Thief with a Gun at Our Walmart

My son works at our local Walmart. The other day, a man and a woman came into the store and tried to steal some television sets. When they tried to leave the store, security approached them and the man pulled a gun and my son was standing right there next to the crazy man. The crooks got away but there are photos of them from the store's surveillance cameras. I hope someone will recognize them and turn them in.

This is the female wanted in connection with this crime

 The get-away car--wannabe thieves Lincoln

Another view of the get-away car a Lincoln

My son in the vest. The "crook" is returning gun to back pocket, the female "crook" in pink and security in the front of her.

Here is the story from one of our local television stations. If anyone has any information on this, please call the Radcliff, KY police department at (270) 351- TIPS.

Thanks everyone!

Entry for February 18, 2008

Entry for February 18, 2008

There are still numerous preidential primaries to go. Here is a listing taken from http://www.votesmart.org/election_president_state_primary_dates.php for your info. Looks like by the time my state of KY has theirs on 5/20 the decision will probably be made! The next presidential primary for Kentucky (2012) will be in February under new legislation SB 3 that was passed by the Kentucky Senate on January 30, 2007 by a vote of 21-14. Other primaries (in KY) will continue to be held in May. Remember... VOTE!
States:
Alabama
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Alaska
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
American Samoa
02/05/2008 D
02/23/2008 R
Arizona
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Arkansas
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
California
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Colorado
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Connecticut
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Delaware
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
District of Columbia
02/12/2008 D
02/12/2008 R
Florida
01/29/2008 D
01/29/2008 R
Georgia
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Guam
05/03/2008 D
02/09/2008 R
Hawaii
02/19/2008 D
01/25/2008 R
Idaho
02/05/2008 D
05/27/2008 R
Illinois
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Indiana
05/06/2008 D
05/06/2008 R
Iowa
01/03/2008 D
01/03/2008 R
Kansas
02/05/2008 D
02/09/2008 R
Kentucky
05/20/2008 D
05/20/2008 R
Louisiana
02/09/2008 D
02/09/2008 R
Maine
02/10/2008 D
02/01/2008 R
Maryland
02/12/2008 D
02/12/2008 R
Massachusetts
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Michigan
01/15/2008 D
01/15/2008 R
Minnesota
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Mississippi
03/11/2008 D
03/11/2008 R
Missouri
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Montana
06/03/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Nebraska
02/09/2008 D
05/13/2008 R
Nevada
01/19/2008 D
01/19/2008 R
New Hampshire
01/08/2008 D
01/08/2008 R
New Jersey
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
New Mexico
02/05/2008 D
06/03/2008 R
New York
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
North Carolina
05/06/2008 D
05/06/2008 R
North Dakota
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Ohio
03/04/2008 D
03/04/2008 R
Oklahoma
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Oregon
05/20/2008 D
05/20/2008 R
Pennsylvania
04/22/2008 D
04/22/2008 R
Puerto Rico
06/01/2008 D
02/24/2008 R
Rhode Island
03/04/2008 D
03/04/2008 R
South Carolina
01/26/2008 D
01/19/2008 R
South Dakota
06/03/2008 D
06/03/2008 R
Tennessee
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Texas
03/04/2008 D
03/04/2008 R
Utah
02/05/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Vermont
03/04/2008 D
03/04/2008 R
Virgin Islands
02/09/2008 D
02/23/2008 R
Virginia
02/12/2008 D
02/12/2008 R
Washington
02/09/2008 D
02/19/2008 R
West Virginia
05/13/2008 D
02/05/2008 R
Wisconsin
02/19/2008 D
02/19/2008 R
Wyoming
03/08/2008 D
01/05/2008 R
Sources: http://www.nass.org/
Special Notes Hawaii: According to staff with Hawaii's Republican Party, the GOP is not technically holding a presidential primary or caucus. Delegates will be selected during a week-long period tentatively ending on February 7. Washington: The Washington Democratic party holds a series of caucuses that begins on 02/09/2008 with the Precinct Caucuses. This is followed by the Legislative District Caucuses on 04/05/2008, County Conventions and Legislative District Caucuses 04/19/2008 and the final Congressional District Caucuses on 05/17/2008, where the delegates and alternates are selected for the National Convention. There is also a non-binding Democratic primary on 2/19/2008. For more information, visit the caucus website for the Washington State Democrats. The Washington Republican party holds a caucus on 02/09/2008, which along with the primary selects delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Democrats Abroad Primary will be held from 02/05/2008 to 02/12/2008.
If you have any questions, please call the Project Vote Smart Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762).
Graphic courtesy of www.theclipartsite.com

(Originally posted on my Yahoo 360 blog)

Entry for September 19, 2007

Entry for September 19, 2007
This is a revised version of an entry I posted on www.topix.com under the Radcliff, KY forum.

It looks like Radcliff wastewater department may be turned over to Veolia. Why???? People when you have problems with your sewer lines you won't be able to call the city for help...forget it, they won't have anything to do with it. This is the only money making operation the city has, why would they want to give it up? Wonder what this means for us? Could it be higher taxes in the future or maybe even additional taxes? Perhaps it is because our city government has been negligent about replacing clay pipes and they're too lazy to take care of the drainage problem and let’s not forget that the money you've been paying for storm water drainage is helping to finance new programming at the Challenger Center. Radcliff's priority has been to take care of making things look "pretty" such as helping out Cardinal Health with landscaping, new street signs and the mayor's program of "beautification" that has lead to overspending and putting the city in debt. Remember a few years ago when the city finances were so bad that there wasn't ANY money in the budget at the beginning of the fiscal year? Well, the only way the city was able to meet payroll until they straighten things out was to borrow money from the wastewater department. Where will we be if this happens again?
Veolia is up and running to become not only a local monopoly but also a global one too. In an online article found at one of Veolia's own websites it reads http://www.veoliawaterna.com/municipal.government/default.htm “We serve more than 600 communities and 14 million people through public-private partnerships." That's in the U.S. alone folks.
On another one of Veolia's own pages it reads "Veolia Water is the world's No 1 provider of services in the field of production and distribution of drinking water and draining and purification of wastewater.
110 million people and 40,000 industrial businesses in over 56 countries worldwide use our services."
Kiss small town service good bye friends. They don't care about YOU only their European/(Swiss????) bank accounts. Remember they are a French company NOT American and the French have shown themselves NOT to be friends of the United States.
Read about their integrity and concern for their clientele in an online article that contains this interesting little tidbit of information "On June 30 (2005), the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission presented Veolia officials with a list of 30 questions. Days later, a lawsuit was filed against Veolia by former employee Roger Edlin charging that Veolia Water Indianapolis fired him in retaliation for speaking out on matters of public safety. According to the suit, Edlin “repeatedly warned water officials that their decision to cut back spending [and thereby increase profits] by delaying needed repairs, decreasing staff needed to maintain filtration equipment … and taking other corner-cutting steps would eventually lead to a dangerous situation.” Veolia fired Edlin after 23 years at the utility in response to the Jan. 6 boil-water advisory that closed schools and restaurants." The article this is from can be found at http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2005/07/27/more_bad_news_for_veolia.html .
Without even checking out the company and its reputation, let's use a little common sense. Veolia wants us to turn over the resources of the wastewater department for $1! That is laughable!
That fancy truck (vacuum truck) the workers use to suck out clogs in the lines costs almost a quarter million dollars a few years ago! Then, take into consideration the buildings, other vehicles, tools, land and whatever else is owned by the wastewater department. This is "crappy" business dealings folks, no pun intended.
Despite the fact that Veolia is set to become not only a local but also global water concern Radcliff is making a HUGE mistake. My question to all the folks in Radcliff is "would you have a new home built without looking at different builders and models?" The answer, I am sure, is a resounding NO! Then why does this on its way to becoming a global monopoly company merit such blind trust from us? IT DOESN'T!!! For those of you who remember the Bell Telephone monopoly, remember how high long distance service was? Could this happen here with our waste water services? You bet it could! Call your mayor and councilmen folks--even your county and state officials. Let the people decide NOT city council! This company has played dirty in the past, what will stop it from playing dirty with us--we're a small Kentucky community not a community of major world-wide interest. Be smart; ask questions.

(Originally posted on my Yahoo 260 blog)

Entry for October 03, 2006

This day in history 1862 - Here's an interesting historical tidbit for my fellow Kentuckians. Confederate forces invade Kentucky. There is a skirmish at Bardstown, Kentucky. To read more about this time, please go to UK page at http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/webdogs/civilwar/invasion.htm .

Here I have a link that is is for those of you who are interested in not only crochet but other patterns for traditional "ladies" crafts. These are all OLD patterns that are free for you to download and use. Sooooo, go to Antique Pattern Library at http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/booklist.htm . Have fun!

(Originally posted on my Yahoo 360 blog)