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City of Florence Cries Out for Help - Part I
First in a series on current Florence problems presented from different viewpoints:City of Florence residents are tired of playing mind games:I am often reminded of that old Hank Jr. song; this ain't...
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Valentine's Day 2021
Snow for Valentine's Day? It appears that much of the Shoals is already covered in something white. Everyone please exercise extreme caution out there; your significant other will greatly appreciate...
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City of Florence Cries Out for Help - Part II
This is the second installment of reader essays on problems facing the City of Florence. We welcome blogs to this series from any perspective.The Stench Coming from Our Historical BoardBrian W. Murphy...
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Two Opposing Rallies on Saturday
While it hasn't been highly advertised, there's a rally planned in Wilson Park this Saturday...a rally against cultural Marxism. We'll just go ahead and state up front that we place as much belief in...
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The Devil Went Down to College Street; He Was Lookin' for a Council to Steal
We've long thought that the Devil loves Facebook because it wastes the time of so many, as well as spreading false news to divide cultures. Somehow we've never thought of it as evil simply because an...
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No Truth to Jail House Death Rumors
The Lauderdale County Detention Center recently experienced its second death this month. The inmate who died this week was a known alcoholic, and at least one family member is blaming the staff at the...
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Florence Mayor Andy Betterton Refuses to Clear Shelter Road
That's Right! I Don't Give a Rip if the Shelter Animals Die!According to most reports, only the town of Muscle Shoals has come even close to maintaining local street and road conditions during this...
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Florence Animal Services (Shelter) Needs Your Help
A great many readers have asked how to help the Florence-Lauderdale Animal Services. The facility is in great need of donations and at this point receives almost no support from the city for...
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Alabama Last in the Country in Still Another Category
Look at the above vaccination rate map. See one...and only one...state that is lighter than the others? Looks a great deal like Alabama, doesn't it? Yes, Alabama is in a category of failure all its...
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Who Are "Freedom Property & Investments?"
Seven years ago, someone came up with a name that is really irritating. Property is singular, but Investments is plural. This was their best shot?Now we have this company announced as the new owners...
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Disgruntled Sportsplex Employees Ask Betterton for Help
Florence has a sportsplex that would be the envy of many larger towns. In the past, there has been minor controversy over killing feral hogs who see the fields as giant bowls of truffles and hometown...
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Is Brooks Another Case of What the Janitor Saw?
Many cases involving sex are "he said/she said." Yet some like that of the infamous Jeff Eddie rely on witnesses like janitors. We've been asked why, if rumors are correct, a Brooks High math teacher...
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Whorton & Hanes Seek to Up Alabama Death Rate
Richie Whorton - A Swimming Pool Salesman from Madison CountyTommy Hanes - A Firefighter from Jackson CountyRonnie Whorton and Tommy Hanes are currently sponsoring HB 278. The bill proposes a lot of...
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Bouncing Busty Brooks Babes on YouTube?
Because as we all know, a graduate of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa doesn't know what a sports bra is:(Video Hidden While Checking Conflicting Reports of Subject)Junior High Tour? Just in...
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Muscle Shoals Refuses to Relinquish Title of Craziest City
A Muscle Shoals reader challenges Florence to reach the level of that town's depravity:Being the ever so patient armchair observer, It appears Florence aspires to be Muscle Shoals. Mr. Butterman and...
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PFAs on the House in Muscle Shoals/New YouTube Site
A reader asked what the "POA" referenced in yesterday's blog stood for. We had no idea, since we were pretty sure it wasn't power of attorney. When contacted, our guest submitter replied that it was a...
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Florence, Alabama: From Renaissance City to Disillusionment Central
The author of today's blog has written for us before. Now he offers an interesting take, along with artwork, on current events in Florence politics:It all began in June 2020, when the City of Florence...
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The Female Employee, the Male Employee, and the New Mayor
In the mythical state of Alabahama lies the county of Praiserdale. The county seat of Roma had always suffered from an ebb and flow of competent leadership, but recently its governance had fallen into...
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About Gina Clark's "Heart Problem"
Muscle Shoals Strategic Plan: Step 1. Come to Muscle ShoalsStep 2. Give us your MoneyStep 3. Don't SpeakStep 4. LeaveNow, we all know since the Daily Disappointment doesn't have blazing headlines on...
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They're Building WHAT in Florence?
Neighbors want to know what's being built at the old Sweetwater Mill site, but so far no one at Florence City Hall will tell them. Doesn't Bill Griffin know?Residents of West College Street want to...
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