ABSOLUTE POWER
Power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely Between 1837 and 1869, he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet. He is perhaps best known for the remark, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts…
August 2020
FAIRHOPE’S GOLDEN KEY
Tomorrow citizens of Fairhope will go to the polls, rain or shine. Most citizens do not understand some of the inner political workings of the city, like appointments. The Municipal Judge is appointed by the…
CATALYST COUNCIL LAWSUITS
When the triangle lawsuit was going on, Fairhope’s insurance company, sued the city saying that the city’s bad decisions led to the lawsuit and they were not going to cover the legal expenses. This is…
WOMEN STAND TOGETHER
Paula DiNardi Hi everyone…I want to say thank you to all of you who have reached out to me with love & support throughout the past 21 months. I will only post about what is…
CATALYST MISSING IN ACTION
Last night Spanish Fort played Fairhope in football. The stands were full, social distancing was all but impossible. When one of the High School Principals was asked why most of those in attendance did not…
FAIRHOPE VOTERS GUIDE
DEAR NEW FAIRHOPE VOTERS: This municipal elections can be won by the young voters that have not voted before and those of you who have moved to Fairhope in the last 10 years. PLEASE READ…
FAIRHOPE GOING BACKWARDS?
In 2016 I backed Karin Wilson and the current city council, which includes Burrell Boone and Brown. I got one out of four right, Karin Wilson. I was wrong in trusting Burrell, Boone or Brown…
QUESTIONS FOR FAIRHOPE
TOP 10 QUESTIONS for Sherry Sullivan and the general public. By now you all have heard these weak knee interviews of soft ball questions from Fairhope candidates running for office. In Fairhope we have a…
CATALYST BULLIES
Fairhope pay attention: The last four years, Mayor Karin Wilson has been standing up to bullies with special interests that do not align with citizens values. Those bullies are our own councilmen Burrell Boone and…
CATALYST ATTACK
If you live in Baldwin County, please share this post as much as possible. This is very IMPORTANT. The Ripp Report, Baldwin County Legal Eagle, the Ripp Report Facebook page and Backstory Podcast are NOT…