed to get board approval? Well...SCS has returned to normal, in-person, 5-day a week schooling,...
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Not Our Problem?
Late last week a teenage girl who lives in Franklin County was taken to a hospital in Colbert where she walked away. Thankfully, she was found after four days, but not without controversy.The young...
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Human Trafficking or Sexual Attack?
There was a recent incident in Florence that one publication has referred to as possibly related to human trafficking. Usually that term applies to a kidnap where the victim is sold to another group...
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Twelve Years of Publishing
We're celebrating our 12th anniversary! It's now officially been a dozen years of fun...plus some slight political debate.You're invited to stay with us for the next 12 years. Thanks to everyone!
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Classes? No; Football? Yes
We've had readers contact us concerning recent local campus closures. Why have Colbert County schools been suspended, while football games remain on the calendar? From what we've read, the same is...
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What Will Steve M., Danny, & Harold Do Now?
From a reader:Now that the Madison County Commission has taken down the Confederate monument, what will AG Steve Marshall do? Will he really arrest the commissioners as he has threatened?If he...
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Danny Hendrix: Hiding the Fact that He's a Democrat?
If you're registered to vote in Lauderdale County, you recently received a mailer from our current revenue commissioner Danny Hendrix. Danny has served in this office over two decades - always as a...
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Will Ricatoni's Now Sue Project Say Something?
October 23rd brought a new tactic from Project Say Something. A regular reader has sent us a quick take on the events:The countdown to Halloween 2020 begins with the very special world premiere of...
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Muscle Shoals Resident Calls Out Chad Holden
A Muscle Shoals reader has some highly critical words concerning city school superintendent Chad O.G. Holden:It is disappointing to see that the superintendent of our beloved school system has...
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The Difference between a Restaurant and a University?
Let's see how this works: The manager of a local small time franchise makes a comment about rioters on Facebook, and enough people complain to the parent company that he's fired. Certain people...
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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Against Ryan Magers
Remember Ryan Magers? At the age of 19, he sued a Huntsville abortion clinic for the death of a fetus. Now the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled against Magers in the latest blow to his quest to have...
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Doug Jones and a Catholic Supreme Court
Various census records show that the United States is 22% Catholic. How about the Supreme Court? It's now 67% Catholic. In other words, the court has a ratio three times as great as the entire...
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Why Does Scott Basden Still Have a Job?
Next to Supt. Chad O.G. Holden, Muscle Shoals Coach Scott Basden is the most controversial figure in his school system. A reader writes:So, the way I read the sports round up - Basden fell short to...
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Where Were Andy Betterton & Blake Edwards Friday Afternoon?
Why Won't Andy & Blake Help Me?With quarantine protocols still in effect, it wasn't simple for area children to Trick-or-Treat this year. Neither is it simple to merely drop by the animal shelter...
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No Phones, No Beds, No Compassion...
Lest anyone think it's only animals that Florence's new mayor is failing to support, consider the homeless. The parks department has been ordered to deactivate most electrical outlets in the city's...
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Protesting Regions Bank's Humble Downtown Florence Office?
For whatever reasons, Regions Bank hasn't gotten very good consumer reviews recently. Now the Florence office on Seminary Street has received an extremely odd critique. An officer with a local social...
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Keller Physician Thinks State Flag Looks Racist
In case anyone doesn't know what the Alabama state flag looks like, here it it:Now a local cardiologist has gone on record that it "looks racist to him."He doesn't even seem to understand what a St....
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Mike Hubbard Finally in Real Prison - Sorta
Michael Gregory Hubbard, aka Mike, was sentenced to prison in 2016. He was finally placed behind bars on September 11th of this year (Happy Patriot's Day!).We're not sure how well the former state...
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"The City of Florence Suggests..."
As most of you know, the City of Florence is no longer allowing Room In the Inn to operate within the city limits. A letter from RITI to the general public stated "the City of Florence suggests" that...
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