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3M dumped harmful chemicals around Decatur for years. It’s time the public knew the consequences

Every afternoon during seventh grade basketball practice, I and everyone else on the team would make as many trips as allowed to the water fountain just outside the gym doors to gulp down enough water to keep us from passing out.  After school some days, we would ride our bikes to an old creek near … Continued
December 23, 2019
Sunset on the Tennessee River

Alabama lawmakers mostly silent on 3M revelations

If someone was poisoning your neighbors, would you tell them?  Would you speak up? Would you try to stop them? Would you use whatever authority you had to make them stop? Would you hold them accountable? Would you make them clean up their mess? Would you help the people who had been poisoned?  If you … Continued
June 25, 2019

Whose side is ADEM on?

Imagine this scenario: A thief calls the local police and tells them that he’s been stealing from local homes and businesses, and that he plans to steal more. He tells the cops when and where he’s been stealing, and when and where he plans on stealing from in the future. And the cops tell him … Continued
June 20, 2019

Brooks is fighting the Asian carp’s invasion of the Tennessee River

Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, joined 14 House colleagues in sending a letter to the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee requesting $4.4 million in funding for state Aquatic Nuisance Species plans and $25 million in funding for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Asian carp management in Fiscal Year 2020. “Asian carp decimate the American ecosystems … Continued
April 2, 2019

This is why Alabama’s government is broken

We don’t deserve nice things. Not in this state. Not in a state where voters routinely reward the pandering foolishness of conmen. Conmen like Steve Marshall. Alabama’s attorney general — the man who appears to be leading in the race to retain that office — provided a master class last week in all that is … Continued
October 23, 2018

Shelby praises a $5.4 Million award for the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced that the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur was awarded $5.443 million as part of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Fiscal Year 2018 construction projects operating plan. “Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge plays a key role in helping to protect, manage, and restore lands and waters throughout North Alabama,” … Continued
June 6, 2018

Committee gives favorable report allowing Jackson County voters to ban human land application of biosolids

Wednesday, the Senate County and Local Government Committee gave a favorable report on a bill allowing Jackson County voters to decide whether or not human waste solids can be applied to field in the county. House Bill 183, which has already passed the House of Representatives is sponsored by State Representative Tommy Hanes, R-Scottsboro. The … Continued
March 22, 2018

State Parks perfect destinations for Spring Break

By Greg Lein MONTGOMERY – Now is the time that we are beckoned outdoors by warmer temperatures, springtime blossoms and a break from school. This time of year, there’s nowhere better to be than in an Alabama State Park. The Alabama State Parks System offers springtime activities for the entire family, from riding mountain bikes … Continued
March 15, 2017

Security Thwarts Intruder at Nuclear Power Plant in Tennessee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WBIR Channel 10 in Knoxville is reporting that a TVA spokesperson has confirmed that a security officer patrolling TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, TN was involved in a shootout with a suspect Sunday at about 2:00 a.m. According to TVA spokesperson Jim Hopson a trespasser accessed … Continued
April 23, 2013