Tim Melson Has Had Bridges Named for Lynn Greer

 

No, this isn't a prank or fake news. On April 6th of this year, a bill initiated by Sen. Tim Melson was passed in our state legislature. SJR101 officially names bridge BIN 11181 carrying U.S. Highway 72 traffic west bound over Second Creek in Lauderdale County and bridge BIN 20349 carrying U.S. Highway 72 traffic east bound over Second Creek in Lauderdale County, together, as Representative Lynn Greer Way.

The bill goes on to mandate signage of appropriate pomp be erected on this stretch of Hwy.72. Is Tim Melson paying for this? No, we're pretty sure the citizens of Lauderdale County are footing at least part of this bill.

Congressional Medal of Honor winner Don Michael didn't even merit a bridge, but Lynn Greer does? Remember when the City of Florence named a gym after Wimp Sanderson? How did that work out?

Will Lynn Greer Be Replaced on Ag Center Board?

Republican District 2 representative will soon, thankfully, be leaving office. He is currently on the Ag Center Board. Will he now be replaced by his successor?

Similarly, if Phillip Pettus (the First!) of District 1 is defeated, will he retain his place on the board? We've heard some say the members have life appointments. Let's hope not.

This would also apply to Sen. Tim Melson. Most feel his seat is secure; however, we do endorse John Sutherland for the office. We feel he is honest and has the financial well-being of the area on his list of priorities.

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How is the Ag Center coming? Unless you compare it to Inspiration Landing, it's not breaking any records.

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Our mailbox has been inundated with support for Casey White. Yes, we're surprised. Apparently if he's a real user, he'll have numerous local ladies to choose from.

For Casey:

Lynn Greer Seeks One More Capital Crime Enhancement

Here's something Alabama is number one in: Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Alabama. Alabama has the highest per capita capital sentencing rate in the country. In some years, its courts impose more death sentences than Texas, a state that has a population five times as large.

Alabama also currently has a great many capital enhancements. In other words, kill someone while committing this crime or under these circumstances and it's automatically a capital case:

Murder by the defendant during a kidnapping in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.

Murder by the defendant during a robbery in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.

Murder by the defendant during a rape in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant; or murder by the defendant during sodomy in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.

Murder by the defendant during a burglary in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.

Murder of any police officer, sheriff, deputy, state trooper, federal law enforcement officer, or any other state or federal peace officer of any kind, or prison or jail guard, while such officer or guard is on duty, regardless of whether the defendant knew or should have known the victim was an officer or guard on duty, or because of some official or job-related act or performance of such officer or guard.

Murder committed while the defendant is under sentence of life imprisonment.

Murder done for a pecuniary or other valuable consideration or pursuant to a contract or for hire.

Murder committed during sexual abuse in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.

Murder committed during arson in the first or second degree committed by the defendant; or murder by the defendant by means of explosives or explosion.

Murder wherein two or more persons are murdered by the defendant by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct.

Murder committed when the victim is a state or federal public official or former public official and the murder stems from or is caused by or is related to his official position, act, or capacity.

Murder committed during the act of unlawfully assuming control of any aircraft by use of threats or force with intent to obtain any valuable consideration for the release of said aircraft or any passenger or crewmen thereon or to direct the route or movement of said aircraft, or otherwise exert control over said aircraft.

Murder committed by an offender convicted of any other murder in the 20 years preceding the crime which constitutes the capital crime under Alabama law at the time.

Murder is related to the capacity or role of the victim as a witness.

Murder of a victim less than 14 years of age.

Murder committed by or through the use of a deadly weapon fired or otherwise used from outside a dwelling while the victim is in a dwelling.

Murder committed by or through the use of a deadly weapon while the victim is in a vehicle.

Murder committed by or through the use of a deadly weapon fired or otherwise used within or from a vehicle.

Murder by the defendant where a court had issued a protective order for the victim against the defendant.

Murder by the defendant in the presence of a child under the age of 14 years at the time of the offense, if the victim was the parent or legal guardian of the child.  


This week Lynn Greer of Rogersville stated he would like to include death for anyone (usually a physician) who performs an abortion resulting in a live birth who doesn't render aid to the child. How often does this occur? This has been brought up over the past few years, and only one case has ever been mentioned. Those who say it happened refuse to name the date or location or even how the situation was handled.

Greer's suggestion didn't become law. A law did pass making the above a Class A Felony. One case in 50 years; aren't you glad your legislators are tending to such pressing issues in this state? If we're really lucky, perhaps someone will again present a law to make dog fighting legal as was done last year.

Only Andrew Sorrell Had the Morals & Common Sense!

Who supported Lynn Greer's HB463 that stole the vote from Florence citizens in the county superintendent's race? In the Senate, Larry Stutts for one. How about Tim Melson? Tim abstained from voting. Perhaps he could explain that to us.

How about the House? Only one legislator voted against the bill. Once again, Andrew Sorrell showed backbone when no one else did. Thank you, Andrew!

Remember the Ag Authority pilfering this expensive conference table from the City of Florence? That was some foreshadowing of Greer stealing Florence's vote, wasn't it? 

The table was eventually returned after enough people kicked up a fuss about it. Now what do we have to do to get our vote back?

Attention Florence!!! Lynn Greer Just Robbed You!!!

While most of us were reeling from the effects of COVID-19 lockdown, we assumed the Alabama State Legislature was boldly reconvening to tie up loose ends and come home safely. Silly us!

Lynn Greer, the local representative who previously helped take tax dollars away from local communities and schools, has struck again. He introduced a partisan bill that bans Florence citizens from voting for the Lauderdale County Superintendent...and it passed. (Don't worry - we'll have more on that later.)

Guess what? You and I who live in Florence still have to pay taxes to fund the super's salary.

Guess what again? There's more than one way to have a voice in county schools. The next time someone sends this blog copies of e-mails in which a county educator admits giving a job for a s*ck and a f*ck, instead of being all mimsy about it, we'll publish them. Be sure to thank Lynn Greer.

HB 463 Passed May 9th

Greer Businesses/LifeWay Going

We've had a reader request to enumerate the businesses of Ag Board members, possibly with a view to cross-referencing them. Starting with Rep. B. Lynn Greer:

Shoals Retail:

LifeWay owns one store in the Shoals, but it will soon be a thing of the past. The Christian resource company is closing all its brick and mortar facilities by the end of 2019.

Cox Creek Parkway circa 2025

Calling Lynn Greer/Background Checks?

The Certificate of Need Board has again reared its ugly head in the Shoals. It's taken five months for the board to okay a 20 unit transfer of psychiatric beds between ECM and Shoals Hospitals. If the board were no longer extant, we're sure some body would be required to approve the small transfer, but it wouldn't have taken from April until August. 

Where's Lynn Greer, you know, the state representative from Rogersville who promised to have the board either abolished or at least remodeled to better serve the state in the 21st Century?

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We've had several questions on background checks, both generalized and specifically relating to UNA. All large companies employ agencies to do background checks. An institution like UNA may pay for these individually, but probably pays a company a monthly fee for unlimited checks due to the volume of employee turnover.

How do these checks work? Arrests as well as outcomes are usually included. Each prospective employee would be evaluated individually. A shoplifting conviction might prevent someone from securing a job as cashier in the cafeteria, but not bar someone from working in groundskeeping.

Why did Jane Doe's attorneys know about David Dickerson's arrests for assault and rape and UNA didn't? Now there's an interesting question. UNA should have known if they did any kind of background check. Miss Doe may have paid for a check on Dickerson before she saw an attorney, or the attorneys could have gone on a fishing expedition. Remember, the attorneys probably don't employ background checks that often, but common sense told them that a then 43 year-old man who had allegedly committed assault and rape probably had previous problems with women.

Would the background check tell what happened with the charges against Dickerson? Certainly if he'd been convicted, that would have shown on any check. Not all states have grand juries, but it's possible a grand jury failed to indict him or that he pleaded to much lesser charges. He could have pleaded to a misdemeanor assault and received probation, never doing any jail time. It would be interesting to see the actual documentation...and we're working on getting it.

In short, if Jane Doe and her attorneys found David Dickerson's previous charges, UNA certainly should have. That brings us to another reader question: Would UNA have hired Dickerson knowing his background? We're pretty sure the answer is “No!” We can't imagine any university of other school taking the chance even if Dickerson swore on the proverbial stack of Bibles that he was innocent.

Remember, the university let four students travel alone with Dickerson to the Florida conference/sales meeting. That brings us to a question of our own. We have to ask just who at UNA thought a single, 43 year-old man was adequate chaperon for two young men and two young women? Sure, college students are supposed to be adults. We all know that they always act like adults, right? Uh...no, they don't, and it would seem in this case, rape charges aside, David Dickerson didn't either.

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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 his current bill is. Greer attempted to submit this bill on capital punishment last year, but it never made it out of the judiciary committee. There was a reason for this. Most of what Greer is proposing is already law. Let's look at some of the points of the bill which would add to the already 19 crimes this state prosecutes as capital offenses.

1. Greer’s bill would make murders committed on school or day care campuses capital offenses. The murder of any child, no matter where, under the age of 14 is already a capital offense. Also, the murder of two or more individuals during the same act is also a capital crime. Greer's bill would add older children and school workers to the special victims, but is mainly unneeded.

2. Greer’s bill also adds the murder of prosecutors as a capital offense. The murder of any state or federal official because of their office is already a capital offense.

3. Murders of family members of law enforcement, correction officers (sic) and judges as acts of revenge would be punishable with death. While these type crimes are not specifically capital crimes in themselves, they are if the crime also involves breaking and entering, kidnapping, or shooting into an occupied vehicle or dwelling - in other words, most of the ways these crimes would be carried out.

Now, if Rep. Lynn Greer of Rogersville would only introduce legislation on abolishing, or at least amending, the state's current law on certificates of need. He promised two years ago to do so.

We're still waiting...

Lynn Greer Gets Called Out/Trademark Infringement?

It's official; the Alabama State Legislature will be getting sensitivity training. We highly suspect it will be comparable to the sexual ethics training of two hours required of new Alabama school teachers. 

Perhaps the most humorous thing about the TimesDaily article on the training was the specific mention of Lynn Greer who sent all of his fellow legislators an old story about monkeys. We've heard the old saw for years, usually in a religious context, but when Greer forwarded the version comparing our legislators to monkeys, he was quickly attacked.  

How do we feel? We wonder who cares what Lynn Greer says after his broken promise on addressing the Certificate of Need problem in this state. Whoever runs against Greer should drill that one home again and again. Doesn't anyone think it's extremely odd that Greer can apologize for a silly analogy, but can't apologize for failing to keep a campaign promise? 

Calling Lynn Greer

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We know of at least two local businesses over the years that were legally made to stop using copyrighted cartoon characters in their advertising. In other words, many artists...you know, those who need to make a living...take theft of their characters very seriously. 

Here's an interesting article on various problems, none local. Link

Is there a new local problem? Yes, stay tuned... 

 

Lynn Greer/Florence Zoning

Rep. Lynn Greer or Rogersville is proposing eliminating tax on 401K profits. Great, but wouldn’t it be nice if he proposed eliminating tax on groceries? Alabama is one of several states which still tax the food that its citizens consume, it being such a luxury and all that.

Then there’s the bill to eliminate the Certificate of Need for new medical facilities in the state. Apparently it’s still lying about on Lynn Greer’s desk covered in Little Debbies.

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Florence is getting rid of several blighted properties. Kudos to those who are making it happen.

However, some of these properties are located next to each other, and that could present a problem. A few years ago, two or three homes were razed downtown to make way for an apartment complex. The area was previously zoned for apartments, so that wasn’t unexpected. What was unexpected was the shabbiness of the new edifice. Can’t Florence do better than that?

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Props to Katrina Simmons and Michelle Eubanks, two of Florence’s new council members, who’ll be writing updates on news from their districts. These updates will appear regularly in Pen-N-Sword; Ms. Eubanks has already published her first. Don’t you wish all local council members were as forthcoming?

While it’s early in the game, we haven’t seen any publications from Steve Holt on current activity in Florence. We will say that former Mayor Mickey Haddock was prompt at tooting both his and the city’s horn via the Florence One-Stop page…even to the point of occasionally touching on topics of real import. Let’s hope Mayor Holt continues that tradition.

Doing the Hanky Panky on Your Dime?

Several weeks ago we reported on an appointed official being caught in an extremely compromising position with another city employee. The female employee was terminated, but the appointed official kept his job. Both these individuals were on the clock in a local city; in other words, they were makin’ whoopee while the citizens of that town paid them to be working for the betterment of the community. From what we’ve been told, there was never even a tut-tut from the town’s mayor. Well, good ol’ boys do got to stick together, don’t they?

Now at least one law suit is threatening to blow the lid off a sex scandal in another Shoals town/county. Were there attempts at intimidation? Was there a perfunctory investigation? Was there a little hand-slapping but nothing more? In short, was there an attempted cover up as our informant suggests?

Stay tuned…

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After the tragic events this past weekend in Orlando, it’s only natural to ask if all area SWAT teams remain fully staffed. Enough snipers and all that?

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So Lynn Greer, our Republican representative from Rogersville, wants to be the new speaker of the house. Pols from north Alabama are almost universally overlooked for such positions in Montgomery, but miracles do happen.

If Greer wants the continued, or renewed, support of local voters, he really needs to tell us exactly what happened to his proposed legislation to overhaul the state’s certificate of need laws. Remember this from almost two years ago?

Raffle, Snaffle/Tom Jones Insurance & Financial Services Bites the Dust?

Florence businessman Harold Lewis says Phillip Pettus and Lynn Greer want a raffle, not a lottery. Perhaps Mr. Lewis could explain the difference to us? Then perhaps he could explain the difference between socialism and communism or an illegal alien and an undocumented resident.

Let's see...a lottery has a cash price, while a raffle has a prize worth money. A lottery ticket usually costs around two bucks, while a raffle ticket can cost much more. A lottery may have more than one winner, while a raffle usually has just one prize. Any other differences? Please let us hear, Mr. Lewis.

And we see the Lauderdale County Commission didn't appreciate Pettus and Greer volunteering them for oversight of this raffle/lottery. The commission actually seems to know trouble when it sees it...at least some of the time.

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NOTE: Tom Jones Insurance & Financial Services was spun off from Tom Jones Insurance Agency in 2005, according to officers with the latter.

For some time we've been sent information/documents concerning the owner of Tom Jones Insurance & Financial Services and the company's business endeavors which many were comparing to a Ponzi scheme. Until now we haven't commented on the alleged problems at the agency since we felt there was a very slight chance of a personal vendetta and most of the documents would require a juris doctor to fully comprehend them. In other words, for all we knew some of the charges levied against the company might be comparable to a restaurant losing two points off its health score because the lid to an outside dumpster was blown open.

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However, on Tuesday the Alabama Securities Commission issued a 27 point document concerning the Tuscumbia/Muscle Shoals business. The final paragraph states in part:

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that (Ronnie) Powell be barred from transacting business as a dealer, agent, investment adviser, investment adviser representative; that Powell and (Tom Jones Agency) be barred from performing any function or activity of the securities business in Alabama. (Order No. OB-2015-0008)

A sad end to a once great business?



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Phillip Pettus Tirelessly & Mindlessly Marches On!

You have to hand it to Sen. Larry Stutts; when voters called him on his attempts to rescind Rose's Law, he had the common sense to back away...at least for this session. One can't say the same for Rep. Phillip Pettus of Greenhill.

Pettus in his finite wisdom is still attempting to steal suffrage from Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, Athens, and the list goes on. He was quoted in today's TimesDaily as saying he had heard only five individuals speak against this bill. Maybe that's because he said he had better fish to fry on the night the local legislative delegation held its public meeting on the proposed bill.

We're surprised the bill made it out of committee. Even if it should pass, it will not be law before a statewide vote to approve it, which we don't see happening.

Props to Johnny Mack Morrow and Marcel Black for representing all the people they were elected to serve. It's been said that voters have a short memory; guess what? Political bloggers don't.

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Rep. Ed Henry of Hartselle doesn't care if his bill costs Alabama tons in litigation; he's just protecting students by wanting to ban abortion clinics from any area in which there's a public school--all those demonstrations might be upsetting for the little tykes. Pardon us for introducing some logic here, but why not establish that permits for these demonstrations are not issued for school opening or closing times. Now if Rep. Henry would just start working to counter violence in movies, television shows, video games, and even homes, he might actually do some good.

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What of Rep. Lynn Greer? So far he hasn't even mentioned any legislation on Alabama's antiquated Certificate of Need policy, but he has introduced three bills singing the accolades of Lauderdale County lady basketballers. First things first in Alabama...

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Tomorrow: More on current problems at local schools




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Pettus & Greer Now Want to Steal Votes Statewide

We've had several reports of flying pigs the past few days, but how can that compare to the realization that Marcel Black...we say Marcel Black...is the most intelligent representative the Shoals seems to have at this moment?

Now Phillip Pettus, R-Greenhill, wants to steal not only Florence's vote, but the votes of Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, and God & a computer system only know how many other towns. First, Pettus has failed to find one Lauderdale County resident to come forward to support his hare-brained scheme. Wouldn't just one contact the TimesDaily, contact us, contact "You Said It," contact a local forum? So far no one has.

And Pettus' cohort in thievery Lynn Greer? He recently said this: If you’re going to represent the county, you ought to be out in the county. How hard is it for Greer or anyone else to understand that Florence is in the county? If he's referring to an incorporated area, he needs to consider Killen, Rogersville, Anderson, Lexington, and Waterloo. What if Florence could keep all its tax dollars? That's looking pretty good to us at this point. Surely Muscle Shoals would want to keep all theirs as well...no more bailing out Anthony Olivis over his newest lawsuit.

And what does Pettus himself say of his first attempt at robbing Florence voters? "It ain’t dead, but it isn’t going anywhere right now, so this (new bill) is statewide.”

It "ain't?" Is Pettus that ill-educated or does he think that makes him sound folksy? We have news: It makes him sound like some stereotype from Saturday Night Live, not like a man who wishes to have the trust of those he purports to serve. We firmly believe that everyone is entitled to make mistakes, but we also believe our representatives should be doing the very best they can. If this is Pettus' best, he is an embarrassment to our area.

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Some other brilliant bills now attempting to make their way to passage in the state legislature:

No bids required? Public Work Projects

How about the Fetal Heartbeat Bill? Terri Collins of Decatur says she wants to educate women (and presumably a few males as well) about the horrors of abortion even if it means lawsuits against the state that will rob funding for those children already here.

We've mentioned this crazy thought before, but why not fund education on birth control and even...shudder...abstinence? No pregnancies mean no need for abortions under most circumstances.

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Another wild and crazy idea of ours is to promote neutering of companion animals. Fewer animals means the need for fewer animal control officers. Here are some statistics: Cost Savings from Spay/Neuter Programs.

The day we see our legislature address that? We'll have the flying pigs image ready to post.



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Lynn Greer: 14 Bills & Not One on CON

State representative Lynn Greer has sponsored 14 bills this session--not one of them concerns either repealing or revamping the state's certificate of need law. Want to know what Greer thinks is so much more important? Here ya go...

Bills Sponsored by Lynn Greer

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We've recently heard from our favorite pervert, Derek Logue. We can't publish his comments due to language, but we are happy to clarify that Logue was not convicted of First Degree Rape, but First Degree Sexual Abuse in connection with an 11 year-old victim.

In other words:

(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree if:

(1) He subjects another person to sexual contact by forcible compulsion; or

(2) He subjects another person to sexual contact who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.

(b) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2320; Act 2006-575, p. 1512, §2.)

A friend recently stated she couldn't imagine family of drug dealers actually getting on Facebook to defend them. We've always felt that way about sex offenders. It's been about five years since we discovered that any of these miscreants actually lobbied to defend their lifestyle, etc. 

Logue also mentioned he was going to "own" both our blog and Sen. Larry Stutts. We may not like Stutts' recent politics concerning Rose's Law, but we're pretty sure he can handle the likes of Derek Logue.

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Tomorrow some words about Judge James Hall.

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Calling Lynn Greer!

Yes, you, Lynn Greer. Where is your bill to revamp or eliminate the certificate of need laws? We're waiting. Remember...you promised:

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While some readers apparently consider Larry Stutts' recent behavior old news, yesterday the Montgomery Advertiser wished him gone from public life...as in now. As political news goes, Montgomery's newspaper was once the most influential medium in the state. With the advent of the Internet, we won't make that blanket statement, but the Advertiser still has clout. It's going to be an interesting legislative session.

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Scott Morris? Apparently he's been gone from the TD quite some time. The March 8th article we referenced was written by another Scott Morris (they've been confused before). The former editor is now with UNA...where we confused him with being the conservative Morris named Scott. Doesn't either one of them have a middle initial?



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Repeal Alabama's Certificate of Need Laws?

We've blogged before on our state's certificate of need laws:

Repeal?

How many states now have a CON law?

What does Alabama's law cover?

So many states do without the CON, either employing no regulation or utilizing a less strenuous agency to control new medical facilities. If any area has suffered due to Alabama's CON law, it's Lauderdale County.

What will it take to negate/repeal the law?

 

We're waiting. Does a second look at CON come in second to a raffle?

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"UNA Problems" on Twitter/Greer Inserts Foot in Mouth

There's a new Twitter account in town, UNA Problems. Obviously this looked interesting...initially. Many of the problems tweeted about seem mundane, at least to a non-student. There's also a similar Twitter account named UNA Probz, with similar postings.

Somehow we doubt whoever set up these accounts expected students to post concerning the irritation of other students coughing, even when it sounds as if they're about to bring up a giant fur ball. Perhaps the most interesting thing about UNA Problems is the logo: The traditional UNA logo turned upside down. Should we infer this to mean UNA is in serious trouble? Where's Steve Pierce when you need him?

UNA Problems

UNA Probz

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Lynn Greer (R), Rogersville, has stated Republicans wanted to retaliate against Paul Hubbert, head of the Alabama Education Association. We're not sure if Greer meant to use the word "retaliate," but we are sure his statement will be used against him for years to come. Damage control, anyone?

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We've received some comments naming an alleged rape victim. Such comments will not be published. It's always a common rationale to blame the victim, whether a victim of rape or other crime. It doesn't speak well of anyone's intelligence or morals, and it won't be tolerated here.



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Lynn Greer 35+ Years Later

In May 1975, Rep. Lynn Greer of Rogersville announced he would submit a bill in the next legislative session that would restrict voting on the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education to voters residing outside the city limits of Florence. At that time, Osbie Linville of Florence was superintendent. That bill was effectively scuttled by a group led by then Rep. Bob Hill of Florence. Over three decades later, Greer has again introduced a bill that would limit voting on the superintendent's race.

Obviously Greer feels strongly about the issue, but why? We've received several e-mails requesting information concerning Greer's mindset, but none that offers any insight into unannounced motives. Considering Greer's long-standing opinion on the matter, there may be no motive other than a strong personal opinion--an opinion with which we disagree. In days to come, we'll provide updates on the issue; however, there doesn't seem to be the proverbial snowball's chance that Greer will have more luck now than in August 1975 when the bill was defeated the first time.

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Across the river in Tuscumbia, the board of education's Mark McIlwain seemed either confused or in desperate need of grammar lessons. He indicated the board never discussed issues with more than two present, but had discussed it among themselves. We predict the termination of Joe Walters will continue to garner headlines, and not the good kind.

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We're not sure which wag at The Connection is responsible for this quote concerning Cherokee, but it's certainly worth sharing: Water has been pouring into City Hall this morning so now the mayor can actually walk around on the inside (of) the building.



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Is Tammy Happy?

Who really sabotaged Lynn Greer's plan to keep both Lauderdale and Colbert Counties in District Five? According to another local political pundit, Morgan county may be taking the blame based strictly on smoke and mirrors:

Thoughts on the Redistricting Committee's Decision to Separate Colbert & Lauderdale Counties

Dino has much inside Montgomery info to which we aren't privy. What would Tammy L. Irons gain in her race to become governor? Or in some other venue, for that matter? Obviously this could mean a tremendous boost to any higher political aspirations of Roger Bedford. Perhaps it's a little bit of quid pro quo?

We invite reader comments.

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The state of education at UNA? We were happy to read of ongoing renovations to Bibb Graves Hall on the UNA campus, but a little mystified by a comment from UNA's Michael Gautney. In his description of improvements to the administration building, Gautney felt the need to tell us what an air lock is. Since he deals with a pedantic crowd on a daily basis, we have to wonder just how much the vocabulary of both students and those who profess to teach them has diminished in the past few decades.

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Interested in buying stock in local companies? We doubt you would find this 1919 stock certificate on NASDAC, but it certainly has historical value.

You can bid on eBay until May 29th:

Dr. Stutts Eas-It Chemical Co.




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