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Wild Card -- Weekend
Only 3 more days until we get after it again in the new year. I hope you're enjoying yourselves as 2005 comes to an end. If you have some thoughts on the old year or resolutions for the new one, you can post it here. Or start your own thread. Or wait until Tuesday ... .
September 2007
When you look at the actual results (PDF), the numbers are even more striking. For instance, respondents were asked, "If Massachusetts were to permit casinos to open, would you want them to be in urban or rural areas?" Check this out:Those who live inside Route 128 favor rural areas over urban areas, 54 percent to 18 percent.Those who live between 128 and 495 favor rural areas over urban areas, 40 percent to 23 percent.Those who live in Central Massachusetts favor rural areas over urban areas, 45 percent to 26 percent.Those who live in Western Massachusetts favor urban areas over rural areas, 36 percent to 27 percent.Those who live in "Southern" (which I take to mean Southeastern) Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands favor rural areas over urban areas, 44 percent to 24 percent.So there you have it.
Chief: Officer abused power
A Corpus Christi police officer fired Friday bought a seized truck for about $10,000 less than its real value and visited one of its owners in jail to negotiate the sale, Chief Bryan Smith said in a disciplinary letter. The officer, 22-year veteran Senior Officer Martin Jasso, was fired Friday after he was accused of abusing his authority with his involvement in vehicle sales at the city's impound lot, the letter said. A Corpus Christi Police Department captain and lieutenant also are under investigation and were put on paid administrative leave Tuesday. Smith wouldn't comment Wednesday and has said he will make an announcement at the end of the week. He detailed allegations against Jasso in a letter sent Friday to the city's Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Department.
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Tagger-Related Slaying
WEST COVINA, Calif. -- A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge stemming from the March 2006 shooting death of a Valinda man who was trying to stop taggers in his neighborhood, according to City News Service. Anthony Alex Castillo of Valinda is charged in the March 9, 2006, slaying of 44-year-old Robert Whitehead, who was shot when he confronted taggers in his Moccasin Street neighborhood. In addition to a murder charge, Castillo is charged with carrying a concealed and loaded firearm and transportation of marijuana. .
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