By Jim Sack

Occasionally, an interesting name appears on the tax sale records. For the uninitiated, the county conducts tax sales of properties that are behind on property tax payments, so far behind, in fact, that the county will make you a deal. You can buy the bad debt of the property owner and, if the owner does not redeem the property, it is yours for whatever you bid.

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The election commission will not hear the anonymous charges filed against Judge Scheibenberger, that alleged the judge kept attorneys and defendants waiting for 41 minutes while he attended a breakfast at the recent Black Expo. Scheibenberger had informed his court reporter in advance that he would be running late.

Their reason for not hearing the complaint was the person that filed it would not reveal their name.

Last week we reported about an FBI raid at the home of Jason Slavey. We also reported he had a previous conviction for child molesting and that computers were taken from the home.

The FBI  arrested Slavey as a result of finding child pornography on the computers, and is being charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.

(And of course the pic is courtesy of Mr. Turkette)

It has come to my attention that Republican candidate for Huntington County Sheriff, Terry Stoffel, has declined an invitation from the Huntington TEA Party to participate in a debate at the Huntington North High School Auditorium on October 23rd or any day for that matter.  Independent candidate for Huntington County Sheriff Steve Ochs did accept the TEA Party’s offer to go before the public and answer serious questions about serious issues confronting Huntington County and the Sheriff’s Department.

Why does Terry not want to go before the residents of Huntington and have an honest, open debate with “The Major” and have a more informed electorate?  Maybe that is exactly why he doesn’t want to debate, a more informed voter?

By Jim Sack

Mitch Harper offered a pearl of wisdom.

Glynn Hines did a very good Bevis and Butthead imitation.

John Shoaff cracked a joke and took a swing at Hardball.

Karen Goldner pleased no one. Read the rest of this entry »

“We’ve got Game,” the sports and pop culture show hosted by Justin Cohn and Ben Smith of The Journal Gazette, is back for more Tuesday 6 to 7 p.m. The guys have a plethora of topics to discuss, including the retirement of the overrated Lou Piniella, the idiocy of LeGarrette Blount, the prosecution (or persecution) of Roger Clemens and the Komets’ re-signing of Olivier Legault. And there will be lots more. If you can’t listen live, check out the replay anytime.

I’m opposing Aqua Indiana’s rate hike.
You can too!

Aqua Indiana, the private utility providing sewer and water services to Aboite Township residents, recently filed a rate increase request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). I oppose this request and wish to explain my reasons.

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Guest post by Dean Robinson

Dr. Laura Schlessinger has announced that she will stop doing her national radio show once her contract is up, due to the fallout from her discussion with a black woman caller about the so-called “N-word,” otherwise known as “nigger.”

Nigger is just a word. People should not be afraid of words. Only cowards are afraid of words.

Only cowards are afraid of nigger.

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I guess it’s hard to find a news staff fearless enough to cover the streets of Detroit, so they came to Fort Wayne instead. (link)

TV20 Detroit is owned by Granite Broadcasting, the same company that owns Indiana Newscenter.

One of the homeowners, Jason Slavey was arrested for child molesting back in 1997. There is no information that leads us to believe that the raid was related to any criminal sexual activity or misconduct. However, the FBI did take computers out of the home yesterday.

JASON C SLAVEY
DOC Number 933056
First Name JASON
Middle Name C
Last Name SLAVEY
Date of Birth 10/24/1973
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Discharge
Earliest Possible Release Date *
*Offenders scheduled for release on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday are released on Monday. Offenders scheduled for release on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday are released on Thursday. Offenders whose release date falls on a Holiday are released on the first working day prior to the Holiday.
03/15/1997

Date of Sentence 03/17/1993
Description CHILD MOLESTING
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-4-3
Cause Number 57D01-9206-CF-027
County of Conviction NOBLE
Projected Release Date 03/15/1997