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Permit No. 14
Sally Price - Correspondent
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Globalization not working to
America's Benefit
With Doug Johnston
Big business and
agribusiness Industries in the
United States viewed global-
ization in its infancy as an op-
portunity to expand our own
export markets. What has
happened has not only threat-
ened American industry, but the health of
American consumers as well.
The current trend that our genius-
es in Washington have embraced is to open
the market for free trade,but at the same
time cut those pesky government expen-
ditures like Federal Drug Administration
inspectors. This Is a recipe for disaster and
we have already seen the hard evidence of
this with the massive pet food recalls in
2007. It seems that the Chinese govern-
ment sold many of our pet food companies
an ingredient commonly used in dog and
cat food that was harmful, indeed deadly
to those animals.
The pet food fiasco was followed
by a massive recall of toothpaste made In
China. The toothpaste contained an in-
During a recent "flood tide" water was up to the walk way at McCrae's in Homosassa and the area was closed for a time due to water in the
gredient that is suspected as the cause of
parking lot. What to do? Thomas Herndon of Homosassa entertained the crowd by casting a line and watching sea gulls attempt to take the
death of dozens of children in Panama.
bait. Disclaimer: no sea gulls were harmed in the taking of this photo. It only appears the bird was hooked. Newscaster Photo
This should not come as a surprise. There
IPD Arrests
"Black," aka "Parsons" and "Good"
simply aren‘t enough inspectors to check
the increasing number of imported prod-
Trio on Variety
ucts coming into our ports.
charged with second murder
It is unlikely that China is out to
poison or do harm to the citizens of the
of Charges
Due to Black’s fingerprints being
United States.
on file from an unspecified arrest in Michi-
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
The Chinese need our business
gan during the late 1960’s or early 1970’s,
A man already incarcerated at the
to feed their growing economy. It would
detectives learned that the
Citrus County Detention Facility, charged
Continued on page 4- Squawk Box
Three Spend Thanksgiving in Jail
man who had been living in
with the second-degree murder of his long-
Officer Brian Hilberer of the Inglis
It’s Almost Window
Citrus County for more than
time domestic partner, 57 year-old Arlene
Police Department worked many hours in-
thirty years as Bob Jay Par-
Preg, was additionally charged with another
Painting Time!
vestigating the Nov. 15 break-in of the Inglis
sons was actually Jon Charles
second-degree murder on Nov. 22, via a war-
Food Mart, which involved the execution of
Black.
rant from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s
Saturday, December 10
a search warrant, and resulted in the arrests
The medical exam-
Office related to the 1979 death of a Lake
Join in the FUN
of three suspects during the late evening
Black
iner s office in Leesburg de-
Park, FL woman.
hours of Wed., Nov. 23 and early morning
from 8 am to 12 noon
termined that Preg’s death was a homicide
The 69 year-old man’s - Jon Charles
hours of Thanksgiving Day.
Kick Off the Holidays
by caused by multiple blunt force trauma to
Black’s - bond on the Nov. 22 charge was set
The suspects taken into custody
& Compete for
her head. A rock near Preg’s body appeared
at $10,000. During late April, when Black
were Dalton Joseph Day, 22, 1692 N. Rock
to have blood on it.
Prize Money!
was charged with the second-degree murder
Cress Path, Crystal River; James Darrell
Preg’s body was found by her
See Pg 10
of Preg at their shared Inverness residence
Edwards, Jr., 20, 347 Debra St., Inglis; and
daughter, who said that she and Preg had
(2108 E. Mary Lue St.) the local sheriff’s
Inglis Super Stop
Cheyenne Spring Obry, 19, 210 Azalee Ave.,
been concerned that Black would hurt
office soon learned that there was an arrest
Bobbalu's Deli
Inglis.
himself during the time just prior to Preg’s
warrant for Black by the Palm Beach Coun-
“It looks like they (Day, Edwards
murder. She said Black had told her that his
The Newscaster
ty Sheriff’s Office, and the Cold Case Unit
and Obry) get to spend their Thanksgiving
Food Ranch
medication made him “think bad thoughts
was researching the case, so Black was held
17th-Annual Holiday
in the Levy County Jail, thinking about what
about doing very bad things.” When Black
without bond on the local murder charge.
Window Painting Contest!
Continued on page 3 - Trio Arrested
Continued on page 2 - Murder Charge