Saturday, December 23, 2006
Justice demanded
I am still in total shock over the Democrat-Gazette’s double-header earlier this week on the Little Rock Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. The self-dealing, flagrant lawbreaking and corruption is astounding and anybody with the slightest sense of personal honor would have already resigned after such terrible self-serving conflicts of interest were revealed.
The Chairman of the Bureau, a Ms. Reingold, benefited to a sum of $114,000 being spent at her restaurants in the past year. A Mr. Allen allowed the department to rent space from his family for tidy sums. When Bruce Bennett, a local attorney, raised questions, he was ousted from the Commission. It is little wonder that folks in the real Arkansas despise Pulaski County? Today, I agree with them.
The Democrat-Gazette reporter, C. S. Murphy, relied heavily on the Freedom of Information Act to pry this story lose from under the shabby boards where it lay hidden from public view. Guess what? The Convention and Visitors Bureau has been working to get itself exempted from the FOI law. Now we know why.
The State Police should investigate and the prosecutor should strongly consider criminal charges. The offenders should resign or be removed. Pronto. Period.
(Broadcast December 20, 2006)
The Chairman of the Bureau, a Ms. Reingold, benefited to a sum of $114,000 being spent at her restaurants in the past year. A Mr. Allen allowed the department to rent space from his family for tidy sums. When Bruce Bennett, a local attorney, raised questions, he was ousted from the Commission. It is little wonder that folks in the real Arkansas despise Pulaski County? Today, I agree with them.
The Democrat-Gazette reporter, C. S. Murphy, relied heavily on the Freedom of Information Act to pry this story lose from under the shabby boards where it lay hidden from public view. Guess what? The Convention and Visitors Bureau has been working to get itself exempted from the FOI law. Now we know why.
The State Police should investigate and the prosecutor should strongly consider criminal charges. The offenders should resign or be removed. Pronto. Period.
(Broadcast December 20, 2006)
