Canadians Dominate Alabama, in New York?

On Saturday afternoon Veteran Woodbine Jockey Robert Landry shifted his tack from the comforts of home to Upstate New York's and more specifically Saratoga Race Course. Landry, who could have stood pat in...

Deaf Handicapped Black Man Tasered for being in Bathroom too long

Forget about President Barack Obama, Cambridge Police Officer Crowley and Professor Louis Gates having a beer over Professor Louis Gate's Ego tomorrow evening. I guess Antonio Love won't be invited. He is not a Harvard Graduate and not part of the "black elite." You see,...

Meadowcraft Jobs on the Line in central Alabama

Everyone tells us the economy is bad and credit is tight, but the economic crisis is personal for thirteen hundred people in Central Alabama.  Plantation Patterns, a subsidiary of Meadowcraft, Inc..with plants in Wadley and Selma has been in bankruptcy since March 20 and...

6 Bodies Found in Fayetteville and Huntsville, Connected

Six bodies that have been found in Fayetteville, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama, are all believed to be connected somehow by a series of murders. It is not yet known how they died, but five of the victims were...

The MLK Factor: Why Roy Moore Will Never Be Governor of Anything.

Opinion by Will Bevis, Gadsden, AL... Not long ago I was in Steele, Alabama, interviewing a man who had lived in his Pick-Up Truck for 27 years. I asked him to show me around, and as we drove I realized we...

The "Natalee Holloway Impact" on Aruba--Four Years Later

Has the injustice of Natalee Holloway wrecked a permanent havoc on Aruba’s tourism, economy and reputation for the last four years? Let’s see… EXHIBIT A:   Google “Aruba Boycott” and get 1,400 hits....

Rare Cloud Formation Baffles Forecasters

 ..."Back on April 29, a rare cloud formation moved across North Escambia and South Alabama capturing the attention of many North Escambia residents. And now a series of photos from an area resident is giving...

Storms In Alabama Cause Damage, Leave One Woman Dead

Sunday storms ravaged through parts of Alabama, causing widespread damage and leaving a 46-year-old woman dead. There were reports of tornadoes and funnel clouds. Thousands are now without power in the counties of Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, and Opelika-Auburn area....

Did the Natalee Holloway Movie Help the Boycott of Aruba?

The Natalee Holloway movie was the highest rated movie in Lifetime's history.  Since it was broadcast on the "Lifetime Movie Network" only, the Lifetime website has placed the entire movie on this link:...

Maersk Alabama Crew Returns Home

The crew of the hijacked cargo ship the Maersk Alabama arrived in Maryland from Kenya early this morning.  They had to fly home without their captain, who'd been held by pirates for five days last week....

Government becoming too powerfull?!! Updated July 2009

Below is my post from March of 2009: Some of you might say " they all ready are,...Have you heard of the IRS?!!" Yes, I remember the senate hearings several years ago where mothers and fathers were telling stories of how the IRS agents broke down their home doors in the...

Holding on to a Teddy Bear... While Learning about Love.

This is the second part of a two part series called "Officially In Hell: My Ten Hours on a Bus with 50 Pre-teens. If you have not read the first part, it is at the following link: http://my.nowpublic.com/culture/officially-hell-my-ten-hours-bus-fifty-pre-teens Part...

Officially in Hell: My Ten Hours on a Bus with Fifty Pre-Teens.

I am recovering from shock.  I have just spent three days without a computer, without a car, without a tv, and even without a newspaper. (Not to mention three days without my beloved Swedish Foam Space mattress!) But those are not the worst parts.  The worst part...

Army Inquiry into Why Troops Were Sent Into Alabama After Murders

The United States military has opened an inquiry into how and why active duty troops were sent onto the streets of Samson Alabama after the murder spree that left 11 people dead. At least 22 military police soldiers from the nearby Fort Rucker were sent into the city in the...

'Great Sex: God's Way' billboards advertise a sermon in the south

'Great sex: God's way' - this is the slogan appearing on a billboard in a small town in Alabama that advertises an upcoming sermon series. In a town where you can't even buy beer, the preacher is tackling the touchy issue of sex and religion. Daystar Church in Cullman County,...

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