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Wednesday August 8, 2007
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A Publication of
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Two Nabbed
For Burglary,
With Mike Moore
Water or iPods?
"While In
I noticed a warning that
came across my virtual desktop
Progress"
that warned that more money
was being spent on bottled wa-
Just before 2:00 a.m., August 6, a
ter than on iPods or movie tick-
deputy with the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
ets. What? What kind of warning is that? Like
fice was conducting security checks on Tho-
iPod sales have suddenly become an impor-
mas St. in Inverness,
tant economic indicator.
when he noticed a black,
More significant was the warning in
4-wheel drive, Ford
small print that scientists are concerned about
pickup truck parked be-
the long term consequences to the environ-
tween storage units at
ment. The billions of dollars spent on plastic
3177 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy.
bottles that don't decompose easily is some-
The officer noted that the
thing to consider. I'm interested to know how
truck just barely fit in the
we came to spend billions of dollars on bottled
location where it was
water. As a kid my mind was always twirling
Kayla Abrahms shows off her 'beat the heat' skills while her older sister Amanda
parked and that the side
and I can recall saying to myself in 1972 how
stands watch. The pair were caught splashing at Whispering Pines Community Pool
Daniel Lewis mirrors were pulled-in to-
lucrative it would be for me if I could sell wa-
in Inverness on Saturday. More on page 5--Newscaster Photo by Mike Moore
ward the doors. Accord-
ter in a vending machine. Ah, Mike the
Two More Lawsuits Filed
ing to the report, the truck's engine was still
prophet.
warm, the keys were still in the ignition, and a
But this essay isn't about water or
saws-all tool was in the bed of the truck. Sus-
Against Yankeetown
the environment or becoming the next Dr. Pep-
picious that someone may be in the area com-
per, it is about fear.
mitting crimes, the deputy called for back-up.
Fear is a powerful motivator; dare I
Sherwood Partners, LLC (plaintiff) has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Yankee-
The deputy also noticed a sandy area where
say the most powerful. In my last column I
town (defendant) as a result of a controversy between the plaintiff and the defendant over
the truck had turned and backed up, and fresh
touched on corporal punishment. Whether
what is the correct zoning of the property and what type of development is permitted. Jim
shoeprints leading to and from the rear of a
you agree with spanking a child or not, for a
Sherwood, on behalf of the partners said, "After receiving the runaround by the town for over
liquor store.
child the fear of being physically reprimanded
a year and the present administration's failure to negotiate in good faith toward negotiating a
As backup deputies arrived to the
is often as powerful a motivator to act good
Development Agreement, the defendant was forced to file this suit seeking a declaratory
area, one saw two males walking toward the
as any other. Fear actually motivates this so-
action by the court to determine if the plaintiff has grandfathered rights to develop the
area where the truck was parked. The first
ciety to action on many, many levels. Adver-
Wickman property as industrial/commercial property."
deputy spoke with both males, separately.
tisements overtly and subliminally instill us
A new lawsuit is to be filed on behalf of Izaak Walton Investors, LLC against the
According to the report, their stories varied,
all with fear of bad breath, being poor, stupid,
Town of Yankeetown Board of Adjustments relative to its recent denial of IWI's appeal of
however, both said that they had parked the
fat, old, stinky, and a host of victim related
Zoning Official Rebecca Jetton's denial of our development proposal.
vehicle in the location they had, in order to
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
Sobriety Check Points Set By Inglis PD
keep anyone from stealing it while they
searched for water to pour into the radiator,
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although neither was holding a container in
With more people expected to travel on America's highways this Labor Day holiday,
which they could place water. The deputy
the upcoming weeks could be one of the deadliest periods - ever - for impaired driving fatali-
see page 2
asked them why would they leave the keys in
ties. To protect families during this holiday period, the Inglis Police Department will support
the ignition, if they feared someone would
state and local efforts to protect citizens from impaired drivers.
steal the vehicle, and also why they had not
As part of the "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose," National Crackdown, the Inglis
used the 50-plus feet long water hose that
Police Department will be working with agencies, statewide, to protect everyone from im-
was in close proximity to their vehicle. The
paired drivers during this busy time of year. From August 17 to September 3, law enforcement
report also stated that shoeprints in the area
will be out in full force, conducting traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols through-
where the water hose was located matched
out the town.
both suspects' shoes. "Both defendents real-
After years of gradual improvement, fatalities in alcohol-related crashes are now on
ized that their story was not adding up," the
the rise. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that in 2001, 17,448
Continued on page Burglary in Progress
Continued on page 5 - Checkpoints