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Is Tourism Board Wagging the Dog?
31 new tennis courts for Florence? Unneeded? Asymetrical? A boondoggle?No matter what you may think of the proposed 31 tennis court complex, here are some facts:* If the tennis court complex were a...
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The Money Pit Deepens at Cypress Lakes
Yesterday we looked at a proposed Florence tennis court complex; today we'll look at something worse, something that is already a reality.From Leslie M....
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Departments: Necessary v. Unnecessary
We commented yesterday that no Muscle Shoals department lost money at the same record pace as the recreation department (think specifically golf course). A reader quickly commented that these other...
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The Sheffield Demon Railroad Crossings
What's wrong in Sheffield at the Montgomery Avenue railroad crossing and similar railroad/street intersections? First a comment from a reader:Main reason crossings are being blocked and will continue...
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Return to Inspiration Landing
Finally an official statement from the Inspiration Landing project on the closing of its local office: Simply not needed at the moment? Didn't want to sign a two year lease? This is a long term project...
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Lynn Greer is Grandstanding Again
A recent editorial in a state publication called out legislators who offer up feel-good legislation while never addressing real problems in Alabama. Certainly Lynn Greer is one of those, or at least...
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How the Canadian Grinch Tried to Steal Independence Day
From Nigel Knorr: It appears that the fireworks show and festivities at McFarland Park is back on thanks to Mayor Steve Holt and some other generous sponsors who stepped up and made it all happen. I...
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Luther Strange/Magic Dust/Girls with Knives
Will any of you be voting for Luther Strange for the U.S. Senate? If you plan to, please write us and tell us why. There is no perfect candidate out there; sometimes there is no good candidate at all....
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Hershel Dale Graham - A Menace to Society
Hershel Dale Graham was given a health leave (compassionate leave) from prison. He was dying, barely alive. Now he's a pall bearer:We have no doubt that God can take care of Graham and do it in...
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Financial Exploitation of the Elderly?
We don't see too much exploitation of children in our era. Child labor laws prevent that. There's certainly sexual exploitation, and our laws carry special punishment for abusing a child under the age...
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How to Take Inventory?/Tennis Zero Hour?
A man owns a small plumbing supply shop, and it's inventory time. He anticipates increasing his business by 25% during the year, so he multiplies his stock by 1.25 for inventory purposes. Wait, you...
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Bubba Shot the Jukebox...and Poodles
By now most of our readers know that a UNA police officer shot the operator of a motor vehicle early Sunday morning. Rumors and assumptions abound; let's look at them along with questions from our...
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Poodles' Family Has Lawyered Up
First, we'll correct a comment we made on a FB post yesterday. Jessica LaShae Dye isn't married as we stated. She had previously been involved in DV/Assault with a man we believed to be her husband,...
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Dan Barger Raises Proposed Lodging Tax Increase
We have recently been discussing how wrong the TD gets facts. The proposed increase in lodging tax for Florence is one of those things. Robert Palmer incorrectly stated it was originally 3%, but raised...
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A Colbert-Lauderdale Detention Center?
Colbert County wants and needs a new jail before some state agency takes over the old one, or more to the point closes down the current dilapidated one. Lauderdale County needs more room. Are the two...
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Jason Dewayne Green: Liar, Drunk, Thief, Murderer
First, Shoalanda hasn't made any plans to murder anyone...well, at least any that she would really carry out. Yet if accused of murder or any other serious crime, she would make a bee-line to Billy...
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Police Officers Not Doing Their Jobs?
As a former law enforcement officer, it bothers me that I no longer see law enforcement officers in The Shoals conducting traffic stops. We love to gripe and complain about Shoals drivers, but often...
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Puddles Probably Sans Pity for Poodles
From a reader:Do you think "Poodles" has a chance to win a lawsuit?Our answer: We may be off on some of the details of this similar incident, but not many...The officer saw the man driving erratically...
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Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing!
Police report that as of three days ago the Shoals and its surrounding areas have a new missing person to add to the list. There have been conflicting reports about the status of the Tuscumbia woman's...
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Ping, Ping, Telephone Ping - Sachiko Basden
The latest on the mobile belonging to missing Tuscumbia woman Sachiko Basden is that it's on; she's just not answering. In such cases, it's very easy for law enforcement to get a court order to ping...
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