Believe It...Or Else...
Yes, my faithful readers, time again for some of the REALLY odd "stuff" that permeates our media sources.
Some of these you might have heard of in passing, while others you're probably not aware of, but that's okay...that's what I'm here for.
The truth WILL be known here, because YOU deserve to know about it.
After all, how the hell can ANY of us ever hope to make a decision WITHOUT as many of the facts as possible, right?
So, buckle up (it's the LAW), and get ready for another "wild ride"...
*** Hazelton, Pennsylvania is one of those small towns that goes relatively unnoticed by most people, even those living IN Pennsy.









I've been through there when up in the Poconos. It's a really nice drive east from the Poconos to Hazelton, and it's one of those towns that cries out AMERICANA. Here's the WIKI for the "4-1-1" about this place: You tell me if it doesn't seem like a nice place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania
This town is about 1/10th the size of Fort Wayne (my current residence), but is reaping more than it's share of "issues", such as ILLEGAL ALIENS.
They've been fighting this good fight since (at least) 2006, and here's a story from that era:
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/aclu-judge-block-hazeltons-illegal-alien-ordinances
I suppose they're tried to retain THEIR small-town values while attempting to stem the rising tide of illegals, and it's certainly NOT be an easy battle to wage.
Quite recently, they've been dealt yet another blow to their efforts, as can be read here:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-10-pennlaw10_ST_N.htm
This all goes to show that if this can happen in such a small city (population approx 25k), you KNOW how much more it's been happening in our LARGER cities. So much for that "small-town charm", estoy en lo correcto?
And yes, Virginia, there IS more...
*** Just when you thought it was SAFE to re-enter the classroom...
(( Published: September 14, 2010 3:00 a.m.
Deep cuts at FWCS not likely until 2011 / Devon Haynie / The Journal Gazette
FORT WAYNE – Fort Wayne Community Schools is unlikely to see any sharp budget reductions until the fall of 2011, according to the district’s chief financial officer.
During Monday’s school board meeting, FWCS chief financial officer Kathy Friend proposed a $274 million 2011 budget – a 6 percent decrease from the previous year. Friend said the budget reflects the $15 million in cuts the board made last spring, as well as "conservative budgeting" for the next school year.
She called the district’s funding future uncertain, and said the district may have to cut as much as $8 million next fall depending on what happens with state and federal education funding.
The board will have a public hearing on the entire budget Sept. 27. The board could approve the budget Oct. 11.
Also at Monday’s meeting, the board approved spending plans for some of the smaller funds that are included in the districts overall budget: A $19.1 million capital projects plan, a $3.3 million bus replacement plan and a $19 million transportation plan.
Friend said the circuit-breaker property tax caps approved by state legislators would cost the district $4 million next year, and she urged the public to think twice about approving a measure in November that would put the circuit-breaker language in the state constitution.
If the governor’s education cuts enacted last year are permanent and the district doesn’t receive any additional support from the federal government, Friend said the district could be forced to make $8 million worth of cuts next fall.
However, if the state cuts are permanent, but the district receives the $6.2 million in one-time federal funding it’s eligible to receive, Friend estimated the district would be able to at postpone millions of dollars in cuts for at least another year.
The only way fall budget cuts could be avoided, she said, was if the state restored funding to previous levels and the district also received the additional federal funding.
At the end Monday’s meeting, school board president Mark GiaQuinta and district spokeswoman Krista Stockman rebutted allegations from some in the community that Wayne High School was over crowded.
Stockman pointed out that Wayne – at 1,700 – was the smallest high school in the district. GiaQuinta read a letter from Fire Chief Peter Kelly which said the department had determined the school was "well under permitted occupancy." ))
Looks like that slope our Fort Wayne School "corporation" has started down just got a WHOLE lot more slippery.
There has ALREADY been class sizes IN EXCESS of 50 students (at certain schools), with some students sitting on the FLOORS of those classrooms.
Gee, never had ANY of that when I attended high school...or ANY school for that matter. I trust such oversights WILL be corrected anon.
I'm very glad that the $500 million school building project was voted DOWN, given the scope of the current situation.
Can't imagine WHERE the blood from THAT turnip would be gotten from, right?
This is becoming a yearly crap-shoot, with the house once again having the better "odds".
If you're an educator (or are married to one as I am) you're going to be wondering EVERY frigging year if the job will still be there, or if you'll become the newest "casualty" of his war on politics vs. education, because we ALL know that politics has had it's hand in THIS pie (up past their wrists) for way too long.
But it could be worse...the CITY could be running this educational clusterf*ck, much like the Philly school system, which is currently six degrees of broke, busted and way past bent.
Could this be part of some "master plan" to eventually have ALL school systems run by our FEDERAL government, and it's "revisionist" history pundits?
(sounds like Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall video a'coming our way)
Let's hope it doesn't come down to THAT. Our future is at stake, after all.
And yes, we still have more stuff....
*** Now THIS rates the "Believe it or else" tag, if nothing more...
VIOLENT crime is going DOWN....(you heard me correctly)
Here's the related article from he AP:
http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=54439
Now, perhaps in YOUR part of the universe, it doesn't seem like it, and I KNOW that in parts of this nation, it DEFINITELY is not.
But someone thinks it is...
There IS a caveat attached to this, however.
NO ONE seems to know WHY violent crime has dropped (for the third straight year). Attorney general, Eric Holder (the SAME guy that gave a free-pass to the New Black Panther party members in Philly) states that "smarter policing practices and investments in law-enforcement play a significant role in violent crime reduction".
Now I have to agree with him there...it DOES (play a role, that is), but this is only ONE piece of a larger puzzle, isn't it?
Have people just decided to quit the crime business?
Not if you look at the police briefs or listen to the scanners.
Perhaps criminals are just taking the "easy" way out with petty larcenies and burglaries then.
No, because in many cities we're STILL seeing more weapons-related crimes, and the last time I checked, THOSE crimes were considered VIOLENT in nature.
Maybe we can "blame Bush" for the drop?
Nah...too easy, and he's already got the economy gig covered, according to the liberals.
Hey, here's an suggestion...how about you "re-label" certain crimes so they are no longer listed among the VIOLENT crimes?
Well, THAT could certainly DROP the figures, and on a more consistent basis.
I know crimes are often "reassigned" to other "departments", as it were, to make the NUMBERS look good.
What was once a felony might become reclassified to a misdemeanor..until someone changes their mind (again).
It's called "creative accounting".
It very often skews the ACTUAL figures...hell, just ask the VICTIMS of those crimes...those that are STILL ALIVE, that is.
And lastly today...
Two items go on sale this day...
First, Bill O'Reilly's NEW book, Pinheads & Patriots in now in bookstores, for those of you that want to see who's looking OUT for you, and the newest installment of the HALO franchise is available for the XBOX, courtesy of Bill gates and the crew at Microsoft.
HALO "Reach" is actually a prequel to the events in the HALO realm, and it's a shoot 'em up alien vs. soldier in the future game.
Now, I still own a PlayStation ONE (and STILL can't make it to the end of QUAKE ), so you KNOW I don't play HALO, and at the prices for these games ($50 for the regular version - $149 for the "collector's edition"), I've got bigger and better fish to fry.
This makes Bill's book an easier "catch" at the stores, and something I KNOW I can make it to the end of a lot more easily...LOL.
So there you go...I've provided plenty of food for thought for this Tuesday, and you have to admit you can't beat the price (that would be FREE).
You are now well-armed to take on whatever the world decides to toss at you today.
We'll worry about tomorrow...TOMORROW, fair enough?
Be well, make a difference to someone, and be sure to...
Stay safe out there, America.