Three Incumbents Seek Re-Election
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Three incumbents have announced their intention to seek another term. Those running are County Commissioner Rudolph Parker (D), District 4; Mark Southerland (NP), School Board District 1 and Brenda Carlton (NP), School Board District 2. Other offices up for election this year are County Commission District 2, School Board District 4, City Council District 4 & 5 and Soil and Water Board District 2, 3 & 4.
I hope to see every incumbent with opposition in the election. It is the only way to ensure we have the option of removing less than acceptable public servants, so step up people.
Three incumbents have announced their intention to seek another term. Those running are County Commissioner Rudolph Parker (D), District 4; Mark Southerland (NP), School Board District 1 and Brenda Carlton (NP), School Board District 2. Other offices up for election this year are County Commission District 2, School Board District 4, City Council District 4 & 5 and Soil and Water Board District 2, 3 & 4.
I hope to see every incumbent with opposition in the election. It is the only way to ensure we have the option of removing less than acceptable public servants, so step up people.
You have to wonder if the state and national anti-incumbent - tea-bagger feelings will take root in local elecetions. What I have seen is that a lot of these local tea-baggers have all of this enthusiasm, but on a local level they turn a blind eye. If the same tea-bagger philosophy and anger was applied locally, where it is needed as well; Those running County Commissioner Rudolph Parker (D)--OUST!, District 4; Mark Southerland (NP)--OUST!, School Board District 1 and Brenda Carlton (NP)--OUST, School Board District 2 should be replaced. These folks have had a chance to make a difference and have not delivered fiduciary responsibility or good public service to our citizens.
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Everyone has ( even BM) forgot about Chairman Mark Wiggins County Commissioner District#2
he is up for Re-Election this year too
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I doubt the BM has forgot. This thread has been dedicated for comment about those that have announced re-election. To my knowledge, Mr Wiggins has not filed.
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I have some concern with replacing a lot of sitting commissioners and/or board members given the challenges facing cities and counties of Florida. Should we keep the folks we have and do not alwaays agree with or get the inexperienced trainable who does not need to be learning on the job. Based on who I have heard at the coffee klatch is running for some seats...it scares the heck out of me. The minimum requirements of such seats unfortunately is a pulse and how many local relatives you have. Our community is facing some tremendous challenges, we need folks on the commissions and boards who can think critically, read and write, and have some experience that would benefit our governmental entities. Anthing less will continue the downward spiral that has become Perry and Taylor County. We need more than french fried potatoes and mustard!
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Darn Karl, you are wise beyond your years!!! I like you! You are also funny, funny ha ha not funny....well you know. Karl Childers for local office!!! Tan and rested straight from the nervous hospital!!!
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As far as incumbents go, right now, I say replace them! Especially Brenda Carlton - 20 years+ on the School Board. Way too long. Just the rest of them! Need new blood. Mark Southerland-well if you supported teachers and staff like you support sports, you would not have had to cut so many teaching positions. Remember, they will all tell you what you want to hear when they are running for election, right Mr. Dyal?!!! But once in the coveted seat, it's a different story. Then they do what will benefit them and NOT the greater good. I don't see Mr. Dyal making it after his first term. Too many lies. But then, that's a politician for you.
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http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/dcp/gmw/2008/Brown.pdf
Take a look at this and then tell me how we got the nick name trailer county.
This is disrespectful and down right ugly.
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I attended a presentation of this slide show. It was done to over exaggerate the need for some type of regulations to keep this from happening. Your post is another example of not knowing what you are talking about. And you wonder why competent people will not run for office.
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Please clarify for me, are you saying the present board members are incompetent and competent persons will not apply because public documents are being made available on TCT?
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Public documents are public of course. The majority on here are saying the existing Boards and Commissions are not competent. I am saying you will never get others to run for office when you have public, anonymous, after the fact bashing going on. I admit I didn't make all the meetings leading up to this submittal. Those I did attend had no opposition or input from anyone as is the usual in this County. That is until the cat is out of the bag then everyone has a opinion. Monday morning quarterbacking. Show up at these meeting and voice your opinion there.
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In response to your post identifying your self as present at this presentation please tell us who gave the oral presentation of this PP (power point) slide show? Inform us all with your knowledge and expertise to show the validity of your statements. Inquiring minds want to know b/f passing judgments. Who is Brown in the link title? Who submitted this pp document to the Florida Department of Community Affairs as professional communication? No surprise defamation claims are being made against some in the community if this is the way public funds are being spent and county business is being handled?
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Well, as it has been said many times before on this blog...good folks do not want to run, good folks cannot afford to run for public office and with the past doings in the courthouse can anyone be assured an honest and fair election.
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The travel trailer picture has been passed around the internet for ages under the heading of “you might be a Redneck if” With titles that read “Redneck condos, Redneck skyscrapers, and the like. It’s called stereotyping, racial/identify profiling, and culture bashing. It is unacceptable behavior on the part of leadership…I don’t care who you were…That’s unacceptable.
But the caveman cartoon was the worse insult to this community and even a gecko should know better by now, he has certainly been told enough times. The cartoon implies the large number of hunters/fisherman (deer/fish) and gatherers (fruits, berries, nuts, swamp cabbage) in this community should learn to purchase food from retailers i.e. Winn-Dixie, Wal-Mart without funds to do so. Or would the county leadership prefer the public eat pine trees b/c we have no vegetable farms or dairy cows.
Considering these hunters and gatherers are the most likely to suffer exposure/sickness from toxic chemical exposure from food source due to our industrial designation by law this cartoon is extremely insulting. Failing to protect the public through health and safety standards is bad enough but to make fun of them for eating tainted food because they can not afford to do so is evil.
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You are 100% correct. It is a shame what passes for leadershsip in our community and this lack of leadership is the root cause of many of the failings anadd troubles in our community. The lawlessness, corruption, lack of jobs, legal and illegal drug usage, lack of a skilled workforce, lack of students being able to read and write, teen pregnancy, crime, incest and related sex crimes on children.....no we are not talking about New York City, we are talking about our community. The lack of leadership in the courthouse alone perpetuates these problems, everybody has a "buddy" in the courthouse. lol! The "at any cost" philosophy for a few low paying jobs and lack of respect for the hard working law abiding citizens by our "leaders" is criminal. Good points!!!
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http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/84416822.html
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I have heard many times that people in our community are content with the absurd leaders in our fair county and city mainly due to the fact of knowing what moron you have is better than an unknown moron. The crooks on the other hand need to go....like the crook(s) who get a paycheck in the front door and sell items through the back door....all the while making small donations to be put in the local newspaper on a predictable basis....and buyiing ads in the newspaper covering that base as well....no wonder things do not end up in the newspaper. Everyone keeps talking about Chicago thug politics, that has nothing on Taylor County thug politics! Just follow the money you will see who the charlatans and crooks are in our community. Everything at the school board, city and county is public record. Ask for a peak at the check register and "manual checks" used so frequently to hide purchases and payments to cronys!
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So many politicians - so little time (to replace them all). Do you start at the local, state or the national level?
The TEA Party is aiming nationally. Dry-up the deficit spending there 1st, then state and local governments won't have "the big tit" to bail them out.
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It has often been said that if we could give an enema to our community, the palce to give it would be the courthouse.
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http://www.aarp.org/community/groups/displayTopic.bt?pageNum=1&groupId=23262&topicId=7429352
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You think the County and City wastes money, wait to see what they are considering spending and on what. I don't have all facts yet, but if what I have heard is true, I will be floored. Not only that, considering the unemployment rate in the county and the poverty level and the current national fiscal status, I don't see how anyone up there would even consider it. I will keep checking and watching for it to come up in a BOCC meeting.
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Is this guy an idiot or what, Did you here? No but when I do I will tell you. Keep it a secret. It hasn't happened yet, but when it does I will tell you. hahahahahahahahahhahahaha idiot.
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Stupid is as stupid does, you can't fix stupid and put some more mustard on them french fried pertatoes. We have a whole community of Forest Gumps, Goobers, Karl Childers' and a few Boss Hogs whose long county - community nightmare they have inflicted on us all will soon end! Did anyone see the local elected officials trying to operate their new computers at a board meeting tuesday night? It reminded me of when there was a news program about training monkeys to punch keys to get a tasty treat. The only difference appeared to be no treats! LOL!!! Although I think a couple pooped their pants!
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I read this and I am conflicted. I don’t know whether I want to drink a glass of iced tea or throw a tea bag into the river.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/us/04lawyer.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=rothstein&st=cse
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The other day at the local “coffee shop/diner” I had the rare opportunity to speak directly with the cook about “things” in general. The cook is a grandparent like I and a life long Taylor Countian. I knew this when the cook said “I grew up in Cabbage Grove” and I know that the Cabbage Grove community is no more, gone, lost in the sands of time. But I remember and visit graves sites of beloved and remembered friends and family.
As with many conversations the subject matter turned to the condition of our condition life in Perry, happenings around and about and what’s going on, and actions of the in-charge crowd. I was surprised at what the cook said “Taylor County’s history is out-law from the day when the law chased the lawless into the swamp and there was so much water every where the law give-up and the out-law got away and now the water is all gone. I know all about it and I love Taylor County.”(This was expressed as hate the sin love the sinner)I have thought about the wisdom of the words and the love of community and special connections to home, that place in your heart that others may not recognize as valuable and precious. I said to the cook Thank You, I needed that, the good food and the kind words.
I needed to hear that things change even when you do nothing to cause the change it just happens. Ain’t it funny how things turn around the dry swamp gives up secrets and exposes the lawless traditions? Now that we are left with no place to hide do we really need to carry on those old historical traditions of under-handed deals made and backroom secrets kept in out-law hide-a-ways until our water dries up and our community is no more? It made me wonder if the people we elect to represent us understand HOME and the good folks that live here.
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