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Forbes & Childers -- Someone Knows
No one likes unsolved crimes, especially the police. We believe our local authorities really care about solving such crimes, but in some cases they can’t do it without help.We believe the Florence...
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Baby Tate/Swampettes & Angry Vaginas
Accused Infant Abuser BougherIt seems our friend Billy Underwood has taken on Nathan Paul Bougher as a client. Bougher is accused of physically and sexually abusing his month-old son. This should be...
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"Take Back Bama"/Jay Merriner
We've said more than once that we've been extremely disappointed in the Republican party in this state. That's not to say we've regained any faith in the Democratic party. What's a voter to do?There's...
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Let Us Splain This River Thing
Photo Posted on Florence Tourism's Instagram Account TodayYou see, there’s this river. It’s long and it’s wide. A great many people forgot about the river over the years until people on the north side...
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Trump Makes Unannounced Visit/Domestic Abuse
Trump makes unannounced visitBy: The Midnight RiderWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit Wednesday to Dover Air Force Base for the return of the remains of the US service member...
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How Would You Like a 100% Raise?
There aren't many who would turn down a 100% raise, are there? Gov. Robert Bentley's pet Stan Stabler is asking for basically that...and more. His current budget for ALEA is 44 million. For the 2018...
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TD Writers & Legislators...Not Too Bright
How hard is it to read a street sign? We’re guessing for the TimesDaily’s Jennifer Edwards and Robert Palmer, it’s pretty difficult. Twice in the past month, Irvine Avenue, one of Florence’s oldest...
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Topsy Talks on Tourism
We've been fortunate to have a reader with an inside view on local tourism write for us from time to time. In the interest of clarity, we're going to dub this reader/writer "Topsy." Topsy has sent us a...
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Ken Kitts & UNA Have a Diabolical Plan
Did you hear the one about the Florence swain who proclaimed his undying devotion for his ladylove? The problem was his chosen lady already wore a diamond on her finger, had the Vera Wang gown in her...
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Bullying or Assault?/Housekeeping
Bullying or Assault in Sheffield?By: The Midnight RiderFrom WHNT 19 News:COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. – A Sheffield elementary school mother is upset about injuries her daughter received recently. She claims...
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Sheffield Law Suits/John Elkington
Sheffield is a small town; it doesn’t need (as in can’t afford) any lawsuits. Since the Sheffield School Board is, while mainly autonomous, still a part of Sheffield city government, any suit against...
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School: Bullying, Sex, & Closings
We’ve had several ask us to comment further on the assault at L.E. Willson Elementary School in Sheffield; however, we have no inside information either supporting or debunking the attack story...
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J.J. - Sociopath to the End
Alabama’s criminal justice system—it should mean more than simply having law breaking judges on the bench. Sadly, in many cases the system is broken. Case in point: J.J. Common.In Need of Legal...and...
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Capital Murder?/Attempted Murder?
If we can’t do the right thing, or if there is no right thing to do, let’s at least do something. It won’t help the matter, but it will make us feel better, and in the case of the state legislature,...
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Advice to a Baker & a Girl Friend
Congratulations to Baker’s Layne Bakery, newly opened in Muscle Shoals. We will offer a little advice: health department rules require the hair of those preparing food be restrained at all times. We...
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Vulgar Memes/Be More?
Some years ago we were eating at a steakhouse when we overheard the following:Server 1: That table left me $7.00!Server 2: Flossie, that was your husband and your uncle.Server 1: Yeah, so?That’s...
View ArticleSpecial: The UNA Crooked Land Grab Charade
Tonight, four representatives from the University of North Alabama will speak before the Florence School Board. Ostensibly, they want to convince the board to cease plans to build a new middle school...
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Happy Valentine's Day 2017!
Valentine's is a day of love, and love comes in all shapes and sizes. If you're short a significant other this year, don't spend the next 10 months alone. The Shoals has plenty of little ones out there...
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Midnight Rider/Shoals Tatler
Keller Hospital: LayoffsBy: The Midnight RiderIf you read Shoalanda Speaks regularly, you know that we have written several articles which show Keller Hospital in a not so good light. Below is from...
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Apartments on Old Coffee Property?
Florence developer Eugene Sak currently owns 19 incorporated businesses in Florence. Several are connected to property/construction endeavors. At the most recent Florence School Board meeting, assisted...
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