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PAGE 11 - May 10, 2017

Searching For The Truth

Editorial - Opinion - Commentary

The story we published Wednesday April 19, 2017 in Squawk Box received com-

Mother's Day--

ments from several people. CCSO utilizes strong-arm' approach to traffic stop - From

The Newscaster Squawk Box.

Flowers of Wonder!

Response from reader: sambolb,

According to the Fourth amendment of the constitution of the United States, The

right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unrea-

God has made the

sonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon

truth of His existence, pow-

probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be

er, and creativity absolutely

searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

obvious. Imagine a simple

With NO real suspicion of a crime being committed, this pack of badged cowards

flower vase. Where did it

had no cause to do what they did. Improper display of a license plate? Please, Is that the

come from? Of course you

BEST you can do to cover your unprofessional behavior? In addition to monetary damages

would say someone made it,

against you jerks, I would love to see you do jail time. Ignoranuses.

but how do you know? Did

Det Sudlow and Strickland. I missed that at first. Two buttholes that should be fired

you see someone making it?

at the first opportunity. Jerks of the first order.I know who they are.

How do you know the vase

Reader Cynthia Cino wrote:

had a maker? Even though

I would not have asked my children five times to do anything and I raised seven

you did not see someone

children. This person disobeyed a lawful order five times, what did he expect was going to

making the vase, you can see skill and design. Even though a vase is a simple

happen? This is why the news stories above report individuals and multiple crimes. Respect

structure, it still reveals design that could not have come about by accidental change

the laws and those trying to enforce them and you won't get your window broken and you

or chance over time. Someone must have made the vase. Why did they make it?

won't be dragged out of a car.

Perhaps it was so they could enjoy the beauty of flowers placed in the vase.

Reader Menagerie Simms wrote:

I lived in Citrus County for a decade. My tenant robbed my rental property and

Now let's consider the flowers in the vase. A plant that grows flowers is

left a crack pipe behind. I called the CCSO and they took the pipe and assigned me a case

unbelievably complex! A plant cell is far greater in complexity than any machine

number. When I went to check on progress I was told the case was dropped and no pipe was

mankind has ever made. The photosynthesis system alone is astonishingly com-

turned in. Was an assault victim too and nothing was done as the guy was a big shot.

plex; the chemical equations describing how a living cell can take nothing but air

Nothing has changed it seems. Looks like Dawsy is running the show from home. I

and water and turn it into the complex cells of a plant would fill a large blackboard.

moved to Levy County because Citrus County is run by thugs with guns. Courts and lawyers

Yet these equations don't begin to explain the beauty of a flower.

are no help.

Traffic Charges - Continued from page 1

"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto

you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Luke

12:27

of SR 200 and CR 484, near the Citrus County line, when he saw a 2004 Nissan Frontier

pickup truck being driven in a reckless manner. The press release stated that the truck was

Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011

traveling at a high rate of speed without headlights, swerving and crossing the double solid

Presented by Bob Allen, Biologist-Paid Advertisement

yellow line, and driving into the opposing traffic lane. Trooper Baker attempted to make a

Contact Bob at SFTT321@gmail.com

traffic stop, but the driver fled, traveling north on SR 200, toward Ocala. The pickup en-

Claudia Ann Baldwin, 72, of Inglis, FL passed away on April 26, 2017.

Norman Baldwin, Inglis

tered the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A restaurant, located at 3445 SW College Rd. in Ocala

(about 11 miles northeast of the traffic stop location). In the rear of the parking lot, the

Claudia Ann Norman

driver, later determined to be 32 year-old Christopher Eugene Smith of the Citrus Springs

Claudia was born and raised in Miami, Florida, however, spent the majority of her life as a

area of Dunnellon, exited the vehicle and fled on foot. With the assistance of the Ocala

resident of Inglis. She worked for the power plant in Crystal River for many years but she

Police Department, Mr. Smith was apprehended without incident on the west edge of the

was best known for her talent as a seamstress. Claudia made ballroom gowns for dancers in

Home Depot parking lot, located behind the Chick-fil-A at 3300 SW 35th Terrace. A check

competitions and custom made clothing for people with special needs.

of Mr. Smith's driver's license revealed that he was an habitual traffic offender with 14 ac-

Claudia is survived by her husband, Mitch Baldwin, of Inglis, and her two chil-

tive suspensions of his driver's license. Mr. Smith was taken into custody and transported to

dren, Thomas Hyle and Justine Maver, of Sunrise, FL. She is preceded in death by both of

the Marion County Jail, charged with fleeing and eluding, driving with a suspended license

her parents, Claude and Elizabeth Norman, and her sister, Faustina Mead. She has many

(habitual offender), resisting arrest without violence, and reckless driving. His total bond

loved ones including her adopted sister, Diane Mason, brother-in- law, Dennis Mead, step-

was set at $9,000.

May is awareness month for cyclists in Florida

daughters, Jennifer Deyarmin and Julia Ardino, grandchildren, Kayla and Kelsea Maver,

Margo Trotman, Cole Sills and Gillian Deyarmin, great grandson, Arthur Sills, and neph-

During May, Motorcycle and Bicycle Safety Awareness Month, the Florida De-

ews, Russell and Curtis Mead.

partment of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) is reminding motorists to share

It was Claudia's wish to be cremated and have her ashes spread in a place she

the road with motorcycles and bicycles in an effort to reduce crashes.

loved, Islamorada, in the Florida Keys.

In 2016, there were (preliminarily) 10,297 motorcycle crashes and 6,580 bicycle

crashes in Florida, or more than 46 crashes every day, with 501 motorcycle and 133 bicycle

Although bicyclists ages 15-19 had the highest number of bicycle crashes of all age groups,

fatalities.

bicyclists ages 50-59 had the highest number of fatalities from bicycle crashes; one third

Motorcyclists under the age of 30 accounted for almost 30% of all motorcycle

of bicyclists killed during 2016 were in this group. Florida legally defines a bicycle as a

crashes, and almost 82% of all motorcyclists involved in a crash were men. Motorists are

vehicle; it has all of the privileges, rights and responsibilities on public roads (except for

reminded never to share the lane with a motorcycle, to maintain a four-second buffer zone

expressways) that a motor vehicle operator does. Motorists and bicyclists should refer to the

between you and a motorcyclist, and to increase space when encountering bad weather and

official Florida Driver License Handbook for more safety tips about operating on roadways.

road conditions. Do not follow too closely behind a motorcycle or bicycle. The DHSMV's

The public is encouraged to report dangerous drivers by dialing *FHP (*347).

Florida Rider Training Program educates motorcycle operators on the fundamentals neces-

sary to ride safely and avoid crashes while sharing the road.

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