The Cannon Ball Run

• December 21, 2015

Never underestimate the sense of humor of city planners… except, this sidewalk was deliberately planned and constructed before the Lee High Bus massacre occurred. The intended walkway runs along Church Street in front of the City Transportation Bus Terminal, underneath the interstate ramps, and immediately adjacent to the point of impact of the Lee Bus crash.

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Don’t Shoot Me: I’m Only The Keyboard Player

Jim Porter Casey • January 6, 2016
Editorials • Snapshots

The scene of the crash was surreal and oddly quiet when I arrived. Paramedics, police and good Samaritans comforting, the injured, shaken up and in shock. Students held cell-phones to their ears calling home…

Barack Obama’s Mea Culpa Shake Shake Shake

Jim Porter Casey • December 31, 2015
Editorials • Snapshots

At the time, I thought it odd that he would suddenly make a very deliberate effort to reach out and shake hands with what I assume to be a secret service agent. Could be a county detective, but even still, it seemed out of character to me. Either way, it seemed he was posing for my benefit, which might bring on some secondary possibilities that would explain his particularly magnanimous behavior – for a hack photographer and a shade tree website builder like myself.

The McBoom Heard Around The World

Jim Porter Casey • December 23, 2015
Editorials • Huntsville • Snapshots

Unlike The Cannon Ball Run, which almost certainly indicates prescient knowledge by city planners on some level (of the impending Lee High Bus Massacre) this street was probably named before the massacre was orchestrated… maybe. Unfortunately, it does appear that the reflective concept ultimately provided inspiration to extend the event.

The Cannon Ball Run

Jim Porter Casey • December 21, 2015
Editorials • Photography

Lee High School Bus Massacre

Jim Porter Casey • November 21, 2006
Editorials • Huntsville • Obituary • Snapshots

The four young ladies who have died as a result of what ultimately was an act of domestic terrorism are: Christine Collier, Nichole Ford, Tanisha Hill, and Krystal McCrary.