Welcome to Alabama: Paradise Found

Hello friends and readers,

I have started this blog due to the numerous requests that I have had from friends, family and others who followed my Facebook postings over the past couple of months about Alabama. This blog will be an extension of those FB postings. The purpose is to provide tourist information, interesting facts and touch on the tidbits of history that make Alabama one of the most interesting states in our great country.
In my studies and during my observations of Alabama news on the national news networks, I noticed that the majority of information and stories about Alabama have a negative connotation. People who are not from Alabama get hear all about our dirty laundry and the bad things that happen in our state. But they rarely get to hear about the good stuff that happens here. So I started using my company, Towne Kryer Promotions, to tell the positive things about our state. Alabama is a unique place and anyone who has ever called it home find themselves longing to return to it.
Our state is not immune to the harsh realities of the world. We have our fair share of crime. This year, we have had two school shootings within a couple of weeks and within fifteen miles of each other that placed us in the center of the national media's coverage. We can't erase the impact of those events. It was tragic and everybody knows that tragedies equal ratings for news companies. We also happen to be home of many politicians who believe the only way to campaign is by running some of the nastiest campaigns in the nation. Alabama mud is used for more than just playgrounds for four-wheelers and big trucks. It is slung by politicians to the point that the national media focuses more on the mud-slinging conducted by the candidates than the issues that truly impact the voters.
The things that many people don't know about Alabama is our state has been the leader in many different educational, cultural and societal areas which established a platform for many other cities and states to follow. These are the topics that will be discussed in Alabama: Paradise Found. I hope that you find these blog entries entertaining, educational and inspiring. Hopefully you will read about a place or event that will make you want to visit Alabama. Once you visit these places, a piece of the love and hospitality will live on in your heart forever as it does in the hearts of all Alabamians.

Explore this blog and our state, then you see why Paradise can be Found in Alabama.

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