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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Lawyer: Police chief demands public apology
Police Chief John Bruce is demanding trustees here publicly apologize for comments they made in response to an internal investigation that suggested he instructed his nephew to lie on an application.
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A letter was sent Tuesday from Bruce’s attorney, Mark Mezibov, to township attorney Donald Crain, that said “…Trustees have publicly impugned Col. Bruce and stigmatized his professional reputation by imputing to him acts of dishonesty and unprofessional conduct.”
In the letter, Mezibov states: “Col. Bruce demands that the Trustees issue a prompt public apology and correction at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.”
But at least one trustee has said a public apology isn’t warranted.
“I don’t believe the Board has taken any action for which they should apologize to anybody,” said Trustee Catherine Stoker.
As of this afternoon, trustees George Lang and Lee Wong, declined to comment.
Here’s the letter sent to township attorney Donald Crain.
Mezibov said his client’s professional career could be negatively impacted by comments trustees made in response to the internal investigation that appeared in the Oct. 25 edition of the Journal-News. Read that story here.
The attorney said Bruce should at least have an opportunity to clear his name in a public hearing if an apology is denied.
The investigation, launched late last month, concluded Donald Gatliff, 27, of West Chester Twp., was not forthcoming to investigators about his background, and that Bruce advised him to do so.
Bruce was exonerated for any wrongdoing by the investigation. Read the full story here.
Question: Do you think trustees should publicly apologize to Bruce? Should he have an opportunity to “clear his name” as the letter suggests?
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A few notes about the election
As of this writing, Oct. 29, there is less than a week before most Ohioans step up to the polls and cast their ballot.
A larger than expected number of people have already voted. Here are the numbers as of Friday, Oct. 24.
Before we look at a few stories that have an impact in our area, I want to know:
Do you have voter fatigue as we near the finish line on what has become a nearly 18-month election cycle?
What issues are most important to you locally, and how will it sway your vote one way or another?
More than ever before are you able to search out volumes of information on candidates. Has the Internet been a good thing or a bad thing this election season?
Butler County reporter Josh Sweigart has been feverishly covering voters’ interests (on both sides of the aisle) for months. Here are a few recent highlights:
In case you hadn’t noticed, the race for Butler County auditor came to a head earlier this month, as Democrat candidate Jack Zettler accused Republican incumbent Roger Reynolds of giving “sweet” appraisal deals to his political pals.
Reynolds said Zettler’s claims “crossed the legal line.”
Zettler even implicated others, like Commissioner Gregory Jolivette, in his charge.
Here’s how the whole thing shakes out.
Here’s a look at campaign spending for Zettler, Reynolds and Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones.
And, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner reminded voters recently they could use the paper or digital method to cast their ballots on Tuesday. Click here to look up your polling place.
Click here to see what others are saying about their preferred voting method.
Finally, who could forget about Samuel Wurzelbacher, who swooped into Middletown Oct. 28 to provide the plumbers’ perspective.
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