Category Archives: florence alabama

Gingerbread, Hibbett PTA To Lose Tax-Exempt Status (UPDATE)

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Gingerbread, Hibbett PTA To Lose Tax-Exempt Status (UPDATE)”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Gingerbread Playhouse, Hibbett School PTA, the Natchez Trace Genealogical Society, and the Florence chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers are all about to lose their tax-exempt status, … Continue reading →

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The Inflation of Steve Pierce

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Inflation of Steve Pierce”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSteve Pierce, whose time on the Florence City Council was marked by his “excitement!” over the Renaissance Tower and the city’s various and sundry infrastructure boondoggles of the 1990s, is just as “excited!” … Continue reading →

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On The Other Hand, You Have David Riley

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “On The Other Hand, You Have David Riley”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDavid Riley has won a round in appeals court. This may mean a new sentencing process if appeals fail, but it’s really just a delaying tactic since he confessed to … Continue reading →

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How To Use Stimulus Funds

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “How To Use Stimulus Funds”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMy local newspaper was little better than a fish-wrapper while the New York Times company owned it. Now under new, southern-fried ownership, the editorial stance has taken a sudden turn for the better: … Continue reading →

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Lovelace Arrested Again

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Lovelace Arrested Again”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMy sense of vindication keeps growing. Roger Lovelace has turned himself in to face further charges of impersonating a police officer. As I mentioned last week, Lovelace’s arrest has, at least temporarily, silenced the deniers … Continue reading →

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The Incest of Small-Town Politics

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Incest of Small-Town Politics”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe nature of small-town politics is inherently incestuous. The smaller the community, the more its members will defend each other against criticism — especially well-grounded criticism — when delivered outside the bounds of … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Scott

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Goodbye, Scott”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe summer of 2004 was hot. Alabama hot. Sweltering when it’s not baking. The kind of hot that has the mosquitoes sneaking indoors just for the air conditioning. Even the hardiest types never go outdoors until … Continue reading →

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Firestorm

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Firestorm”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Well, I started a firestorm with an Op-Ed in my local paper yesterday. For those of you who don’t live in the south: welcome to the one-party system. As much as you hear about the “solid … Continue reading →

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