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CHAD JOHNSON for Levy County Commission, Dist. 2
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Political Mailbag
Special to The Newscaster
By Toni Collins
You can tell it is election time
when the daily mail brings numerous ex-
pensive promotional political mailers so-
liciting your vote. A great deal of money
is spent on these mailings, money which
could be better directed to help worthwhile
local projects.
One of the mailers I received
caught my eye before it hit the trash can
because of the conflicting message. The
political candidate claims that he creates
jobs for Levy County; however, the expen-
sive political mailer was printed at a com-
mercial printing company downstate in
Pinellas County. No jobs for Levy County
there.
The candidate also claims he will
“put Levy first” but then used the bulk
mailing permit from the Pinellas County
printing company to mail his promotion
material from a St. Petersburg post office.
Didn’t put Levy County first there.
Another claim by the candidate
is “Levy Sensibility” and a common sense
approach to doing business. However, if
you view this candidate’s expenditures and
FHP and FWC officers line Basswood Ave in northern Citrus County just south of Inglis, as slain Trooper Ronald Gordon Smith’ s daughter and
contributions reports filed with the Super-
her family return to the site of her fathers killing 37 years previous for a memorial to be dedicated in his memory. Inset photo: Hunters Ricky
visor of Elections and available to voters
Starling and Ralph Morris looking for lost dogs witnessed the shooting of FHP Trooper Ronald Gordon Smith Dec. 23, 1973 and bravely stopped
online at www.votelevy.com, the reports
Dedicating a Bridge,
the 2 men before they got away. See story below.  Photos by Sally Price.
are not current with the candidate’s elec-
Crystal River man
tion activities. No transparency there.
The age in which we live pro-
Remembering the Past
charged with
vides voters with many resources to assist
us in making informed decisions about the
stealing wide screen
persons we want to lead our government. I
By Newscaster Correspondent
ask that you look beyond the messages on
Smith, hand on his pistol walked to the back
Sally Price
tv from residence
the fancy postcards when deciding how to
of the car. Morris said they could not see
December 23, 1973 hunters Ralph
cast your vote.
anybody in the car. As Smith knocked on
Morris and Ricky Starling were looking for
the window a head popped up. They went
lost hunting dogs on Basswood Ave north
A Crystal River youth was arrested
Are You Ready
to the back of the car, the man got identifi-
of Red Level. About 8:30 AM they saw a
just before 3:00 a.m., Oct. 3, not long after
cation out, handing it to the Smith and then
FHP car stop on the edge of the road. The
the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office received a
For Some
Smith had the guy move away from the car.
two hunters pulled off about 20 yards be-
complaint of a burglary in progress to a resi-
Smith bent over and looked in the car and
hind the trooper. They could see a 1965 2
dence located on W. Orange Ln. in Crystal
Football?
Songer, in the back seat, shot the trooper 4
door Chevy Impala with Oklahoma tags
River.
times with a single action 22 magnum pis-
on it parked there. The hunters watched as
The burglar was described as a
Pigskin Predictors
tol, which meant he had to cock it each time
the trooper got out of his car, not knowing
white male wearing a green shirt and blue
he shot and knew exactly what he was do-
the two were Ronald Jones and Carl Ray
shorts, carrying a flat screen television,
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ing. Songer shot Smith again. Trooper Smith
Songer, 2 felons who escaped a work release
walking west on Orange Ln. toward Golf
fired several shots in the car and in the air as
program in Oklahoma. At that point Trooper
Continued on page 3 - Grand Theft
Continued on page 3 - Remembering the Past