Red Cross offers storm-related link

By Joe McAdory

Got this storm-related link from the Red Cross. Thought it might come in handy. You know, just in case. Personally, I believe Mr. Gustav may be bound for Louisiana. I ain’t gonna worry about it.

http://hurricanegustav.wordpress.com/

Camille will never kill again

By Joe McAdory

Here is a list of retired hurricane names. Thought it was interesting.

Agnes   1972
Alicia   1983
Allen   1980
Allison   2001
Andrew   1992
Anita   1977
Audrey   1957
Betsy   1965
Beulah   1967
Bob   1991
Camille   1969
Carla   1961
Carmen   1974
Carol   1954
Celia   1970
Cesar   1996
Charley   2004
Cleo   1964
Connie   1955
David   1979
Dean   2007
Dennis   2005
Diana   1990
Diane   1955
Donna   1960
Dora   1964
Edna   1968
Elena   1985
Eloise   1975
Fabian   2003
Felix   2007
Fifi   1974
Flora   1963
Floyd   1999
Fran   1996
Frances   2004
Frederic   1979
Georges   1998
Gilbert   1988
Gloria   1985
Hattie   1961
Hazel   1954
Hilda   1964
Hortense   1996
Hugo   1989
Inez   1966
Ione   1955
Iris   2001
Isabel   2003
Isidore   2002
Ivan   2004
Janet   1955
Jeanne   2004
Joan   1988
Juan   2003
Katrina   2005
Keith   2000
Klaus   1990
Lenny   1999
Lili   2002
Luis   1995
Marilyn   1995
Michelle   2001
Mitch   1998
Noel   2007
Opal   1995
Rita   2005
Roxanne   1995
Stan   2005
Wilma   2005

Rogers-Segall race heating up

By Joe McAdory

The gloves are coming off. After weeks of standing silently as Third District Congressional candidate Josh Segall’s campaign sent messages daily regarding Mike Rogers’ record in Washington, the Rogers campaign is striking back.

This is going to be a fun race to watch as Segall, a Democrat, tries to unseat the Republican incumbent. So far, the war is being waged over the Internet. Television ads are soon to follow. I’m glad I have satellite television so I get to miss the televised mudslinging.

Here’s what I received from the Segall camp today:

A recent university study compiled a list of the companies responsible for releasing the most toxic chemicals; ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, both contributors to Mike Rogers’s campaign, were among the top ten in the nation.

Not only has Rogers voted for billions in tax breaks for these companies, he’s voted to make it easier for them to build their toxic refineries in our communities, voting to grant authority for approving refinery building and expansion to a single bureaucracy [Vote 246, HR 4517, 6/16/04].

Josh supports increasing domestic drilling and building more refineries, but will fight to make sure they’re not allowed to poison our neighborhoods.

More will come tomorrow.

And here’s what I received from the Rogers camp today:

For months, Joshua Segall’s campaign for Congress has been trying to distort the common sense voting record of Third District Congressman Mike Rogers.

From Memorial Day fundraising to Big Oil giveaways, Joshua Segall simply isn’t running an honest campaign.

To help correct the record, the Mike Rogers for Congress campaign launched today a new fact checking blog - http://www.SayAnythingSegall.com - to refute Segall’s dishonest claims. Rogers Campaign Manager Tripp Skipper says the site will be updated as news of other dishonest claims surface.

“Joshua Segall will say anything to get elected,” said Skipper. “Shooting straight with voters is not something that Joshua Segall seems to know how to do and not surprisingly, voters aren’t buying it.”

“Third District voters know and trust Mike Rogers,“ he added, citing a recent Alabama Education Association poll showing Segall running 21 points behind Rogers.

Over a period of months, Skipper said the Rogers campaign has compiled an inventory of negative, misleading attacks from Joshua Segall on Mike Rogers’ record. The picture is clear from these attacks:

Joshua Segall can’t be trusted with the facts.

Joshua Segall is running a misleading, negative campaign.

Unfortunately, Skipper says, as the election draws closer we expect more of the same. 

Who’s right? Who knows? It’s politics.

Turnham blogging daily from the DNC

By Joe McAdory

If you haven’t seen it already, be sure to check out Joe Turnham’s daily blog from the Democratic National Convention. Turnham, the Alabama Democratic Party Chair, is a long-time Auburn resident and gets the chance to serve as this area’s representative at the DNC.

It’s pretty neat to have our own correspondent in Denver who will give his insight on the happenings at the convention and share with us who he got a chance to speak with or see. His blog can be found at our Web site’s home page, http://www.oanow.com

And for the conspiracy theorists out there, just wanted to let you know we’ll have a localized blog from next week’s Republican National Convention when Auburn resident and state GOP chair Mike Hubbard spends the week in Minnesota.

We appreciate both of our representatives for taking the time to correspond not necessarily with the newspaper, but more importantly with the readers.

Is it a tornado, or isn’t it?

By Joe McAdory

Opelika-Auburn News circulation district manager Jessica Sneed was in the Beauregard community Monday morning when a tornado warning was issued for the area—including Beauregard. Thinking quick, she saw this imposing black cloud and snapped a photo as it swirled north toward Opelika and Auburn.

Is this the cloud that triggered the tornado warning? Better yet, is this a funnel cloud? Regardless, it looks imposing.