Ed Henry Pleads Guilty/Sheffield Shelly Tells It Like It Is

There are many homilies about doing good where you can. An example is one may not be able to save all the whales, but can save a single whale. Similarly, most of us can't change everything for the better, but we can change some things.

Take Ed Henry. (Insert Hennie Youngman joke here). Ed "tried" for years to ban induced abortions in the state. This member of our state legislature knew that he couldn't do that. He knew that he was wasting taxpayer dollars. Yet he continued. What Ed could have done was to be honest in his personal business practices. Guess what?

Yes, today Ed pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud, among other things. How many of you want to take any advice on moral living from Ed at this point?

One Word: Switzerland!

After yesterday's blog on Sheffield and its problems, we have a word from Sheffield Shelly:

The Midnight Ryder omitted one significant problem in Sheffield-the school system. When 80+ employees leave a system that small within a 3 year period of time, there’s something wrong. When student enrollment steadily declines over the same time period, there’s something wrong. We have a school board made of 5 members. Not one member has a child who attends Sheffield City Schools. Board member Steve Hargrove resigned his position in June, and the Times Daily STILL hasn’t reported that or his replacement, Christy Casiday. Finally, this board, for the second consecutive time, overlooked its own Dr. Carlos Nelson for the superintendent position. Keith Lankford decimated the school system, and now they’ve given it to a man who was asked to step down from his last job.

No town or city is without problems, but doesn't Sheffield seem to have more than its share?