tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105864577540212454.post7578372428527555688..comments2024-03-28T15:49:22.415-05:00Comments on Shoalanda: An Addendum to the Midnight Rider's Take on Muscle ShoalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105864577540212454.post-61727821008471593732016-07-12T21:44:07.349-05:002016-07-12T21:44:07.349-05:00Thank you so much for this comment. We will be quo...Thank you so much for this comment. We will be quoting part of it in a future article.Shoalandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516518190020271127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105864577540212454.post-2469753955765873812016-07-12T21:35:22.310-05:002016-07-12T21:35:22.310-05:00whatwhatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216242042776668571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105864577540212454.post-14731978312363116542016-07-12T10:11:18.138-05:002016-07-12T10:11:18.138-05:00Shoalanda,
Muscle Shoals has received a lot of ne...Shoalanda,<br /><br />Muscle Shoals has received a lot of negative press in recent months and deservedly so. It’s not too hard to see the reasons why. Growing up there in the 80’s, it was a community of around 8,000 people. The houses were small, the people that lived there were mostly blue collar hard working men and women that gave great effort just to get by. In the early 90’s the town began to grow due to land that could be developed and a school system that was becoming known for its academics. White collar professionals began building and larger homes went up along with the property values. Unfortunately, the egos went up, as well. The town lost its humility, it became vain, it became self-righteous, and over confident. The school system is a microcosm of the town it shares. I find it maddening that a coach can throw his wife into a coffee table like a coward and be on the side lines soon after. I find it maddening that a Principle can basically be fired for an affair with a coworker and be hired a month later at the same school system for $ 80,000. I’m a believer that grown-ups should reap what they sow and have consequences for their actions and the school system has failed in that respect.<br />Finally, I would like to say something about Terry McMinn. You hear the cliché’s; He’s a good man, he will do a good job, blah, blah, blah. One thing I am % 100 sure about, you will not meet a better man than he. Terry is a man that never lost his humility; he is a man that EVERYONE respects because of it. He will not go along with everyone else because of what others believe but will make decisions based on his beliefs. I wish one of you knew him personally so you would know that which I speak. Terry McMinn is one of a kind and in a good way. All any of you have to do is ask the people of Muscle Shoals and after you do, write an article of what you glean. It will be positive, I guarantee it.<br /><br />Steven Monroe<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878506496582786658noreply@blogger.com