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Is Reading Supposed to be Comfortable?
I rather like the amount of background provided by the BBC News report of the controversial new edition of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. For those yet to feel the repercussions of this story, it concerns the editorial decisions of Alan Gribben, Professor...‘Granddad Bandit’ Indicted for Bank Robberies
A federal grand jury today indicted a Louisiana man, suspected as “The Granddad Bandit” for two Alabama bank robberies. Full Story Available at:‘Granddad Bandit’ Indicted for Bank RobberiesNet News Publisher for FBI NewsKroger Recalls Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk
The Kroger Co. has said it is recalling select packages of pet food sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, which poses a health risk to pets.Kroger stores in the following states are included in this recall:...Alabama State Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Influence And Corrupt Votes
Former Alabama state lobbyist Jarrod D. Massey pled guilty to his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to bribe legislators in exchange for their favorable votes on pro-gambling legislation. Full Story Available at:Alabama State Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in...Leader of Alabama Mortgage Fraud Ring Sentenced, Ordered to Forfeit $2.5 Million
Timothy Wayne Johnson, of Bessemer, Alabama, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison on two counts of making false statements on a loan application, two counts of mail fraud against a financial institution, and one count of false statements to...Alabama Man Charged with Mailing Hoax Anthrax Letters
Donald Perry Parks, of Toney, Alabama, was indicted for mailing hoax anthrax letters in September to political offices in Homewood, Alabama and Washington, D.C. and to an insurance office in Nebraska. Full Story Available at:Alabama Man Charged with Mailing...Alabama Legislators, Others Charged in Conspiracy to Influence Legislation
Eleven individuals, including four current Alabama state legislators, three lobbyists, two business owners and one of their employees, and an employee of the Alabama legislature have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to offer to and to bribe...Florida Man Sentenced in South Carolina on Six Counts of Bank Robbery
William Ernst, of Ocala, Florida, was sentenced in Charleston, South Carolina to 137 months in prison on six counts of bank robbery. Ernst robbed banks in Charleston; Orange Park, Florida; Hunstville, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; Panama City, Florida; and...
