From the (Raleigh) News and Observer - Records: Mike Easley involved in hiring - New documents show that the Mary Easley job at N.C. State University was orchestrated at the highest levels of state government, and included the direct involvement of then-Gov. Mike Easley.
From the (Raleigh) News and Observer - N.C. State chancellor resigns - In his resignation letter Oblinger said the university would be releasing e-mails that showed he was involved in her hiring, something he had denied.
**(Added) From the (Raleigh) News and Observer - Trustees eliminate Mary Easley's contract - The trustees said that the duties of Easley's $170,000-a-year job no longer exist and that her departure from N.C. State would be in the best interest of the university. The trustees, along with UNC system president Erskine Bowles, met this afternoon.
Forma Gubna Mike Sleazy and more tangled webs (fixed link) - (5/9/2009)
Where do our local leaders stand on The Mike Easley Issue? - (5/15/2009)
The Hound thinks that the State now has the grounds to fire Mrs. Mary Easley (added - Done Deal). This hiring has now been shown to be an act of pure political patronage. I also believe that Mr. Oblinger and Mr. Nielsen should be disassociated from North Carolina State University. Chancellor Oblinger did not come forward with these documents until he was point blank forced to. If he had plead Mea Culpa from the beginning, I believe that he would have deserved to stay on. But, all of these actions and documents show that he was knowingly dishonest during this entire investigative procedure.
I believe that it is time that our local "Hickory Metro Area" leaders demand answers and accountability for the tawdriness that has been on full display during this whole episode. It sure seems that they are throwing around a lot of unethical (and probably even illegal) money down in the state capital, while we continue to suffer through 15% unemployment.
This whole mess is an embarassment to NC State and the entire North Carolina University System. I believe this whole scheme should be fully investigated and that anyone who had knowledge of it, without exposing it, should be fired from the University system. If there have been illegal activities that have taken place, then I expect the people to be held fully accountable. Being less than forthright about this situation should play a major role in actions taken against them.
This whole situation reinforces my opinions of the Good Ole Boy network in this state. We will not begin to recover economically or culturally, in this state, until Justice and the Rule of Law are applied equally, to and for all citizens, no matter who they are or what they do.
**Everyone of us, especially the products of the North Carolina University System, need to flood Mr. Bowles and the NC Board of Governors to stop the proliferation of political patronage in our University System. The system should be about educating tomorrow's leaders, and not about corruption. (Board of Governors Directory).
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Monday, June 8, 2009
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4 comments:
Hound - our "Hickory Metro Leaders" ain't gonna throw a fit because they figure as long as everone's looking at Raleigh they're not going to look too closely at Hickory.
There's more than enough stupidity and waste in local government -- like the fact that Budget Director Warren Wood continues to manipulate the system so that he's double dipping, to name just one -- but you seem to have lost sight of that in jumping on the band wagon to go after the Easleys -- not that they don't deserve it, but you could do a lot more good focusing on local issues. You seem to have lost sight of your original mission and are losing readers because of it.
Are you not from this state? Did you graduate from the North Carolina University system?
I did and this is very upsetting to me. You can't afford to get so lost in looking at the molecules, that you don't envision the whole picture!!!
Do you know what I am looking into? Do you know that I am spending countless unappreciated hours looking into many, many things and doing many, many things to improve this area.
I'm not going to bemoan the fact that I tell it like it is and others want to play their cards close to the vest. Everyone has the right to their own prism, but this issue has many, many implications for our local area. The state and federal government are not solely responsible for our problems, but they have played a role in them.
We have been cheated by this state when it comes to tax dollars and investments. Go check out the local roads that are supposed to be maintained by the DOT. Go look at our local primary educational institutions and the job and pay cuts they are enduring. This state needs to be brought back in line from its corrupt policies!!!
That does not absolve local officials from as you say "Double Dipping," if that is the case. An advocate knows that there is a time and a place for the presentation of everything. This is the proper time to hold our former Gubna and his cronies responsible for their actions.
You WILL NOT solve Hickory's problems, if you don't factor the state and federal government into the equation.
Also, I have 3 times the readership that I had in the beginning of this blog.
I hate losing one person, because I am hurting their feelings by not designing a blog that fits their particular interests, but is that what this blog is for?
This blog is about fixing this city and the big picture architecture of doing just that. We are laying a foundation here, not trying to play a game of gotcha with area personalities.
I want our area to be just and fair to all of its citizens. This blog is aimed at the well-being of this city I was born, raised, and probably will die in. This blog is aimed at its vitality, growth, and future. We are here for the big picture.
We aren't here for politics. We are here for life.
Sadly, the university system will probably always be a dumping place for political patrons. What we'll have now is a temporary focus on this issue and then a return to business as usual.
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