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Apartment Wars/Florence Senior Center
It would seem the new apartments planned for West Irvine Avenue are about to become a reality We feel this can be a boon for West Florence. We also feel that the city under the direction of Melissa...
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For Those Who Like to Watch Paint Dry...
You're in luck. This weekend promises even better:That's right; shredding is tops on the list for reasons to plan a weekend in Florence. Perhaps we've accused Robbie Baby wrongly for advertising...
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Johnny Mack Morrow's Catch-22/Roundabout it?
Franklin County's Johnny Mack Morrow and Allen Farley of Jefferson County have proposed several new takes on improving prisons in Alabama. One is to clean up gangs and cell phones, ensuring no new...
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Get It In Writing!
Since it's April 1st, let's have a work of fiction. We recently mentioned the man who wanted to leave his son his Rayo Mart empire, so let's use that for a basis.Once upon a time after World War II, a...
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UNA's Master Plan--Missing in Action?/Got Milk Money?
Did you know the University of North Alabama has a master plan? No, it's not a plan to take over northwest Alabama by physical domination; it's a plan for campus expansion and enhanced usage of current...
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UNA: A Bad Neighbor
Calling all Florence High band parents: Shoot us an e-mail about the lost revenue from football game concessions. How is this affecting the band? How much exactly is the band losing? What are your...
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Alleged Murderess Erica Fox As You've Never Seen Her
Erica Rae Green Fox - The Murder Case Up Until Now:Fox MurderMore on Erica*****A reader has contacted us with an extremely interesting story. We're going to publish it here with very little editing....
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Special: Who Were the Suspended Muscle Shoals Baseball Players?
A Muscle Shoals freshman, a junior, and three seniors were determined to be consuming alcohol at a baseball tournament in Destin, Florida, last week. The players were suspended for 30 days and banned...
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What Parents Refuse to See About the Muscle Shoals Baseball Players
First, a word from Leslie M. Shoals:Fowler Suspended for SeasonSurprised?One would have to ask "Why punish these kids for getting caught in Destin for doing what they are allowed to do in MSC?"I...
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Letter From A Baseball Parent: Special Kind of Stupid
OK, here we go again Muscle Shoals. First and foremost, everyone must realize that we’re talking about the baseball team and not the FOOTBALL team. If this were the FOOTBALL team this article would...
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Get Your Tickets to the UNA Follies Here!
First, let us say we have the greatest respect and admiration for many of those who toil at, and even lead, the University of North Alabama. We're sure many who are now deans of various departments...
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Defending Real Battered Women--Not Erica Fox
From a reader:Thank you for posting about Erica Fox's affairs. She liked to claim her husband Jason was "mean to her". If you look at one of the photos she has what looks like bruises on her arm. I've...
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Saving Those Who Walk on the Wrong Side of the Law
The past few days we've been extremely surprised at those who don't blame Erica Fox for killing her husband, or at least those who say a murder trial will only hurt the victim's family more. We've been...
View ArticleSpecial: Why It's Wrong for Law Enforcement to Negotiate with Bentley
We have only just finished a blog on facing legal consequences of criminal actions. Now we hear that Bentley is negotiating with law enforcement officials (we assume attorney general's office) about...
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Does Partial Power Corrupt Partially? See Muscle Shoals
We're told that absolute power corrupts absolutely; how about partial power? It's few individuals who aren't corrupted at least a little by their jobs. It's not just Gov. Bentley or a long list of...
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Revisiting: Chris Martin Case/War of the Schools
You may have been seeing some interesting comments or Tweets recently about the Chris Martin manslaughter case. A friend of Chris' family has taken up the mantle of justice, and it should prove...
View ArticleSpecial: Muscle Shoals Rec Department
We're presenting two guest blogs from Leslie M. Shoals. The first was written before the suspension of the Parks & Recreations director and the second after:NICE PUBLICLY FUNDED BATTING CAGE on 6th...
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Inspiration Landing/Ron Sparks
John Elkington has just announced that Sheffield's Inspiration Landing amphitheatre is on schedule to be completed by May 2018. This is good news; however, he will have to understand that many in the...
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City Employees Costing Us Money
We're sure there's not a city or town in the U.S. that doesn't have at least one employee who abuses his or her position. Here's another great article from Leslie M. Shoals on what's happening in one...
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Revisiting the Scene of the Crime
We've recently mentioned a new look into the Chris Martin murder trial, which produced a manslaughter verdict and a sentence of 20 years. Until now, we knew only that the deceased Grant Campbell had a...
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