UPDATED see: miracle
the one and thankfully only vice presidential debate was held last night, thursday, 11 october 2012 in danville, kansas at centre college, between crazy joe biden and scary eddie paul munster-ryan.
after watching this mess the only thing we could think of is how pathetic and shameful it is, that, out of a country with a population of 300 million plus people to draw from, we allow ourselves to be misled over and over again into believing, that, for instance, these two (and their ticket) are the best to lead the federal government there is.
last night around 9:00 pm cdt what must have been two huge military planes flew over practically at tree top level.
sitting inside hearing their approach, the first thought that crossed our mind was that it was a commercial flight taking off from aex having an emergency and that the pilot was attempting to loop around and land at esf.
as it grew louder and louder we wondered if it was going to crash in the front yard.
by the time we got outside we could see that it was actually two same model planes. the one on the left is even lower than the right one and is obscured by the tree line.
Hi! My name is Randy McCain and I am the Fire Chief of Rapides Parish Fire District No. 2.
I would like to explain what the proposition for Fire District No. 2 on Nov. 6 is about.
We are attempting to "rededicate" the tax call (verbiage used in a proposition) so we can legally run medical calls.
According to an Attorney General's opinion (in real simple terminology), a Fire District cannot take funds dedicated for one thing (fire suppression, education, prevention etc.) and use them for something else (medical calls).
Fire District No. 2 has been in existence since 1953.
Every 10 years or so since, voters have elected for us to continue serving them, however the wording on the tax call has not changed to reflect the changing environment associated with the fire service.
In 1953, medical calls were not synonymous with fire departments as they are today.
We are attempting to provide the service of first responder medical response but must change the antiquated verbiage so we can legally do so.
We are not asking for any additional funding, we are very simply attempting to change the wording so we can lawfully provide this much needed service.
This is not a renewal but a "rededication" so if it were to fail, we would continue providing fire protection as we have since 1953.
As public servants, we are dedicated to helping the residents of the communities we respond to.
We feel this is a "win, win" for these residents and are excited about the possibility of this additional service.
If you would like more information or would like to discuss this with me in greater detail, I would love to.
Very few times does one get to vote on something that could benefit its community so greatly without having to pay additional tax monies.
Thank you for your time. Randy McCain
Thank you,
Chief Randy McCain
Rapides Parish Fire Dept
District #2
5104 Ransbottom Dr.
Alexandria, La 71302-2741
president barack obama speech to the united nations 67th general assembly in new york city, tuesday, 25 september 2012.
speech begin at 9:21 am cdt end 9:51 cdt (10:21-10:51 edt)
webtv.un.org
to write fearlessly, this allows you to become vulnerable the thought of which at first is unsettling, actually becomes empowering; be human - when wrong dont be afraid to apologize; be exhaustive, do your homework - people will take notice.
From: Lt. T. Carnline RPSO, PIO
For Release to the Media
The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating several acts of Vandalism in the Poland Community of South Rapides Parish.
Complainants called RPSO to report their mail boxes being destroyed.
"We have seen this in the past and we have made some arrests before" said Major Mark Wood, Enforcement Division Commander.
"We are asking for the public’s help in this area around Highway 457.
If anyone has seen anything suspicious or have any information, please call us at 318 473 6700."
Criminal Damage to a mailbox is not a federally investigated crime.
However, theft of mail is and the United States Postal Inspector may be notified at 877 876 2455.
Local Law Enforcement should also be notified to take an initial report.
