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Another View of "Equine Therapy"
A Guest Blog from a Regular Reader:I read with angst the recent Shoalanda Speaks article about the “Equine Therapy” and want to present a first-hand testimony, as our 16 year old daughter is a client...
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Eleven54? Might Be a Matter of Taste...
There's a new business at the Seven Points intersection in North Florence. We had received a few highly critical e-mails regarding the shop before we actually saw the "renovation" to the old drive-thru...
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"You Said It?" Really?
A recent “You Said It” decried self check outs at Walmart. They took away jobs from human beings. Yes, all automation takes away jobs from humans; however, new technology ostensibly leads the way to...
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Florence Owes UNA Parking Spaces?/Billy Hammock
We've just read another "You Said It" in which the commenter declared the City of Florence owed UNA students a place to park if the university decided to rent storefronts for classrooms. Really?Let's...
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At Least We Have Football
Once upon a time, there was a man in his 50s; he was heavy and wrinkled and not much to look at. He liked young girls. No, we’re not saying underage girls, just young women. A friend of the man became...
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December: Happy Trial Days?
December is fast approaching, and with it some interesting trials…unless again delayed for various forensic reasons. Mark Edwin Montgomery is facing trial for the murder of two women and a dog. It...
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306 Is Coming/Sheffield's Not Too Speedy
306 BBQ: It’s coming and it’s coming to the old McCorkle’s Furniture Store location. Things change. Want an elegant interior? Hire an interior designer and have him/her order your new décor. It’s much...
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Muslims Don't Like Barbecue?/Tammy Holden
This story made the rounds long before 9/11 made “Muslim” a household word and few knew many of the religion’s customs and dietary restrictions: An up and coming young executive, ‘Bama born and bred,...
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The Great Sheffield Wheelie Bin Caper
We trust each of you has gotten your jollies from reading the escapades at the Sheffield Street and Sanitation Department. What can we learn from this?* If you think someone wants to sabotage the...
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About Those E-Mails from Dewey King...
It's amazing what people will send from a work computer. We have some old incriminating personal e-mails from a UNA employee that actually use his job title and his work address, all in bright purple...
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Mr. Mayor, 99.99% Don't Want to See What You Sent!
When we first heard about the racial and sexual nature of the e-mails in question in the latest lawsuit against the City of Sheffield, we weren't sure what to think. Two city officials were guilty of...
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Questions About Tammy Holden Dismissal
We've been asked several questions about the recent dismissal of Tammy Holden from the Sheffield Street & Sanitation Department. We will answer what we can...* What does the Sheffield City Council...
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Reporters/Readers/How Many Others Don't Know the Law?
We received this from a reader:Click to EnlargeUnless strangulation is involved, the incident referred to is a misdemeanor. This coach, whom we have heard has been involved in many domestic...
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Updates on Sheffield Lawsuit/Chris Balentine
First we have a correction/addendum from a confidential source regarding the Tammy Holden termination hearing:The council did see the emails but Steve Baccus said they were irrelevant to the case....
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Don't They Teach Math in Sheffield?
On the City of Sheffield debacle: There was wrong on both sides, at least as we see it. The detail of most concern is obviously the e-mails which set the city up for a lawsuit. The area of second...
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New Assistant Superintendent in Muscle Shoals Schools?
We've learned that approximately 18 months ago the Muscle Shoals City School System posted a job opening for a second assistant superintendent. We don't know how many applied for the job, but the...
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UNA Football v. Muscle Shoals High School Football
Three years ago, a third-string UNA football player tweeted a racist remark about the president. He was kicked off the team. We have no idea how many followers this young man had on Twitter; however,...
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Homeland Security at UNA Questioning Islamic Students
It's been reported that representatives from Homeland Security visited the University of North Alabama today. A reliable source who requests anonymity stated the agents questioned certain Islamic...
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Could Sheffield Face More Lawsuits?
No...the City of Sheffield STILL hasn't seen fit to install the 'speed hump' in front of Sheffield High School that has been advertised for months. This fact begs some more questions: Obviously SOMEONE...
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