Good Ol' Boy Journalism?

I think it's time to end the "Good Ol' Boy" network between the Times Daily and the City of Tuscumbia. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we have yet another article with the "self-promoting" Tuscumbia Park Director, Joel Kendrick. This time he's singing his praises for people visiting the Tuscumbia Roundhouse Museum.

The Times Daily has done nothing but provide us with feel good blah blah fluffy journalism. I know I'm not pointing out anything new here, but I am so tired of these puffed up grandiose Joel Kendrick articles written by Bernie Delinski. Now don't get me wrong, I think Mr. Delinski is quite talented and I very much enjoy his "non-Tuscumbia" columns. I just don't see the validity of Mr. Delinski covering a city where his wife is employed by the city's attorney. That my friends can create quite a precarious predicament. Can I trust that these articles are unbiased? 

Hmm ... It's interesting that every time there are rumblings over concerns with Tuscumbia's poor park conditions (etc.) that a happy-feel-good article pops up in the Times Daily. I guess that means that Joel has Bernie on speed-dial! Yep, it's Good Ol' Boy journalism in action. And by the way, the Roundhouse article mentioned the need for roundhouse volunteers. Well, whatever happened to men who once volunteered at the roundhouse? Can we get a quote from Mr. Kendrick on that?

Tuscumbia Muskrat

Huntsville the Perfect Retirement City?

According to USA This Weekend, Huntsville is one of the top ten retirement cities in the US. Not only that, we have a representative from Huntsville telling the the country that the Rocket City isn’t like the rest of Alabama. Really?

After thinking it over, this loose lipped ad man may have some good points. Huntsville has its symphony, Florence has its Big Band. Shopping? We’re not even going to attempt to compare the Quad-Cities with Huntsville in that area. Television stations? Okay, Huntsville wins again, but we do have all those Shoals bureaus to make sure we get our full four minutes of infamy each night.

Jobs? Okay, why bother to go any farther...

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We've received several e-mails on the Tuscumbia Parks and Rec Department; however, some are not publishable due to content. We will update the situation at a later date.

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Some time ago a friend mentioned to us that when one spell-checks the word "Tuscumbia," the first suggestion is "Scumbag."

Shoalanda