OK Ladies & Gentlemen, it's time to help the Salvation Army. They are in need of 4 Volunteers tonight to cover the North WalMart, Walgreen's Gander Mountain and the Salisbury Super Fresh from 6:00 to 9:00 PM tonight.
You will no longer see ANY Work Release people at ANY location but we must step up and give a helping hand. If you have the time, please contact the Salvation Army directly at 410-749-7771 ext. 100 or contact me directly at 410-430-5349 and I'll let them know who's filling in, where.
This goes for Rick Pollitt, Barrie Tilghman, John Cannon and the likes of such. Please let me know as soon as you possibly can. Thank You Very Much!
By the way, thanks for pitching in Chief See and ALL of the Salisbury Firefighters this past weekend.
UPDATE: Mark & Hala McIver just took Gander Mountain.
13 comments:
Work release vs. Probation?
community service comes in many forms
Tilghman?? hell I'd trust Towndsen before I'd let her near anybodies money!
"This goes for Rick Pollitt, Barrie Tilghman, John Cannon and the likes of such."
Are you saying these guys are criminal? If so I have to agree with you.
If only we could be this lucky. Joe, please print this breaking news.
Alabama mayor arrested on corruption charges
Mon Dec 1, 2008 5:58pm EST
By Melinda Dickinson
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday in a corruption probe surrounding a sewer bond debt that could lead to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Authorities arrested Mayor Larry Langford in Birmingham at 7 a.m. (1200 GMT) and charged him with 60 counts including bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and filing false tax returns, according to U.S. Attorney Alice Martin.
Langford was charged along with investment banker William Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre for a total of 101 counts. The government said it was also seeking $7.6 million in forfeiture from the three men.
Blount's company profited from collecting fees recommended by Langford in the sewer bond transactions, Martin said.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama's Jefferson County, which is fighting to stave off bankruptcy over what is now a $3.2 billion sewer debt.
Langford, a Democrat, was the head of the Jefferson County commission at the time it engaged in variable rate, auction and bond swaps to raise money to improve its sewer system.
"He sold out his public office to his friends Blount and LaPierre for about $235,000 in expensive clothes, watches and cash to pay his growing personal debt. All the while, Blount was paid fees topping $7 million," said Martin.
"Through a web of financing agreements Langford required many institutions to use Blount as a consultant so Blount would make fees and in turn pay off Langford," Martin told a news conference, adding: "It was a classic pay-to-play scheme."
Langford's office said the arrest was "no surprise."
"We are glad the Mayor will finally have his day in court. As members of his team, we stand behind him and look forward to the day when we can return the focus to the important issues before the city," Langford's chief of staff, Deborah Vance-Bowie, said in a statement.
He was later released on a $50,000 bond.
In May the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit accusing Langford of receiving and not disclosing a $156,000 illegal payment.
Langford sat on Jefferson's county commission from 2002 to 2007 and was its president. He became Birmingham mayor in 2007.
(Additional reporting by Peggy Gargis; writing by Matthew Bigg; Editing by Tom Brown and Sandra Maler)
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4B045V20081201
They were getting paid by our city tax dollars to ring the bell!!!
I saw Big Rick ringing the Bell at Walmart in Fruitland last year, wasn't election year either. I would bet he's one of the first to pull some extra time with that bell!
5:29PM you have a good point
What part did Pollitt, Devenyns, and Ruark play in authorizing this and who put an end to it today. Is Townsend still going to work at the landfill? That is a slap in the face, who approved that one?
Anonymous said...
They were getting paid by our city tax dollars to ring the bell!!!
6:50 PM
You better believe they are getting paid. See and Fatso Hoppes do everything they can to burn the budget.
The picture looks like it was taken from a distance. Scared to get too close?
No, they were not getting paid. They came back on their own time to help out. What is wrong with you people? It's Christmas!
Joe, maybe you could come up with what the real meaning of Christmas is. Maybe than some of these people would know what it is all about since they cant figure it out on their own. Your word is gospel to many.
Notice Chief See didn't take Joe up on his offer? Would you after this man exposed his bankruptcy? He would never associate himself with Joe and for good reason. Joe is out to destroy people any way he can.
Christmas, A capitalistic god brainwashing meant to make you feel quilty if you dont buy,buy,buy. More brainwashing from the corporate devils and the religious right. Im sure China is laughing all the way to the bank.
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