"Talk of L-town"

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Have a great weekend

Agent 99 -

Why? Did I miss something in the news today??? :)

CYNOR 9154..."I still think we'll find out that it was related to the hit on his head he sustained in that airplane landing the day before."

Bet ya a hundred bucks it wasn't!!!

Edited by author 07-01-2009 04:29 PM
Nite_Owl - first reports are that he had a pre-existing heart condition that he was unaware of, and he had a heart-attack in his sleep.

I still think we'll find out that it was related to the hit on his head he sustained in that airplane landing the day before.

Nah Cappy, they are still parading him around, not sure where to place him for his "public" viewing. I sure won't be there or miss him! (Sorry to be cold) All those celbs will be "mourning" for someone they probably never cared for or really knew. They will be there only to get publicity in front of the camera for ET.

I've definitely missed something........maybe more "location displacement".


On a brighter note, has MJ been buried yet?

From this day forward, Ward 2 will be known as "Little Suitland."
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Definitely a place to be avoided at all costs.

Edited by author 06-30-2009 01:22 AM
Cynor

I think Jon & Kate & Octomom are all nuts. I'm more interested in what happened to Mr. Oxy Clean. And David Carradine's story sounds very interesting too.

Edited by author 06-28-2009 07:23 PM
Pop Culture discussion:

Jon and Kate plus 8: any fans (current or former) have anything to say about the latest development? Equal blame, or does one party share more responsibility than the other?

For starters, I'd like to offer some new titles for the show going forward. What do you think about "Jon and Kate plus Separate"? Also, I think they should have a special documenting their court visits, and it could be called "Jon and Kate plus Magistrate", and one where Jon's teenage fling comes for a visit: "Jon and Kate plus Jail-bait". :)

Just temporary location displacement, Cynic. Happens more often it seems.

At a loss for words, eh, Cap?

I think you answered your own question, Steve.

Lets say there is change needed as you pointed out in your post. The police chief, who was supposedly civil service, refused to make those changes, or other wise didn't handle the position the way the Mayor saw fit.

There's nothing the Mayor or Council could do to remove him from office without tons of documentation and a "real" reason that would stand up to civil service appeal scutiny.

Serving at the pleasure of the Mayor, though, would allow the Mayor to remove the chief for any and all reasons.

There are good and bad qualities to each method of appointments.

I can make an educated guess the the council wants to rewrite the job description of the police chief to apply more to the unique environment of Littlestown, and to give them reason in advance to justify replacement of a police chief. They may have a bad taste in their collective mouths after the previous police administration's job performance (or lack thereof).

Most major police departments appoint a chief that serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The chief is generally allowed to manage the department as he/ she sees fit without fear of removal. The chief is generally only replaced when the head of the governing body leaves office.

If the chief is removed, and was appointed from within the department, he/ she has the option of returning to the rank held before appointment.

I would hate to see someone from within the LPD appointed chief. In my humble opinion, none of the current crop of officers has either the time in service nor the management experience to become chief. That's not to say they aren't good police, just not qualified to administratively manage the entire department - especially if their only exposure to law enforcement has been with the LPD.

I'm sure the public will have input into the selection of the new chief, but remember, the choice is the responsibility of council and the mayor - they are the ones that will ultimately bite the bullet if a poor choice is made.

Let's hope the council and mayor are mature enough to have procedural disagreements with the new chief without retaliating by removing him/ her from office.

Could someone please enlighten me to why Borough Council is going to rewrite the job description for the police chief of Littlestown? Somehow I don't think the local media (newspapers) are providing all the details, but it seems a little strange that under the new job description the police chief can be fired at will. So if he pisses off the borough manager, council, or the mayor for something petty they can remove him? Are you kidding me? Also will there be any public input into the job description AND selection of the new police chief? I would hope so. It would be nice to see a little change around Littlestown.

From this day forward, Ward 2 will be known as "Little Suitland."