January 2008

The other side of the "puppy mill" story

January 27, 2008

In the interest of being fair and hearing both sides of the story, here are e-mails I have received from the woman accused of running [...]

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MPD shuts down alleged "puppy mill"

January 27, 2008

According to the Times-Mail, the Mitchell Police Department raided a suspected “puppy mill” at a home in the 100 block of East Grissom Avenue where [...]

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GE to shut down by 4Q 2009

January 17, 2008

Not exactly “Mitchell News”, but the Bloomington G.E. plant will be shut down by the fourth quarter of 2009. I know there’s at least a [...]

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Newly released murderer living in Mitchell

January 16, 2008

A man convicted in 1993 of a 1991 murder was released 12 days ago and is living in Mitchell.

This brings up something I’ve been considering for a while. Should I post certain things here, like sexual and violent offenders who have moved into Mitchell?

I may or may not post more details, depending on your responses… let me know what you think.

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So maybe I owe an apology…

January 16, 2008

As I’m sure most of you read, I asked for a copy of the lease for the old Dana building at 900 W Frank Street. [...]

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This message kinda makes sense now…

January 15, 2008

I received the following message over a month ago. It kinda makes sense now:

Date: Dec 13, 2007 10:48PM
Subject: u need 2 investigate. . . .

Danny told [REMOVED] that he is not going to be mayor because he makes to much money from his retirement from the railroad. 20,000 more a year than he is supposed 2. How the hell was Hancock Mayor when he owned half the city?? The city voted him in. . . but I guess you have to be poor to be mayor. Get the word out? Will ya? [REMOVED] Danny has promised jobs and already hired people. This is bad.

[REMOVED]

All of the “[REMOVED]” stuff is either a) not relevant and would only serve to help identify the sender and/or b) personal in nature (it was from a good friend of mine).

I didn’t post it at the time because it didn’t really make sense (and I didn’t bother inquiring further). I suppose I should have.

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Formal complaint filed; copy of lease

January 14, 2008

A formal complaint has been filed with the Indiana Public Access Counselor. At this point, I can’t say anything more, but rest assured there’s more to come on this subject.

On a side note, here’s a copy of a lease agreement I received this morning. I’ve not modified it in any way, except to convert it to a PDF file (I received it via facsimile).

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IC 5-14-3-9(a): Denial of disclosure

January 13, 2008

During the recent campaigns, we were promised an “open government”. Indiana Code 5-14-3-9, section (a) states: “A denial of disclosure by a public agency occurs [...]

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Blair getting scared?

January 8, 2008

A few nights ago, “MissKnowItAll” posted the following: I spoke with Steve Blair twice on Saturday. My wallet was stolen in Bedford, and I reported [...]

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