tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71085772011-04-21T15:41:03.802-05:00Things I find of interest from Oneonta and Blount County, ALgrizzlynoreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108577.post-1088706699166811992004-07-01T13:21:00.000-05:002004-07-01T13:31:39.166-05:00

Southeast Alabama City Makes History With Alternative FuelEufaula city officials made their first batch of bio-diesel and they're ready to start filling up school buses this fall. Eufaula is believed to be the only city in the country with its own alternative fuel.I'm not sure how practical this is. On a small scale it might work, but anything larger than a few gallons and you're going to run

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Radley Balko has a great letter to some brain washed kids. It's still worth a read, even if your not brain washed.

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Andy over at The World Wide Rant has two good posts about evolution this morning. Another Reminder: creationism in the classroom Texas A&M:scentist misses the point UPDATE: If you want to learn more about evolution go check out Talk Origins. It's a good site for basic understanding. I especially urge you to check out a few FAQs: Evolution is a Fact and a Theory Introduction to Evolutionary

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To steal a theme and subject from VodkaPundit. Ok, I'll admit it. I'm just blatantly ripping them off. Will Collier points out a review of anit-americanism that you need to read.

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As promised some pictures from City Stages. Forgive the quality, it's the operator not the camera. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Kid Rock crowd on parking deck for Kid Rock This one gives you an idea of how crowded it was It was fun, I guess. But with bad $5.00 beer, bad $10.00 gyros, big crowds, and bad tempers as the highlights, I'm not going

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So, has anyone elses yard turned into a swamp?

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More idiocy from the crispies: New public health directives in Alabama are forcing pro-lifers to either deny their beliefs or lose their jobs. State officials recently issued a regulation that forcing all clinics in the state to offer the abortifacient morning after pill....Christian Coalition of Alabama (CCA) notes, "We have been contacted by at least a half dozen women who were forced to either

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Sun...glorius sun. The sun peaked out for a couple of hours this morning. It's a good thing, I was about to start growing mold. At this rate I may get to mow the grass sometime around christmas.

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From the AP. Iraqi militants killed an American soldier they have held hostage for nearly three months, saying the killing was because the U.S. government did not change its policy in Iraq, Al-Jazeera television said Tuesday. Why is the AP using the term "militants". Blatantly biased. Hat Tip: Outside the Beltway.

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From The Blount Countian on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Rep. Aderholt to give legislative update Aderholt is giving a speech at the Blount County-Oneonta Chamber of commerce next Tuesday (June 29) at Twin Oaks at Heritage Green. It start at 7:30 a.m. Aderholt will give a legislative update on matters of current debate on Capitol Hill. Pennington situation will not go away The Blount County Board

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This is doubleplusungood. President Bush plans to unveil next month a sweeping mental health initiative that recommends screening for every citizen and promotes the use of expensive antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs favored by supporters of the administration. Government mandated psychiatric screenings. No danger to civil liberties there, no sirree bob, notta. Has Bush completely lost his

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This blog has broken the 1,000 hit mark today. Feel free to leave a comment to any of the posts below. Thanks for visiting my site.

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S. Korean Worker Slain by Kidnappers in Iraq Let's get something straight. There isn't a reason why they killed Kim Sun Il. These murderers are not "freedom fighters", "gurrillas", "insurgents", or even "terrorists". They are just old fashioned sociopaths. There's no more reason to why they do what they do than there was a reason Ted Bundy did what he did. Which is to say, they get off on it. So

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This is a topic that hits very close to home for me, literally. I have been battling some non-native invasive plants on my land since the beginning. Battling and losing, but battling non-the-less. The two biggest threats in my yard are privet and japanese honeysuckle. What's maddening is that a lot of garden retailers still sell this stuff. If you see an invasive being sold in a garden center,

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I have received 380 visits since Friday, practically all due to this post. As a result, I find myself experiencing a bit of the stage freight. I'm not sure what to do about it. I guess I'll just have to suck it up. P.S. No comments yet!

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On my way to City Stages. I'll put up pics next week.

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***WARNGIN: GRAPHIC CONTENT**** Al Qaeda militants beheaded an American hostage, posting on an Islamist Web site today three photographs of the head and body of Paul Johnson, who was abducted in Saudi Arabia six days ago. I try not to be one of those "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out" kind of people, but these fucking murdering bastard sons of a whore need to DIE. DIE. DIE. My blood lust tells

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This article in The Birmingham News shows the disconnect between journalists and their subject matter, even here in Alabama. It starts right from the first sentence. The weapon used to kill three Birmingham police officers Thursday in Ensley was a powerful assault rifle originally used for military purposesIt's a 7.62 x 39mm, no it's not powerful. That's the whole point of a military round.

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3 police officers killed by gunfire from The Birmingham News. Who: Carlos "Curly" Owen, 58; Charles Bennett, 33; and Harley Chisholm III, 40. All members of The Birmingham Police Dept., West Precinct What: Killed by a suspect while serving a misdemeanor assault warrant When: Thursday, June 18, 2004 1:18 pm Where: Apartment in Tuxedo neighborhood of Ensley, AL How: Belived to have been shot,

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Radley over at The Agitator has found the "most asinine neoprohibitionist law on the books."

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Example #1 - Baptists "God does not approve of same-sex marriage!" the Rev. Steve Gaines, pastor of First Baptist Church in Gardendale, thundered during the convention sermon. "There is no way God endorses any kind of marriage except a man and a woman."This guys just plain old-fashioned crazy. Unless he has a direct line to the Big Man himself, how does he know what god thinks. Even the bible

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A summary of the local news as reported in The Blount Countian Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Equipment purchases, Sunshine Law highlight June commission meeting The Blount County Commission authorized spending almost $93,000 on road equipment for Dist 1 and Dist 2 and recommended that the Alabama Sunshine Law cover all agencies whose boards are appointed by the commission. Cleveland still hoping

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map courtesy of The University of Alabama Larger Image Just in case you were curious.

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I'll probably be heading down to the 'ham for City Stages this weekend, and I'll post some pictures next week, if I bother to take any (expected inebriation and all). If you live in the area, I would urge you to attend. It's a really good time, hot, but fun, and the bands this year seem to be excellent. Although, I don't know what idiot decided that scheduling George Clinton and The Parliament

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Alabama is the 2004 State of the Year. We've made some big improvements lately, especially on the employment front, but this is a bit over the top. Then again, who's our competition? It is the Southern Business and Development magazine. If we're just competing against Mississippi then, well, OK. today's Beltway Traffic Jam

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Former Alabama Governor Arraigned on Conspiracy Charges (washingtonpost.com) Whatever you say, bud.

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Lots of NRO readers tearing up the comments over at Reason.

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Required test post. Testing new holoscan comments. UPDATE: yeah, it works.

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I'm afraid I may be starting to sound like The Raving Atheist. I don't normally have this much hostility toward religionists (is that even a word), but my wife (don't ask for a picture, you perv) was accosted by a fundamentalist at her place of work. The usual "have you been saved", "are you born again in the lord", "you're not catholic are you?", etc. This is beyond bad manners. You, as a

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A Rhea County, TN bible class was ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar of Chattanooga. The 30-minute classes were held weekly for about 800 students in kindergarten through fifth grade at the county's three elementary schools. Parental consent was not required and students were allowed to participate in alternative activities if they objected to the classes. I hardly

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Bill on judges gets a hearing Is it just me or is Moore starting to resemble a bad charicture of himself. The man sounds like a broken record: "acknowledge God, acknowledge God, acknowledge God" So this hearing was about a bill, introduces by Sen. Shelby, that would limit the courts ability to rule on cases involving the acknowledgment of God "as the sovereign source of law, liberty or

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Gas Prices on Slow Decline in Alabama Gas prices in Alabama have continued a slow decline over the past ten days, with the average price of self-serve regular at a $1.91. I haven't noticed. Prices haven't been quite as volitile lately, but not rising is hardly the same as "slow decline". Maybe, it just hasn't filtered down to the BC area, or I just need to get out more.

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Christianity Not Requirement For State Superintendent A recommendation that the candidate be conservative and Christian came up...in the current search, but board members said that's a mistake. That this "mistake" appeared in any form is the mistake. It suggests that "conservative and Christian" at least made it to their short list of qualifications. Who'll give me odds that the person they

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What is it with Alabama politicians? Particularly governors. Are all politicians this corrupt? Or are they all just the victims of some pretty damn fine frameups? (yeah....riiiiiight) I haven't even bothered to follow this one closely, but Siegelman did it. I'm not even totally straight on what "it" is, but he did it. I'm just betting with the odds here. Alabamian + Politician + Governor = Club

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Everyone else has used that title, why can't I? Roy Moore is going to testify at a congressional hearing today. Kristopher thinks it will be "interesting", I'm going with assinine. That whole First Amendment thing really puts a major roadblock up for Roy's plan to instill a theocracy, but he just can't GIVE. IT. UP. via The World Around You

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I don't know what it is either. Chipmunk?

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Rock Overhang: I took the previous picture from the end. It feels more secure than it looks.

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This is a view from atop Palisades Park. I am really disappointed in the camera's inability to render the blue of the sky

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Required reading at Hit & Run. Pretty much sums up my experience in school.

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June Fling III is scheduled for this Saturday, June 5th in downtown Oneonta. Main St. Stage Scheule 9am to 10am - Tom Prickett, Chris Green, & Friends 10am to 11am - Mark Dunn 11am to 12noon - Melissa Lawler 12noon to 1pm - Jo Ann Bullard 1pm to 2pm - Angie Noojin 2pm to 3pm - Amy Simmons *3pm until ... - Sky Dogs with Brent Sibley Crossroads Cruisers (antique car show) "Arts

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Here's the results of Tuesday's primary as reported by The Blount Countian. District Five seat on BC Board of Ed. Chris Latta - 482 He will be uncontested for the Nov election. District Attorney Tommy Rountree - 54.9% Rountree will challenge Democrat Scott McPherson in Nov. Dist 2 County Commissioner Robert Bullard - 53.8% Dist 4 County Commissioner Waymon Pitts - 43.8% Bob Shows - 30.6%

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I'll have a roundup of the primary results from Blount County just as soon as I, well, round them up.

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Out for the holiday weekend. Be back Tuesday. Not that anyone's reading this.

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Take the quiz: "Which American City Are You?"San FranciscoLiberal and proud, you'll live your lifestyle however you choose in the face of all that would supress you. Stupid quiz. I'm going with classical definition of liberal. NOT meaning some left-wing, socialist, nanny-state nutjob.

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Birmingham News via al.com "An Oneonta police officer assigned to the Blount County Drug Task Force is on paid administrative leave after an incident in which a woman was shot in the leg Monday night. "Article from May 12. On leave? If I accidentally shot someone, I'd be put under the jail. What's up?

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Blount country clubs get closer to legal liquor Two private Blount County golf communities are taking the first steps toward serving alcohol as another group continues efforts to make the whole county wet. I really haven't heard anyone coming out against this. The petition, to bring county-wide alcohol sales to a vote in November, has been all over the county. I don't frequent any of the local

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The AP via BizBlog Daily. Explosives scare stops traffic on I-65 Authorities briefly closed Interstate 65 Tuesday after a police dog indicated explosives were on board a truck that had been stopped for an improper tag, but a search turned up nothing... FBI spokesman Jeff Fuqua said federal law enforcement learned of a tractor-trailer rig traveling with an "obviously altered tag" and notified

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The AP is reporting that Roy Moore is appealing his removal from office to the Supreme Court. Can we just get rid of this asshole? There's only so much puritanical grandstanding I can take. Why does this nutbag have to be from Alabama? I could stand it if he was from Mississippi or Louisiana or Texas, but this state needs additional bad press like I need another hole in my head. Why do the

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View from Horton Mill down to the river.

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As an addition to the post below. Here are a couple of links to the other bridges in the county. Swann Easley There was a fourth (Nectar, I beleive). Some crazy sombitch set fire to it.

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I'm posting this picture mostly just to see how it works. Don't laugh I'm NOT a photographer. Horton Mill Bridge in BC.

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NUNYA As in nunya bidness. Other than I live in beautiful Blount County, Alabama.

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I'm going to get this mutha' started off on the right note. Hit & Run has a post about a christian group that seeks to "coordinate the move of 50,000 or more Christians to a single conservative state in the U.S. for the express purpose of reestablishing constitutional governance. It is evident that our Constitution has been abandoned under our current federal system." Basically they want to take

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I'm planning on making this blog mostly about all things local to me. Local politics, news, or whatever. Not that I'm going to ingnore anything national, it's just not in my plans. However, we'll just have to see how things go. I'm sure there will be a fair amount of ranting to go along as well. This being my first blog, I may not even stay interested long enough to post much of anything. P.S.

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