The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - December 2, 2015
Searching For The Truth
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Does Coal Support the Bible?
Letter to the editor,
We would like to commend Suzette Bauer(Animal Control Officer) and Ruth Jac-
quinet (Volunteer) for saving the lives/placing so many animals to new homes. Prior to these
people most of the animals were brought to Bronson and KILLED.
All coal mines serve as vivid reminders of No-
Thanks,Jim and Gail Zaloga, Inglis
Levy County Pushes to Move Inglis to
ah's Flood. Inside a coal mine are the remains of leaves,
trees, shells and sometimes fish. Going underground is
like traveling into a long lost world. Coal miners fre-
Suwannee Water District
quently uncover carbonized branches and roots; in some
places, the brush and trees are heaped up as if they were
From the November 3 Inglis Commission Meeting
dumped near a flooding river. In other places, tree trunks
Question of the legality of the Inglis Town Commission meeting time and date
as long as 80 feet are found, some lying down and others
were put at ease by Attorney Fugate stating that after research, the setting of the date and
extending upward through the seams of coal. The coal
time could be done by ordinance or by vote. Fugate also stated he was ready to meet with
seams or layers are often sandwiched between layers of
the Code Enforcement Board and had prepared information to train them in their role and
sandstone, which were laid down by flowing water.
duties. Board members had been appointed but lacked the training to start.
When the machinery working coal seams is
Mayor Drinda Merritt said the Town of Inglis was going to piggy back with Levy
The Newscaster
The
turned off, methane can often be heard hissing from the
County in hiring the same firm to do disaster relief clean up. The cost to the town, Merritt
5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446 is explosive and poisonous. For the methane to still be present
coal face. Methane gas
said, would be nothing as long as there was no disaster that wouldPhone: debris cleanup.
require (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788
suggests coal is not millions of years old; otherwise, the gas would have leaked out
Most of the towns use the same firm as the firm is already registered with FEMA.
long ago.
Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
According to RalWeWailtker, head of the Inglis Planninewscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com and tree roots called
ph bs es: thenewscaster.com · ng Commission, the town
Miners have to be continually aware of deadly stump
commission needed to approve the appointment of Wayne "Butch" Moore to fill a vacancy
"kettle bottoms", which are petrified in the sandstone seam. As miners are digging out
on the planning Commission. Moore resides in Inglis. Walker stated Moore would make the
the coal seam, the sandstone roof may contain these heavy, petrified tree roots. These
seventh member of the board making it complete. There was a discussion about cutting the
heavy kettle bottoms sometimes fall out without warning and hurt the miners. Min-
size of the board down to make it easier to get a quorum but Walker said he would rather
ers working deep in the Earth see evidence of a global flood in the coal, sandstone,
have more opinions. A question from the audience about how people knew a member was
methane gas, and fossils. The existence of widespread coal seams is a testimony to the
needed and it was stated that it was on the outside sign and advertised in The Newscaster.
catastrophic worldwide flood of the Bible.
The attorney explained the seats on the planning commission and how they come up for
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and
rotation of two and three year terms and that a member can request to be left on the board
forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the
when their term expires, the decision is left to the commission vote.
face of the earth. Genesis 7:4
The mayor reported that Levy County Commission had a push to include all of
Based on, Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011
Inspired
Levy County to the Withlacoochee River in the Suwannee River Water Management Dis-
trict. Right now there is a dividing line that cuts the county and just south of Lebanon Sta- rsetdBob Allen, Biologist-Paid Advertisement
P e n e by
Contact Bob at SFTT321@gmail.com
tion to the river and across near the middle of the county is in the Southwest Florida Water
Management District. The discussion concluded if we agreed to go with the county push
and join Suwannee District, Inglis would lose control of the river and Citrus County would Letter to the Editor:
take over. Right now the dividing line b5t093 n COrwelldPt.,vHomosassa,eFlorida f34446 Re: Newscaster Helpful in reporting Crime
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Withlacoochee River. Citrus has the south half of(352)iver and Levy Fax:orth half. Yan-
You were very helpful on the hit and run back in 2001 regarding Beverly Bender
Phone: the r 489-4588 the n (727) 362-4788
keetown already voted to stay withatheTom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com Willis and subsequent stories.
Em il, SWFWMD. The attorney said Inglis needs to be in and Brian
Thought you would be interested in knowing he was caught in London several
the organization that controls Emriver. It was reported that going with Suwannee would be
the ail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
Wemillage : thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com ·waiting extradition back to Citrus County. We will keep you in the loop.
a bsites increase and that Levy County can not stop Inglis from staying with SWFWMD. weeks ago and thehealthcaster.com
The legislature draws the maps and decides which district the towns are in. Merritt said
Cynthia Holden, Independent Victim Advocate
"Williston and Bronson are the driving force and if they want to go with Suwannee, let
Lecanto Shooting Update
them. We need to make it known that we want to stay where we are and also ask permission
to go to Tallahassee to lobby."
Detectives with the Citrus County Sheriff's Office have been atempting to learn
ySchool student shot himself in the head on Nov. 10, but
the 15 year-old Lecanto High
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they had been unable to speak directly with him until last week, due to his injuries. When
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detectives learnedwould able to speak with the Homosassa youth, they drove to the
they be
Tampa Bay hospitalboy been airlifted to on the day of the incident, where he is now
the had
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OPEN: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm &
Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm recovering from his injuries.
During the brief interview, the youth assured detectives that he had not been bul-
lied by anyone. The boy was also adamant that his plan was never to harm anyone other than
himself. The incident occured during a second block Englis class, that Tuesday morning,
while a teacher and twenty-plus students were in the room.
Until their brief interview, detectives had no other resource, other than speculation
and interviews, to determine why the student would take such a drastic action. "Determin-
ing motive or a reason for why this shooting occurred has been a priority since day one and
continues to be," said Captain Brad Smith. "We can now put the bullying issue to rest after
it was confirmed by the boy that it was not a factor for his actions. It's a relief to know that
he is recovering well and, hopefully, he will get the help he needs, in the future."
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