Alternative news and discussion for Scottsboro, Jackson County Alabama and the Tennessee River Valley as I see it. Responsible comments to articles welcome. As always, "Watch for Snakes," particularly those wearing suits.
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."
Jackson County Courthouse, north entrance - photo by G. Morgan
AGENDA
Mr. Jeff Arnold, Revenue Commissioner, requests approval for funding of 3% pay raise regarding Revenue Office employees who had 5 months instead of the 6 month requirement. Mr. Arnold stated he would fund the pay increase from his allocated funds. If this issue is to be approved it will be an agenda item at the next commission meeting.
Members of the Scottsboro City Council and support staff, seated left to right - Gary Stewart; Mike Ashburn; City Clerk Whitney Phillips; Council President - Patrick Stewart; City Attorney - Stephen Kennamer; Greg Mashburn; Richard "Pudge" Bailey (photo by G. Morgan)
Agenda item 5 - Approval of funds for infrastructure improvements in the Scottsboro Industrial Park in Hollywood, Alabama; Jackson County's share - $20,000
Videos of Swearing In Ceremony and Organizational Meeting
Aspel Tornado Path Map - Over 100 Residents in area without power for more than 12 hours, loss of income for business, property damage and food spoilage damage, maybe over $300,000. (Google Maps - Fair Use for non-profit news reporting, path and construct of map by G. Morgan)
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Aspel twisted sign (photo by G. Morgan)
F-1 Tornado Evidence Aspel Tornado (photo by G. Morgan)
Scottsboro City Attorney Stephen Kennamer served as Council President during the Organizational Meeting. (photo by G. Morgan)
Mr. Patrick Stewart was elected as City Council President. (photo by G. Morgan)
Council Member Greg Mashburn was elected as City Council Pro Tem President
AGENDAS
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Ms. Paige Airheart discusses the Airheart property on Tupelo Pike and Maple Street, agenda item 1, which has been discussed at several council meetings due to the property being declared in a poor state of repair. (photo by G. Morgan)
Mayor Robin Shelton discusses Industrial Park Credit Union Building, agenda item 2, owned by the City of Scottsboro. Mayor Shelton stated that an agreement between North East Alabama Community College and the city regarding a Truck Driving School at the old Credit Union location. (photo by G. Morgan)
Scottsboro Police Chief Ralph Dawe discusses Scottsboro City Schools Resource Officer funding. Chief Dawe stated the approximate cost per officer is $68,000. The goal is for 5 officers, 2 at the high school and 1 at each of the other 3 schools. (photo by G. Morgan)
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Scottsboro Police Department Web Site
""The police are the public, the public are the police. The police are the only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties that are incumbent on every citizen in the interest to community welfare and existence." - Sir Robert Peel, 1829 https://www.scottsboropd.org/
The Sunlight Foundation uses cutting-edge technology and ideas to make government transparent and accountable. Click on image to learn more.
THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
"I can say with confidence that the federal government needs a major overhaul. Don’t get me wrong, most public servants in government are highly educated and dedicated professionals who are committed to “the greater good.” At the same time, the government has become a bloated bureaucracy that is based on past conditions and in too many cases, federal programs and policies can’t demonstrate that they are generating real results that benefit the American people."
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David Walker President and CEO The Peter G. Peterson Foundation http://www.pgpf.org/ ; former, recently served for 10 years, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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NPR's story on David Walker: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124460237
"public intelligence"
"What is Public Intelligence? Public Intelligence is an international, collaborative research project aimed at aggregating the collective work of independent researchers around the globe who wish to defend the public’s right to access information." http://publicintelligence.net/
A Nuclear Engineer's Report on the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Danger Zone: Aging Nuclear Reactors
Incident at Browns Ferry (PBS 1977)
History of nuclear power safety issues which the 1975 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant fire brought forward. This video has been censored by the nuclear industry. The trillion dollar multinational nuclear death industry prefers to keep you the citizen in the dark and feed you crap.
Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio and others. Click on image for a tour. Left click & hold mouse to move image.
Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team/Mothers Against Tennessee River Radiation http://www.matrr.org/
"TVA at the Crossroads" a SACE Film.
"America is at an energy crossroads and the Tennessee Valley Authority has a choice to make: Will it cling to old coal power because of its historic significance or will it retire its oldest, dirtiest and least efficient plants and lead America into a clean energy future?" TVA At The Crossroads from SACE.
****************************I'm GARRY MORGAN, a Christian, U.S. Army (AMEDD) retired, Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Specialist (U.S.Army, Retired DOD-DRRI-DEOMI) a citizen of Scottsboro Alabama, a Baylor University grad-Go Bears, a political activist and a political Independent as I believe political parties divide the citizenry whom they are suppose to represent. We must learn the lessons of our history or we will surely repeat our mistakes. I think the greatest problem facing our nation is the massive national and personal debt.
