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CUT TO THE CHASE
Have you ever read a politician's comment and thought ... Hey, why didn't he/she just cut to the chase and say what they really meant?!? For example tonight WHNT19 had a segment called "Taking Action:...
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Local schools and male teacher inequality
As the 2015-16 school year takes off, another local school is one step closer to becoming an all female-staffed school. This is in a time period when positive adult male role models are increasingly...
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The Battle for Peepers
She (via a family member) said:Florence friends and animal lovers everywhere. Please help. My sixteen year old cat Emma recently passed away. I saw a post about how the shelters in Alabama (these are...
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Canny Canadian Carnegie Causes Caustic Comments
Or, if you prefer the sub-title: Revenge of the Tourism Board.When a 30K firm of head-hunters was engaged, we held out little hope that our friend Allison Stanfield would be promoted to the position...
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He Came to Florence...and Left
We'll call him “Pat.” He lived in a northern state (read: cold) and he was very unhappy since the death of his wife. Florida...that was the place to be, and since he knew Florence, Alabama, was on the...
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Naming Names...and Buildings
For many years a public facility could not be named for a living individual. Why? Think the wonderful Winfrey Sanderson Gymnasium on the former Coffee High School campus. Gov. George Wallace did away...
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Renaming Pocket Park/”Raised in a Barn” Award
We have received some positive feedback concerning the renaming of Pocket Park on North Wood Avenue. The small amphitheatre-style park is in the old Norwood Theatre location. Carmel Olive was a...
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Calling for Alex Nelson's Resignation
Regular readers know that we think the Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Board is, at best, a mess. Certain members of the board crucified Debbie Wilson. More recently these same members, to put...
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What's on the List?
Who is on the list is bad enough, but when financial institutions begin to solicit sex over the Internet, it's...just plain wrong. In all seriousness, if anyone working at the Florence Federal Credit...
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The State of Florence & UNA
Once a year the mayor Florence, currently Mickey Haddock, gives an address/report as to the state of the city. Unless asked, there are very infrequent updates on projects in the works. We're going to...
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Local Board Expenses?
Several readers have asked how expenses are handled with members of local boards. Each board may have a different policy, but we can give you a pretty good run-down on how most bodies handle these...
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Say It Ain't So, Guv!
Of all the headlines we might have expected this week, the one we would never have anticipated was a divorce in the governor's mansion. Well, he is a lame duck, so no political harm done. Who saw it...
View ArticleRob Carnegie: What Was the Lure?
A reader has sent us a most interesting take on why Rob Carnegie is coming to the Shoals:Carnegie won't be here long, just long enough to set the paycheck for someone's wife who will slide right in the...
View ArticleCorruption at Joel Moyers' Trial
It seems that the list of oddities related to the Limestone County capital murder trial of Belle Mina man Joel Moyers just keeps growing and growing. Now a juror has come forward reporting that the...
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Anthony Olivis Throws in the Towel!
Colbert County School Superintendent Anthony Olivis has announced he will not seek re-election to his current post...after only one term. During that term, Olivis has managed to alienate half the...
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A Resignation or Just Wagging the Dog?
An AL.com writer has suggested Gov. Robert Bentley should resign if he has been using public facilities to carry on an extra-marital affair. Has he indeed been doing as much?The allegations come at an...
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Barbara Broach is Retiring; Who Will Replace Her?
Long-time Director of Arts & Museums for the City of Florence Barbara Broach is retiring. We understand the position has been posted internally, but not publicly. Imagine that.Perhaps the city can...
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New Cabinets? Yes! New Parking? No!
Parking? No!We all know how much kitchen cabinet technology has advanced in the past 30 years, so we can understand the University of North Alabama purchasing an entirely new set-up for their new...
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Nepotism Policy
Muscle Shoals councilman Joe Pampinto has stated he's hoping for more bids on land adjacent to the less than profitable Cypress Lakes Golf & Country Club. We believe he meant to say “any bids”...
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Our Tax Dollars Supported Affair?
There's an old saying that you can't legislate morality. True, but you can legislate moral behavior. Yet morals and ethics are somewhat different.No matter what you think of the Governor of Alabama...
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