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Why Haven't Russellville Citizens Objected?
We've had some very interesting feedback on the subject of taxation without representation. It seems Russellville voters may not vote on the county superintendent. The right attorney could easily...
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Disenfranchisement in Russellville?
A Russellville reader has asked about city residents not being allowed to vote for the county superintendent. We've found that in 1993, a Federal judge ruled that was illegal, but by 2000, it was the...
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Audwin McGee/Greg Burdine
If you missed Audwin McGee's account of the Singing River statue snafu, here's the link:Audwin McGee's AnswerWhat does this article tell us? First, since everything in life is a trade-off, we may infer...
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Sales Tax Follies & Phillip Pettus
We've received several differing comments on how sales tax is administered in Lauderdale County. This is extremely interesting, and we are amending our previous numbers.We previously used this state...
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Readers Speak on Phillip Pettus & Brady Ann Irons
From a reader on Greg Burdine & Phillip Pettus:GREAT GREAT GREAT article on Greg Burdine. I had serious doubts when Greg was first elected but he showed up and proved me wrong too. He was truly a...
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Hershel Graham & Tom Smith
Today Hershel Dale Graham reports to jail, to be taken later to Kilby Prison for processing, and then to his final destination which he hopes to be the Hamilton unit for the aged and infirm. Wherever...
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Snow, If You Get My Drift...
Five inches in Lauderdale, six inches in Colbert/Franklin? Well, we did see a dead groundhog by the side of the road this weekend--obviously someone decided to take revenge.*****We understand a member...
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Personal Reponsibility?/Roger in Charge?
All you drug traffickers out there, don't worry. If you don't take responsibility for your actions, the local, state, or federal government will place it at your feet anyway.From a reader on indicted...
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Meeting on Phillip Pettus' Theft Proposal Tonight
Theft proposal? Yes, Pettus wants to steal suffrage from the voters living within the City of Florence. The interesting thing is that we've had several e-mails from county residents against this and...
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Jason Dewayne Green Cops A Plea
Jason Dewayne Green, indicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend Shay Ledlow, has accepted a plea in Franklin County. The plea allowed Green to avoid murder charges; it also allowed him off the...
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James Travis Murks Left Her Lying Dead In A Ditch
Shortly after we published yesterday, we received a communication from a regular reader. Her cousin had been found lying dead in a ditch just across the Tennessee state line. Our blog had just advised...
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Update on Jason Dewayne Green Sentencing
Looking at two domestic violence deaths today, let's start with Jason Dewayne Green. His sentencing is to be April 7th. Green, by reason of his plea, cannot be sentenced to more than 19 years and 364...
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Who Wants Jennifer Gray Out?
Jennifer Gray is the current Lauderdale County school superintendent. She won a three-way race in 2012 with 49% of the votes. Yep--49% in a three-way race is pretty good.Now our District 1 state...
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Is "Training" a Bad Word?
A fellow blogger asked us to look closely at the filling of new position in the Florence School Board. The blogger felt there was a 99% chance the job would go to a woman. The position has been...
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Are Rogersville & St. Florian Selling Alcohol Illeally?
Since the courts ruled the law under which these cities went wet was improperly worded, they could be. Sen. Paul Sanford of Huntsville has just introduced a bill to re-legalize these sales in which the...
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Anthony Olivis Seeks New Tax?
The Colbert County School System is sure to be another hotly contested election venue. The most recently elected superintendent Anthony Olivis has been nothing if not controversial. Now he wants a new...
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The "Heroin 22"
Last June, 22 Shoals citizens were arrested in a massive heroin sweep conducted by combined local authorities and federal agents. We continue to get questions about the arrests and are offering a...
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The Shoals Gains Three New Republicans?
Lauderdale County district attorney Chris Connolly, commissioner Fay Parker, and circuit court clerk Missy Hibbett are changing parties. Bippity, boppity, boo--they're now Republicans.We have no...
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Those Sheffield Railroad Track Blues
Having lived over 97 and one half years, we've found some things never change, particularly if change is needed. The Sheffield railroad crossing is one of them. From a reader:I sat at the Montgomery...
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Alabama Legislature Says Okay to Swastikas in Schools?
Today's TD opined about the state legislature wanting to control local schools--mainly in connection with charter schools. Yet there is another bill in consideration which bans local school boards from...
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