Ms. C.O stands in the empty space where the backside of her home once stood. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 12-24-2023 Clarksville, TN—Describing the aftermath of tornado can be a difficult. The shear power of this magnificence of nature causes death, damage and long-term trauma wherever it randomly […]
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‘Sad day for our community’: At least 6 dead as tornadoes rampage through Middle Tennessee
Keith Sharon Nashville Tennessean Trees buckled. Homes were ripped apart. Power failed. Roofs were blown off buildings. There were reports of first responders attempting to rescue people trapped in their homes. The Big Play game center roof collapsed in Hendersonville. Tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee on Saturday afternoon and evening, killing […]
Proud Son of Memphis Reflections On Veterans Day
by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN Nov 11, 2023- Veterans Day seems like a great time to talk about Luke Weathers, Jr. As we celebrate Veterans Day in this country with parades and speeches honoring our nations veterans, both standing and fallen, Memphis, Tn recently added another historical layer to its […]
Up, Up, And Electric Way!!
Testing of Air Force all-electric plane set to start at Florida base By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN STARS AND STRIPES • October 28, 2023 The Alia, an all-electric airplane, comes in for a landing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 26, 2023. The plane will be put through its paces over the next […]
Retired Chicago judge disbarred over stealing $240K from her Tuskegee Airman uncle
By Richard Pollina Published Sep. 24, 2023, 3:24 a.m. ET A retired Chicago judge was stripped of her law license as she admitted to stealing more than $240,000 from her decorated World War II veteran uncle to allegedly buy cryptocurrency, according to CBS Chicago. Patricia Martin was accused of misappropriating funds trusted to […]
Racially Motivated’ Florida Shooting Kills Three Black People
Jacksonville sheriff TK Waters told a news conference the shooter “hated Black people. Photos by Bob Self/Florida Times-Union by Don Mooney Sat 27 Aug 2023 2.30 CST Memphis, TN—With the cry for justice and equal rights ringing from the National Mall today in Washington D.C. commemorating the 60th anniversary of […]
Florida: Where You’re Free To Be Stupid
Christopher Columbus Says Slavery Was ‘Better than Getting Killed’ in New Videos Approved for Florida Students Florida has approved using controversial animated videos created by an unaccredited, right-wing group as supplemental teaching materials by Don Mooney Published on August 10, 2023 01:31PM EDT Months after Florida canceled a class on […]
Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles, dies aged 77
The bassist and vocalist, who sang the hit Take It to the Limit, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Associated PressThu 27 Jul 2023 21.17 EDT Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles, has died at age 77, the band said on Thursday. Meisner died on Wednesday […]
Wife Killed in Alleged Road Rage Shooting After Husband ‘Flipped Off’ Other Driver
“She died for no reason,” the husband of Paola Nuñez Linares tells PEOPLE By Michael Lee Simpson Published on July 13, 2023 03:04PM CST A 37-year-old woman was fatally shot in an apparent road rage incident in Texas on Monday, and now her widower and mother are speaking out to PEOPLE […]
A Tour To Heal America
by Don Mooney 7-14-2023 Memphis, TN—The great American Reconciler, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr paid the ultimate sacrifice in Memphis by peacefully attempting to reconcile the Black and White divide in America. Now 55-years later the completion of that work is more evidently needed as the political state of the […]