Hempfield Township Supervisor and Westmoreland County Commissioner candidate Kim Ward on her Blog, has called for Erie Superior Court Judge Michael Thomas Joyce to step down from his position based on an indictment, “…so if the indictment is based on fact then Judge Joyce doesn’t need to wait to step down until the conclusion of the case, he should do it now.”
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This is very interesting considering that right here in Westmoreland County, there has been an indictment against Sen. Regola for months – and now Supervisor Kim Ward see it her duty to publicly call for the Erie Judge to resign but has not done the same and called for the Westmoreland Senator's resignation?
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Gee, Kim, the Senator from Westmoreland County has also been accused and criminally indicted – charged with even lying - but you have never called for the Westmoreland Senator's resignation. This is very hypocritical behavior on the part of Supervisor Kim Ward - or is it just political behavior.
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One has to ask “Why is it that Republicans, like Supervisor Kim Ward, want to appear tough on crime and ethics at election time except when it comes to their personal friends.
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Supervisor Kim Ward quietly and privately, outside of public view, says she called for the Hempfield Authority appointees to resign for alleged credit card abuse, but when Senator Regola was indicted, Supervisor Ward remained quiet. Why is it now that Supervisor Ward has chosen to publicly stand on her bully pulpit as a candidate for office this fall and call for the Erie Superior Court Judge’s resignation and for the Judge to “do it now.”
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It is time for Supervisor Kim Ward to be concerned with the affairs in her back yard, not those in Erie. After all Kim, you are a candidate for Westmoreland County Commissioner – not a candidate for Governor.
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THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA has already taken the steps necessary to protect Pennsylvania citizens with their court order:
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“AND NOW, this 17th day of August 2007, this Court has received notice of an indictment by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the Honorable Michael Thomas Joyce, a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. In view of the compelling and immediate need to protect and preserve the integrity of the Unified Judicial System and the administration of justice for the citizens of this Commonwealth, the Honorable Michael Thomas Joyce is hereby relieved of any and all judicial and administrative responsibilities as a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and ordered not to take any further administrative or judicial action whatsoever in any case or proceeding now or hereinafter pending in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania until further Order of this Court."
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"Justice and Equal Treatment for or for all" does not seem to be Supervisor Ward's Campaign Theme!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Sunshine still not shining in Hempfield
Infighting persists on Hempfield board
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And we all thought and hoped that we had heard and seen the last of elected and appointed leaders carrying on the “people’s business” in secret and out of sight from the public, then, Bob Regola, chairman of the authority and an appointee of the Hempfield Township Supervisors hid from the public again.
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It seems to be another example of Hempfield leaders avoiding Sunshine in their decision making. (See previous article “GOP Chair agrees with Supervisor Kim Wards "BAD POLICY" of taking public action in secret!” further down this page).
The Trib reported that, “After the controversy broke, Regola said last month that he intended to introduce a "comprehensive reform package" to make the authority's spending practices more accountable.”
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What could possibly be in a "comprehensive reform package" that these board members don't want the public to know about?
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Taking action in front of the public, one would think, would be moving in the right direction after all the criticism that has been lobbed at the Hempfield Authority member’s who have allegedly misused the Authority’s credit cards. One would think that they would want to show the public they are trying to get things moving in the right direction.
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But NO! – the Authority Board action leaves us with the perception that they definitely have something to hide and really come off even more arrogant by attacking the one member of the Authority Board that stepped forward and blew the whistle on the alleged credit card abuse.
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It is a pitiful attempt to again try and blame the Authority Board Member that is trying to restore integrity to that board.
It is even a lamer attempt to spin the story away from themselves and upon someone else.
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Read the full story here
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Infighting persists on Hempfield board
By Chris Foreman
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Infighting on the Hempfield Township Municipal Authority continued Monday night as board member Kathy Hopkin asked the newest member, township Supervisor Bob Davidson, to resign.Reading from a prepared statement, Hopkin said it is apparent that Davidson has no intention to work with his fellow board members, some of whom Davidson has accused of misusing authority-issued credit cards.All four of Davidson's authority colleagues -- Hopkin, Robert T. Regola Jr., Brian Melenia and Matthew Pecarchik -- have refused supervisors' calls for them to resign because of the credit card controversy.The authority's past practice of granting credit cards to its board members has come under fire as supervisors complained that Regola, Hopkin and Melenia were attending several out-of-state conferences. Melenia also has charged the authority for alcohol purchases, sightseeing and nightclub visits.Pecarchik never activated his card, but he repaid the authority $300.12 for an airline ticket to take his girlfriend to a June 2005 conference in San Francisco.Supervisors voted last month to send details about the controversial spending to the State Ethics Commission's investigatory division for its review.Hopkin, a 10-year member of the authority, defended her appearances at conferences and workshops, saying they enable board members to keep up with state rules and regulations and avoid possible problems with the state Department of Environmental Protection.She refused to give the Tribune-Review a copy of her complete statement. Her term expires at the end of the year.Davidson rejected her resignation request."No, I'll be around, but I know some other people that won't be," he said in response to Hopkin.Also last night, Regola, the authority's chairman, said he presented a list of reforms to authority Manager Rege Ranella during an executive session.After the controversy broke, Regola said last month that he intended to introduce a "comprehensive reform package" to make the authority's spending practices more accountable.No discussion of a reform package occurred during the public portion of the meeting.A copy of the paperwork submitted to Ranella was not available before press time last night.
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And we all thought and hoped that we had heard and seen the last of elected and appointed leaders carrying on the “people’s business” in secret and out of sight from the public, then, Bob Regola, chairman of the authority and an appointee of the Hempfield Township Supervisors hid from the public again.
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It seems to be another example of Hempfield leaders avoiding Sunshine in their decision making. (See previous article “GOP Chair agrees with Supervisor Kim Wards "BAD POLICY" of taking public action in secret!” further down this page).
The Trib reported that, “After the controversy broke, Regola said last month that he intended to introduce a "comprehensive reform package" to make the authority's spending practices more accountable.”
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What could possibly be in a "comprehensive reform package" that these board members don't want the public to know about?
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Taking action in front of the public, one would think, would be moving in the right direction after all the criticism that has been lobbed at the Hempfield Authority member’s who have allegedly misused the Authority’s credit cards. One would think that they would want to show the public they are trying to get things moving in the right direction.
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But NO! – the Authority Board action leaves us with the perception that they definitely have something to hide and really come off even more arrogant by attacking the one member of the Authority Board that stepped forward and blew the whistle on the alleged credit card abuse.
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It is a pitiful attempt to again try and blame the Authority Board Member that is trying to restore integrity to that board.
It is even a lamer attempt to spin the story away from themselves and upon someone else.
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Read the full story here
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Infighting persists on Hempfield board
By Chris Foreman
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Infighting on the Hempfield Township Municipal Authority continued Monday night as board member Kathy Hopkin asked the newest member, township Supervisor Bob Davidson, to resign.Reading from a prepared statement, Hopkin said it is apparent that Davidson has no intention to work with his fellow board members, some of whom Davidson has accused of misusing authority-issued credit cards.All four of Davidson's authority colleagues -- Hopkin, Robert T. Regola Jr., Brian Melenia and Matthew Pecarchik -- have refused supervisors' calls for them to resign because of the credit card controversy.The authority's past practice of granting credit cards to its board members has come under fire as supervisors complained that Regola, Hopkin and Melenia were attending several out-of-state conferences. Melenia also has charged the authority for alcohol purchases, sightseeing and nightclub visits.Pecarchik never activated his card, but he repaid the authority $300.12 for an airline ticket to take his girlfriend to a June 2005 conference in San Francisco.Supervisors voted last month to send details about the controversial spending to the State Ethics Commission's investigatory division for its review.Hopkin, a 10-year member of the authority, defended her appearances at conferences and workshops, saying they enable board members to keep up with state rules and regulations and avoid possible problems with the state Department of Environmental Protection.She refused to give the Tribune-Review a copy of her complete statement. Her term expires at the end of the year.Davidson rejected her resignation request."No, I'll be around, but I know some other people that won't be," he said in response to Hopkin.Also last night, Regola, the authority's chairman, said he presented a list of reforms to authority Manager Rege Ranella during an executive session.After the controversy broke, Regola said last month that he intended to introduce a "comprehensive reform package" to make the authority's spending practices more accountable.No discussion of a reform package occurred during the public portion of the meeting.A copy of the paperwork submitted to Ranella was not available before press time last night.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Perry Christopher says NOT US - IT IS SOMBODY ELSE - WE DON'T MAKE THE DECISIONS!!!!!
Perry - Tell us it ain't so - BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE - WOW!!!
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Perry Christopher, the chairman of the Westmoreland County Republican Committee, on his blog states that he and Kim Ward have no say and no control of what the state GOP does in Westmoreland County campaigns.
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“The PA GOP state senate campaign committee ran/orchestrated the campaign. And, according to PoliticsPA.com, I didn't have much to do with it either.” He continues by saying that Tom Balya was wrong in stating “she [Kim Ward] orchestrated one of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history when she brought in Bob Jubelier's henchmen to attack Allen Kukovich” because, get this, “Kim was busy in the Bush/Cheney campaign.”
We all remember the Bush/Cheney personal attack campaign, the mean spirited "swift boat" ads. And, now, because Kim Ward was busy in the Bush/Cheney campaign, GOP Chairman Perry now implies that Kim Ward was therefore not responsible for “one of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history”
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By passing the buck and denying responsibility as the Westmoreland GOP County leaders for “of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history,” Perry now blames others for doing the nasty personal attack campaign against Kukovich, and not Perry Christopher, the chairman of the Westmoreland County Republican Committee nor former Westmoreland County Chair and now Supervisor Kim Ward.
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Perry, Did you really mean to admit that both you and Kim as the GOP leaders in Westmoreland County DO NOT CONTROL what happens in the GOP party campaigns in the county that you and she head up? Is that how Kim operates as a Supervisor? What are we to expect if she was ever to become a County Commissioner – will the state GOP call the shots then also. Or is this how you divorce yourself and Supervisor Kim Ward from “one of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history?”
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I think you protest too much and in a very weak manner – as leaders the BUCK STOPS WITH YOU AND SUPERVISOR KIM WARD!
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Perry Christopher, the chairman of the Westmoreland County Republican Committee, on his blog states that he and Kim Ward have no say and no control of what the state GOP does in Westmoreland County campaigns.
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“The PA GOP state senate campaign committee ran/orchestrated the campaign. And, according to PoliticsPA.com, I didn't have much to do with it either.” He continues by saying that Tom Balya was wrong in stating “she [Kim Ward] orchestrated one of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history when she brought in Bob Jubelier's henchmen to attack Allen Kukovich” because, get this, “Kim was busy in the Bush/Cheney campaign.”
We all remember the Bush/Cheney personal attack campaign, the mean spirited "swift boat" ads. And, now, because Kim Ward was busy in the Bush/Cheney campaign, GOP Chairman Perry now implies that Kim Ward was therefore not responsible for “one of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history”
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By passing the buck and denying responsibility as the Westmoreland GOP County leaders for “of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history,” Perry now blames others for doing the nasty personal attack campaign against Kukovich, and not Perry Christopher, the chairman of the Westmoreland County Republican Committee nor former Westmoreland County Chair and now Supervisor Kim Ward.
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Perry, Did you really mean to admit that both you and Kim as the GOP leaders in Westmoreland County DO NOT CONTROL what happens in the GOP party campaigns in the county that you and she head up? Is that how Kim operates as a Supervisor? What are we to expect if she was ever to become a County Commissioner – will the state GOP call the shots then also. Or is this how you divorce yourself and Supervisor Kim Ward from “one of the most mean-spirited campaigns in county history?”
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I think you protest too much and in a very weak manner – as leaders the BUCK STOPS WITH YOU AND SUPERVISOR KIM WARD!
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
GOP Chair agrees with Supervisor Kim Wards "BAD POLICY" of taking public action in secret!
Thanks Perry for recognizing I was right from the get-go. See GOP Committee Chairman’s blog where he writes, “Over at Tom's blog, he quotes me as saying the Hempfield Municipal Authority members need to resign. If Tom Ceraso and I both agree on something, it must be the right thing to happen."
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The only error on your blog was supporting the action of Supervisor Kim Ward to secretly keep from the public actions of an elected official, “that Kim Ward was trying to allow the members to resign with honor and without embarrassment.” Come now, Perry, you are not also joining our current national leadership of Cheney/Bush in supporting elected and appointed leaders carrying on the “people’s business” in secret and out of sight from the public are you? And we thought that the policy of secrecy in government by elected officials was handed down to Supervisor Ward from her past close associations with the National and State Republican candidates and campaigns she has so enthusiastically endorsed and worked in.
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This “BAD” policy on the part of an elected official must have gone deeper into the local Republican Party than we feared.
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By the way – Whose embarrassment was Supervisor Ward and you really concerned about?
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The only error on your blog was supporting the action of Supervisor Kim Ward to secretly keep from the public actions of an elected official, “that Kim Ward was trying to allow the members to resign with honor and without embarrassment.” Come now, Perry, you are not also joining our current national leadership of Cheney/Bush in supporting elected and appointed leaders carrying on the “people’s business” in secret and out of sight from the public are you? And we thought that the policy of secrecy in government by elected officials was handed down to Supervisor Ward from her past close associations with the National and State Republican candidates and campaigns she has so enthusiastically endorsed and worked in.
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This “BAD” policy on the part of an elected official must have gone deeper into the local Republican Party than we feared.
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By the way – Whose embarrassment was Supervisor Ward and you really concerned about?
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