Gas Shortages in South? Policeman says "Nah, There's Gas Everywhere."

Gadsden, AL. Reporting by Will Bevis. On a lunch break I turned on CNN, just in time to catch a news report of  gas stations running out of gas across the South... with the commentator fearing it might be...

Rock and Roll: The Blinders Play to a Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Town.

(First photos are of The Blinders. Last Photo is of Elvis and Pat Hare to his right, who wrote the great blues song, "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby..." and then did.) It's football season in Alabama. That doesn't...

Opinion: Last Stand of the Rebel-publicans.

Opinion... Southern Republicans used to could cruise through an election. Now, in all my years of living here I have never seen such a determined effort to break through the Republican Choke Hold. But they are...

Republicans Put a Quick Stop to Voter Registration Drive in Alabama Prisons.

MONTGOMERY - Alabama Republicans have successfully put a stop to a voter registration drive to register eligible prisoners before the November elections. In Alabama, some prisoners maintain their right to vote if...

One Hour With A Homeless Man: Birmingham, Alabama. September 16, 2008

When I woke up this morning it never crossed my mind that I would be spending one hour with a homeless man today. That is why there are no photos. I was not prepared. In fact, lately, I have been sick of writing....

Fireball Outburst Lights Up North American Skies

"On Sept. 9th, a surprising flurry of bright fireballs lit up the skies of North America. "Our SENTINEL all-sky camera picked up 25 bright meteors in a shower that began at 0620 UT and lasted approximately 4...

Blossom Goodchild And The Federation Of Light

You really want to watch the video, before testing out your telepathic strength, my own is pathetic, lol  "TO LEADERS, GOVERNERS, POLITICIANS AND ALL PEOPLE OF EARTH...We wish it to be understood that on...

Civil rights museum, worth 6 hour drive

Although I did not drive six hours to Birmingham, Alabama to visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute it is well worth the time if I had.  Only 6 exits farther from our New Orleans Gustav evacuation motel,...

Gustav drove me to central Alabama

Rather than the 12 hours it took me to get to central Alabama in advance of Katrina, I got to the same area in 6.5.  I swear that at least a half hour back up was due to rubber necking a car turned upside...

Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant to replace batteries for wind and solar p...

  The technology stores off-peak energy, in the form of compressed air in an underground reservoir, and releases this energy during peak hours. CAES can be used for load management of intermittent renewable...

Alabama To Impose Fat Tax

Starting next year, severly overweight Alabama state employees will have to pay $25 more in health insurance in order to cover the increased risk of health problems faced by the obese. Taxing individuals for their...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

Fay heads for Alabama after Florida

See previous NowPublic coverage on Fay here, here, and here. Fay, which is still a tropical storm, pummeled northern Florida today with heavy rain, and experts predict it is now crossing into Alabama. " The storm...

Apple Sued over "Defective" iPhone 3G

A disgruntled customer is suing Apple over reportedly poor performance from her 3G iPhone. For whatever reason, no mention is made of AT&T, which actually delivers and manages the service. I don't like the...

Abandoned ashes stack up at funeral homes

"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...

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