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Should We Respect the Muscle Shoals Police Department?
We have never understood why so many think actual laws on the books, like them or not, are merely suggestions. Drive an ATV, UTV, or golf cart on city streets in Florence or Killen? Prepare to receive...
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How Not to Look Like a Good Human Being
Want to look like a dirty, rotten scoundrel? Here's a few tips:* Say all the bad things you can about a man whose job you want.* When you get the man's job, contact any press you think will listen...
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Florence Open Meeting Project
We're still highly amused that the Florence Historical Preservation Board has been having secret sub-committee meetings. Do they have special decoder rings too?We also know that in the recent past,...
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Who Has Your Voter Information?
A reader recently offered this comment: According to an article on 9/17 in al.com the State of Alabama is selling its voter registration list to Mike Lindell. The list, per Sec. of State John...
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Tuscumbia Schools Thumb Noses at COVID
How to end the pandemic? So far we've learned that lay lawmakers know more than educators, but that educators know more than those with medical degrees. How are local educators handling COVID in their...
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An Informed Commentary on Florence-Lauderdale Tourism
Baron Zemo Moves? We Hear Daniel Bruhl Is Suing.Now, more on big Rob, the highest paid Tourism Director in the State of Alabama. Why is that? Good question because the numbers just do not add up. Last...
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The Fall of Francisco Javier Guerra - Part I
Francisco Guerra was born in Cuba in 1968. Now 52, Guerra has lived in this country since he was six years old and is an American citizen. The former refugee is a long time resident of Lauderdale...
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The Fall of Francisco Javier Guerra - Part II
Many called Fran Guerra "the Snowman" or "Mr. Snow." It was, after all, his artificial snow machine that put him on the map. The TimesDaily is calling him "Mr. Torres," seemingly not understanding...
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Sheffield Has a (Fill in the Blank) Problem
All cities have problems, but Sheffield seems to have more than its fair share. Potholes? Check! Mold? Check! Mythical businesses at Inspiration Landing? Big Check!A reader writes:Isn't it odd that...
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No Punishment for Would-Be Deshler Shooter?
She's in high school. She's certainly old enough to know better. Wait...her mother is a teacher. Now parents want to know exactly what punishment will be meted out to this young woman for disrupting...
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Theft at UNA?
You may have heard about the UNA police officer accused of committing felony theft by appropriating two generators from the campus. This made the news; we're guessing because the insurance company...
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Rogersville Police 'Copter Really Gets Around
We've always heard that in order to pick up women, you need wheels. It would appear that the Rogersville police have found an even better way. As an ex once said: It pays to be a flyboy. This...
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Florence Sportsplex Unfair?
Over the years we've had various complaints about the Florence Sportsplex. One concerned, believe it or not, placing local kids above money making ventures. We sided with putting local kids first....
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We Thought It Was a Sick Joke...
A beloved Sunday school teacher dies of lung cancer. To raise money for a memorial, his class raffles off a year's supply of Camels.A young man is lynched. To raise funds for his funeral, a local...
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Please Do Not Desecrate the U.S. Flag!
Please do not desecrate the U.S. Flag. Please honor the flag code. If you're unsure about flying flags at half-staff right now, especially on public property, here's the rule from usa.gov:The United...
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Go Fund Me for Sgt. Nick Risner's Family
If you would like to help the family of Sheffield police officer Sgt. Nick Risner in an honorable way, we suggest a contribution to this GoFundMe account. Sgt. Risner gave all for his community, and...
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Donice Scott: Helpless Victim or Stain on Humanity?
Donice Scott was a high school jock who gloried in his status, but never lived up to expectations. Those who have contacted us, both before and after last Friday's tragedy, have called him a bully, a...
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Dick Jordan & Pope's Tavern Are Called Out
To connect the dots for newcomers, Dick Jordan is the president of the Florence City Council, and his wife Libby is the director of Florence museums. Perhaps the oldest entity in the museum system is...
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Support Wife Beaters? No, Thanks
We've seen men so ingratiating they could charm a rattlesnake with shingles into submission. Then we've seen them go home and beat their partners so badly their own mothers couldn't recognize them. If...
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Pope's Tavern or the War Room?
The following is a list of equipment the Florence City Council just approved for Pope's Tavern and its annex:We have to admit to being taken aback by the two nanobeams. Is this anything akin to a...
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