Blow Out the Candles

Happy belated birthday to mayor stubby who recently celebrated another year older. We heard it was a great party with lots of presents, cake, ice cream and live entertainment featuring Diana Ross & the Supremes singing their 1995 surprise hit "Love Child"

We're guessing that cost a few bucks!

Now This Is Interesting

In recent weeks, officers have broken up after hours parties at 525 West Grant Avenue on more than one occasion. The building owner told police that it was her residence and that she was "having some friends and family over." Odd that the county has that property listed as commercial not as residential.

What is interesting is that after such an encounter with the police last weekend, sources say that a certain member of the police department received a call on his personal cell phone from the property owner. After that call he told his officers to "leave the place alone."

Not the first time... bet it won't be the last!

(by the way, can the police make or take bets?)

Just Another Political Puppet?

Kudos to Councilman Martin for keeping alive the legacy of his great-aunt who gave so much to our state and country through her art.

However, in a story printed on March 24th, the Daily News reported that Mr. Martin "Spends a lot of time on the road" and "Recently he spent two weeks lecturing in North Carolina." One has to wonder how much time Mr. Martin has to commit to his duties as an APPOINTED Duquesne City Councilman.

Is he in town long enough to really know the issues or is he just told how to vote?

Sure-fire Steps for Career Advancement

1. Establish goals

2. Get organized

3. Dress for success

4. Sharpen your business skills

5. Seek new opportunities

6. Network

-or-

Skip steps 1-6 and just marry the mayor's daughter!

Dejavu!

Dateline 2003: The City of Duquesne pays out over $100,000.00, including legal fees, to three cops after they were demoted for pulling the wrong lever on election day.

Dateline 2008: City Manager looks for checkbook again because two cops were fired for supposedly not living in city while third cop resides in Munhall. When cop 3 was asked why he can break the rules he responds "Can't talk now, Uncle Stubby is coming over for dinner."

This just in... Multiple lawsuits filed because officer promoted to full-time without testing for the position.

For a distressed community, they sure have a lot of money to burn!

The PA Crimes Code, Title 18 says...

§ 5514. Pool selling and bookmaking.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he: engages in pool selling or bookmaking; occupies any place for the purpose of receiving, recording or registering bets or wagers, or of selling pools; receives, records, registers, forwards, or purports or pretends to forward, to another, any bet or wager upon the result of any political nomination, appointment or election, or upon any contest of any nature; becomes the custodian or depository, for gain or ward, of any property staked, wagered or pledged, or to be staked, wagered, or pledged upon any such result; or being the owner, lessee, or occupant of any premises, knowingly permits or suffers the same, to be used or occupied for any of such purposes.

Just What Are the Facts?

On March 13th, the headline in the McKeesport Daily News read: 2 Duquesne police officers fired for failing to become city residents. The headline should have been: 2 out of 3 police officers fired for failing to become city residents.

Once again, the city has displayed not only boundless stupidity and arrogance but questionable timing as well. Why not fire two cops BEFORE the city hires to cover the shifts needed to protect the residents. Lets just hope some genius doesn't let the criminals know that the police are short-handed... oops, too late!

Stay tuned... much more to come.