JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822

"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."

SCOTTSBORO WEATHER - SUN & MOON RISE

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Monday, October 27, 2014

Scottsboro City Council Work Session for October 20, 2014

Work Session of the Scottsboro, Alabama City Council on Oct. 20, 2014. One Agenda item, Energy Efficiency and Savings by Siemens Corp. representative. Unfortunately, the presenter told the story about himself an Siemens without saying exactly how the Siemens Energy Efficiency Program would benefit the citizens of Scottsboro. No mention of plan or savings potential..

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Jackson County Commission Regular Session, October 14, 2014 - Citizen Presentations Part 1, Commission Business Part 2 - More on the Court House Maple and the Ten Commandment Display

Photo of Jackson County Court House, Fair Use for non-profit news reporting, Face Book by J. Holt.

The old "Court House Maple Tree" is to be cut down either Friday PM or Saturday according to Chairman Hodges. Mr. Hodges also commented that the AG Department at Scottsboro High School have gathered several saplings in the surrounding small courthouse decorative gardens from the Maple tree for the purpose of replanting on the Court House lawn. 

The Jackson County Commission's hot topics involved the citizen presentations: 1) United Giver Funds, by Ms. Fredrick; 10 Commandments issue by Dr. Dykes; Jackson County Park Boat Dock Fee increase by Mr. Cousins (spelling) 

AGENDA

VIDEOS
Citizen Presentations Part 1


PART 2, Commission Business

Monday, October 13, 2014

Scottsboro City Council, Oct. 13, 2014 - Budget & Downtown Redevelopment Authority Approved


AGENDA
Click on document image for an expanded view.

BUDGET
Revenue
Budget Expenditures (the bottom line)

SCOTTSBORO CITY COUNCIL VIDEO - INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH LIGHT

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Jackson County Commission Work Session October 6, 2014

Jackson County Courthouse 1943, First Monday (Face Book source unknown - Fair Use for non-profit news reporting)

AGENDA

VIDEO

Winners Scottsboro Runoff Elections and City Council Meeting


VIDEO, CITY COUNCIL and SCHOOL BOARD RUNOFF ELECTIONS

Tuesday October 7, 2014 - Winners in the Scottsboro City Runoff elections: Tony Wallingsford wins Place 3 with 1384 to Carol McCrary's 772: Gary Stewart wins place 5 with 1095 to Greg Mashburn's 1056; School Board race Place 5 - Julie Gentry wins with 1137 to Gregg Bell's 1029.


     CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA for MONDAY, OCTOBER 6th 2014

VIDEO CITY COUNCIL


  VIDEO - SCOTTSBORO CITY HALL BULLETIN BOARDS

Friday, October 3, 2014

Scottsboro, Alabama City Council Budget Hearings


BUDGET HEARINGS

Chamber of Commerce currently operates on a $570K annual budget.They requested an additional $10K to the current $65K city contract.


Commercial Development Authority asks for $30K


Budget Hearing Moments - Employee Health Insurance, department budgets, income, no cost of living increase, sales tax down less than 1%, etc.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Benghazi Story Discloses Lies and Secrecy

DISCLOSURES OF DECEIT - THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

CBS Retraction Video, this video does not retract the actual deceit from the President or the Secretary of State. It does not retract the disclosure that the attack was a planned event and that the State Department and all involved were informed the attack on the Benghazi compound was imminent.

Coupled with the current problems with negligence and ignoring of serious security issues regarding the White House, a serious disconnect by Obama administration officials and real world threat scenarios surface.
    SECRECY PROTECTS NEGLIGENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-stumbled-after-gunman-hit-white-house-residence-in-2011/2014/09/27/d176b6ac-442a-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html
    Unfortunately, secrecy is often used to protect negligence and failure of our government officials; this applies to all levels of government, national to local.