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Allegations/A Pundit Speaks
A few readers have asked us if we plan to comment on the charges which Quinton Hanson made against his opponent Danny Pettus. We do indeed plan to look into the three allegations, or perhaps more...
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Special: Dr. Do-Nothing or How I learned to find a new scapegoat and love the...
Without fail every year the Times Daily provides an article with the latest info on the Spring Park blame game. Without further ado, the new scapegoat for 2016 is the fountain’s electronic system. (Hey...
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What Does the TD Know? or Who Owes Whom?
The much awaited SEC Primary is now over; you may breathe easy for a moment. Okay, the moment’s over. Municipal elections are in August. Florence already has two candidates for mayor and several more...
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Local Elections are as White as the Oscars
The population of Alabama is 25% African American. The population of Florence is also 25% African American. So locally how many blacks were on Tuesday’s ballot? With the exception of Gale Satchell,...
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A New Sentence for Christie Scott?
Some call it “judicial override.” No matter what it’s called, a judge in Alabama doesn’t have to defer to a jury’s recommendation to sentence those convicted of Capital Murder to “Life Without.” Such...
View ArticleComcast/Chips Not Working/Wet Willie
The list of companies whose credit card data bases have been hacked is long: Target, Cracker Barrel, T.J. Maxx, Bank Independent, etc. Has Comcast joined the ranks? It seems that customers have been...
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Sticky Mickey?/Back to the Basics?
One of our regular readers recently commented on Mayor Haddock, referring to him as “Sticky Mickey.” We hope to hear the origin of that name at some point.So is the mayor doing a good job or not?...
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Who Knows What Really Happened in Sheffield?
Sheffield City Hall/Police DepartmentOur favorite computer guru instructs to just “get over” our personal lack of privacy. He’s totally right, but how about local governments? Isn’t a wrecked city...
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Special: Don Quixote and the Fantasy of Spring Park
I love the story of Don Quixote. It is a fictional tale about a man who became obsessed with books about chivalrous adventures. He believed every word he read to be 100% true, despite the fact that...
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Death Penalty Ruling?/Heath Haddock
According to legal eagles,the recent ruling by a Jefferson County judge on Alabama's sentencing structure concerning Capital crimes is not binding on other courts. How long until defense attorneys...
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Muddy Museum/Chris Martin
For the taxpayers’ sake, let’s hope the new Indian Mound Museum is not another tourism building site in the making. The architect states the foundation of the building is being built up in order to...
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Death for the Three Tuscumbia Shooters?
A few years ago, a local woman was charged with abusing her lover’s young son. The woman persisted in claiming her innocence, but her attorney realized that with her butch looks and alternative...
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Illegal Lauderdale Racing/Byron Wilkes
Is there illegal drag racing in parts of Lauderdale County? According to one reader there is. We have edited to remove the name of a Muscle Shoals police officer:...XXX II, the Muscle Shoals cop. He...
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Drag Racing Redux
We had planned to begin a short series on the new hospital, but apparently what we considered a minor issue is a major problem in this area--and many are condoning it. Let's look at some salient points...
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Our "Hometown" Newspaper/Probate Judges
Did you read the article in Saturday’s TimesDaily about young Muslims growing up outside Chicago? Opinion is fine—it’s what we dispense here, but facts should be just that, not concocted anecdotes to...
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Sheffield and Muscle Shoals Tackle Speeders
In an effort to control speeders, and since some of the local LEOs continue to show total disdain for conducting proper and effective traffic patrol, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals have chosen to take a...
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Why Your Son/Brother/Husband is a Criminal
We assume most of our readers have heard the old joke with the punch line "Everyone was out of step but Jim." This seems to be the mantra of many families with sons, brothers, or husbands accused of...
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Oops--Limestone County Coaches at It Again!
Last week, a Limestone County coach was arrested:Trey Alton StinsonOur friend Leslie M. Shoals feels that Limestone's loss could be Muscle Shoals' gain.*****Coach Trey StinsonLimestone County...
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Alabama Prisoners Can Make 2K a Day?!!!!
A recent article from the Alabama Political Reporter has offered some insight into life in an Alabama maximum security prison. Crooked guards who also abuse inmates—we’re not surprised. A unique...
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Why is John Pilati No Longer on the Sex Offender Registry?
In case you're not familiar with John Pilati, a Franklin county lawyer who once served as district attorney, but who eventually served two separate sentences in federal prison for various crimes,...
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