Heads and tales: The T stands for thoughtful

Bag hag: Everyone’s favorite gay racist pedophile has made it on the outside. We’re talking T-Bag, the misunderstood con who just wants to run free on Fox’s “Prison Break.” Actor Robert Knepper explains, “I love the fact that he comes from Alabama. Normally what I would have done, years ago, is call Alabama, call some filling station or a bank and talk to someone to get the talk. I still do that sometimes.” Hard to believe people still worry about the state’s image.
• Talking with T-Bag [Chicago Tribune]

Drowning in bills: Electric bills are climbing. So are gas bills. Starting in 2006, look for a jump in your water bill. The 8.75 percent increase means a family that pays $50 a month for water/sewer service can expect to pay an additional $52.50 by year’s end. Time to go back to weekly showers …
• Water rates to climb as board OKs 2006 budget [Birmingham News]

Beware of the dig: We’re always a little wary of surveys that rank cities based on this or that. Morgan Quitno Press, a research and publishing firm in Lawrence, Kan., ranked the most dangerous cities based on FBI crime data from 2004. Birmingham came in at No. 10. At least we now have something cool to tattoo besides “T-Bag 4-ever” …
• Birmingham Ranked No. 10 on List of ‘Most Dangerous’ Cities [NBC 13]

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