Monthly Archive for February, 2010

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“Good evening, this is Josh Davis.”

The dreaded Josh Davis on how the county decides to close schools.  #

The Actual Revenue Sharing Agreement

With all of this talk about the revenue sharing agreement between the city and the county, it seemed best to actually take a look at the thing. I asked city spokesman Ric Barrack for a copy, and Jeanne Cox was kind enough to provide to have a copy scanned in—it’s old enough that it exists only on paper—and sent along to share with y’all, managing to do so in just over 24 hours. This is the revenue sharing agreement:

Let’s see who can spot some interesting tidbits in here.

Nelson Brothers’ Snowstorm Crime Spree

The story of last week’s crime spree by two dopes in Nelson County has to be read to be believed.  #

Surviving a Power Outage with Sanity Intact?

Reader E.B. writes:

“How we survived without power” has been a hot topic in my workplace the last few days, as it has been for many others, I’m sure. While we all (by now) know the obvious things (batteriest, kerosense, wood for the stove, etc.), I’ve heard some good suggestions that I wish I’d known about and/or never thought of in the first place (for me, it was to have a french press coffee maker). What are some ideas for things to have on hand, recipes, tips for entertaining children, etc?

I know I beefed up my preparedness list last weekend, adding candle holders, hand sanitizer, and Sterno.

Harrington Murdered, Intentionally, Say Police

The VSP now says that Morgan Harrington was “murdered” and that they’ve ruled out an accidental death.  #