| | 1. Always do right, this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
2. The State Department of Education enrollment figures show enrollment dropped by about 9,300 students in the last three years.
3. Nationally, prisoners over the age of 50 have reached an all-time high and appear to be increasing.
4. The fourth largest importer of West Virginia products is China; imports there grew from $120 million in 2001 to $132 million last year.
5. The tallest candidate has won the popular vote in every presidential election but two.
6. A total of 99 schools in all but 13 counties are selling soft drinks.
7. Identity theft cost the nation’s banks and retailers $50 billion in losses in 2003.
8. Each year about 20,000 bodies are donated, and about 1 million transplants involving tissue are performed.
9. According to the American Lung Association, each day 6,000 children under the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette.
10. Between 1979 and 2001, an estimated 43,000 Americans died from asbestos cancer of the lungs.
11. In 2002, U.S. Poison Control Centers reported 20,801 bleach-poisoning cases among children younger than 6.
12. Young people 15 to 24 account for about half the new cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States each year.
13. Home sales could set a record in 2004. Some 7.2 million homes changed hands each year.
14. About half of West Virginia’s $1 billion annual highway budget comes from federal sources.
15. Sept. 12 is officially “onarch Butterfly Day”in West Virginia.
16. The average American consumes 150 pounds of sugar and sweeteners annually up roughly 20 % since 1980.
17. The average US consumer waded through 3,920 unwanted commercial e-mails last year, a number expected to grow to 6,395 by 2005, according to Jupiter Research.
18. After a steady decline in sales since the 1970’ Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer is coming back; sales rose 15 % in 2003.
19. In WV, 7.5 percent of the 297,351 children 5 and over have one or more physical or mental disabilities.
20. About 8 million American women and 2 million men have osteoporosis; about 34 million others are at elevated risk. LMM
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MAGISTRATE REPORT
Felony
04/26/04: Stephenson – Gerold M. Thompson, Jr., manufacturing methamphetamine and manufacturing marijuana (04/14/04), ROB. Preliminary hearing 04/30: probable cause found, bound to the Grand Jury in the Circuit Court.
04/28/04: Light – Bradley J. Stone, burglary and petit larceny-2nd offense (03/22/04), preliminary hearing: probable cause found; bound to Circuit Court.
04/29/04: Bailey – Samuel T. Murphy, malicious assault (03/06/04), preliminary hearing: probable cause found; bound to Circuit Court; Stephenson – Kevin Adkins, driving under the influence-3rd offense and DWR/DUIA-3rd offense, arrested, motion to reduce bond 05/05/04 and waiver of preliminary; bound to Circuit Court.
04/30/04: Elswick – Larry W. Hailey, DWR/DUIA 3rd offense, arrested, ROB 05/01.
05/03/04: Sizemore – Charles M. Stowers, Jr., DUIA 3rd offense, arrested, ROB 05/07.
05/06/04: Delk – Clyde Earl McQuain, possess with intent to deliver, arrested, ROB 05/07.
Misdemeanor
04/23/04: Wiles – Roger Brandon Smith, possession of marijuana less 15 grams.
04/24/04: Stephenson – Polly Griggs Dawson, possession of marijuana less 15 grams and fail to obtain WV operators, appeared, ROB.
04/27/04: Slack – Ernie Pat Dawson, Jr., violation of home confinement order X 4, warrants issued, case sent to Circuit Court for disposition; Raven Jarvis – Ashley Jarvis, peace bond, summons.
04/28/04: Slack – Dennis Keener, violation of home confinement X 6, warrants issued, dismissed by state 04/29; Slack – Loretta Stewart, assault, appeared 05/07, ROB; Delk – Michael E. Haines, possession less 15 grams-2nd offense and failure to keep right, appeared, ROB.
04/29/04; Sizemore – Thomas Roy Holcomb, driving suspended, appeared, ROB; Stephenson – Kevin Adkins, no POI, left of center, and defective equipment, arrested, ROB 05/06.
04/30/04: Slack – Ronald D. Williams, Jr., no POI, driving suspended/revoked non DUI – 2nd offense, and fleeing in vehicle from officer, arrested, ROB; Elswick – Larry W. Hailey, registration violation, arrested, ROB.
05/04/04: Delk – Robert Earl Stutler, DWR/DUIA 2nd offense, arrested, ROB; Clay Supermarket – Angela Woods, warrant issued for worthless check complaint; Clay supermarket – Melissa Hill, warrant issued for worthless check complaint; Delk – Bryan Matthew Myers, DWR/DUIA, arrested, ROB.
05/05/04: Delk – Tara Brooke Taylor, possession controlled substance (marijuana), arrested, ROB.
05/06/04: Delk – Russell E. Elswick, possession controlled substance 2nd offense, arrested, ROB; Stephenson – James H. Parker, driving under the influence, arrested, ROB.
05/07/04: Elswick – Anthony Metheney, driving suspended and receiving stolen property, warrants issued; Lyndsey Nottingham – Bruce Edward Bird, Jr., peace warrant, summons.
Civil
National Mutual ins. Co. – General Motors Corp., money due.
Worthless Checks
Notices issued –
04/29/04: Gino’ – Donna M. Smith (paid 05/03); Michael D. Hill (paid 05/07); Vickie L. Williams; Patricia Elswick (paid 05/03).
05/05/04: Sizemore’ IGA – Jason Stalnaker; Tanya L. Hinzman; Tonia Wayne; Kristie English; Donna J. Doss.
05/06/04: Clay Auto Parts – Jokwin R. Schoonover III.
Citation Register
04/17/04: Sheriff’ Dept. – Michael E. Haines, possession less than 15 grams 2nd offense and failure to keep right; Elizabeth Holcomb, speeding and unrestrained child.
04/19/04: DNR – Bobby Ray Hanshaw, MTV on unauthorized area; Sheriff’ Dept. – Raymond G. Hersman, no POI and seat belt violation.
04/22/04: State Police – Elizabeth Holcomb, no POI; Patricia Lynn Koch, no POI; Paul D. Spinks, no POI.
04/23/04: State Police – Roger Brandon Smith, possession marijuana less 15 grams; Jason R. Triplett, public intoxication; Sheriff’ Dept. – Stephen E. Woodard, registration violation.
04/24/04: State Police – Polly E. Griggs, no POI, failure to obtain WV operators and possession of marijuana less 15 grams; Allison M. Nicholas, operator’; Michael Nichols, MVI and registration violation; DNR – Judy Lynn Taylor, littering.
04/25/04: DNR – Rick Junior Bishop, littering.
04/27/04: Sheriff’ Dept. – Teresa R. Tackett, contributing to juvenile.
04/29/04: State Police – Christopher Samples, no POI.
05/01/04: State Police – Laura Ann Frame, no POI.
05/03/04: State Police – April Lynn Arbogast, driving suspended/revoked non-DUI.
05/05/04: State Police – Thomas A. Auxier, no POI, MVI and registration violation; Philip A. Whaling, possession of marijuana less than 15 grams.
05/06/04: Sheriff’ Dept. – Teddy M. Murphy, operator’; State Police – James H. Parker, driving under the influence.
05/07/04: State Police – Dwayne Edward Boggs, operator’, registration violation, MVI and no POI.
05/08/04: DNR – Joshua T. Hanshaw, possession less 15 grams marijuana; State Police – Melissa J. Koch, operator’.
05/09/04: DNR – Samatha M. Cummings, fishing violation; Robin Renee Legg, fishing violation; Tad Henson Legg, fishing violation; Robert Blake Moore, fishing violation; State Police – Dennie A. Pringle, MVI.
05/10/04: Sheriff’ Dept. – William E. Spencer, left of center.
BOB CLARKE Curmudgeon’ Corner
Will Rogers once said that there are three kinds of limericks: limericks that can be uttered when ladies and clergy are present; limericks spoken when clergy are present and ladies are absent – and limericks. The “est”of this genre is usually judged by the level of its vulgarity, but even the socially acceptable ones may occasionally be worthy of notice. Consider the old, reliable:
There once was a lady from Niger
who rode on the back of a tiger.
They came back from the ride
with the lady inside.
And a smile on the face of the tiger.
It is not too heavy a task on the imagination to suggest that, on the ancient sands of Iraq we are, indeed, “iding the tiger.” The arrogant dim bulb who calls himself a “ar president”seems incapable of understanding this probability, perhaps because, as many have remarked, he lives in an “lternative universe.”
Most of us are not fortunate enough to live in a bubble where functionaries or handlers tell us constantly only what we want to hear. Last week, for example, Field Marshall Rumsfeld dismissed the brutal uprisings in that troubled land as “lare-ups.” This is a man whose stratospheric ego allows him to believe he is incapable of error, a quality he apparently shares with his boss. But Rumsfeld’ recent history reveals little else but error and almost criminal misjudgment. Against the advice of proven military experts he ignored the counsel of such as General Shinseki, Army Chief of Staff, who insisted that at least 200,000 troops were needed to establish and maintain stability in Iraq. Shinseki resigned in protest. The General is to be commended for that action. Misplaced loyalty is no virtue when lives are at stake. He observed a level of principle that the conformist Colin Powell avoided.
Rumsfeld has the annoying habit of concealing his ineptitude and stubbornness behind impressive-sounding and ultimately meaningless rhetoric. Replying to the failure of detecting weapons of mass destruction, (will we ever tire of that construction?) the Defense Secretary, in a message for the masses pontificated: “he absence of evidence isn’ the evidence of absence.” And we (the masses) are expected to respond to this mindless blather: “hat man really has a way with words.” On another occasion, Rummy responded to the growing accusation that we may not have enough warm bodies in Iraq that we may have miscalculated the “etrics,”a classical example of Pentagonspeak, as George Orwell might have put it. After all, “umbers”doesn’ sound as grand as “etrics.” Rumsfeld’ speech has been compared to the philosophic level of Yogi Berra who once concluded his commencement address to a New Jersey state college with the immortal words: “hen you come to a fork in the road, take it!” Rummy’ tenure in the corridors of power has prompted the question that must be reverberating around the Capitol: “hat do you have to do around here to get fired?”
Watching Richard Clarke’ testimony before the 9/11 committee was an unalloyed pleasure. Here is one of those weird creatures whose primary loyalty is to his country and to the truth, rather than to a political party, (he is a registered Republican) or even to the temporary residents of the White House: he has served under three presidents. Possessed of a near-photographic memory, Clarke remained cool and confident, even under the most relentless interrogation. Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy, member of the imperialistic Project for a New American Century, an elite think tank, including such empire builders as Dick Cheney, Don Rumsfeld, Richard Perle, and other types preaching the doctrine of American exceptionalism attacked the former terrorism czar. The negative chorus was joined by James (Big Jim” Thompson, former governor of Illinois. Clarke remained unruffled. He even refused to employ the old, ever-popular ploy politicians have used from time immemorial: “ can’ recall.” Indeed, he seemed to recall everything he had learned and done over three decades of studying terrorism. “hen, it must follow as the night the day,”as Shakespeare said, Clarke’ would-be detractors brought up the subject of his recently-published book, Against All Enemies, with the insinuation that Clarke timed the publication to coincide with the presidential election, with a clear eye on the profit motive. This was their ace, but Clarke trumped it by announcing that he planned to contribute the royalties to widows of 9/11 and special services troops lost in Iraq. Happy the witness who, when being grilled by those whose motive is to discredit him, is smarter and better informed than his interrogators.
Anyone who may have thought that George W. could not conceive a plan to recruit terrorists that could surpass the invasion of Iraq was wrong. Last week the Crawford Commando surpassed himself. Ariel Sharon came to town with a wish list, and he left with a blank check. Bush, ever mindful of pro-Israel voters, signed on to the “haron Plan,”in which major Israel settlements on the occupied West Bank, a development of Sharon’, are now deeded to Israel. Bush once called Sharon “ man of peace.” (And Jeffrey Dahmer was a vegetarian.) Here is the old conservative, Pat Buchanan, of all people.
George Bush has out-sourced his Mideast policy to Tel Aviv. The custodian of our reputation for decency and honor in an Arab world of 22 million is now Sharon.
As for Palestinians who put their faith and trust in the United States, they have been exposed as fools.
The exclamation “f all people”applied to the Buchanan reference comes from a partial knowledge of his political history. He is a true conservative who is appalled by the extremist views of the “eocons,”as they are called. Former Secretary Robert Reich calls them “adcons,”as in radical conservatives. Buchanan has been guilty of some extremist views in the past, such as isolationism, but compared to the radcons he has become the veritable voice of reason.
One of the all time voices of reason is Dr. Samuel Johnson. He one wrote: “o man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.” Even the author of the western world’ first great dictionary was not always right. Writing also involves the ego. There is admitted pleasure in seeing one’ thoughts, however pedestrian, in print. Shakespeare wrote for money, and made a great deal of it, regardless of the possibility that such a contention might enrage stodgy academics. The motives of presidential advisor Karen Hughes are at least twofold. Her recently-released Ten Minutes From Normal, in part a testimonial to her adoration of G.W. Bush, his compassion, his steel trap mind, and the heart-wrenching choices facing a professional woman, the pull of family obligations vs. power, influence and money. The hard line think tanks see to it that any publication praising the GOP and its minions or attacking liberals will be a best seller. In fairness, it must be observed that the anti-administration publications have also done well. In any case, Hughes is being nicely consoled for her painful decisions. She receives a reported $50,000 a pop for her appearances on the lecture circuit.
It has been aptly remarked, here and elsewhere, that the double standard is alive and well. Suskind, Clarke and others have been viciously attacked for their books criticizing the President, particularly for the timing, i.e., appearing during the presidential campaign. To date, no such charge has been laid at the alter of Karen Hughes. Perhaps she was unaware that an election is approaching. No coals of fire have been heaped on Condoleeza Rice, of “ushroom Cloud”fame. Despite the fact that a plan to crash an airplane into the Eiffel Tower, and that Richard Clarke had warned of such a danger at the Atlanta Olympics, and had systematically warned of similar al Qaeda threats short of having a message sky written over the White House, Condi never dreamed of such a catastrophe. Apparently, the ability to read War and Peace in Russian and play passable classical piano have become qualifications for heading NSA. And, is it not curious that as George I is happily clipping his coupons from the profits of the international Carlyle Group no one mentions that the first New York attack by a terrorist group happened on his watch? When all else fails, there is always the technique employed by John Ashcroft in his appearance before the 9/11 commission: Blame Clinton!
I’ Robert Clarke, and I approve of this message.
Cur
Letter to Brother Bill
By Evelyne McLaughlin
Dear Brother Bill:
My thoughts for the day are 'HELP US ALL TO BE BRAVE" - actually, after the election results were tallied we may need to even be BRAVER. As I said in the last letter, the best person does not always win. The votes you had gathered in Pennsylvania for Ernie Sirk came in too late to be counted. He could have won if they had gotten here.
We have been having some rather warm days. My lettuce finally came up - wow, big as my thumb nail. Local news includes: The Ramp Dinner at H. E. White School was delicious. Don and I were unable to go but Miranda brought us a tray, yum, yum. Brad and Diana McLaughlin have been vacationing at Myrtle Beach. Joe and Nell Foreman, of Kanawha City, are doing fairly well. Nell says she is having problems walking. Goldie "Pudge" Samples, of Horners Fork, is getting along remarkably well for her age. She is a real sweetheart in my book. Bob Deems, of Pumpkin Ridge, is in the hospital.
Gracie Carper says to tell you her cholesterol is down. Blendine Daubenspeck Blankenship, of Leon, was in the hospital recently. She will be back in next week for gall bladder surgery. I have cat scratch fever and am taking medication for that. It seems as though animals like to attack me. I went to the Primary Health Care to get checked and get a blood test. The young man taking my blood was Bobby Dorsey (son of Bobby and Nancy Markle Dorsey). I jokingly asked him if he had ever stayed at a Holiday Inn, his reply, "No, but I saved alot on my insurance by taking GEICO." Several folks have passed on since the last letter to you. Your friend, Hysel Workman, Jack McGlothlin and Ron Summers (Pat and Della's son). Also, Daniel Summers, of Wallback, drown in Elk River last weekend. I remember Daniel from when I was working at Geary Elementary School (Roane Co.). He was a real sweet kid. We need to remember families of the deceased in our prayers.
The annual Eagle Reunion will be held June l2, at
Kenny and Joe Eagle's Camp. The camp is located at Stouts Mills in Gilmer County. We did not get to go last year. All Eagles and Eagle kin are invited to attend this reunion.
We have had services at the Blessed Hope Church (located at the top of Camp Creek Hill) for three Sundays. The attendance is picking up. Services will be at 2:30 P. M. this coming Sunday. Everyone is welcome. Brother Bob Walker will be speaking.
Dixie Love Jarvis wants to know when you are coming back to your roots. She says it isn't that far away and to "Come on Down". Miranda McLaughlin was very happy to work in the election this year. She turned l8 the lst day of January. She will be graduating and plans to attend cosmetology school starting this summer. Also, she is engaged to Randy Harold, of Kelly's Creek. Mary Hensley, of Wallback, gave me several flowers last week.
I might share them with you when you get down this way. I trust all mothers reading this had a wonderful Mother's Day. Those of you who still have your mothers be thankful. I get "wolf whistles" every day from the blooming bird, General, that you brought down to me. Better than none at all, I guess.
Well, I think this is it for this time and, in closing,
I say again, Help Us ALL to be Brave.
Love, Sis
DON GREENE WV RADICAL
ELECTION YEAR FEVER
First let me thank everyone involved with the H.E. White Ramp Dinner. We had a fine time, good food, the chance to talk to some good folks of Clayberry and meet a living legend that bears a striking resemblance to Mel Gibson. The rain didn't seem to dampen the spirits of the many candidates that were buzzing around like yellowjackets at a picnic, though.
By the time this hits the streets we will know who has come through the primaries and who has been sent back to the bench to wait for another chance. I hope you all have cast some thoughtful votes all the way around and put forth the best politicos that you could stomach. The BOE of course will be done and settled. My hope is that the good voters of Clayberry have broken the string of too many elected ones with the same last names. It may not have been a problem but I can't see how. My inclination is to go for, dare I say, the somewhat more radical candidates. They usually are a lot more representative of the true feelings of the people than the smooth-talking, ever-smiling slicksters, that will somehow end up cutting your throat, stabbing you in the back and in general becoming a whole different person once you give them a tad of authority over the masses.
I just have to say a little about the seemingly endless repetitions of elected and appointed officials raising their voices, actually yelling, at the people that they purportedly represent. It's happened to me, but eventually I've always got them back either through legal steps or by the simple joy of seeing them dethroned. If I were you I wouldn't take that stuff from them. This is America and some piddling little appointee or county official just doesn't have the right to talk to you all like a bunch of helpless peons.
I might as well mention the lather that has been stirred up over the abuse of the prisoners in Iraq. I think, in a sad way, that it has been hilarious. Good King George has gone from denial to admission of knowledge to apologizing to the king of another country to including it in his campaign rhetoric. It is pure old sadism that has been condoned and possibly encouraged by our military and espionage agencies. If you caught the long hearings before the Senate and House you can see that both parties are hot as Chile peppers over it. The secrecy and foot-dragging from Rumsfield down is going to give every Democrat a leg up and every Republican a shot in the foot. Let's hope that America can clean up its act and reputation in the eyes of the world.
I heard the best line while at HEW. An old fellow named Harry told me that one of your politicos ran up, hugged him and told him he had found the Lord. Old Harry told him he hadn't even known He was missing. It was the best political comment I've heard in years.
POLICE BLOTTER
By now, most have read the Braxton Citizen News’account of Clay County’ own Tanner and Hively. Here’ an excerpt for those that haven’.
What began as a report of domestic violence turned into a multi-county chase that had numerous police agencies on high alert. The Braxton County Sheriff’ Department received a 9-1-1 call Thursday morning that Glen Wayne Tanner of Ivydale had pulled a gun on his girlfriend’ male companion at their residence in Rowan’ Trailer Court on Route 19. Upon arrival, Sheriff Howard Carpenter and Lieutenant Ron Clay learned that Tanner had pulled a hand gun on the male. The gun apparently malfunctioned when he pulled the trigger. Knowing that Tanner was armed and knowing of his previous incarceration resulting from the shooting death of his first wife, law enforcement took no chances in pursuing the suspect. Deputies alerted other law enforcement agencies in and around Braxton County to be on the lookout for the suspect, and a male companion identified as John Allen Hively, also of Ivydale. …..
The 54-year old Tanner was first arraigned in Webster County Magistrate Court. He was charged with felony fleeing, and numerous other charges. His bond was set at $158,000. Sheriff Carpenter’ department charged Tanner with attempted murder, and wanton endangerment. Other charges are pending. Tanner was lodged in the Central Regional Jail in lieu of bond. Hively will be charged with conspiracy to commit attempted murder.
Does that Hively name ring a bell? It should. He was the talk of the town in 1999 during the State vs Cynthia Fitzwater murder trial. After Ms Fitzwater blasted the guts out of a Laney boy in Little Italy, Hively was one of two guys that took the body out to Widen and tried burying it in a gob pile. As a matter of fact they tried more than once to get the guy under a rock. When cops found the body the torso was under the earth but the legs were pointing straight up. Hively was charged with littering and later walked away a free man.
For long time Clayonians, Glenn Tanner should be well known. In Oct 1982 Tanner was married to Beverly K Coen of Ivydale. The stormy relationship ended Oct 19th that year when Tanner used a 12 gauge shotgun and blew the Mother of several children into splattered pieces.
After a night of hard drinking, Tanner knew Beverly had $500 on her and he wanted it in the worst way. As she sat on in her bedroom reading her bible, with a one year old in the baby crib, a three year old daughter seated close by, and others in the front room, Tanner started a strong argument before pulling the trigger. The close range blast to the neck and head.. well, one of the most gruesome crime scenes ever in Clay County. The 27 year old was dead instantly.
After doing the job, he grabbed the kids by the hair and drug them from the bedroom. Tanner was charged with murder but slack prosecution levied a voluntary manslaughter charge which he plead guilty to and spent less than one year in the Elkins slammer followed by 6 months selling sweepers out of a half way house in Charleston.
Pretty nice sounding guys don’ you think? A young woman blasted to smither-ings for $500. And we thought today’ craziness was something new for Clay County. By the way, Tanner never got the $500. Wilson Funeral Home found the $ in the woman’ pants’pocket and returned it to the family. AW
TOWN FILES LAWSUIT
The Town of Clay has filed a civil lawsuit against a former employee in an attempt regain control of over $6000 in water fees. Many around the Town Council table heard for the first time May 4th, the allegations of sticky finger hood levied toward one time Town water clerk Tammy Duffield.
Mayor Jarrett explained how he waited patiently for the one time employee to come thru with promises to pay back the swiped money. Betty Murphy brought the elected group up to speed on the matter. Murphy explained: she detected the loss in the summer of 2002; it was as plain as “lack and white” employee Duffield confessed to stealing the money and her only request was to not send her to jail. After resigning from duties, a fraud audit was conducted which concluded the findings of theft.
Jarrett continued to inform Council: Duffield had promised many times over to come in and pay the debt quietly and had failed to do so. One point of contention was how to accept the payment without the public knowing anything about it. Jarrett said he was tired of waiting and foot dragging. That the last deadline had come and gone without even a phone call.
From the court documents filed April 29 2004, Case # 04-C-33: During the tenth month of 2002, Tammy Duffield intentionally took, carried away, with the intent to permanently deprive the town of Clay of monies ( sum uncertain) in the amount of $2,264.12; Tammy Duffield has admitted to many people including Betty Murphy, Arthur Jarrett, Sally Legg, Helen Morris, and Wanda Chambers, that she, did take the monies rightfully belonging to the people of the town of Clay;…. That Tammy Duffield has refused to respond to said attempts by the Town of Clay, has refused to repay the monies taken.. and has failed repeatedly to attend meetings, deliver payment or make any other good faith efforts to resolve the matter.
COUNT ONE: Tammy Duffield took and carried away with the intention to permanently deprive the town of monies in the amount of $6,264.12…. COUNT TWO: Tammy Duffield converted for her own personal use the property of the town, specifically $6,264.12 for which the plantif demands restitution or repayment from the defendant plus statutory interest… COUNT THREE: Tammy Duffield embezzled monies in her care, custody and control from the town… and demands repayment plus interest.
During that same time period, town finances went to rock bottom with employees laid off and benefits eliminated. Duffield has since filed for bankruptcy protection. AW
CHATTER
To the Citizens of Clay County And Braxton County,
Are you concerned about the law enforcement in your county like I am?? I don’ understand it, not at all. All the crimes being committed and at the same time innocent people getting fined, losing their driving privileges, costing the county money!!! We wonder how can the law do the things they do… I had been told that certain laws isn’ laws, I have seen many places in the town get broken into, and I know they know who is doing it but nothing is being done. I also know that we have some people who has the right last name, they seem to get by with anything. I don’ understand how we can trust our system when we have a prosecutor who lies to us. Yes I’ talking about a man who says he is old fashioned, a 26 year old man who is running for prosecutor in Braxton and who is serving Clay County right now…Grindo. I called him concerning a case where he made a deal with a person to pay some one for damages to a vehicle that didn’ even belong to them, I contacted the magistrates office and they told me it was the prosecutor and the lawyer who makes the deals and he just approves them, but still when I called Grindo he said he had nothing to do with it. But he had everything to do with it.
If I would damage your car when someone else is driving it, should I be ordered to pay the person who was driving or the owner? I could understand if the owner was the one who took out the warrant and the driver was the witness, but not the driver taking out the warrant and then you pay the driver; who’ to say that when a check is made out to the non owner of the car that they will pay for the damages? That’ our Grindo for ya!!!
I had one of the magistrates to come to me at my business and bring me copies of papers to show me he was not the one who did the ruling, he just went with what the prosecutor and lawyer said.
On to the next one, in the matter of being the lawyer of a child who is a ward of the state, he didn’ believe in letting a 16 year old live in a house where people loved her and cared for her because he is old fashioned. He did it because he could, because what he says goes. I was trying to give the girl a place to live, a place she knows, and she is comfortable with instead of letting her be tossed from one place to another, but anyways, I was told he had the say so on the matter. I went to his office to talk to him, he had just a minute because he was caring for his infant son at work, he told me he had no say so what so ever in the matter, then continued on about the welfare of this girl, it wasn’ right for a girl to live in the same house as her boyfriend. I agree, but still she has no family, was kicked out of her adopted house, and I just wanted her to feel wanted. Two minutes later he told me and my daughter…Well , I do have the say so in the matter but she isn’ going to live with you…I’ old fashioned and I don’ believe in that. Whether or not he believes in that or not, he LIED again. His concern wasn’ that of the girl or he wouldn’ of been in such a hurry to lie. So not only is he costing our county money, not showing up for hearings, HE LIES. So why would we want someone like that to represent our towns? I am happy that I didn’ have the chance to vote him in here in Clay so all you citizens of Braxton be careful. You might be the next one he lies to or some one in you family might get the shaft because of his non ability to do his job. I hope you all think real hard before you vote him in as your prosecutor and I can’ wait to get him out of Clay. Vote for Grindo you’e gonna get grinded.
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