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go back to mexico!
I guess one view could be that anything that is alleged that is going on in Liberty's PD is the Chief's fault and he should be held responsible for the cost of it. Or should the expenses of all of these allegations against Mike Cummings should be attached to the District Judge who complained his family did not like being stopped by city police.
I have a few observations to add to the mix. As a Baytown policeman and Liberty High School graduate I have enough connections over there to know the players. The new chief is a true professional. The Mayor and City Council are to be commended for hiring Mike Cummings. I know people that know him from otehr places he has worked and Liberty is fortunate to have him. In fact if agood cop like Bill Griffin had two years under Mike he would be better eqipped to run a department. The problems the new police chief has in Liberty could be the same problems I avoided when I decided to work elsewhere. Liberty has a couple of families who think everybody ought to ask "how high" when they say jump. A good Texas Ranger would figure that out without spending money on a PI.
Bill Griffin should have never resigned.... Sorry it took the media this long to realize it.
FACTS> The City still has problems with the same employees conducting unprofessional conduct because these employees are still at the Police Department. FACTS> There is no criminal conduct being committed by the Chief, this is merely allegations being made by these employees that are causing the problems. FACTS> The Chief did not cause the investigation of the civil and criminal allegations, once again these same employees thats causing all the other problems did. FACTS> The Chief cannot do what he needs to do with these employees to solve these problems in the Police Department and help the citizens of Liberty because of these same type problems continue to arrise from these same employees. FACTS> Instead of submitting allegations from these employees causing the problems, speak to and submitt TRUE FACTS from the employees that are trying to help the Chief and the CITIZENS of Liberty. So contact and speak with the employees that are not unhappy with the Chief because he is doing whats RIGHT.
Editor's Note: Chief Cummings called us early Saturday morning. We submitted our questions and await his response.
General Comments
NOW WHAT TO WE DO WITH THE BIG GIANT HOLES IN OUR DITCHES THEY MADE PICKING UP JUST WHAT THEY WANTED. THEN I CALLED THE COUNTY BARN GOT TALKED SMART TO AND FINALLY THE COMISSIONER HE SENT A MAN WITH A GRABBER HAND BUT LEFT BIG LOGS FOR US TO GET OUT. NOW THESE BIG RUTS FROM TRUCKS ARE THERE. WHO FILLS THEM IN WE TRY TO KEEP OUR DITCH CU NICE IN WINTER VALLEY AND EED SOME FILL IN TO SMOOTH OUT THESE PROBLEMBS WE'VE PAID TAXES 42 YRS HEE WITH NO SERVICES WE DON'T CALL POLICE AS WE ARE ABIDING CITIZENS. WHY NOT GET SOMETHIN FOR TAXES . OH WE DON'T USE TE COURT HOUSE EITHER NO USE FOR IT. THANKS
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In the midst of the Home Mortgage Fallout, HUD reported last week that over Five(5,000,000) Million illegal aliens used fraudulent (FELONY)documentation to get new homes. The head of FannieMae gave himself over one hundred (100,000,000)million dollars in bonuses and now works on the Obama's staff. These worthless mortagages were then bundled and sold for Billions to banks like Wachovia. Now the polititians that demanded the no income mortgages want more control and like the gutless cowards they are, they point their fingers at everyone but themselves. They are running the ship onto the ground and while your praying to Jesus, try and explain the genocide of abortion just beacuse you want irresponsible sex. My name is Jeffrey Pickett and I approve these comments.
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Homecoming score Dayton 49- Crosby- 14
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East Chambers Homecoming Score Hardin 35 - East Chambers 28 Way to go Hardin! Congratulations on a BIG win!!
Private Investigator and Texas Rangers Investigate Liberty PD
Well with the Liberty PD, you may notice that they have a HUGE turnover with officers. I know several officers/employees that have walked out with years of experience, now we know why...who wants to work in those conditions?
The story on the police dept. was enlightening, but not surprising.
In reference to the article about the investigations of the Liberty Police Department, it sounds like the inmates are running the insane asylum - except they are wearing badges and carrying guns!
Good story on Liberty PD. Of course, the law is the law and even a whole law enforcement agency is to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. But it's good to know what the allegations are. This story has to make that other website that considers itself "news", pretty upset. It's funny how that guy throws anything out there, hoping it it will stick against the sheriff's office, when the real story turns out to be at the P.D. It looks like you did some real investigative reporting, Allen. Looking forward to the rest of the story.
Please let me break up the law enforcement lovefest by saying where I come from our law enforcement is a great deal more proactive than reactive. Before we moved here we had my brother in law look up crime statistics and we aren't real good at solving crimes around here.
I agree with the newcomers about an inability to solve crime by our Sheriff and Police department. I will have to say our police department has gotten noticeably better in the last few months however. My complaint is more about the location of shheriff department personel. My friends and neighbors and I agree they are seen eating and visiting with each other more than protecting us. The police departments in Liberty Cleveland and Dayton are rarely seen eating and visiting, but are high profile and appear to be on the job.
In regards to the person writing in about "Breaking up police lovefest" you sound like a real idiot.Why don't you and your brother in law go back to where you came from.You couldn't even google something yourself and had to get old brother in law to do it for you and here you are writing in complaining about something you know nothing about?Some people just love to stir things up and add fuel to a fire for no reason other than they are just idiots or maybe past disgruntled employees or both. I know for a fact there are some good honest people at LPD that are trying to do their jobs.Just like with anywhere else you may get some bad apples.Don't be too hasty to lump them all together.Be patient and let's see where this investigation takes us.There are some very serious accusations being made here.Hopefully they will get to the bottom of this quickly and those in the wrong will be held accountable.In the meantime don't go dragging all the department through the mud because of what a certain few may have done. And as far as solving crimes and such...all you have to do is search this site.I don't know where old brother in law got his information,but it seems law enforcement in this area for the most part does a good job.
Regarding the person that was happier with better crime stats in the last city where they lived: Was that last town a town of 10,000? Did they have the same manpower? Were they just outside of a large metro area that fed the town with plenty of criminals? Did they have the same equipment and resources? I noticed you said "we aren't real good at solving crimes around here." By "we", one could assume you're a crime fighter too? What is your part in all of this? You really shouldn't be too judgmental on a PD's investigative ability when you need your own brother in-law do a basic internet search for you.
Well this is really a shame. Everyone in this town has known for a long time that changes needed to be made in the Liberty Police Dept. Yes every since B. Tidwell it has gone to heck in a hand basket. Then you had B. Griffin, great cop but didn't know anything about being a Police Chief. No was accountable back then. Then M. Cummings a 30 year experienced cop with great credentials. One problem...change needed to be made. The Police Dept was so out of compliance with State Agencies and reports. They lost their training license with Tcleose during the B. Griffin days as well as SOR being way incomplete, UCR wrong or not done at all. Oh did I mention evidence...oh evidence everywhere. Well what happens they roll along for a while and then all the employees get together and go to the manager and say him or us. B.Griffin is on his way out. Thanks for all these employees doing their jobs. What a shame. The PD had not been in compliance for a long time, B. Griffin I think just didn't know how to fix it. Now it is different. M. Cummings is making employees accountable. Realy work. This is something that many of them don't understand.
I too know things about the PD. I know since I have been there the Chief has tried to make it a team. He as worked very hard in putting key people in key positions. He has worked diligently at making the PD a proud PD and worked even harder to get the Dept. in compliance. After Ike we moved out of 323 San Jacinto. Our main objective was to get the computers and phones out. That means forcing the doors open that was that. Two of the guys did use a swat tool to open the doors. No big deal. This were soaked from rain on/in oneof the three roofs not from a pipe breaking. Only rain. There is proof of this. Gallons and gallons of water came into the building. We just got stuff out of there. No evidence is supposedly to be left in the offices and was left in the office. The contents of the office in question could have been moved immediately but she took only her personal belongings and nothing else. The after Ike party (Frat Party) happened between I understand 5 people off duty and not, not any of the PD locations, and by the way the Chief was not there nor was any supervision. The threat of the Judge didn't happen either. The Chief didn't say it and he is sorry about that lie. He is willing to fix what he can. Recent changes of supervison has already proved to work well. M. Davison is been made the Asst. Chief and is handling things well. D. Hunter is totally over patrol now and will make the changes needed for us to be proud and fair. All the so called old employees are now in investigations and hopefully happier and more productive. Oh yea, it would have to be proved that the Chief was driving under the influence...I don't believe that. He has a personal vehicle and uses it for all personal business. I personally am very happy all this is going to be investigated and cleared up ... once and for all. It's a shame that
It is just horrible that an employee that loved her job so much and got away with everything. Was given the opportunity to pick her duties, be in charge - and be a real important employee. One that has been threatening to leave for at least 1 1/2 year and caused very much turmoil between the Capt., Lt. and Sgt.Investigators. Once that really ended up getting anything she wanted. Than all of a sudden while working the Ike Hurricane gets her feeling hurt and starts the most mean and hateful revenge on the police chief. Hurting all the other employees their at the PD. Yes I agree there has been way to many changes but then again if the change doesn't work you have to make more changes. This Chief has tried very hard to make good changes but some of them just didn't happen. He is really too nice for his own good. He has tried to please everyone and in the meanwhile blew up in his face.
Oh boo hoo hoo! (Wiping tears from my face) The chief is "too nice for his own good". Sounds like "Fort Apache, The Bronx" is rolling out the Frat boys and girls as the front line of defense. I personally know a former officer who worked for Liberty pd and who is a friend of mine. He told me he personally saw a high-ranking pd official drink alcohol at Hooters in Houston and at another bar and then drive his city vehicle in Houston. He also said he saw another supervisor who is now a high-ranking pd official drinking alcohol with the first high-ranking pd official and driving his own vehicle from the same locations in Houston. My friend said he will take a lie-detector test about it as long as the two high-ranking pd officials take one too and the results are published. My friend said that he also witnessed hearing the same high-ranking official who drank alcohol and drove his city vehicle make tacky statements about a state district judge and he has
already passed a polygraph for the private investigator hired by city of Liberty. Has Chief Cummings taken a lie-detector test? If so, what were the results? It sounds like the "Frat" boys and girls have sobered up enough to remember how to type on a computer. There's nothing worse than dirty cops who think they are above the law and rules. These accusations won't be settled on this website - give em all lie-detector tests!!! Where there is smoke - there is fire! It is time to clean up the police house! We pay too much in taxes for this kind of crap! And as far as the Mr. or Miss "Boo hoo hoo" who still works at the pd, sounds like he/she has decided not to "bite the hand that feeds him/her. Put up or shut up!
This is crazy. I thought you could do what you wanted when you are off the clock. Can't believe people have nothing better to do than watch people. If he is using the City Vehicle - that is wrong. I think the department is like any other place. You have good and you have bad. Can't please them all. It's amazing when you do good no one even cares, but do something different or not shared and boy you are hung out to dry. This city and county is not different than any other. I think if an employee is not happy then leave. Go! Move on! Stop the bitching and complaining or step up to the plate, help the situation. Many departments keep their problems within the department, obviously not the PD or SO. I want the investigator to do their job and bring it to the table. Let's get it settled. Gosh I Hope the employees that are unhappy will get hired elsewhere. Change is good and we all need it. Like it or not! No time for gossip and crap when the department has been good to these people.
I applaud the job Chief Cummings is doing and believe whoever the District Judge is, he needs to cool his jets and do his job in the courtroom. If a Texas Ranger has been placed to discover any wrong doing in the PD because a Judge's family has had traffic stops, perhaps a Texas Ranger should investigate all of the Judge's behaviors, including financial. Badges and robes are not issued for such personal vendettas.
WHATS UP WITH THIS INVESTIGATION WITH THE POLICE FORCE? WHERE ARE THE NAMES? WHO ARE THESE DRUNK NUTS WITH GUNS? NAME NAMES!! THE LIBERTY POLICE FORCE SOUNDS DANGEROUS TO ME, CLEAN HOUSE!
This is crazy. I thought you could do what you wanted when you are off the clock. Can't believe people have nothing better to do than watch people. If he is using the City Vehicle - that is wrong. I think the department is like any other place. You have good and you have bad. Can't please them all. It's amazing when you do good no one even cares, but do something different or not shared and boy you are hung out to dry. This city and county is not different than any other. I think if an employee is not happy then leave. Go! Move on! Stop the bitching and complaining or step up to the plate, help the situation. Many departments keep their problems within the department, obviously not the PD or SO. I want the investigator to do their job and bring it to the table. Let's get it settled. Gosh I Hope the employees that are unhappy will get hired elsewhere. Change is good and we all need it. Like it or not! No time for gossip and crap when the department has been good to these people.
Why did the doors to the PD have to be," forced open by two officers using swat tools"Weren't there keys to these rooms?
General
It was not, in fact, a lack of regulation that led to the financial crisis. It was the legislators and bureaucrats demanding that banks make loans to people whose income was not sufficient to make their payments. Had it not been for the interference of the government, those risky loans and mortgages would never have been issued. The regulators are the foxes in the henhouse.
Standoff in Hardin Ends Peacefully
Sheriff Greg Arthur and his Staff have earned the respect of surrounding Police Agencies, like the Baytown Police Department and can ask for their help in these type situations. This trust is earned, just like other relationships and the leaders of the agencies have to have respect for each other or they will not volunteer their resources. Sheriff Greg Arthur is an honorable man and that is recognized by other law enforcement agencies and their commanders. A simple call from Sheriff Arthur, has an excellent SWAT team at his disposal and therefore no deaths are needed to resolve a stand-off situation, like this one. That is why Liberty County is very lucky to have a Sheriff, that commands that type respect from his peers. All of you that gripe about local police agencies, remember that law enforcement fired no shots in this stand-off, even though 11 shots were fired by the bad guys and one patrol car hit. Great job Liberty County Sheriff's Department and a Sheriff that was on the scene with his staff all night, unlike other local agencies who show up as the dust is clearing. Some local Police Chiefs think they are administrators, but they hold Master Peace Officer License in the State of Texas and are Law Enforcement Officers first and administrators second, and this is obviously Greg Arthur's priority as Sheriff of this county of ours.
Its nice to see the D.A.s office there too! Team work!
josh young is an idiot ang has always been an idiot. he is a menance to society and should be locked up [again] and the key thrown away
Thank God That TRASH Josh is off the streets. I've been waiting three years for them to get him and put him UNDER the jail...I Pray Our Judical System doesnt fail us this time. REST In PEACE BETH
I agree that Sheriff Arthur has the respect of area law enforcement agencies. Ask local officers and deputies and that's something you'll hear. I saw that the Texas Ranger Captain was down here helping out the Sheriff's people after Hurricane Ike. By the same token, I also noticed something interesting in his opponent's political ad. He mentions the federal agencies that he gets along with. Yet he doesn't mention his relationships with Liberty S.O., Montgomery S.O., Dayton P.D., or Liberty P.D. Those are the agencies he would be most likely to have to work with. Small town PD's rarely have to work with the feds, but they have to work with their surrounding local agencies on a regular basis. Kind of telling, isn't it?
Give credit where credit is due, but that first feedback comment sounds like it should have been a paid political ad for Greg Arthur. Any chief law enforcement official in this county finding his agency in a similar situation could have made a phone call and got the same response. If you don't beleive it, call any police chief in this county (Liberty, Dayton, Cleveland) and ask them.
The first post about Greg Arthur's department is absolutely true. I can't reveal my identity but I know which agencies in this county work together and which do not. The Liberty County Sheriff's Office and the Dayton Police Department ALWAYS work with other agencies as well as the DA's Office. The results are obvious. Practically all of the major crimes, including murders, have been solved in those jurisdictions and arrests have been made. Liberty PD is in disarray right now. But during the days of Billy Tidwell as chief, that same team work philosophy was present. Cleveland PD NEVER helps other local agencies or seeks help from other local agencies. Again, the results are very obvious. There are many major crimes, including murders, which still go unsolved and arrests haven't been made. The assistant police chief in Cleveland runs the department and he has run it into the ground. If he gets elected as sheriff, he will bring the same attitude with him... to the extreme detriment of Liberty County. Don't take my word for it. Look at the facts.
Dayton Storm Debris Announcement
I hope the City Manager and Assistant City Manager are keeping the mayor properly informed. FEMA has extended the time period for debris pickup for several more weeks!!! The City will receive a 100% reimbursement for this expense if properly handled. There is no sense in the City taxing its resources and forcing the Citizens to look at this debris for several more weeks. Come on Dayton City Hall Administration lets keep our mayor properly informed on what's going on with FEMA!!!
Re: Limbs pickup in Dayton My husband's comment re the contractors picking up the tree debris is that they only picked up the "fluffy stuff" to fill the trucks and left most of the things like limbs. Little branches and their leaves take up a lot more space than a big piece of tree. It did help a lot though.
Question
Anybody know how much longer the County will keep going with debris removal ? Also, do they make more than one pass down your street or do you only get one shot ?
Question
Does anyone know when early voting starts? I work out of town on some days and may not make it back for the election.
Could you write an article on where Liberty County voters go to vote and when early voting starts. I would greatly appreciate it.
The Clock is Ticking on McCain
Barack Obama’s plan “promises new spending of nearly one TRILLION dollars…” That’s right… Obama’s plan would spend $1 TRILLION on top of our current national budget. On top of the $700 Billion plan Congress just passed to cover failure on Wall Street… One trillion MORE. Sound crazy? It is.
Standoff in Hardin Ends Peacefully
Well at least the citizens of Hardin and around Governors road won't have to worry about this character flying up and down the highways at a high rate of speed anymore. I'm glad no one got hurt and that this ended somewhat peacefully. I can't even fathom the number of charges Mr. Young faces now. Looks like lots of more TDC time for this individual.
The Aftermath of Ike in Galveston
I feel like crying when I see these pictures. I cried so hard after reading some of the stories of the people who stayed and lost their lives, as their family or friends told those stories. I did not think it would be as bad as it was, though I did prepare in advance in every way possible. I knew the size was big, but when they say category 2 I think it's not that bad, I've been through much worse I thought, but no, this is the worst storm I have ever rode out here. I'm praying for those people who live on Bolivar and Galveston, and many are poor who live in High Island, they have no money to rebuild and many probably did not have insurance. God Bless them all.
Dr. Neil Frank along with the other weathermen in Houston and the National Weather service people are as much to blame in my eyes for the major loss of life as anyone. If you'll remember, they all were saying it was going to miss us, it's not as bad as Carla, it's only a categorie 2, and so forth right up until the last minute when it was almost too late. Galveston didn't even make evacuations mandatory until the day before the storm hit. A lot of these people in the Bolivar/Crystal Beach/Rollover Pass area are poor people. Where they lived was all they had and they had nowhere else to go. In reality, going North and finding a place to stay was not an option to a lot of people. Everyone says, with no compassion in their heart, they should have evacuated, but for most of these people that may not have been possible. I live in Atascocita in a nice apartment, I have a good job that pays well, but I even didn't have the money to pull anchor and head out. Let's all pray for these people not ridicule their choices, maybe it was all they could do.
To all of those "poor people who couldn't afford to evacuate or are in such poor health couldn't get up and leave"...You need to make arrangements now to live further inland. More hurricanes will come this way. It's only a matter of time before a category 5 comes barreling through. I just don't feel sorry for people who won't get off their rear ends and try to do something for themselves.
General Comments
OBAMA: "Actually I'm cutting more than I'm spending so that it will be a net spending cut." THE FACTS: The bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates Obama would increase spending by $425 billion over four years and reduce spending by $144 billion for a net increase in the deficit of $281 billion. Obama has said he'll cut pork-barrel programs and the costs of the war in Iraq to pay for his programs -- as well as raise taxes on the wealthy -- but the specifics of his new spending plans outweigh the few spending cuts he's identified.
Consider Cost of Deregulation EDITORIAL
I think we need regulation on Insurance and Utility Companies. what can you do if a deregulated electric company raises your bill? ANSWER: Nothing. You can't say I'm not buying electricity because it costs too much. You can't say I'm not buying auto liability insurace because it costs too much. The liability insurance is required by law,so it should be regulated or the insuance companies will run up the price. You will pay it or be fined. There has to be regulations on these things. Why would our State government officials deregulate then stand by and let us get ripped off, unless they are themselves getting rich off this?
The government needs to stay out of it all. they dont have the brains to try to force these people to do anything. if they hadnt forced these lenders to loan money to people that couldnt pay it back we wouldnt be in this mess now. The government screws up everything they touch, social security, medicare, medicade,the schools,road construction. look how long it took them to redo the road between dayton and liberty. what was it 7 or 8 years,To do a 1 year job. the military is about the only thing they do right and it costs way more than it should. Do you really want them getting involved in more. If there is a market for somthing someone will jump on it. If it can be provided cheaper and a profit still be made someone will be there to do it. The problem is the people that do this for a living are the experts not our senators. They pass laws and regulations and the experts find a way to exploit it. Campaign contributions are at the root of it all. the way these campaigns are financed needs to be completelty overhauled. these polititions need to start doing whats right for the people of this country and not whats right for the people giving them money.
Deregulation only helps the industry that is being deregulated. When Texas did this and turned around and required liability insurance the price of liability insurance increased about %400 over night for no reason. If it is required by the state then the price should go down not up so high that everyone can afford it. Same with the electrical companies it's the FOX watching the HEN house. It's RICH getting RICHER and putting the screws to everyone else. Look at OSHA and then with in a few years plant incidents encreased and the amounts of deaths increased. Thanks to OUR GOVERNMENT
It was not, in fact, a lack of regulation that led to the financial crisis. It was the legislators and bureaucrats demanding that banks make loans to people whose income was not sufficient to make their payments. Had it not been for the interference of the government, those risky loans and mortgages would never have been issued. The regulators are the foxes in the henhouse.
You've got to be kidding! Illegal aliens with no driver's licenses working for the government? Where'd they hire these guys, at the Panther Stop?
I am with you, where did they find those guys to install the blue tarps?..A one month insurance policy, sure seems that they should had checked for legal people with legal drivers license
Where are all those unemployed people that the democrats are talking about? Should they not be applying for those FEMA jobs? Maybe they are too good to work for FEMA.
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Why don,t Ben Bernanke just cut the intrest rate to o %. The FED is already giving the money away, so what good is a 2% FED rate. This fiasco is just another government blunder they are trying to cover up.
City Announces Debris Pick Up Schedule
In regards to debris pick up I've noticed piles that have tree limbs mixed with broken fences are being passed up.Do the homeowners need to separate these piles even though th piles are all wood objects?And how about all the leaves that home owners have bagged up...who will pick these up?Garbage truck isn't picking the trash bags up.Thakns
What about the construction debris that has not been ripped out of our houses because of insurance delay, contractor delay and other delays related to this distaster. Will items be pick up later for this? Also has anyone noticed that our light bill has been estimated for this month. Of all the times to estimate when nobody has ANY extra money. My meter reading was almost twice what it should have been.
That's good news for the City of Liberty but when is the trash from Ike to be picked up in the City of Hardin?
Do you know where I can find out if there is any help available to clear downed trees for the disabled?
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Yahoo has an article with the headlines "Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs" this shows the greed from the "execs" and how out of touch they are with the real world. They paid themselves MILLIONS of dollors to depart the company knowing they were going bankrupt. Everyone involved should be requird to give every penny back with intrest. This group of greedy people is the cause of this. One exec took $480 MILLION in the last 7 1/2 years. No one else in the real world gets MILLIONS for screwing up at work and being fired or replaced. The bad thing is they are not sorry and don't feel bad that they have cause this. This problem is far from over and will continue for a long time I hate to say.
Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs - The story continues to show GREEDY these people really are. Mr. Fuld depleted Lehman's capital reserves by over $10 billion through year-end bonuses, stock buybacks, and dividend payments. This happened the same time they are asking the feds to bail them out. This also includes some of George Bush's family recieveing huge amounts of money. This truely is the SELECT BOYS CLUB.
Good money wasted on the pompus ass AIG Executives: AIG Executives Blow $440,000 After Getting Bailout, they treat themselves to an eight day retreat at the St. Regis Monarch Beach resort $139,000 was spent on hotel rooms, while even more money -- $147,301 -- was spent on banquets. Another $23,380 was spent on undisclosed spa treatments and another $6,939 was spent on golf. A full $9,980 was spent on room service and food and cocktails at the hotel lounge. This shows how these people are very unresponsible, they have no business being in the position they are in and should be charge with fruad with our hard earned money. This is an inside scam within the government.
To the person commenting about "pompous ass" AIG execs, do your homework. There were only 10 AIG employees at this retreat and it was planned for months before the financial crisis. It was for external sales people. This is how business is done. The external sales people are treated to benefits to ensure they continue to sale the products. In addition, AIGs loan is not being paid for by the American Tax payers. It will be paid back by the sale of its non-core businesses.
reply to home work on AIG - Any upstanding company would have cancelled this bogus over spending trip for 10 EXECS as you put it when they are sinking and begging for my tax dollors. This is not how legit bussiness in conducted. This is FRUAD and ABUSE of power these EXECS should be charged with fruad and be spending time behind bars just like the ENRON boys. Instead this is the rich boys club and the elected officials are in bed with them.
Hotel Nacogdoches, Super 8 Brookshire Motel Cited for Price Gouging
If you believe the federal government or any government agency is going to do anything about any foreigner price gouging you are in a dream world. The government thinks they are not accountable to American citizens about anything.
Question
Please inform me of where the disater recovery center will be located and when it will be open? Thanking you in advance.
Latest information is that the Dayton location will be at City Hall. FEMA advises that they hope to have staff in place during the week of October 13th. Until that time, folks can still contact FEMA via the hotline # of 1-800-621-3362.
Found
Found in Ridgewood Subdivision.... Sunday, Oct 5,two dogs with collars,yellow male lab and smaller brown bulldog with black stripes. call 936-336-5333
For all of you whiners about the smoke from burning limbs and leaves. Why don't you all move to downtown Houston. This is the country life people. You bunch of wussies. Maybe if you got your fat lazy kids off their butts and outside playing they would develop stronger lungs and not have asthma. Yet you let them sit inside and whine about the smoke. LOSERS>
To the person talking about people whinning about burning, you must not know what it feels like not being able to breath because of the smoke. Are have you ever got posin ivy in your lungs and mouth from breathing it from smoke. I don't care if you are living in the country you should have a little compassion. I happen to like living in the country and smelling the little clean air we get.
It isn't all about people whinning about burning. I for on have a heard time breathing around smoke and have had poison ivy internally. But, on the same note we live in the country and have ALWAYS be allowed to burn unless it is just to dry not to and a burn ban ordered. I feel like everyone is just gripping since the hurrican and using that as an excuse not to burn. I say if we aren't under a burn ban, stop gripping. If you want to burn your debris, BURN IT!!!!!
To the person who says the citizens are "whining" about the smoke from people burning...First of all, you do not get asthma from being fat and lazy, you develop asthma as a result of your body's reaction to the allergens from the air and your family history. It's not only the air quality we are worried about. It's extremely dry out right now and we are concerned about fires spreading rapidly into the dry woods,not being able to be contained, and endangering people's homes. It never ceases to amaze me how many people are self proclaimed doctors and community leaders. So, to whomever wrote about us "whining" about the smoke, give yourself some advice and shut up.
people that keep gripping about the burning!!!! why dont yall shut up already..... get a life.... what else is everyone suppose to do about the limbs and trash from the storm????yall people that keep gripping must have the money to have someone come clean it up for you or you just dont care what your place looks like..... if you dont like the smoke then im with who ever said who to houston.... then you can smell some real good smells... which is 10x worse then the smoke.... shut up and get a dang life...... cry babies.....
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For all of the whining and belly aching the local Republican business men and the radio station owner do at each other I would not let it keep me from voting against Barack Obama. He will spend us into a depression. He will regulate us into socialism. He whack corporations with so many taxes that all os cosumers will be saddled with as they pass on the cost that inflation will be Carteresque.Now is not the time to send a message about Bush or be influenced by local politics. Now is the time to make your vote save America.
I think it is now time for silly little Sarah the Snake to slither back under her rock and withdraw from the race. I, for one, would have considered voting for McCain, but not now. Not with her one heartbeat away.
Hotel Nacogdoches, Super 8 Brookshire Motel Cited for Price Gouging
I am glad to see the Attorney Generals office looking into this price gouging. I see the fines are higher for people over 65. Now if the AG office will fine some of these crooks and set an example for the rest to see,maybe this practice will be stopped. I am glad to see some one checking this out and that the fines are larger for ripping off our older people.
Deputies Recover Property, Make Arrests
Definitely should be contestants for "World's Dumbest Criminal". Hope they have room for them in Huntsville but I imagine the overcrowding will allow them a slap on the hand.
This bunch of theives probably were going to get the copper from inside this transformer and sell it and by drugs from their looks. I don,t guess they know that the oil inside these tranformers have cancer causing agents in them. They would have been better off trying to find a job and work for what they need. Thanks to the person who tipped off the police and the police for responding quick enough to catch the theives.
Fire Destroys Manufactured Home
My name is Dana Armstrong. My 11 year old son and I occupied the manufactured home that burnt the night of Sept. 27th. I would like to thank Hwy 321 fire dept, Dayton fire dept. and Tarkington fire dept. for all their effort. I lost 3 lovely parrots that were my children. But I am thankful for my son and I that we were not in the home when it burnt. The evidence is clear of the effort that hwy 321 fire put into making sure noone was in the home. For that I am very thankful. I am also thankful for the neighbors who were there before the fire dept arrived. God bless you all. Thanks, Dana Armstrong
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Hmmmm.....this sounds like Eddie Shauberger and his ability to intimdate and manipulate. It's kind of a wonder how he is a Reverend of a church and he's been able to con all those people. Thankfully, Clint Bush woke up apparently... I wonder what the Republican party thinks about this?
When I saw Eddie Shamburger had moved his Bully Pulpit to Chambers County on the local ABC affiliate, I wondered if F Ray Atkins was the Alter Boy. Folks in Chambers County read your Bible, especially the parts on false prophets and hide your wallets and daughters. Keep both eyes on the Alter Boy, Atkins, he will sell the ice off a dead body. Check their foreheads for the Mark of the Beast and proceed with caution, they are evil, not good!
I was just trying to understand the new database insurance program that is now avail to all police agency. It is a database for the police to use to find out if a vehicle is operating legally on our roadways developed by Texas Department of public safety. It goes on to state that the DPS policy will not tow a vehicle just because it does not have insurance. I must be reading this report on i-dineout wrong, but it's the law to have insurance on a vehicle driven on our roadways, so what good is the database program or law if they say I have to have insurance to drive my vehicles on the roadways and the next man does not. I understand that it's the law to be financially responsible in order to drive but I do not understand how someone else can drive with no insurance and be responsible for my damage to my vehicle and get away with damages to me personally or to my property. If a car is on the road without insurance it is illegal and therefore should be towed away. There is a truck in the body shop now that got over $13000.00 to it, the guy that hit this truck had no license or insurance and the policeman that wrote the accident report told the owner of this truck that there was nothing that he could do to this guy. Is my thinking not normal or does anyone else see where I'm coming from? We have enough laws now if only we could enforce them.
I think this insurance story is exactly what i thought they were to be doing all along. It takes a special device that cost?? how much?
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Go Ahead and vote for Obama, Then all The Muslims and warmongers will be over here. A Vote for Obama is A Vote For Communisim. And please dont forget that his friend was one of the Terrorists on that Airplane That Dreadful Day SO Just remember When Voting, do so carefully, Or you might just get your knee caps broken. COMMIES!
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Some of these big banks that get money from the Federal Reserve @ 2.0% were charging the bank card customers up to 21%. What did they do with all the money they ripped off on this scam? Now Ben Bernanke is talking about lowering the FED intrest rate from 2% to help boost the economy. I wonder how much of a kick back he and his buddies are getting. If the FED would have raised these rates instead of lowering them,maybe these banks would not be in this situation. I guess the Federal Government will have to bail out the Auto makers next, then the Airlines. Where is this all going to end. Answer: Probably when the United States is broke and we are in a depression.
Status of FEMA Operations in Liberty County
I hope no one was in too much need from FEMA. Nearly a month later and FEMA has arrived to open a disaster assistance office in Liberty. I have no use or need for FEMA but some people in Liberty County does. This is just an example of how FEMA operates for example food,water and ice was supposed to be waiting in San Antonio Texas so it could arrive here as soon as the Hurricane passed. I didn't know it took four days to drive a truck from San Antonio to Liberty Texas. I know of a FEMA agent that came to an older persons house to check on a roof problem. This man had a blue tarp covering a hole in his roof. The FEMA agent told him he couldn't see the hole with the tarp covering it up. This older man told him that he was not able to climb on the roof and remove the tarp. FEMA said he would have to see the damage first but he couldn't climb up on the roof either. I left from this mans house at this point before I said something I shouldn,t. Another fine example of FEMA personel.
For poster about the tarps: I understand where you are coming from and agree with you for being angry about the FEMA employee but, why didn't you get on the roof and help remove the tarp for the elderly man? I had a similar situation, my insurance adjuster finally showed up 22 days after the storm and seen 7 tarps on my roof and said they had to be removed and that he was not allowed to do it or even help. I was at home by myself at this time, being female and afraid of heights mustered up enough courage to climb on the roof and remove them myself, just the thought of waiting another 3 weeks for someting I pay dearly for out of my pocket gave me all the courage I needed to get the job done. Also, I know if this was an elderly person that needed my help then I would have helped. Why did you not help?
To the person who wanted to know why I didn,t help the older person by climbing on top of his house and removing the tarp. Answer: I am 72 years old myself and am not able to climb up a ladder and walk around on a steep roof. I suggest next time this happens you need to take pictures of the damaged roof before the tarp is put over it. I gave this same information to my older friend.
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Say whatever you want Liberty County republicans. Joe Biden smoked Sarah Palen. McCain is not fit to make decisions for us. He is a war monger. Now his VP choice has shown more of his ineptness.
Yes Hussien Obama has money in the Stock Market, this is why he wants this Bail out plan passed. This way all these politicians claiming to be keeping the tax payers money safe are in fact helping keep their own money safe. How many tax payers do you know that would need the $250,000 FDIC insurance coverage? This fiasco didn't just happen two weeks ago. This has been going on for years. These Wall Street high rollers are all in bed with these politicians to make big money off of the U.S. people. Then these politicians want to bail out Wall Street in the name of helping the American TAX PAYER. I Don't need any of this kind of help. THANK YOU,BUT NO THANKS.
It really amazes me how self centered the republicans can really be when they are not the majority."Did mean ole Pelosi offend you poor cry baby wepublicans awww"When the shoe was on the other foot you would call democrats "obstructionist"Funny isn't it.You know I don't care who fixes this problem that was caused by the failed economics that began in 1980(GOP) and has worsened every year(20yrs GOP)(8 yrs DEMs).The rich have gotton richer and what was suppose to "trickle down" trickled into the pockets of the rich and foreign countries.The politicians of both parties are to blame the Americans who knowingly took out mortgages they could not afford are to blame the mortgage companies who were de-regulated(Phil Graham & Clinton) and took advantage and LIED to consumers are to blame also, so shut up an fix in a week what took 30 years to break.(RIGHT)Stop wearing your coochie on your sleeve and fix the problem stop blaming each other and go to work WE will decide who done a good job and vote accordingly.If the reason we go into a depression is because someones feelings got hurt and not philisophical differences or genuine concerns I feel sorry for us.Republicans 130 nay Democrats 95 nay.Americans 0
If the stock market is in such a turmoil and dropped 770 points when the bail out plan failed to pass, why did it gain 548 points the next day? These greedy investment companies are looking for a hand out before the election because some of thier crook politican buddies will not be in office after election day. This new bail out bill is supposed to increase the FDIC insuance on your savings from $100,000 to $250,000. Well guess who has this kind of money to insure up to $250,000,it sure isn't the working person. So how is this supposed to help the tax payer to survive this? Answer: It does nothing to help the working class tax payer, it will help these crooks that have made millions of dollars off these scams they have been into for the last 8 years. They will then be able to put thier money into FDIC insured accounts at the bank. Now you can put nearly a millon dollars in a bank at $100,000 FDIC insured on each account. The way you can do this is to put benificiares on all your accounts. Example: if you and your wife have a joint account, it is insured to $200,000. If you have three benificiaries aded to this account, your are now insured to $500,000. If this bail out bill passes, you can now be insure for 1.25 million. You can use several different banks and you can see where this deal is going,plainly not for the working people. Just another scam for the rich crooks that want a safe place to put the money they have scammed off the working people.
It is sad that democrats who have spent so much of their time trying to trash the President are now needing Americans to trust the President on this bailout plan. Perhaps this is one more indicator of why they have the worst popularity rating in the history of the Congress and one significantly lower than the President. The media may help the democrats spin why they didn't pass the bailout bill even though they have enough votes, but anyone that can count knows they could have passed this. I am thankful to those who stood in principle against the bill.....mostly Republicans.
The Real Deal So who is to blame? There's plenty of blame to go around, and it doesn't fasten only on one party or even mainly on what Washington did or didn't do. As The Economist magazine noted recently, the problem is one of "layered irresponsibility ... with hard-working homeowners and billionaire villains each playing a role." Here's a partial list of those alleged to be at fault: -The Federal Reserve, which slashed interest rates after the dot-com bubble burst, making credit cheap. -Home buyers, who took advantage of easy credit to bid up the prices of homes excessively. -Congress, which continues to support a mortgage tax deduction that gives consumers a tax incentive to buy more expensive houses. -Real estate agents, most of whom work for the sellers rather than the buyers and who earned higher commissions from selling more expensive homes. -The Clinton administration, which pushed for less stringent credit and downpayment requirements for working- and middle-class families. -Mortgage brokers, who offered less-credit-worthy home buyers subprime, adjustable rate loans with low initial payments, but exploding interest rates. -Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, who in 2004, near the peak of the housing bubble, encouraged Americans to take out adjustable rate mortgages. -Wall Street firms, who paid too little attention to the quality of the risky loans that they bundled into Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), and issued bonds using those securities as collateral. -The Bush administration, which failed to provide needed government oversight of the increasingly dicey mortgage-backed securities market. -An obscure accounting rule called mark-to-market, which can have the paradoxical result of making assets be worth less on paper than they are in reality during times of panic. -Collective delusion, or a belief on the part of all parties that home prices would keep rising forever, no matter how high or how fast they had already gone up. The U.S. economy is enormously complicated. Screwing it up takes a great deal of cooperation. Claiming that a single piece of legislation was responsible for (or could have averted) is just political grandstanding. We have no advice to offer on how best to solve the financial crisis. But these sorts of partisan caricatures can only make the task more difficult.
Found Dogs
Found in the Forest Hills Subdivision in Liberty: Large Golden Lab mix wearing a blue collar and a smaller black dog wearing a black collar with red and gold designs. Neither dog has a tag. I sure as heck don't want to send them to the pound. Please call 334-1014 to claim 'em.
County Unit Crashes on FM 1409
County Unit Crashes on FM 1409: Were there any citation issued to the officer for failure to control speed? Any other citizen sure would have recieved one for sure. Or is this a good ole boy system where they are above the law and the law doesn't apply equally?
County Unit Crashes on FM 1409: to the previous poster ---- it sounds like someone is a little bitter! Quit armchair quarterbacking and let the police do their job. If you don't like the way it is done then become an officer and do something about it. Until then, let the wonderful men and women who protect people like you and I do their job. Oh yea, do some research and see what the law says about an officer responding to an emergency!
"County unit crashes" There is no "Good Ole Boy System" when it comes to this. Can You read? They were joining a pursuit, now aren't they suppose to get there as quick as possible? The word pursuit usually means "CHASE". If you were anywhere around this idiot that refused to stop for the police when this was happening, would you not want the cops to get there as fast as they could? Think about it. Oh, by the way before you suggest that I know the officers involved, NO I do not know any of them. Also, while I am on the subject of the police, Several months ago I had a blowout on my truck and was unable to remove the tire myself and a very nice young DPS officer by the name of Lamb stop to assist me and spent a considerable amount of time changing my tire for me and I just want to give him a really huge "THANK YOU" for helping me.
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I would like to extend a big thanks to Croft construction in Kenefick for the use of the fork truck and the use of their cherry picker. Croft is always there to help the comunity when we have such disaster. They loaned the fork truck to Kenefick fire department when Rita hit, now they let us use it for Ike. Without this we would have not been able to unload the trucks as we did for the people. So everyone that came to Kenefick fire department for supplies pleas say thanks to Mrs Croft for making this happen . Thanks Daryl McWhorter Kenefick Fire Chief
I just wanted to take the time to Thank the Kenefick Fire Dept. and all the volunteers that helped with the ice , water and food distributions after Ike . I feel like they did a fantastic job in helping the community unlike some of the other stories about not reciving any help. Again Thank You all for what you did.
Last week I wrote that I was disappointed that the burn ban was lifted, yesterday the Hardin Fire Dept had to come to my neighbors to put out a fire that was out of control--do I need say more--we need a burn ban now!!
I'm not sure why the Judge would cease the burn ban, but if anyone needs the Texas Air Quality Board's number it is: 713-767-3712 .. Call to complain if someone is burning at this time. They will send an investigator out and issue a citation if necessary. Haven't we all suffered enough from the storm. I don't want to breathe smoke from all of this mess ... DO YOU?
we need a county wide burn ban people should have some respect for there neighbors not to burn we lost our home in the storm so were staying in a rv and the smoke seems like it comes thru the walls and two of my kids have asmtha when i told my nieghbor there was a burn ban he said what they going to do give me a ticket he said he needed to clean his yard so if they start ticketing they can start with the moron about 8 miles out on 563
All the news services are reporting this as though it is the worse drop ever but when you look at it as a percentage there were 7 othere drops that were worse than this one. This was about 8% while black Monday and the drop after 9/11 were over 25%. The markets will recover and hopefully they will be allowed to do so without the taxpayers help.
I agree our hard earned money should not be blown to bail out irresposible greedy CEO's that have run their company in the ground. Sieze their assets and make them bail their own company out. Bush wants to bail his and every other politicians pocket liners out so they can keep the country club going. This has nothing to do with the working man other than put the screws to him one way or another.
This Wall Street fiasco was caused by these speculators,day traders,high rollers and greedy investment companies. They got themselves into this because they knew the Federal Government would Bail them out. If you have nothing to lose, you can gamble on anything. The Federal Government has never helped me get out of a financial mistake,so why should they help this bunch of crooks. I noticed one thing about this Wall Street fiasco that I liked, the price of commodities like oil,sugar,coffee,ect. are also comming down. I think the Federal government should leave things alone until this oil price gets back down to a price that we can afford for gasoline. The reason our Federal Government wants a quick fix on this problem is that it will give thier cronnies on Wall Street time to move thier money to a safer place. I say let it correct itself.
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Could you please tell me if you know of anywhere local that is holding the hunter's education course?
Now that everyone is getting back to "normal", I think we are forgetting the people missing, not confirmed dead. Let's us not be so quick to forget about Ike!
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General comment on the 700 billon dollow blunder: The tax payers should not have to bail out these greedy companies and greedy CEO's and other board members, along with covering up the millions of dollors that has been givin under the table to dishonest congressmen and senators. These companies should fail and fold and the CEO's and board members face criminal charges for the inflated saleries and bonuses they have been recieving while they were running there company in the ground. This is a bandaid on a huge mess. This bail out is just delaying a bigger mess that is coming. They don't need to waste our hard earned money. This is identical to the local hospital district.
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To the person griping about the ice and water at the old Wal-Mart, maybe you should ask a few questions before you start running your mouth. They are using that area to gather donations of HAY and hay haulers to get it distributed to Chambers County where it is needed for the animals that have nothing to eat because of the storm. Now, as for people taking hand outs, yes I agree with you. I never took one thing from FEMA or any other organization during this disaster, I prepared a few days in advance for the worst and as the stores re-opened I restockrd on my food, as I think all others should have. I know of people that have plenty of money and were out everyday collecting what they could get for free but I also know some folks who basically have nothing and they wanted nothing from anyone, they were willing to let the truely needy have it. I think everyone needs a little help every now and then, no matter who you are or what you may think you are. You just need to remember what goes around comes around.
I have a comment in regards to some complaints about people taking and going through the water/food/ice lines more than once. I am from Hardin and I overheard people talking about my husband and I going through the line more than once a day. I sure wish some of you would just take a moment to think about things. My husband and I along with a few other friends went through the line to get stuff to take to the elderly people who couldn't get out due to vehicles being damaged, not being able to drive themselves etc..We forget sometimes about the elderly!!!! So I would hope before people start complaining and running their mouths about people doing that to at least stop first and think before you speak. And yes, there were probably some people out there that did take advantage of it. It hurt me to know I was being bad mouthed and all I was doing was helping out three elderly families that didn't have anyone to help them. At least they were very grateful!!!!!
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When is the City of Liberty going to spray for mosquito's?
In reguards to the person asking about the city spraying for mosquitos. Their spray truck is broke and you probably won't see it on the road anytime soon. I know they are trying to get a new spray rig, but that's not something that will happen over night.
Driver Flees Police for the Second Time
Evidently Mr. Mekalip hasn't learned a thing from his past experiences with the law. So I say we let law enforcement shoot him before he endangers me or my family & friends and before he eats up more of my tax dollars!
I was thinking as i read this... wasn't this the same guy that ran a month or so ago. Lock him up! Before he kills someone on the road!
This is the second time this idiot has run at least. Why is he out again? You would think that after a 130 mph chase they people would not let him drive and the cops would keep him off the street. He is a danger to everyone on the road acting like this!
So the Kid is out of jail in 30 something days & putting the lives of the public back in danger! Now who's fault is that! I wonder if it will be as easy to get out this TIME!
I remember this idiot from the last time he ran from the police and was caught in liberty. I hope the judge he goes before this time makes sure he remembers not to ever do this again. This nut is a danger to the public and himself. Good work police on getting these kind of people off the streets.
Most of us are somewhere between astounded and infuriated by this man made fiasco. To understand it helps. Personally, I think some in Congress should be in jail as their offenese have been far more egregious than many have committed who are presently sitting in a jail or prison somewhere. I recommend this YouTube presentation. It lasts about 10 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH--o It is full of factual and current insight, and is well organized. I hit the pause button a lot to read some of the many references.
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HORRIBLE ODOR!!?? What is that horrible smell that starts around 6:30pm every evening since IKE came through here. It sort of smells like sewer but by morning the smell is gone and the air is fresh again. I have lit candles and sprayed air fresheners to try to cover the smell. It permiates through doors and windows I guess. I just wonder if anyone knows what causes it? I remember it did this after RITA, too.
I have noticed the smell in the air too, it is horrible!! Today I was passing the old WalMart building and they were still passing out ice and water i suppose. Why?? Liberty has electricity! Liberty has stores open. Some of the outlying area don't. Why aren't the trucks there?? I know people go thru the line more than once in a day.... that is exactly what is wrong with this world, want something for nothing. I took one bag of ice the who time, only because that is all i "needed" at that time. If you "need" it, take it, but if you are just taking handouts because they are there.... shame on you. yes, we all (well some of us) pay taxes but that is what is wrong with the system. I better stop before i get on my soap box. please, just don't take advantage of things.
I have also noticed this horrible smellafter the Hurricane. I have also noticed that in some of the ditchs and ponds the water is black. There are black water marks where the water was. It looks like an oil spill, but it isn't oil. This is where this odor is coming from, but I don't know what it is. Maybe some one with the County Health Department should look into this.
Over the past 15 or 20 years there has been a lot said about the Social Security program going broke. Mark it on your calander, on Sept. 25th, 2008 on KLVI Radio in Beaumont Texas, Congressman Ted Poe admitted that Congress had recently "Borrowed", I prefer "stold" money from the program. Ok, there will be those who say "well, it is a Democrat controled congress" I will give you that, but, after Congress finishes their dirty deeds, a Republican President has to sign it before anything happens. There is enough blame to spread around on both sides. The point is, of course the SS program is going broke. For decades congress has been doing this under Democrat and Republican congresses and presidents.
it makes me so mad to know the red cross are giving out hot meals to houses with 4 people working. these people lay up and sleep when at home and smoke all the time. i'll never give to red cross they also go out to eat at big restaurants. one resident is on disability and nothing wrong with her except dope all her life.
I also know there is a bad smell, i was speaking with my dad who is 76 and ask him about it, and how come all the standing water has turned black? My dad said the water has turned black due to all the dead animals and the dead leaves and things in the water. I was told that the leaves create a sort of acid and make it smell also. Since we have had no more rain it has all become stagnant.
Great human-interest story; pretty good details as far as pertinence. I'd like to know a description of this escaped murderer though, since I live over here off Highway 108, not far from Kenefick and am fairly new to the area. Though it would seem crazy for the escapee to show up again over here, statistics show that is generally what happens because eventually and for whatever reason they do "return to the seen of the crime". Thanks, Carol
I know Marlow, he reminds me of charles manson! I sat in the courtroom during the trial, now I hear he is out to get the people who testified against him! I hope and pray they get him..........before he gets us....THANKS
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With the current composition of the U.S. Senate, which believes that we can TAX and INFLATE our way out of our Energy Crisis, our Nation doesn't stand a prayer of extricating ourselves from this self imposed dilemma. Simply review the recent Senate action on HR 3121 where Harry Reid and his minions such as Clinton and Obama, in sync with the Left-Wing Fringe Elements in our society, voted AGAINST the opening of a miniscule portion of ANWAR; AGAINST shale oil extraction of which America has the equivalent of ten Saudi Arabia's in recoverable reserves; and, AGAINST accelerated efforts to facilitate the gasification of America's abundant reserves of coal. Have you ever noticed that it's always a Democrat telling us that there is no way that we can get there from here? And under current circumstances, they're precisely correct. If we're prohibited from ever leaving the starting line we in-fact will never get there from here. Meanwhile, as a consequence of multiple impediments imposed by the Democrat Party to the resolution of America's energy crisis: our citizens welfare; our economy; and, our very viability as a Nation remain in jeopardy. Had our Democrat Party been in control in Brazil, they never would have discovered the largest off-shore oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere.Thank God that none of our Founding Fathers were members of today's equivalent of the Democrat Party or we would still be paying exorbitant taxes to the British Crown.
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First I would like to say...Thank you Lord, he is first and foremost. Second, thank you to all the people who helped out when needed, stayed strong to help the weak, didn't complain about what they lost but was thankful for what they have and most of all knew all along that life means more than possessions. Remember life is the MOST valuable thing. And last but not least...prepare for the worse and pray for the best...God Bless you all!!!!
I am so proud of the way our little community has pulled together to help our each other during this disaster. My neighbors, God bless them, and I kind of set up a system, for letting each other know where to find water, ice and meals. We helped each other clear out limbs and trees, loaned rakes, gas, etc. Just a pulling together of a community. I did not feel too safe sleeping with the windows up, but there WAS a presense of law enforcement that ensured us that we would be as safe as could be expected. The people that passed out provisions at the POD's could not have been more compassionate. I know we did not have a lot and did not get the water, ice and MRE's on a timely basis, but we did survive and that is one thing, God willing, and when everyone pulls together you will survive the bad things that come along. Thank you for the long hours and dedicated survice of our law enforcements in Liberty county, you ARE apppreciated.
A house in Ames with a rebel flag on it? There MUST be some mental issues with this guy.
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What I want to know is do you really think voting for Obama is going to acomplish any of things you think he will? They all talk alot of s**t you just have to vote for the lesser of two evils. And we all know who that is!!
I am disappointed that the burn ban has been lifted just days after we were promised 90 days free of a smoky enviroment. I think people with health issues should be more important that burning limbs. In addition, it is very dry in our area as the storm did not provide much rain in many areas of the county of Liberty. Is this any way to treat the workers in our area trying to help put our lives back together. Tomorrow the wind direction will change to the north and everyone returning to the Galveston area for clean up will be breathing our smoke. County Judge Phil, please reconsider this flip-flop!!
We are very grateful for the Virginia Baptists who came a long way to be here and provide hot meals for us. It filled a great need as we were not able to prepare or preserve perishable food. Having a hot meal each day made things a lot easier for us.
Panthers Help Distribute Supplies
I would like to thank the football staff and players for their service after the storm. Keep up the good work coaches and football players.
I would like to give a big THANK YOU to the football team and everyone else involved in the distribution of the ice , water, and mre's. This is what we are suppose to do after bad stuff happens. Come together as a TEAM!!!
GOOD JOB BOYS ARE WE NOT ONLY PROUD OF YOU FOR YOUR FOOTBALL WE ARE ALSO PROUD OF YOU FOR BEEING INVOLVED IN THE EFFORT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY IN A TIME OF NEED !!!!!
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i wanted to take a minute and thank all of the workers and volunteers helping in liberty!!! y'all have done an awsome job! on the FEMA subject, i was denied also... it was stated that since i have insurance that FEMA will not help. not to complain but just asking a question~ i feel very sorry for the people that lost everything on the coast as well as evryone else. but isn't that a chance that they take living right on the water? but they get help? and a lot of the poeple that did have homes in the galveston/crystal beach area, it was a second home. i guess what i don't understand is, how is one person helped and the next one turned down?
DENTON ELECTRIC COMPANY MEN/WORKERS - THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO RESTORE OUR POWER HERE IN LIBERTY, TX. WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO HAVE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY BACK IN YOUR HOME TOWN FOR ALLOWING YOU GUYS TO COME TO OUR AIDE. WE PRAY FOR EACH OF YOU TO HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME WHEN THE TIME COMES AND AGAIN, THANK YOU!!! :-)
I just want to thank all law enforcement & medical personnel working extra long hours w No days off. Also a job well done 2 dispatchers they have been so busy w/all the hurricane assistance as well as just the everday call volume and wrked long hours & hung in there w/out going crazy :) Also want to thank all the people that are hard @ wrk getting peoples electricity on. My Dad & my uncle are among those electrical workers busting there a** to get lights turned back on so BE PATIENT & thankful. They are wrking hard & many families of these electrical workers are going through the same thing as any other citizen w/out lights and do not have them either so just know were all in this 2gether. THANKS ONCE AGAIN LIBERTY CO PERSONNEL....Law enforcement,medical personnel,1st responders, dispatchers,electricians, citizens lending hands 2 neighbors and the community & anyone else not mentioned !!
I listened to County Judge Phil Fitzgerald this morning as he praised local people and I whole heartedly agree with his complimentary words about the employees he highlighted. The Judge prefaced his comments by saying he had no intentions of painting anyone or any entity in a negative light. But I do believe it is worth clarifying that when the Judge says his initial requests for help did not receive a very promising response from our state and federal government, his very postive account of the effectiveness of our local officials that followed that were due, at least in part, to the fact the state and federal government came through with much of what we needed. In fact, it is the state and feds' extraordinary response that leads to the Judge's account of how well locals allocated the resources they sent. The local governments ability to be flexible and decide on where their PODS are is part of what Washington and Austin should expect from those on the ground and what we now have is the best and the most ready hurricane preparedness in the history of the world. Our locals did well too, but I am very very proud to be, not only a citizen of Liberty County, but I am proud to be an American today.
How about the local,upstanding people in this town that have approached and offered to do electrical repairs for $650.Shame on you for doing this to your neighbors at a time like this knowing they don't have money and you leave them sitting in the dark and heat.You should give that money back,you don't need it.What goes around comes around and someday you will pay dearly for ripping off people in their time of need.Oh and by the way....you may have gotten money off of some in need,but some good people came along to the other family you gave your $650 price quote to and fixed their electical problem for free.Shame shame shame on you.I wish I could print your name here.I will certainly pass your name along to anybody I meet.I thought you were better people than that.
I want to commend Thriftee Food Store in Liberty for being there first out of the gate for the community. When other stores would not open their doors. Thriftee's in Liberty were there day one after the storm, No lights, and the manager himself standing at the door giving away free produce, milk, cheese, ext. The employees running to get items for people with a caring smile on their face and a kind word. This caring attitude went on for days while other stores (Brookshires in Dayton) sent employees outside to yell at the customers in line what they had left and with a horrible non-caring attitude. My family will now be only shopping at Thriftees now. And to that manager there at Thriftees God Bless you for being so kind to people at a time like this.
How do i go about finding out if my friend parished in the Boliver Sea Surge? His name is Hermon Thomas Mosley aka Pee Wee. He helped his dad run the local wrecker survice hear in town. I was told he was dead but have no way to confirm. What do you think
FEMA: This is one of our governments most un-organized department. FEMA is only for people that do not work and do not have any money and no insurance. The people who work and pay for their home insurance are not entitled to any help. What I don't understand is these people pay the taxs that furnish this money, but they are not entitled to any help. Something is wrong with this picture. I have now come to rely on myself for my own help. I do not need FEMA help and have never received any help from FEMA. I do not need the County to tell me when I can leave. I have a Hurricane/Tornado so I don't have to evacuate. I have all my supplies in stock for two months, without leaving my home. Our government is beginning to sound a little like a communist government. For example: Leave now, We will tell you when you can come back, burn ban, DO this and don't do that. The goverment never did any of this when I was younger. People did what they were supposed to do. Now it's like no one has sense enough to do anything unless they are told by some goverment agency.
I would like to see a list of the companies made available that have come to our aid (Engery companies, Food, Tree companies, etc.) I know I would like to personally write to those companies/organizations to thank them for their support and to those who worked tirelessly into the night.
While it was indeed nice for Thriftee to be able to open after Ike, it was impossible for Brookshire Brothers in Liberty to open. The store suffered significant damage due to Ike and employees are working very hard in order to reopen as soon as possible.
Well I wasn't going to say anything about how things are going, but something happened today and I have to let people know. First to the crew from MO that was fixing the power lines on CR 2078 Monday afternoon...thank you. I know you are all tired and ready to go home. Now to the crew on 834 and 770...whats up? This crew was just sitting on the side of the road, trucks all running, and the crew was sleeping in the trucks. AND BILLING FOR THEIR TIME! I am not sure how these other power companies get paid, through our tax dollars or rate hikes, but this isn't right for them to charge for their time to do nothing. My husband called Phil, don't know what he said about it yet and I will be getting letters ready to send to where ever they need to go. If you see this happening, let someone know so we can stop this.
If the younger people are not aware of the way things were during a storm when I was a kid maybe we need to tell them. You were mostly on your own. The way we deal with it now has developed thru the years. It got to be a photo op for politicians until Katrina. This country was never prepared to deal with a storm like Katrina. Thta poor Brownie fellow probably would have done an okay job on any other storm in the last 35 years, but not Katrina. I am not a big government fan, but their ability to deal with storms has so much improved in the last 3 years, I too must say it makes me proud to be an American and my neighbors make me even prouder. And my church makes me even prouder.
Don't forget LOS COMPADRES restuarant in Dayton. They announced over the radio they would give all the food in their freezers to anyone who came by to pick it up. Saved a lot of waste and fed a lot of folks.
I was saying, if people need it, take it, yes... that is why it is there. Just don't take it because it is there. Someone in "need" might miss out. I just know that there was nothing set up in areas that didn't have electricity yet. I know that there was a station set up for hay too, i think that is great! Please don't think I was wanting someone in need to do without, because that is not what I was saying.
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A good Samaritan found a box of girls clothing and shoes on FM 1409. The box says Kathleen's clothes. The box was dropped off at the Westlake Volunteer Fire Station hoping the rightful owner would return to claim them.
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It is our understanding that there is needs of baby diapers, pull-ups and baby formula in the Dayton area. If you have or can donate, please drop off items at the Westlake Volunteer Fire Station. All donations are greatly appreciated!!
It's a good thing Mr. Skiiner is in Liberty County AGAIN! His name is John Boyd Skinner and he was already out on bond in Liberty County, Chambers County and Harris County for about 10 felonies when this arrest happened. Hopefully Liberty County will keep him this time and denie bond so Liberty County Residents can be safe.
great job....liberty county....they catch everyone in a crisis and think its a free for all....that is until th county boys show up and put th cuffs on..im proud of them,,,,keep up th good work !!!!! workinman....billy
In jail again, I don't understand how this guy keeps getting out. Who's side is the law on. I'm suprised he hasn't been shot and killed by now. He needs to be sent to the big house. The only bad thing about that we as tax payers has to feed him.
General Comments
I would like to thank the lady that was at the Home Depot on hwy 290 this morning. She helped me and my family, I bought one of the very few generators that were there and it would not fit my car. So she took the generator from Hwy 290 to my office on i-10 and Blalock. Well come to find out she lives in Chambers County and was far from home too. I don’t know what I would have done without her…I know that I will never see her again, but if there’s a way that if she ever reads idineout she will know that I really appreciate her and to know that there is still kind people out there so don’t give up…life will get better.
I am so impressed by all the work going on in Dayton. The people who are here to help and locals are doing a great job. However, there is one "tree" company with initals for a name that has some workers who are apparently very tired. In my area they have taken 1-2 hour lunch breaks and then naps of an hour or more. It must be very tiring for them to stand around their truck and hold it up by leaning on it for hours. Some of the employees of this company do appear to be really trying, but so many others are giving it a bad name among those of us who are noticing. But, thanks to everyone who is helping us. . . . the police, emts, etc. are so busy I don't know how some of them can continue to "serve and protect". THANKS AGAIN GUYS
Do they have any pictures of the generator thieves?Nice going Liberty County.Yall are always on your toes.
My dad and family live in hull. Yesterday was the first day that I was able to speak with them. They told me that people where handing out MRE's yesterday. I hope that helps. I will contact them and find out where they picked them up. Our prayers are with you all. May God Bless
I just realized I did not specify one group of folks in our area to thank and that would be the emergency dispatchers. They are doing a great job; at least it seems that way as I listen to my scanner. Also, all the volunteers in the area and i-dineout for keeping us informed. One question. . . .does anyone know how long the limbs and heavy stuff will be picked up from curbside?
Information from TV News, if you need help with your Roof to call:1-888-766-325(1-888-ROOF BLU ), I called and was told to go: for Liberty, Football stadium 12OO Bowie and sign up with US Army Engineers. I went and no one was in sight, so I checked the city building and no one knew anything. It has been a week and still no better information then day one after the storm. I called FEMA on Sunday 14 Sept and was told that damages from IKE have not been declared as Disaster . Was i dreaming when i heared Bush declared over 20 county's in Ike's path as disaster area on the 13 September??? Why are we seeing and hearing so many people in need of help and DENIED by FEMA?????
I think that due to everything, everyone working has done an excellant job on doing the best that they can. We all have to work together and not complain at a time like this, be thankful that your alive. There are alot of people that have nothing left, say prayer's for them instead. I myself have seen alot of people working doing many different things, so just be grateful that your still living and have a home. TO ALL WORKERS, YOUR DOING A GREAT JOB.......
what a mess! Thank God it wasn't worse. I want to COMMEND the utility companies for their quick work getting the poles/lines back up and power restored to us here on 1409. I was expecting at least 2 weeks of running a generator, etc. and was very happy to see power back on Thursday evening!!!! Thanks again and to our police officers - you are very much appreciated as well with all the hours you are putting in to keep our area protected and safe. I do want to say one thing to the thieves that stole the generators from Westlake Volunteer Fire Dept - SHAME ON YOU !! Those folks are there for us everytime we need them and you repay them by STEALING in the midst of these times when everyone is just trying to get back to normal. May God deal with you in his own way (which he will whether you are caught or not).
My hats off to all the workers and volinteers that are working so hard in Liberty County to get life back on track. You are doing a great job. I live over 300 miles from Liberty, but it is my home town and I do have a lot of family there, My daughter and I came to help. The only thing I see needed is more volinteers from Liberty County. I know its hard but it is your County HELP with getting it back on track. Don't just stand around and wait for outside help. Help each other, be a good neighbor to every one. We are all Gods Children.
Information from TV News, if you need help with your Roof to call:1-888-766-325(1-888-ROOF BLU ), I called and was told to go: for Liberty, Football stadium 12OO Bowie and sign up with US Army Engineers. I went and no one was in sight, so I checked the city building and no one knew anything. It has been a week and still no better information then day one after the storm. I called FEMA on Sunday 14 Sept and was told that damages from IKE have not been declared as Disaster . Was i dreaming when i heared Bush declared over 20 county's in Ike's path as disaster area on the 13 September??? Why are we seeing and hearing so many people in need of help and DENIED by FEMA?????
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