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Re: Aide: Easley office wanted e-mail trashed

chachalaquita — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:58:07 -0400

It seems that Mr. Easley keeps making more mistakes... Now, we are going from the mental health reform failure, the unfairly firing a committed public officer to the violation of the public records law. Is there an end to this snow ball effect? What else have this administration done wrong??? Pretty scary... it seems that the more the N&O investigates, the more we found out is wrong...
I hope Ms. Crane fights for her reputation and unfair dismissal.

Re: Easley calls for e-mail review

jberube — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:31:00 -0400

The time and energy being spent on email deletion should be spent on providing mental health support. Keeping or deleating emails will not improve the product tax payers want to recieve for their dollars. Please work on something that will produce value for the dollars being earned. If you are a State worker and your concern is to delete or not then turn off the lights, shut the door to your office and go home. Thank you for your service.

Re: Easley policy lets users trash e-mail

Isaac136 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:30:06 -0400

Yup. Check out what these appointees donated to the guy who appointed 'em. (That is, check 'em out to the extent a record exists or is available).

Re: Easley policy lets users trash e-mail

j1c2kp — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:55:41 -0400

Take a good look at the top in Raleigh (Department heads, members of boards, etc.), how many are political hacks?

Re: Easley policy lets users trash e-mail

FFC1304 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:08:11 -0400

Lyndo Tippett should have been FIRED some time ago...he is NOT a friend to NC taxpayers.

Re: Aide: Easley office wanted e-mail trashed

j1c2kp — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:00:52 -0500

I hope Debbie considers legal representation.

Re: Aide: Easley office wanted e-mail trashed

j1c2kp — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:34:47 -0500

Let me see if I can wrap my brain around what I have read today. Mike Moseley is fired but continues to work for several more months drawing a huge salary. Seth Hunt Jr. fails to report 4 patient deaths (violation of state law), spends thousands of dollars to bulletproof and install panic buttons in his office and he is simply demoted. So what exactly is the heinous act that Debbie Crane committed? What justifies her firing? It is time for Easley to stand before the cameras and take it like a man, let them ask the tough questions, and better yet---actually answer them. I would like to know why what is good for the goose is not good for the gander.

Re: Aide: Easley office wanted e-mail trashed

hayek66 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:33:33 -0500

"Seth Effron, a spokesman for Easley, denied the allegation and said that Crane was "dishonest, truthful and insubordinate" and hindered reporters from getting information from the department."

hmmm

Re: Aide: Easley office wanted e-mail trashed

clare22279 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:14:36 -0500

Fourth paragraph--can you be both dishonest and truthful?

Re: Aide: Easley office wanted e-mail trashed

Isaac136 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:57:59 -0500

How does Seth sleep at night? It's not bad enough that they fire her for displeasing the King, now they have to smear her, too?

Re: SEANC takes case to the papers

motoman54 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:00:17 -0500

As a dues paying SEANC member and EMPAC contributor I was wondering if any other SEANC members, Retirees and or State Employees might have some of the same questions that I have concerning the recently filed law suit by SEANC directed toward the NC Treasure’s Office regarding public records and the full page ad that SEANC ran. Since the SEANC Blog has been removed and there is no SEANC intra e-mail system available to reach the rank and file members it is difficult to communicate with other SEANC members for their opinions. I believe that this SEANC leadership has stated their position, I just wanted to here from the people they represent. I will include my e-mail address at the end of the question list. Please be respectful in your replies.

1) Let’s say the SEANC 12 get all of the documents they are looking for. How will they use them to better protect the NC retirements funds?
2) Do we still have the second strongest retirement fund in the nation?
3) Under the current Treasurer’s care how much has the investment strategies returned or lost?
4) How much has the Treasurer paid investment firms to reap these gains or losses?
5) How much did the SEANC 12 spend to run this ad? I have read estaments ranging from $16,000 to $37,000. If so; this would have made a great payment on the $600,000 SEANC mortgage or to help build up the SEANC reserve account. Can the members see the invoices?
6) How much will the law suit cost? Who is going to pay for the law suit?
7) Since the current Treasurer is running for Governor shouldn’t all campaign donations be recorded with the Board of Election?
8) Has any laws been violated by Treasures office that might put our retirement funds at risk?
9) Does anyone else believe this may be politically motivated or is it a coincident that the ad came out on the same day the Lieutenant Governor made her bid for Governor official?

I have not seen the answers to all of these questions on the SEANC web page.

http://www.seanc.org

I may have missed them. I will keep on looking for them until I find them.

Sincerely,
Bob Hite SEANC District # 3 member
e-mail = seanc_d3_bobhite@yahoo.com

Re: SEANC takes case to the papers

liam — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:48:41 -0500

I've been watching Perdue amass this laundry list of endorsements over the last months thinking to myself, do any of these have any effect at all? Unless these guys start breaking out their wallets, CWA in particular, I don't think all the time and energy spent cultivating these groups will pay off for Perdue.

Although, this action by the State Employees makes me think twice. $7,000 isn't much in this race, but it indicates a willingness to spend which should make Moore's campaign nervous.

issue in 2001 session

gercohen — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:10 -0500

This was an issue in the 2001 legislative session with the current law enacted then:
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/HTML/S774v5.html