http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/ She who stimulates or annoys by persistent criticism en-us Copyright 2005 Mon, 16 May 2005 21:43:24 -0500 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:05:25 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Not only is Commissioner Boynton in conflict of interest in discussions pertaining to the West Front Street Development and its link to Parking Lot T, but he was allowed to pull a three-fer: he acted as commissioner at this evening's... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/05/conflict_of_int_1.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/05/conflict_of_int_1.html Mon, 16 May 2005 21:43:24 -0500 Saturday's Record Eagle reported, "the newly appointed commissioner might have a conflict of interest." You think? What puzzles me is why the Record Eagle did not print this "possibility" prior to the dog-and-pony show of Thursday, May 5th, when after... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/05/conflict_of_int.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/05/conflict_of_int.html Sun, 15 May 2005 15:25:29 -0500 Mr. Morality has resigned from the City Commission for unspecified personal reasons, and the rumor is he is on his way out of town. So, the City Commission had to appoint someone to fill his spot until November. The criteria... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/05/want_to_be_on_t.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/05/want_to_be_on_t.html Fri, 06 May 2005 21:14:51 -0500 This past week was Sunshine Week, highlighting the Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966. It could otherwise be called "accountability to the public." Last week, Benzie County was kicked in the pants to the tune of $65,000 because its... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/03/no_more_phooey.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/03/no_more_phooey.html Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:23:34 -0500 A couple of weeks ago, the local newspaper published a story about a young woman who spent several months in the county jail and who is now joining others to express concerns over the conditions in the jail. Her experience... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/03/titmo_on_the_bo.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/03/titmo_on_the_bo.html Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:21:53 -0500 I don't know the local attorney involved, but I don't have to; nor was I present at the August rally for President Bush. The attorney claims he stepped off the curb, cordoned off for the motorcade, to try to represent... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/02/jostling.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/02/jostling.html Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:49:45 -0500 I've been waiting for tonight's City Commission meeting for an apology from our City Attorney, and two other commissioners, for the debacle over the brick building lawsuit. The joke was that it would take a real man to apologize to... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/02/it_takes_a_real.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/02/it_takes_a_real.html Mon, 07 Feb 2005 19:19:24 -0500 Good news! The City lost its case against Jeff Nixon and the SaveTCBuilding group for legal expenses the City incurred in fighting Jeff Nixon's lawsuit. The City asked for $41,000.00+ ($36,000+ in legal fees on the part of the City... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/slapped_down.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/slapped_down.html Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:14:32 -0500 I emailed Senator Liz Brater's (District 18) office the night of the City Commission meeting of 1/3/05 during which a city commissioner was barred from her elected duties by our City Attorney (and supported by four other commissioners). I asked... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/aclu_where_art.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/aclu_where_art.html Sat, 08 Jan 2005 12:29:30 -0500 The banning of Commissioner Anne Melichar from the closed session of the City Commission last Monday (1/3/05) was "no surprise" to the other commissioners after all, according to the 1/8/05 Record Eagle. No kidding. Anyone observing the meeting could tell... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/oh_really.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/oh_really.html Sat, 08 Jan 2005 09:19:16 -0500 Well, here we go. Anne Melichar was nastily and with brute force eliminated from the closed session discussion of the settlement strategy in the lawsuit Jeff Nixon filed against the City. Why? Because supposedly she is a member of the... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/the_slapping_co.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2005/01/the_slapping_co.html Mon, 03 Jan 2005 21:21:09 -0500 See my entry of December 18th, All Politics is Local. A friend of mine sent the following to me, so I guess I'm not dreaming. This should be a concern of everyone. I added the bold highlighting, not that I... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/slapping_in_tra.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/slapping_in_tra.html Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:49:41 -0500 Underdogs ...God bless her, our Mayor is one: May 3rd City Commission meeting: "Moved by Csapo, seconded by Orth, that the request to allow Jeff Nixon, 114 E. Ninth Street, to take actions as delineated in his communication dated April... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/underdogs.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/underdogs.html Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:36:08 -0500 I know a man in our town who, when it was decided it was next to impossible to pursue his former career upon moving here, thought perhaps web design would be a part-time option until something else came along. Over... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/all_politics_is.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/all_politics_is.html Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:22:08 -0500 At last night's commission meeting, Commissioner Jackson once again brought up the question: when do we counter sue the group who wants to save the brick portion of the power plant? The Appeals Court has allowed the demolition of the... http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/sue_the_bastard.html http://www.gadflygirl.org/mt-web/local/archive/2004/12/sue_the_bastard.html Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:41:23 -0500