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In the Conklins’ defense
Neither County Administrator Derek Conklin nor his wife, Job and Family Services Assistant Director Karen Conklin, have fielded media questions since they resigned amid controversy last week.
They’re now one subject of an Ethics Commission probe into pay increases for county employees related to officeholders and administrators (read the story here). The other subject is Commissioner Charles Furmon (more on that here).
But while the Conklins are mum, several people have contacted me in their defense. First was an anonymous letter:
“Before you beat up on Derek and Karen Conklin for taking sizeable buyouts from Butler County, you should be aware that quietly behind the scenes these two avid animal rights advocates are preparing to personally make a $500,000 contribution to help fund the cost of the new animal shelter.”
And today I got a call from a lady who used to rent a condominium from Derek Conklin. Her name is Kim Snyder, and she said, “Those (the Conklins) were absolutely the nicest people anybody could ask for.” She said Derek Conklin is taking the fall for asleep-at-the-wheel commissioners. “Everything Derek did had to be approved by commissioners,” she said.
If the ethics commission finds a problem, who do you think is to blame?
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By mike baum
April 14, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this
Spelling 101: “defence” is actually spelled defense.
By TEESHIRT
April 16, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this
hey jimmy boy in your letter you said you was the must qualified candidate WOW WHEN DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL IN ENERGENCY MANAGEMENT YOUR BOY CHUCKY PLACED YOU THERE LIKE ALL THE OTHER ENIVIRONMENTAL WORKERS IT IS WHOU KNOW TO WORK THERE, LIKE ALOT OF YOUR CLASSMATES FROM 1981 AND 1982 BIG BLUE CLASS, ALSO MR SHELTON AND HIS WIFE NEED TO BE ASK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THEY GOT JOBS FOR LIKE THERE SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SHE WOULD ONLY LAST 4 DAYS AND NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK AND SHE WENT TO WORK FOR 3 DEPTS AND WOULD NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK AFTER 3-4 DAYS OF GETTING JOB WAKE UP PEOPLE IN BUTLER COUNTY AND HAMILTON ,ALSO PEOPLE GOING DOWN WITH MS ROGERS,GREG AND MIKE GOOD LUCK .JIMMY BOY GOOD LUCK AND SEE YOU IN THE BARS OF HAMILTON
By William
April 16, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this
Hamblin obviously hopes to be successful in a lawsuit against the paper. He won’t be.