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Squawk Box
Debates Frustrating to Watch
With Doug Johnston
I’m not a fan of
columnist Bill Press, but his
commentary on this years
presidential debates hit the
nail on the head. The de-
bates are an insult to the av-
erage voters intelligence.
Press says that the League of
Women Voters, who sponsored the presi-
dential debates from 1976 to 1984, refused
to yield to demands by both parties limit-
ing follow up questions and specifying
who would be allowed to sit in the audi-
ence during the debates. As a result, the
LWV dropped their involvement with the
debates and the Democratic and Republi-
can parties created the bi-partisan Com- Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park has been getting questions about the 30 foot-long manatee sculpture now on display at the Park’s main entrance and
mission on Presidential Debates. The LVW Visitor Center on US 19. The manatee was named Bubbles in a community contest and has now has found a new home at the Wildlife Park. The sculpture was
stated, according to Press, “the demands completed on July 2, 2002. Peter Rachel of Wildlife Interiors sculpted her. Volunteer artists Ginny Svoboda (L) and Dotty Hahn (R) give her a makeover.
11 year-old runaway arrested at
Two Charged with
of the two campaign organizations would
perpetuate a fraud on the American voter”.
Credit Card Fraud in
gunpoint for grand theft auto
They were right.
The debates are worth little more
Crystal River
than giving us an idea of who can project
ment of Children and Families in Inverness.
themselves as a more polished debater. It
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
The report stated that one caseworker was
Jeremy Mathew Borrego, 20, 102
doesn’t provide answers as to a candidates
"said she did not want to go on call, and the other was the girl’s out-
agenda and more importantly, how they N.E. 3rd St., Crystal River, was arrested by
of-county caseworker who lives in Archer,
will achieve that agenda. Any serious can- the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Oct. 17, back into foster care"
Florida. According to the arrest report by
didate will say they are for more jobs, re- charged with two counts of fraud/illegal use
the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, the out-
lieving the tax burden on the middle class of a credit card and two counts of disrupt/
An eleven year-old girl who had
of-county caseworker said, that when she
and attaining a strong presence abroad deny use of computer system. His bond was run away from her foster home five days
told the girl she was going to drive her to
without going to war. But specifics on how set at $8,000.5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida taken into custody ear-
earlier and had been 34446
the Centers (Ocala) to be evaluated and then
In a related ne (352) 489-4588 lieFax (727) 362-4788
Pho case, Nikota J. Barber,
they would achieve those ends are few and
r that morning, was accused of stealing a
Websites: The generalizations the can- 18, also of 102 N.E. 3rd St., Crystal River, caseworker’s car, last Saturday, Oct. 20, and back towww.TheHealthcaster.com
her foster home in Tampa, the girl
far between. www.TheNewscaster.com www.NewscasterArchives.com www.History.NewscasterArchives.com
jumped from the rear seat of her black 2012
didates make are almost E-Mail: “I will was charged with six counts of fraud/illegal debbienewscaster@gmail.comnot
comical. newscaster1@gmail.com (Tom Russell) fleeing from deputies because she did (Debbie Russell)
Dodge Journey SUV, to the driver’s seat,
close loopholes in the existing tax struc- use of a credit card and six counts of disrupt/ want to return into foster care. The girl said
backed out of the parking space and became
ture rather than raise anyones taxes”. What deny use of computer system. Her bond was she did not stop for deputies because she
hung up on hedges. The victim told the girl,
loopholes? “We will strengthen the middle set at $24,000. The two are accused of using was afraid.
several times, not to drive her vehicle, but
class by providing jobs and educating our the debit card of a 19 year-old Crystal River
At the time of the incident, the girl
Continued on page 4 - Squawk Box
man.
was with two caseworkers with the Depart- Continued on page 3 - 11 year old arrested