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Sally Price Correspondent

Squawk Box
With Mike Moore

Right Back ‘atcha

I took some flak for my
piece about the Democratic
ticket. Yes it is true, a few
people were put off but the no-
tion of a bunch of guys sitting
around in the morning talking
trash and poking fun at our elec-
toral process. I’m not ashamed. Actually I’m
glad to know folks are actually reading this
column… or not as the case may be. For the
record, I’m not a registered Democrat. I’m
also not a registered Republican. As an Inde-
pendent, I am an equal opportunity offender;
if you are a flag waving GOP, you might want
to go ahead and just read something else now,
it’s not going to be too pretty from here on
out.
Is it just me, or does anyone else
get the impression the John McCain wants
you to feel sorry for him or something? I
can’t escape the notion that being shot down
and captured and tortured for years in deten-
tion camp somehow equates to being sensi-
tive to the environment and the myriad of
other things a president has to consider in
every waking moment. It isn’t a recent thing
either; I can remember the last time he ran Flooding in Haiti--where the deaths from a series of storms are reported to exceed 1,000. Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
for President, he got the same portrayal. Do Legare moored in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday to load supplies from the World Food Program (WFO) and International Organization for
lobbyists use canes to beat a president into Migration (IOM). The 15,000 lbs. of rice, 15,000 lbs. of beans, 64 boxes containing collapsible water jugs, 267 hygiene kits and 160
getting what they want? Maybe John McCain boxes of plastic sheeting will be delivered to Gonaives, Haiti, which has suffered severe flooding from Tropical Storm Hanna, Photo by
is resistant to the torture process. Maybe Petty Officer 3rd Class Morgan Gallapis
that’s a good thing.
Whether or not getting tortured is
Inglis RV Man Confesses to Copper Wire
a reason that people should vote for you, I
do have to give him props for hitting exactly and Tubing Thefts
the nerve that almost half or more people in
this country feel; picking Sarah Palin as a
running-mate regardless of whether or not
Park Set to A 30-year-old Hernando man was arrested for numerous bur-
glaries, around 1:00 p.m., Aug. 31, when deputies with the Citrus County
she is only minimally qualified. My break-
fast buddies were not too kind about her, and
some of the things said I can’t print, but they
Re-Open Sheriff's Office who were aware that he is habitual traffic violator, saw
him driving then turn into the driveway of his residence, which is lo-
cated at 2580 Treasure Point.
By Sally Price, Newscaster Correspondent Deputies spoke to Timothy Peter Trehuba in his driveway. He
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River Lodge Mobile Home Park just
not feel it was safe for her to be driving, although he was aware that his
Pigskin north of the barge canal at Inglis was a thriv-
ing mobile home park back in the late 1970's.
driver's license is suspended and has been suspended three or four times.
Trehuba was issued a warning for driving with an expired tag and issued
It was home to locals, many transient trav-
a mandatory court date on Sept. 22 for felony driving while license sus- Timothy Trehuba
elers as well as to the construction workers
pended, cancelled or revoked knowingly.
who helped build the Progress Energy units
After he was transported to the Citrus County Detention Facility in Lecanto, Trehuba
(back then Florida Power). According to
told deputies that he wanted to "come clean" and "get off his chest" several thefts he'd com-
Cindy Bjork, who was the manager for the
mitted, which included five businesses and four residences. Detectives reported that Trehuba
Predictors
last 26 years starting in 1982, the park even-
was cooperative and provided valuable information.
tually went to a nation wide park system.
Trehuba told detectives that he'd taken stainless steel and copper tubing and wires
River Lodge RV Resort was a 5 star Camp
Is Back
from two AC units at the Emperor’s Garden Restaurant in Inverness; copper tubing from
Coast To Coast. 15 years ago the resort went
Grant Plumbing in Inverness; copper from AC coils taken from AC units at the First Baptist
out of business. Bjork stayed on site and
Church and Baby Bargains, both in Hernando, damaging both AC units. Trehuba told detec-
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tives that he also attempted to break the padlock off the door of the Pro Fix Muffler and
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