On her way out, Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano peeves Republicans with a gift to state employees: "Meet-and-confer" status for their unions, which requires managers and administrators to bargain with union bosses. Weirdo Life Teen Founder Dale Fushek is excommunicated by the church that made him monsignor. A bad economy, or maybe just bad management, has silenced the Arizona Rattlers for the 2009 season. Expecting a Congressional windfall, Valley officials draw up a $3 billion wish list of projects to put us to work on. The Maricopa County sheriff and treasurer are "dragging their feet" in coming up with ideas for budget cuts. Here's one idea: Try for fewer families of dead jail inmates suing the county. Madonna divorce settlement is among biggest in history, Obama clears his aides in Illinois governor scandal (we'll see if that sticks), another body's taken out of an Arizona state prison, and the geeky science story of the day: Methane and ice volcanoes appear to be common on Titan, Saturn's biggest, gassiest moon.
Not as long as the OLMSTED is around the bastard covers up the past.Pauline
<p>Dear Editor:</p>
<p>My children were molestation victims of Mark Lehman. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 years flat time – the longs sentence ever handed down at that time. He was a protégé of Dale Fushek. Dale Fushek should be handled as any other criminal and face all his accusers at one time in court. One of the things I learned in the prosecution of Lehman was that it is the Criminal Justice System. In other words the criminals get justice and the victims get spat on. These men who hide behind the church and have been supported fully by the church are the poorest excuse for a human that walks the planet. </p>
<p>I was a musician for the diocese of Phoenix for 20 years mainly at St Thomas the Apostle. In making sure Lehman was convicted I lost all business associations with anyone connected with the church. The diocese made sure of that. I have not been allowed to sing in many of the churches throughout the Valley because of the blackballing I received from the church. It goes to prove it does not matter how good you are or the credentials you have if the church chooses to eliminate you from their “flock” they do. It is painful, ugly and unforgivable. </p>
<p>I understand that the diocese recently excommunicated Fushek and his buddy. Kudos to them for doing that. It took them 20 years to laicize Lehman and I understand he is still being taken care of. </p>
<p>As in other letters I have written they have never been published – not even a sentence of them. I do not expect that this one will either but sometimes it just helps vent. Some day I hope that things will be different. Some day religion will decide that right is right and wrong is wrong. Raping little boys is wrong!</p>
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