I don’t think that the City of Huntsville has a clue about the notoriety it has earned from CJ Grisham’s story. I don’t think they have a clue about how well-respected and widely-known Grisham is in the military community. In a City that is (rightly) proud of it’s many accolades [...]
The Huntsville Museum of Art presents Tuba Christmas this Sunday December 6 at 3:30PM. Mayor Tommy Battle says you’ll know it’s Christmas once you hear about 60 tubas playing. Free!!!
[...]The Spring Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma alabamae) is one of the rarest fishes in Alabama, and is only found in ONE area of Limestone County (Beaverdam Creek). Last week, fisheries biologist Mike Sandel filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Spring Pygmy [...]
The next Huntsville City Council will be held this Thursday, December 3. It will followed by another City Council meeting Thursday, December 17. The regular schedule was changed for the Holidays.
IIRC the City Council will vote on the Correctional Facility zoning ordinance (“Locally unwanted land use”).
I [...]
In Sunday’s Huntsville Times Enjoy section, book reviewer Ann Marie Martin recommends the children’s book “The Georges and the Jewels”, by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley.
Hmm… I remember associating the name Jane Smiley with something bad, so I did a Google search on her name. The FIRST words of [...]
The Shoals’ very own Byron Marc Newsome, nationally known actor and motivational speaker and 1993 graduate of Muscle Shoals High School, will be the guest speaker at a December fundraising dinner for the Tina Miller Parker for Colbert County District Judge campaign. Ms. Parker is [...]
This makes me so very sad. Ruth Marcus must know, deep down inside, that the commerce clause of the Constitution does not allow for government-mandated health insurance. I would have a lot more respect for the columnist if she would acknowledge that the argument is a ridiculous, legalese way [...]
Just be glad you’re not a fan of the other football. You know, the one where you use your feet. Apparently international football (or futbol) does not use any type of instant replay. That led to the French star Thierry Henry setting up the winning goal for his squad over [...]
Congressman Parker Griffith took to the floor of Congress to call for an end to the estate tax, which “has plagued family farms and small businesses throughout our country for almost a hundred years.”
Click here to view the embedded video.It is nice to hear that the good doctor is [...]
In case you haven’t seen this one making the rounds on the Alabama internets, here’s a parody video released by a Birmingham based comedy group in favor of Patrick Cooper for mayor of that distinguished city.
Warning: there is salty language and dancing white guys in this video.
Click here to [...]Here is the text of Dr. John Fanning’s speech at Saturday’s Health Care Tea Party:
First, I want to thank all of you for coming out today. I have never helped organize a rally and I am thrilled to have such a great turnout. I want to thank Huntsville Hospital especially [...]
I attended the Health Care Tea Party held Saturday at the Huntsville Hospital Medical Mall, along with 700 doctors, nurses, technicians, politicians, and concerned citizens. A dozen sad-looking counter-protesters (were they lonely?) were across the street. Note to the Tea Party organizers – be sure to make convenient arrangements for the [...]
After hours of prayer, discussion with my family and friends, and in the belief that this is my best opportunity ever to run for Congress; I have decided to run for Congress to represent Alabama’s Eighth District!
My friends, while I don’t encourage you to run against me, there are [...]
Yep, I watch Tabatha’s Salon Takeover on Bravo (Tuesday nights at 9PM). Host Tabatha Coffey takes over a failing hair salon for a week, then does a return visit weeks later to assess the improvement. What I really enjoy is the back-to-basics business model she advocates – the cursing, [...]
The speaker at this morning’s Madison County Republican breakfast was Huntsville Times editor Kevin Wendt. Last year about this time he addressed the MCGOP as the newly hired editor, and he’s had a year or so to settle into his job. He recognized then the frustration that many people [...]
Gubernatorial candidate Tim James received 35% of the vote at a standing-room only meeting of the Madison County GOP. Bradley Byrne came in second with 26% and Roy Moore came in third with 15%. Undecided got 10%, Robert Bentley got 7%, Kay Ivey got 4%, Bill Johnson 3%, and James [...]
