In the wake of a Gazette report detailing Delaware County Commissioner Ken O’Brien’s request for an investigation into county economic development director Gus Comstock’s acceptance of tickets to sporting events, fellow commissioner Dennis Stapleton asked Monday for the investigation to expand to cover all county employees and the gifts they may have accepted.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where “JoePa” knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came first, championships second.
President Obama was in Ohio this week, speaking in the Cleveland area about the state of the nation’s economy. He surprised reporters (and no doubt Congressional Republicans as well) when he announced that he was appointing former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the new federal consumer financial protection bureau.
WASHINGTON — FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was placed on a leave of absence Monday as Department of Transportation officials decide how to handle Babbitt’s weekend arrest on charges of drunken driving in suburban northern Virginia.
Former Delaware County Commissioner Todd Hanks on Monday pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor ethics charges tied to his former sales job for an engineering firm seeking contracts from the county.
Sometime during my first year of law school I received, as a gift, a sweatshirt that says across the front of it, “On the advice of my attorney, my shirt has no comment at this time.” It’s a common sentiment. Just about any time that a person is accused of a crime or involved in a situation in which they might be the target of a lawsuit, they tell the media that they would really, really like to answer questions, but their legal counsel has advised them not to. It happens so frequently that it has acquired a slang name– ‘lawyering up.’
In what’s become an annual tradition of sorts, Delaware County Sheriff L. Davis III appeared Monday before commissioners to ask for a six-figure amount he said his office needs to make it through the rest of the year.
Buckeye Valley Superintendent Jamie Grube knows it’s never popular to ask voters for more money, and especially not now. But he thinks that if people hear all the facts, they’ll be inclined to support the school district.