Alex Taylor’s Tuesday continues with a cold case from World War II America. Published in the Gainesville Times, Tuesday, January 12, 1988. The weather in Gainesville that day, according to Weather Underground, was likewise cold and blustery by Gainesville norms. Low 21F, high 43F. Brrr! Nothing like a good mystery to get the juices flowing.…… Continue reading The Short of It
Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors
Lawyers …
The scan of this week’s Alex Taylor column appears below standards for readability, so I’ve faithfully reproduced it below. Enjoy! Those Fractious Lawyers If you ever want to take in one of the best shows in town, stop by the local courthouse and watch closely the antics of your favorite attorney. Perhaps you will observe…… Continue reading Lawyers …
Rozzers and Rope
As a liner note, London’s population around 1829 was approaching 2,000,000 residents, meaning one policeman for every 2,000 residents. If you consider visitors, work shifts, and various leaves of absence, that figure balloons to roughly one policeman for every 10,000. Today’s population runs around 9.2M, and there are now over 31,000 police officers in London’s…… Continue reading Rozzers and Rope