Marcel & Johnny Mack Do Ashville/Homan Ethics Complaint

Marcel's at the Grove Park Inn, or was. So was Johnny Mack. Neither Mr. Black nor Mr. Morrow nor any of their 13 other fellow legislators paid for this luxurious vacation; everything was paid for by the Alabama Lenders Association. Was it legal? Apparently so. Was it really ethical? We'll let our readers decide that. For the complete story along with some pics of the Grove Park Inn; here's the link:

Lawmakers Get Free Trip to Lavish Hotel & Spa

For those who caught the parody of this blog's first line:



And speaking of Marcel: Is Marcel Black One of Us?

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We have been asked to clarify an issue presented in the Midnight Rider's last blog. This is something we have addressed before:

Police as Hired Guns

Our main question is the legality of these off-duty officers using Muscle Shoals police cars. Is this wise? Is it legal? Does it open up a legal can of lawsuit worms?

However, we again wish to stress that these officers are all off-duty and not paid by the City of Muscle Shoals to patrol traffic at Highland Park Baptist Church.

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An ethics complaint has been filed against Lauderdale Circuit Court Clerk Missy Homan (Hibbett). While we know the gist of the complaint, we do not yet have a copy of the document. As soon as we do, we will publish more information.

Canada? Uh, It's Somewhere/Tourism Troubles

Geography? We're sure many can take or leave it, but we also expect professional writers to have a basic understanding of it. Just last week Coffee Road morphed into Coffee Highway in the course of the same article in the TimesDaily. The former is the correct name, but once outside the Florence City limits, the well-traveled road becomes the Savannah Highway. Also last week, another TD writer insisted on adding an extra “s” to Shoal Creek. That, sadly, is not uncommon in this area.

Now a TD writer is apparently unsure what to do with the Canadian province/state of Ontario. We see that a candidate for the position of Florence Tourism director is from Kingston-Ontario, Canada. Perhaps he will soon move to Florence-Alabama, USA? Eh?

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We see the salary for the new head honcho of Florence tourism will be in the 70K to 120K range. A 50K range fluctuation? We understand that experience counts, but that vast a difference seems odd. We welcome comments.

Also, the second candidate interviewed would be leaving his own company if he should be offered the position. Most individuals usually do the reverse. If this gentleman isn't doing well with his own
business, how can he expect to do better with a public position where he will have to contend with the board...yes, that infamous tourism board of Youtube fame?

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A reader has asked why we removed a blog about Lauderdale Circuit Court Clerk Missy Hibbett. We have not removed the blog that we recently published. As of this morning, it was still listed in our
side bar under the “Most Read.”

Since we published that guest blog, Kneeland Hibbett has been returned to Jail in Baldwin County. The TD has published some very intimate details of the upcoming Hibbett divorce that we see no need of reiterating here. We will suggest that while we're sure everyone out there can improve upon job performance, perhaps some problems in the clerk's office are caused by transient emotional problems that may be soon be resolved. Let's hope things improve for that family.



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Your Opinions?

As regular readers know, we publish almost all opinions here whether we agree or not. Many times we publish opinion blogs on issues of which we have no knowledge. We always welcome rebuttals. This blog is an outlet for your political voice.

Many do not seem to understand that. Recently we published a blog by an anonymous writer on Missy Homan Hibbett, Lauderdale County Circuit Court Clerk. We don't know what problems may or may not be present in that office. Rebuttals to that particular blog are welcome. No, we do not know the author's real name, nor would we divulge it if we did.

We will say that we know one Lauderdale judge frequently blames Ms. Hibbett for his troubled court. We doubt there is simply one problem that causes all the delays in cases and other snafu's that haunt our local court system.

Comments and blogs are always welcome.

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An update/correction on the Huntsville Hospital lease with Keller. This is entirely the responsibility of the Keller board of directors. The members appointed by the Colbert County Commission are completely autonomous after their appointment. There is currently only one board member who was appointed by the county commission. Our apologies for some misleading information.

How can the average Colbert Countian make his/her voice heard with the current Keller board? Send us your ideas and past experiences.

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In closing, Lynn Greer... Just where is that bill to abolish the state certificate of need program? You were certainly able to introduce bills which would restrict our voting rights and establish a non-lottery raffle, so where is the bill you promised on the CON? We're waiting.

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