STEP DOWN, SCHREIBER You sick, twisted man. Please check back later today…   ~ And Investigate Totaro! ~ APOLOGIZE LNP!       The report is clear that this sale was a Shaub/Shellenberger production, with Henderson and the public consciously kept 'in the dark.' It is also clear that they might not have broken the law at all.     The apparent cronyism in the hiring of Heinke (and Elliot) and the "secret meetings" involved Pete, Dick and Espenshade. To say Henderson is as remotely culpable as the others shows either LNP reporters haven't read the report, or they are engaged in a smear campaign. I rather think it is the latter.     That Lancaster Newspapers would devote such saturation coverage to dubious "crimes" that total $500 in fines speaks to LNP's mania for its insane convention center project.     The public is not so stupid not to be able to smell red herring, no matter how over-the-top LNP tries to cover up the stench. Posted by a Talkbacker under the Intell article, “Grand jury blasts county commissioners,” 1-11-07 (click here)     I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Both the Intell and the New Era owe an apology to Commissioner Molly Henderson.  The above article ran with a picture of all three Commissioners.  Even worse was the New Era’s huge front page headline the day before (I thought World War II had ended), “Grand jury:  Commissioners betrayed public’s trust,” (click here).   This article also ran with a picture of all three Commissioners.     Both of these newspapers owe Henderson a public apology and maybe they should also make sure their reporters know how to read before assigning them a story.     Not wanting to be outdone by WGAL, I see that LNP is taking it upon themselves to suggest that the Commissioners have committed the crime of the century by violating the Sunshine Act.     Didn't they all admit to that weeks/months ago? Why couldn't Totaro use their own admission to collect his paltry fines rather than spend weeks/months and tens of thousands of dollars to get the same thing from his "investigative" grand jury? Why? If nothing else, they can now use this report to beat Dick and Molly over the head in hopes of getting another resignation and silence any reasonable questions about the CC and more importantly control over the next member of the LCCCA. Posted under the Intell article cited above.     Once again, I couldn’t have send it better myself.  Why aren’t the newspapers asking how much this year long “investigation” cost?  Why aren’t they asking why an investigative grand jury was used to investigate summary offenses?  Why aren’t they demanding an inquiry into the $6,000,000 the LCCCA has paid the law firm of Stevens and Lee?  Why aren’t they questioning District Attorney Donald Totaro’s refusal to investigate that?     The decision to submit the Heinke matter to an Investigating Grand Jury was made after the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners and their designees initially failed to respond to a request for production of documents through traditional means. District Attorney Donald Totaro’s Press Release (click here).     You took a grand jury that you said would be used to investigate “unsolved homicides, illicit drug enterprises and racketeering as defined in the Pennsylvania Corrupt Organizations Statute” (click here) and used it to investigate a man lying on his resume?  Is this a sick joke?  What have you done about those unsolved homicides, illicit drug enterprises and racketeering, Mr. Totaro?     Instead of requesting the District Attorney to file any criminal charges against me or anyone else as a result of its lengthy, time consuming and costly investigation, the Grand Jury made a series of recommendations that have the common theme of making certain that particular governmental employees are knowledgeable in this area of law.  I agree with these recommendations, but am saddened by the mechanism that the District Attorney’s office chose to achieve this result.  From my understanding, the Grand Jury generally is utilized in an attempt to conduct investigations of serious crimes in which no other law enforcement methods would be productive.  It is an age old secretive proceeding that is designed to ferret out crime.  Given the result of this Grand Jury and its findings and recommendations, I question the motivation behind those persons who led this investigation in the first place. Commissioner Dick Shellenberger’s response (click here and then click on the link to “Commissioner Responses”).     That is correct.  Grand jurys are highly unusual but Totaro has convened two in four years.  There have only ever been three in the history of Lancaster County.  Investigate District Attorney Donald Totaro.     For other reaction to the Grand Jury’s report click here for NewsLanc, here for Lanco Yokel, and here for Looking at Lancaster.   Please check back tomorrow.     HOW DOES JACK BRUBAKER KEEP HIS JOB?  THINK “ANGEL OF DEATH”! Please check back later today…   REPORT “BLASTS” SHAUB & STEVENS AND LEE       Have you read the grand jury report?  If not please click here and do so.     The Lancaster Newspapers are lying.  It’s that simple.  They haven’t even provided a link to the grand jury’s report and they keep stating it “blasts the Commissioners.”     No it doesn’t.  Commissioner Molly Henderson is totally vindicated and there’s no doubt why Pete Shaub resigned.  What a lying, conniving bastard.      On Page 34 of the report, the grand jury says this about the sale of Conestoga View (Ms. Judge is a lawyer at the Stevens and Lee law firm):     “During the recess, Commissioner Shaub called Ms. Judge into his office and told her that he was going to vote against the sale but that she had better make sure that the other two voted for it.”     Commissioner Shellenberger doesn’t come out of this smelling like a rose by any means, but it is the actions of  Shaub, Gary Heinke and the law firm of Stevens and Lee that stink to high heaven.     The first seventeen pages of the report deal with the hiring of Heinke and it appears that he bluffed Shellenberger about his background.  Shaub is as guilty here as Shellenberger, and while this obviously is not the way the Commissioners should hire someone, it does not seem, rightly or wrongly, that far removed from the “norm.”      The dealings of Stevens and Lee are another matter.  They received $288,000 for the sale of Conestoga View and worked without the public’s knowledge for well over a year.  Many of the “secret meetings” were held in their offices.  Of the term “walking the halls,” on page 32 of the report, the grand jury says this about Mr. Espenshade of Stevens and Lee:      “Mr. Espenshade specifically okayed this procedure and indicated during his testimony that it is the preferred method of avoiding requirements of the Sunshine Act across the state of Pennsylvania.”     I also wanted to point out footnote number 23 on page 21 of the report:     Commissioner Shaub denied this accusation during his grand jury testimony and attempted to place the blame for keeping Commissioner Henderson in the dark on Mr. Espenshade.  The grand jury found his testimony to be incredible and not worthy of belief, in that the rest of the witnesses stated that it was Commissioner Shaub’s directive.”     The grand jury also says this on page 29 of their report:     “Moreover, many (if not most) of the witnesses who testified regarding the secret and non-public meetings were found by the grand jurors to be either less than forthcoming or actively deceitful.”     This does not, as implied by the Lancaster Newspapers, necessarily refer to the Commissioners.  Heinke, Elliot, McCue, lawyers from Stevens and Lee and others were at those meetings.     What a waste of time and money this report is but the payments to, and actions of the law firm of Stevens and Lee need to be investigated and there is no question why Pete Shaub “resigned.”   There will be much more tomorrow, including the major accusation against Commissioner Shellenberger on page 35.   Please, please read the report for yourselves.  LNP:  BETRAYS PUBLIC’S TRUST            Please check back later today…   *** BREAKING NEWS ***       “The grand jury clearly documents a betrayal of public trust by those who were elected to represent the citizens of Lancaster County,’’ said District Attorney Donald Totaro, who coordinated the grand jury probe. “Grand jury:  Commissioners betrayed public trust,” today’s New Era (click here).    How dare you, Totaro?  So did you.  What else has your grand jury done?  Investigate Totaro for betrayal of the public trust, wasting tens of thousands of taxpayer’s dollars, failing to clean up the crime he promised to investigate and much more.  Please check back tomorrow.   THE FULL GRAND JURY REPORT IS HERE.   ~ And Judges ~ ( And Ronniedog!) JUDGING THE POLICE       "I doubt very much this 7-year-old was involved in anything. It is pretty devastating," said Sgt. Bill Gleason. WGAL-TV’s initial report on the shooting of Brianna Pratt (click here).     Do you have children Sgt. Gleason?  If your seven year old daughter were shot in the back do you think someone would ask you if she “was involved in anything?”   Why is this man on the police force?     Brianna was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle between rivals gangs Thursday as she walked with her mother in the 400 block of Beaver Street, Gatchell said. “Gang battle led to girl’s shooting,” Intell, 1-9-07 (click here).     That’s good information, Chief.  Now, why don’t you make some arrests?     Mayor Rick Gray spoke at the beginning of the meeting. He feared surveillance cameras may only spur criminals to move to another area of the city. The same Intell article as cited above.     Tell it to Franklin and Marshall College, Mayor Gray.  Why do they have cameras?  Tell them to take theirs down, then.  What a despicable thing to say.     Gatchell said neighbors have been reluctant to divulge information that may further the investigation. The same Intell article cited above.     Do you have any Spanish speaking officers investigating the shooting?  Do you have any Hispanic police officers investigating?     Enough with the excuses.  Get Sgt. Gleason off the case and get some officers on it who can make an arrest.  Do it now, Mayor Gray and Chief Gatchell.  What an absolute disgrace. RELEASE IT NOW!     The law reads that if a judge fails to make a report public, an attorney for the state can appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. “Judge keeps seal on grand jury report,” today’s Intell, (click here).     This judge needs to release the report and he needs to do it now before he gets cited by a judicial review committee.  The people of Lancaster County paid a huge amount of money for this report and they have every legal write to read it.  Who does this judge think he is?  I will be calling the Judge Farina later today for an update. INVESTIGATE THE JUDGE        “…The bottom line is, use your common sense.” Judge David L. Ashworth to defendant Paul Daniel Neidermyer III, “Director of drama ministry sentenced,” Intell, 1-9-07 (click here).     The point is, Judge Ashworth, pedophiles don’t have “common sense”  and you should know it.  His question to you proves it:     “My organization is nonprofit and dramatizes scriptures,” he told Ashworth. “We perform productions in Christian schools, churches and theaters. I have no way of knowing if audience   members are minors.”     This fraud needs to find a new line of work.  What a joke.  And how dare this man only get five years probation and a $500 fine?    The “Christian schools, churches and theaters” need to stop letting this man anywhere near their property or their children.  If the judge won’t take action the public can.  What a miscarriage of justice. HE READS ME!     Lancaster County police have filed multiple false-reports charges against a Columbia woman who claimed her ex-husband threatened and assaulted her during the past 8 1/2 years. “Columbia woman faces false-report charges,” yesterday’s New Era (click here).     Yes, this is the “ronniedog” case and he has been vindicated for the time being.  The “RONNIEDOG SAGA” is here.  Now I anxiously await his full report and book on this whole strange, sordid situation.       It is also reassuring to know that “ronniedog,” who once asked, “Who’s Becky?” now knows who I am and posted this yesterday:     “One more thing...where's Becky with her words of wisdom?”      I’m here ronniedog!  And you read me!  You really, really read me!  Oh, happy day!  Can we hear the whole story now?  AGAIN!     One final note – the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been indefinitely postponed.   RELEASE THE REPORT, JUDGE FARINA! AND RONNIEDOG, MY WORDS OF WISDOM ARE COMING! PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER TODAY…   ~ Anthropology ~ (And Legal Options!) CULTURE STUDY       “For instance, Plaintiff’s father, who is an anthropologist, was occasionally out of the country during her childhood.  It is important for him to know when the alleged events took place so that he can ascertain his own whereabouts at the time Plaintiff contends he was at home in Lancaster engaging in child abuse.” (From the Brief of Appellees filed with the Superior Court on January 6, 2005.)       My father wrote the letter below.  My brothers and sisters don’t know a diagnostic psychological assessment from a flu shot but they sure as hell could use one.  Notice he wants it done by a “doctoral level” psychologist.  Only the best for his daughter!  Of course, my father never got his own doctorate.  He never even got his undergraduate degree.     “Impaired mental functioning.”  You’d think an anthropologist might have a few problems with what occurred in his family, don’t you?    That’s what anthropologists do.  Study cultures and families.      My therapist handed me this straight out of the envelope.  It was almost as if she were so startled and sickened by it that she didn’t want to touch it.  I took the original letter and the emails where I “threaten” my brothers and sisters that if they go directly to my son one more time I would go directly to their children, and I put them in an envelope to my sister Anne and told her to “Put it up your ass.”     How did my parents get four grown children, three past fifty, to make complete fools of themselves?  Doesn’t an “anthropologist” realize it’s not wise to have a pedophile write a doctoral level psychologist?       There will be much more coming.  Tomorrow – back to the news. _______________________________   March 4, 2004   Dr. Andrew Vogelson Evergreen Counseling Associates 7600 Stenton Avenue, Suite 1-F Philadelphia, PA  19118   RE:  REBECCA HOLZINGER   Dear Dr. Vogelson,   My siblings and I have been in touch with you several times in the last ten months about our sister, Rebecca Holzinger, who is a client at Evergreen.    I am sending you a copy of the 8-page newspaper Becky published in December.  Please look at it and put it in Becky’s file.  As we told you in our September 29, 2003 letter, she threatened to publish this newspaper in a flyer she distributed in Lancaster in September.  We are well aware of the legal implications with the paper’s publication, but we are not persuing our legal options at this time.   Our purpose in writing you is not to deny any of the allegations in the newspaper, instead, we want to convey to you the depth of our shock and concern with what the paper’s publication indicates about Becky’s mental state.  The nature of the paper’s presentation depicts her extreme anger, poor judgment, and impaired mental functioning.   We siblings have received disturbing e-mails from Becky since she distributed the newspaper, and I am including copies of them with this letter.  You will see that some of them contain threats toward us as a group or as individuals.   We request you encourage Becky’s therapist to think about a diagnostic psychological assessment from a doctoral level psychologist.  Our concern for her mental health has only increased in the last few months.   Yours sincerely,   Anne Holzinger   also on behalf of Tom Holzinger Emily Holzinger Hausman Steve Holzinger       “For instance, Plaintiff’s father, who is an anthropologist, was occasionally out of the country during her childhood.  It is important for him to know when the alleged events took place so that he can ascertain his own whereabouts at the time Plaintiff contends he was at home in Lancaster engaging in child abuse.” (From the Brief of Appellees filed with the Superior Court on January 6, 2005.)   A MURDER IN PARADISE         “I get along with people, I always have.  I always wanted them to like me…and the appalling fact about it now is people might not like me anymore.” Edward Lester Gibbs to Dr. Baldwin L. Keyes, Lancaster County Prison, March 10, 1950.        In 1951, the death penalty was carried out in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as punishment for a crime that had been committed in 1950.  It was the trial of the man who committed this crime that drew the crowd described above, and no other crime in Lancaster’s history had a more profound, deeper-reaching effect upon its citizens.  The principal figures in the case were virtual nonentities; they had no special position in the life of the community, nor were they exceptionally appealing or remarkable or scandalous in any way.  Yet it was as though everyone in this rural paradise felt himself personally involved in the case.  The crime raised certain fundamental questions in every mind capable of thought:  questions of human conduct, of justice, and of the very purpose and position of man upon the earth.  Society in Lancaster, represented by the prosecutor and defense attorney, the judge and the jury, resolved these questions, and in so doing raised more.  None of the questions has yet been answered or settled to the satisfaction of everyone:  possibly none ever will be.  Yet their existence tells us something about our state of mind, and perhaps furnishes us with some estimate of what eventually we must learn about ourselves.       The story of this crime begins with a twenty-one-year-old girl named Marian Louise Baker, a sixteen-hundred-dollar-per-year employee in the Treasurer’s Office at Franklin and Marshall College.  Marian Baker was a tall girl, standing about five feet, nine and one-half inches, and she was well proportioned:  she weighed around one hundred and thirty pounds and had mature breasts, broad, rounded hips, and slender legs.  Her eyes were brown and her mouth was full.  Her complexion was fair; she smiled easily and brightly, and her teeth were in fair repair.  She had soft, wavy brown hair, cut short.  Except for two visits each year to beauty salons for permanent waves, she was her own hairdresser:  on Saturday afternoons, when she went downtown in  Lancaster to shop, she wore her hair in pin curlers and attempted to conceal them with a thin silk bandana tied under her incipient double chin.  Women in Lancaster often venture downtown with their hair in pin curlers.  They walk along the streets hurriedly, their knees knocking together and their eyes cast down, as though if they do not meet the eyes of others, their plastered, iron-studded heads will not be observed.  In this way they communicate modesty, propriety and vanity, three highly desirable traits.   - A Murder in Paradise by Richard Gehman, published by Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York, 1954.   “I get along with people, I always have.  I always wanted them to like me…and the appalling fact about it now is people might not like me anymore.” Edward Lester Gibbs to Dr. Baldwin L. Keyes, Lancaster County Prison, March 10, 1950.   PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER TODAY. Go Eagles!  Please check back on Monday.    A BETTER LIFE        My thoughts are with the 7-year old girl who was shot in the back yesterday.  Words cannot express the horror and outrage.      "Gray also stressed the importance of 'getting Lancaster ready for the convention center.'" “Gray discusses good, bad regarding city’s future,” Intell, January 4, 2006 (click here).     How dare you, Mayor Gray?  You need to worry about crime and creating decent jobs.  You need to worry about one of the most segregated cities in the country and what you are going to do about it.      How dare you talk about a publicly funded $170 million white elephant?  How dare you?     You need to worry about a little girl who was shot in the back.  You need to visit her and tell her life will get better in Lancaster and then you better work on making that come true.   ~ And Estrogen! ~ COWBOYS!       Today is Pete Shaub’s resignation party!  He also plans to announce his new job!  The suspense is too much for me!  Wow!  Feel sorry for the people who learn they will have to work with this crybaby. SNOWED     Cocaine Cowboy Harry Eng must be up to something.  Whenever I get people coming to this site looking for Harry, I know he’s up to something.  And now he must really be up to something big.  Check my website “search strings” below.  Since January 1, 2007, (the last three days) twelve people have come to this site looking for information on Harry.  If anyone knows who he’s trying to con now, please let me know. SNOWED AGAIN     The grand jury, impaneled by Lancaster County District Attorney Donald Totaro last year to investigate the sale of Conestoga View, the hiring of former county human services director Gary Heinke and other issues, delivered its final report to Farina on Dec. 14. It was the same day all three commissioners pleaded guilty to violating the Sunshine Act in selling Conestoga View to Complete HealthCare Resources in September 2005.