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9 JUL 04: NATHAN'S INFAMOUS
Thursday night's late news revealed a daughter of Columbus Councilor Nathan Suber was arrested on 12 counts of embezzlement. Before you label her a stupid criminal, consider this - she was arrested in the election year when the Councilor's seat isn't on the ballot.
CORRECTED: Cynthia Suber is accused of skimming check money from her friend's old employer, Statewide Health Care. I'd never heard of this company before, but the phone book shows it has seven Columbus offices. But if it has none in LaGrange, how really statewide IS this place?
(In the eyes of the law, this might be embezzlement. But for her bosses, this may have been a case of in-Suber-dination.)
Cynthia Suber's arrest for embezzlement comes only five weeks after the arrest of Sheriff Ralph Johnson's son on drug charges [2 Jun]. We never thought of this before -- achieving "One Columbus" by having all the officials visit their children in jail.
Details are still a bit vague about the arrest of Nathan Suber's daughter. I went to the Public Safety Center to check police records Thursday evening, but the officer at the window had no idea what this blog is. "You're with the Ledger?" he asked at one point. No - I may be in their nightmares, but I'm not with them.
I'll have to get approval from the night officer's higher-ups to examine Columbus police records. Unless, of course, someone on the force can smuggle copies to me in plan brown envelopes....
BLOG UPDATE: Bobby Peters apparently was not a happy man Thursday, over the mention of that campaign sign outside the Boom Boom Room. We're told the Superior Court Judge candidate considered it a "cheap shot." Hey, at least shots of his poster were on TV - while Roxann Daniel's signs were not.
Bobby Peters explained the big campaign sign went up on the outside wall of the Boom Boom Room because it's a "high visibility area." Yes, I guess that's true - but Kendrick's Pecans and a beauty salon are just as visible, on other sides of that intersection.
Bobby Peters added part of the building housing the Boom Boom Room is vacant right now. Hmmmm - I guess it can't be used for a USO canteen....
(It might have been even better for Bobby Peters if he had made that vacant space his campaign headquarters.)
I'm told Bobby Peters went on to say you should NOT assume the Boom Boom Room is endorsing his campaign, based on where that big sign is. That's an interesting admission -- because if you counted all the signs in this race, I'd assume Judge Roxann Daniel was only going to get 20 percent of the vote.
Bobby Peters apparently didn't stop there - reportedly saying the endorsements of his campaign by several church pastors have been overlooked. Of course, there may be a good reason for this. Pastor Joseph Roberson came under church review after he endorsed a candidate for Sheriff.... [21 Jun]
The former mayor may have a point, when it comes to selective mentions of endorsements. I noticed Thursday night two out of three bail-bonding companies close to Recorder's Court have Bobby Peters signs up. Maybe they'll make more
money if "Judge Peters" adds a one-cent sales tax to all bonds.
By the way, Instant Message to the Roxann Daniel campaign - could you explain something else about your current campaign ad? What "right but unpopular" decisions has the Judge made? Columbus has enough Baptists that they might be
popular after all.
Other notes now from Thursday -- well, I thought it was Thursday....
+ According to my atomic clock at home, it was NOT Thursday. It was Wednesday, February 17, 1909. When those clocks go wrong, they REALLY go wrong....
+ U.S. Senate candidate Mac Collins appeared at the opening of his Columbus campaign office - opening only 12 days before the Georgia primary. We like candidates who take their time with these decisions, and don't like to rush things.
+ Paul Voorhees of Ranger Joe's received an honorary membership in Fort Benning's "Ranger Hall of Fame." We commend him for this - but now we hope he finally explains why his shop isn't called Ranger Paul's.
+ Opelika city officials talked about plans for a major new recreation complex - only the Opelika-Auburn News web site
said the main center would have "64 square feet" of space. This must be for one really intimate game of racquetball....
+ Columbus Catfish managers insisted a trip to Bay City, Michigan by owner David Heller this week does NOT mean the baseball team will move there. We're relieved to hear that - especially since Bay City, Michigan in a "South Atlantic
League" wouldn't make a lot of geographic sense.
COMING SOON: A look at the city report card.... and brother, can you spare some quarters?....
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