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On the article Letters Give Glimpse of Old Loudoun
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On the article Alas, Poor York
Jim Barnes
4:00 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
What I said: "It is now left to the investigator to determine the facts as they relate to thses policies."
I'm not prejudging whether Delgaudio did anything wrong. My point was that, if he is cleared of wrongdoing, it would have more credibility coming from a bipartisan panel headed by a Democrat rather than an investigator authorized by an all-Republican board, including Delgaudio himself.
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On the article We Need a Sally Kurtz
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On the article We Need a Sally Kurtz
Jim Barnes
10:28 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
For the record, no one sent Ms. Kurtz packing. She chose not to run for a fourth term.
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On the article Decision Near on Religious Displays at Courthouse
Jim Barnes
10:19 am on Saturday, July 14, 2012
ReplyThank you for your comments, Patti. And just to clarify, I didn't forget to mention synagogues or mosques. It is true that one definition of "church" is "a building for public or especially Christian worship." I intended the broader meaning, "the clergy or officialdom of a religious body." (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary)
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On the article Holiday Display Headed for a Lawsuit?
Jim Barnes
4:37 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Moishe, I appreciate the fact that you want to understand my thought process, so I'll make one last try to explain it.
I don't think it was unethical of Supervisor Williams to ask the question, and I don't think it would have been unethical for Good to respond with a yes or no answer. I agree that Good was put in an uncomfortable position, and I believe he handled it as he thought best. There's nothing wrong with that, in my opinion.
Since Williams is a lawyer, I also think there is a good chance that he already knew the answer to the question before he asked it. After all, the County Attorney was directed to brief the Board members individually or in pairs on this subject.
I do, however, feel that it wouild be unethical for me to reveal the identities of confidential sources, so I won't do that.
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On the article Holiday Display Headed for a Lawsuit?
Jim Barnes
10:31 am on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Moishe, you make a good point about Clint Good. Even if the answer to Supervisor Williams's question would have been "yes," Good might still have refused to answer the question for the reason you gave. I believe he would have answered, but that, as you correctly point out, is just an assumption.
But as to the larger point, I have talked with several people inside the county government, and I am reasonably confident that the CGFC's recommendation was not consistent with the County Attorney's advice.
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On the article Finance Committee Endorses Plan for Holiday Display
Jim Barnes
8:35 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Kristen, I think you are correct, although I believe I heard Clint Good later tell the committee that there was one vote against the creche. I gave him the benefit of the doubt because I recall that there was some confusion during the May 8 meeting about Roy Liggett's "no" votes.
But the minutes state that Mr. Liggett voted against both the creche and the menorah and, as you pointed out, he explained his reasoning to me after the meeting.
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On the article They Said They Needed Eggs
Jim Barnes
4:09 pm on Monday, May 28, 2012
g.stone, Metrorail has been the source of many arguments already, and I have made a few of my own in a couple of my past columns. This week I thought I'd try for something lighter. Thank you for your comments!
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On the article They Said They Needed Eggs
Jim Barnes
9:43 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012
Thanks to both of you for your kind comments! Stay tuned for Part 2 later this week.