Case Number 10AB-CC00170 To Be Heard In Franklin County on 11/12

Published by Clark Kant, Contributing Writer and Investigative Reporter

Date:  11/10/2010
Post:  1,044

Civil Case Number 10AB-CC00170 which was originally filed on 6/15 will finally come to a hearing before Associate Circuit Judge David B. Tobben in Franklin County (Union) at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 11/12.  The case involves a 'Breach of Contract' dispute between two Hermann businessmen who were formerly partners.  Hermann Hearsay is following the case with great interest.  However, as the case is still pending, we will have no comment at this time.


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Letter To The Editor: Jethro Bodine says ... "Sheriff's Jail Just Don't Cipher Out!"

Published by Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor

Date:  11/9/2010
Post:  1,043

Jethro Bodine, one of our FREE subscribers, sent in the following 'Letter to the Editor' today .....

Dear Editor,

I've been readin' a lot about a new county jail which the Sheriff and a few of his supporters are pushing.  Now the way I look at it, we should do some careful cipherin' before we get too far down the road on this idea.  And IF it does cipher out, we need to remember that by statute, the doggone thing needs to be built in the county seat of Hermann ..... not in Rosebud or Swiss or any other place.

I pulled out a #2 lead pencil and my Big Chief writin' and cipherin' tablet last night, and I commenced to cipherin'.  I recommend the Sheriff do his own cipherin' rather than rely upon the Columbia consulting firm he went out and hired to give him the answer he wants.  (Ooooops!  Did I actually write that?  Naughty me!)

Here's how I figured it last night on my 'Big Chief' tablet .......

Total Capital Cost of Constructing a Jail = TCC
(Get three estimates and average them together.  Don't forget that county jail design will need to meet minimum construction standards as well as all pertinent local, state and federal regulations.)

Total Annual Operating Expense of the Proposed Jail = TOE
(Calculate this by plugging best available estimates into the formula shown below.)

Total Annual Net Fees to House Prisoners in Jails of Adjoining Counties = TNF
(Calculate this by subtracting Missouri state reimbursements from the fees charged to Gasconade 
County by adjoining counties.)

TOE = DL + CL + UE + IE + OS + IT + ME + BM + PM + AE

where:

DL = Annual Direct Labor Expense (including benefits) for County Deputies Required to Staff Jail
CL = Annual Indirect Labor Expense Billed by Contractors Engaged to Provide Service to Jail
UE = Annual Utility Expenses (electricity, water, sewer, etc.) to Operate Jail
IE = Annual Increase in Cost of Liability Insurance and Property and Casualty Insurance Associated With Operation of the Jail
OS = Annual Operating Supplies Associated With Operation of the Jail
IT = Annual Information Technology Expenses, Computer Expenses, Telephone and Fax Machine Expenses
ME = Annual Medical and Dental Expenses Associated with Care of Prisoners
BM = Annual Building Maintenance and Custodial Expenses Associated with Operation of Jail
PM = Annual Cost of Prisoner/Detainee Meals
AE = Annual Advetising Expenses for Sheriff's Bearcat Affinity Ads

If TOE > TNF, then we really need to question why we would want to construct out own county jail vs. contracting the job out to Crawford County (currently) or Montgomery County (formerly).

If TOE < TNF, then what is the estimate annual savings to the county?  Let's call this estimated annual savings = EAS.

Now if this EAS amount is sufficient to both service the debt (interest payments) and retire the debt over a 15 or 20 year period (principal payments), we should double-check our cipherin' and perhaps consider the county jail project.

If however this EAS amount is not sufficient to both service the debt (interest payments) and retire the debt over a 15 or 20 year period (principal payments), we should back away from the project and vote out of office those who have been pushing the project without first running the numbers.

Sheriff Esphorst  and Southern District Associate Commissioner Lairmore, I still have several pages left in my 'Big Chief' writin' and cipherin' tablet and a few #2 lead pencils.  You are welcome to use my cipherin' supplies ...... that is if you'd like to "put a pencil to paper" yourselves!  According to my best cipherin', a new county jail just doesn't pay out for Gasconade County at this time!  I've tried various assumptions for the elements of cost to operate the jail, and I just don't see how we could get our operating costs down below the approximate $500,000 net jailing fees I am told we have paid out over the course of the past 5 years.



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Late Night Mood Music - Tuesday night, 11/9/2010

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Date:  11/9/2010
Post:  1,042

Montovani and His Orchestra perform "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" .....




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Photo Of The Day - Tuesday, 11/9/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/9/2010
Post:  1,041

Wine Valley Inn Bed & Breakfast
4th & Market Streets
Hermann, MO
11/8/2010

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
Copyright protected.  All rights reserved.

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Laugh Of The Day - Tuesday, 11/9/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/9/2010
Post:  1,040

"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake."  ~ W. C. Fields



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Quote Of The Day - Tuesday, 11/9/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/9/2010
Post:  1,039

'Decision Points' is the extraordinary account of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. More info: http://www.GeorgeWBushDecisionPoints.com


Here's a YouTube video clip of President Bush describing why he chose to write his memoirs the way he did .....


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Bible Verse Of The Day - Monday, 11/9/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/9/2010
Post:  1,038

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.  ~ Philippians 4:12-13

The apostle Paul applies the strength of God both to good and bad circumstances. He is basically saying that the gospel gives him the power to process victory and defeat similarly: as under the hand of God.

How we handle our victories is also the way we handle our defeats. When our identity is in Christ and not in our achievement, success and setback are held in the same hand.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

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Late Night Mood Music - Monday night, 11/8/2010

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Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,037

Andy Williams and Henry Mancini perform "Moon River" .....



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BREAKING NEWS - Associate Circuit Judge John B. Berkemeyer calls meeting to discuss Sheriff Randy Esphorst's initiative to study feasibility of building a jail in Swiss

Published by Clark Kant, Contributing Writer and Investigative Reporter

Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,036

Hermann Hearsay learned this evening that Gasconade County Sheriff Randy Esphorst's recent proposal to study the feasibility of constructing a county jail at Swiss, MO, a proposal which was presented to the County Commission, endorsed by Southern District Associate Commissioner Jerry Lairmore and ultimately approved and authorized for payment by Presiding Commissioner Ron Jost at the Commission's 11/4 meeting in Owensville, has NOW been challenged or at least questioned by Associate Circuit Judge John B. Berkemeyer.  Presiding Commissioner Ron Jost approved and authorized an expenditure of $2,500 for the County Sheriff to hire a consulting firm to conduct the feasibility study.  The funds have been allocated, the consulting firm has been engaged and the study actually began today.  In other words, "the horse is out of the barn"! 

As we understand Judge Berkemeyer's objection, it is believed by some that Missouri state statute prohibits the construction of a county jail at any location but the county seat.  And if this is in fact the case, as was also pointed out a few weeks ago to Sheriff Esphorst by an attorney representing the City of Rosebud, then the expenditure of $2,500 of public money will be for naught and should never have been proposed, approved or authorized for payment.

Tomorrow I will be getting a copy of the video tape which records the discussion that took place at today's County Commission Meeting, and I will be doing further research into this matter.  I understand that Judge Berkemeyer has called a special meeting for this Friday morning at 8:00 a.m.  Participants will be Judge Berkemeyer, Prosecuting Attorney Ada Brehe-Krueger, Sheriff Randy Esphorst and Southern District Associate Commissioner Jerry Lairmore.  Judge Berkemeyer stressed several times during the discussion that he would like for this Friday's meeting to be a very positive one.  (Note:  It is not known at this time whether notice of the meeting will be posted to the public nor whether the public may attend the meeting.)

Stay tuned for additional reporting later this week.


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Song Of The Day - Monday, 11/8/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,035

"Ring of Fire" or "The Ring of Fire" is a country music song popularized by Johnny Cash and co-written by June Carter (wife of Johnny Cash) and Merle Kilgore. The single appears on Cash's 1963 compilation album, Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. The song was originally recorded by June's sister, Anita Carter, on her Mercury Records album Folk Songs Old and New (1963) as "(Love's) Ring of Fire".

The song was recorded on March 25, 1963, and became the biggest hit of Johnny Cash's career, staying at number one on the charts for seven weeks.

Here is Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson performing "Ring of Fire" .....



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Photo Of The Day - Monday, 11/8/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,034

Fire!  Something about the hot flames of a raging fire
attracts our attention!
In this fire, what is the combustible material?  Can you guess?
Are these flames coming from a home fire? 
An automobile engulfed in flames after gasoline tank explosion?
A grass fire?
For answer, see first comment.

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Laugh Of The Day - Monday, 11/8/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,033

“Fathom the odd hypocrisy that Obama wants every citizen to prove they are insured, but people don’t have to prove they are citizens.”  ~ Ben Stein



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Quote Of The Day - Monday, 11/8/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,032

Here's a quote for all of you linguine wristed libs out there .....

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."  ~ Senator Barry Goldwater


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Bible Verse Of The Day - Monday, 11/8/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,031

LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.  ~ Psalm 16:5

David, the author of this Psalm, was distressed as he was writing this. Yet in the midst of great hardship, David acknowledged that God guards those things that are valuable to David: his portion, his cup and his lot. His portion was the provision that was needed for him to survive. His cup was the purpose in life that he had (remember Jesus, who spoke to the Father of “taking this cup from him”). His lot was the inheritance of land that was a major part of preserving Jewish lineage. When David felt separated from all of these things, he reminded himself that his current situation was not the final word: it was God’s faithfulness that he trusted in during times of trial. That same faithfulness is available to you and me. Our God is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org




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Late Night Mood Music - Early Morning, Monday, 11/8/2010

Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer; Amateur Investigative Reporter; and Aspiring Photo-Journalist

Date:  12/8/2010
Post:  1,030

This song goes out to everyone who ever played in or sang with a Big Band and especially to you slide trombonists .....



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Reciprocal Links (Updated)

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Date:  11/8/2010
Post:  1,029

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Website Format Changes

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/7/2010
Post:  1,028

We are experimenting with a few website format changes:

1. inclusion of reciprocal website links displayed with each posting,
2. addition of weekly poll question,
3. addition of blog archives list to aid in locating old postings,
4. increase from 10 to 20 postings per page,
5. addition of list of most popular posts (previous 30 days),
6. addition of blog search function,
7. inclusion of pageview tracking display (previous 30 days), and
8. addition of Hermann Hearsay mascot 'Herkimer' to title header.

We hope that these changes will provide our readers a more positive experience on Hermann Hearsay.
Please give us your feedback regarding these changes.  We will continue to adjust our format to better meet your needs.

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Song Of The Day - Sunday, 11/7/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/7/2010
Post:  1,027

This great old hymn goes out to all of our readers on this the first Sunday in November .  From the 'Titanic' soundtrack, here is "Nearer My God To Thee" .....



Line from the movie, 'Titanic' ... "Gentlemen, it has been an honor playing with you tonight."

Lyrics: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848

Music: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872

Lyrics:

Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me;
Still all my song would be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

There let the way appear steps unto heav'n;
All that Thou sendest me in mercy giv'n;
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

There with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

Bible Verse Of The Day - Sunday, 11/7/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  11/7/2010
Post:  1,026

Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”  ~ Luke 5:29-30

Jesus was always making religious leaders uncomfortable. To eat at the house of Levi with his guest list was scandalous to the Pharisees, because tax collectors were regarded as traitors to the Jews. They were notorious for using their position for personal gain and were seen as informants to the Romans. Are we willing to eat with scandalous people? If all our friends are Christian, we miss the path of the Master. The safe and sanitized bubble of today’s Christianity needs more dinners with tax collectors and sinners. Who are the tax collectors and sinners of your neighborhood? Do they like you so much that they invite you over to their place for dinner? Does that make you nervous? Jesus life challenges the Pharisee in all of us. He wants to lead us forward and outward with the love of God that has overcome the world.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Editorial Comment: Stories which Hermann Hearsay will never cover!

Published by Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor

Date:  11/7/2010
Post:  1,025

The editorial board here at Hermann Hearsay has a long-standing policy that there are certain stories which we will NEVER publish.  Recent coverage of these types of stories by another online news agency has convinced us that we have been correct in our conservative editorial policy.  We affirmed our policy in our Saturday morning policy meeting this past week.

We will NEVER EVER stoop so low as to cover any of the following sensational, voyeuristic and privacy invasive stories:

1. motor vehicle wrecks and collisions where mangled and blood-stained vehicles are photographed wrapped around a tree or wrapped around another vehicle while the occupant(s) has/have been transported to either the hospital or to the morgue,
2. single-family and multiple-family dwelling fires where homes and apartments are photographed or video-tape recorded while they are engulfed in flames and the occupants stand helplessly by shivering in the cold night air, and
3. funerals and grave site burial services where bereaved family members and friends are photographed or video-tape recorded during what should rightfully be their personal and private moments of overwhelming grief.

This type of "news coverage" is OBSCENE.  We will NEVER seek to profit from the misery and personal suffering of other human beings.  Yes, these types of stories might attract a few extra readers seeking to satisfy their morbid and voyeuristic curiosity, but we choose not to be in the business of publishing that kind of heartless, graphic and sensational material. 

Additionally, we have taken the editorial position that we will take the moral high ground and denounce publishers who engage is such obscene "news reporting".  Local news media organizations much self-regulate the entire industry.  In this vein, we call upon CNL (CountyNewsLIVE.com) to cease and desist from this type of sensational and obscene reporting.  If this type of reporting does not cease at CNL, we promise that we will take it upon ourselves to make them quite famous within the local community for their tasteless coverage of such stories.

For reference, here are the most recent examples of sensational reporting:

1. Wednesday, 11/3 CNL posting:  http://countynewslive.com/content/2010/nov/03/young-driver-swerves-miss-dog-gellert-st-loses-control-and-hits-tree
2. Wednesday, 11/3 CNL posting:  http://countynewslive.com/content/2010/nov/03/updated-additional-photos-additional-facts-stony-hill-area-family-loses-everythi
3. Saturday, 11/6 CNL posting:  http://countynewslive.com/content/2010/nov/06/behalf-grateful-nation-honors-extended-friday-late-ralph-sellenschutter-us-milit