Comments on: State Fire College Funding Gutted http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/ Suburban Mom-Employed-Outside-the-Home Gone Bad Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:59:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Susan http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128798 Susan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:35:59 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128798 Jeff, Thanks for the info. Let us know what you find out about the Sanders deal. I'm in Lee County and it has been common knowledge around here for years that Alabama Contract Sales was involved in bribes and kickbacks. Be careful. Jeff,

Thanks for the info. Let us know what you find out about the Sanders deal. I’m in Lee County and it has been common knowledge around here for years that Alabama Contract Sales was involved in bribes and kickbacks.

Be careful.

]]> By: Jeff (no, the other one) http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128795 Jeff (no, the other one) Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:16:29 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128795 Susan, the story I get (from someone who was there back in the heyday on the Roy Johnson-Alabama Contract Sales (Turnham) deals) is this: they literally could buy almost nothing that didn't come from Turnham's company. Year after year, somehow, they were the low bidder... It isn't directly related to the Fire College story, but yes there are links in some of the players. Don't know the closed-door details about Hank Sanders-Fire College yet, but expect to find out soon. Won't be long now before there's movement on Rick Rogers' situation, so take that into account. The new Chancellor is handling this one well; the Gov is backing him in this morning's paper. I think the plan is still to have the Fire College separated from Postsecondary, and "parking" that money wouldn't have ruffled feathers at all, had it not been done in such a last-minute hush-hush way. Full disclosure, FYI: I work for Postsecondary. Susan, the story I get (from someone who was there back in the heyday on the Roy Johnson-Alabama Contract Sales (Turnham) deals) is this: they literally could buy almost nothing that didn’t come from Turnham’s company. Year after year, somehow, they were the low bidder…

It isn’t directly related to the Fire College story, but yes there are links in some of the players.

Don’t know the closed-door details about Hank Sanders-Fire College yet, but expect to find out soon. Won’t be long now before there’s movement on Rick Rogers’ situation, so take that into account.

The new Chancellor is handling this one well; the Gov is backing him in this morning’s paper. I think the plan is still to have the Fire College separated from Postsecondary, and “parking” that money wouldn’t have ruffled feathers at all, had it not been done in such a last-minute hush-hush way.

Full disclosure, FYI: I work for Postsecondary.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128735 Kathy Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:01:02 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128735 Brian, I wouldn't be surprised. Brian, I wouldn’t be surprised.

]]> By: Brian http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128693 Brian Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:45:53 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128693 Even though Guin quit his "job" at Shelton State and is now just a lowly, regular double dipper, I wonder if this is some payback for all of those unearned paychecks. Even though Guin quit his “job” at Shelton State and is now just a lowly, regular double dipper, I wonder if this is some payback for all of those unearned paychecks.

]]> By: Susan http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128628 Susan Thu, 31 May 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128628 I keep wondering when we will discuss Joe Turnham brother's guilty plea in the two year college mess. Seems the family business has been paying bribes and kickbacks for many years. This is all part of the fire college mess, but the silence here is defening. I keep wondering when we will discuss Joe Turnham brother’s guilty plea in the two year college mess. Seems the family business has been paying bribes and kickbacks for many years. This is all part of the fire college mess, but the silence here is defening.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128626 Kathy Thu, 31 May 2007 22:03:25 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128626 Chancellor Byrne has some heavy lifting ahead. I don't envy him the job. Chancellor Byrne has some heavy lifting ahead. I don’t envy him the job.

]]> By: Del http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128607 Del Thu, 31 May 2007 19:46:57 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/05/31/state-fire-college-funding-gutted/#comment-128607 That is just embarrassing. Did they maybe think nobody would notice that little last-minute change? And they're not rooking just anybody---no, they have to pick the noble & heroic firefighters. Real smart move, guys. Way to keep the Alabama Democrats on top! If Sanders isn't willing to point the finger maybe he needs to take the entire blame. That is just embarrassing. Did they maybe think nobody would notice that little last-minute change? And they’re not rooking just anybody—no, they have to pick the noble & heroic firefighters. Real smart move, guys. Way to keep the Alabama Democrats on top!

If Sanders isn’t willing to point the finger maybe he needs to take the entire blame.

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