tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72651463474599966542024-02-07T16:43:35.674-08:00Ramona For ClerkSponsored by Ramona Croushore for Boone County ClerkRamonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-77326722011637772742014-05-18T15:01:00.001-07:002014-05-18T15:01:13.363-07:00Two Days Until The Election<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We have two more days
until the election and I need your help.
I would appreciate each of you contacting your friends who live in Boone
County and tell them why you’re voting for me.
Ask them to help you make a change in the Clerk’s office; to restore
full-time leadership, honesty and integrity to this office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Being endorsed by
other career politicians doesn’t make you the best person for the job. What it makes you is another career
politician. I have never claimed to be a
politician and for that I am proud. I am
a citizen of this county who only wants what is best for all who live
here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">There have been many
lies told this past week by supporters of the incumbent. They have slandered my husband and attacked
my daughter who is an Army Captain’s wife and doesn’t even live here. Lies, lies and more lies. I have been honest with you throughout this
campaign. I have videos and documents to
back up everything I’ve said. Just
because someone yells the loudest doesn’t mean they are right. Actually those who yell the loudest usually
have the most to hide. As I’ve stated
before, if I felt either Mr. Brown or Mr.Sallee were the best candidate for
this job I would step aside. I KNOW that
I am the best candidate to be the Boone County Clerk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">I so appreciate all
that everyone has done to make a positive change in the Clerk’s office. I thank each of you for your prayers and hard
work. No matter what happens, it’s in
God’s hands and He is in control. Thank
you and don’t forget to vote! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-70401197142217269072014-05-14T06:30:00.003-07:002014-05-14T06:30:25.326-07:00My Meeting With Jim SalleePlease take a moment and watch this video. Thank you!<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfC_WEgCvaU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfC_WEgCvaU</a>Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-83477429519751840382014-05-10T08:00:00.001-07:002014-05-10T08:00:57.803-07:00More Lies From the IncumbentThe incumbent Boone County Clerk has sent out mail and handed out fliers stating that he ran in 2010 to serve the people in Boone County. In a recent article in the Boone County Recorder he said, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">“In 2010 I ran because I felt the office was really outdated, not customer-friendly at all,” he said. “I had a good job at the time so I wasn’t looking for a job, I was looking to make a difference in the clerk’s office.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Well, this is NOT what he said under oath. Which one is the lie? Did he lie under oath or is he lying to you now? Either way, he continues to lie. I honestly don't know how anyone can believe a word out of this man's mouth. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">I have volunteered thousands of hours in Boone County, constantly working to make this the best place to live. I am running to serve the citizens of this county! ALL the citizens, not just a select few. Please vote for Ramona Croushore on May 20th, because I know that I'm the best qualified for this job. I am in the Right place and this is the Right time!</span>Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-86251855176302027782014-05-08T15:43:00.003-07:002014-05-08T15:43:48.634-07:00IS BOONE COUNTY CLERK BROWN TRUSTWORTHY?<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Boone County voters have to ask themselves whether County Clerk
Brown can be trusted with their important documents.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">A fundamental question is whether Brown can
be trusted to tell the truth; in addition to lying on a loan application, not
registering his vehicle in Kentucky for seven months, documents mysteriously
disappearing, and his 12 hour workweek, the facts demonstrate that Brown voted
out of his precinct, a Class D Felony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Brown usually lived with his mother until 2007. He voted
using his mother’s address, voting precinct Florence 13, C136A, in the general
election of November 2008. A year and a
half before that election, on July 26, 2007, Brown had purchased a home in voting
precinct Greenview, B116. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">It is unknown in what precinct he voted in the interim; what
matters is that he voted using his mother’s address in the general election of
2008, when it can be demonstrated that he had changed residences. Brown states
that the house he had purchased in July 2007 remained unoccupied until December
2008, that he did not move from his mother’s house until then, and that he
therefore did not commit a felony by voting out of his precinct. However, Brown’s mortgage agreement signed by
Brown on July 26, 2007, provides:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">“5. Occupancy, Preservation, Maintenance and
Protection of the Property; Borrower's Loan Application;
Leaseholds. <b>Borrower shall occupy, establish, and use the
Property as Borrower's principal residence within sixty days after the
execution of this Security Instrument</b>”</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Homeowner’s Policy on the home, effective July 30, 2007; a homeowner’s policy
is valid only if the policy holder resides in the home. </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">All of the bills one would expect if Brown had moved into his new
home shortly after purchasing it on July 26, 2007, appear to demonstrate that
Brown had in fact moved:</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">1)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Duke Energy instituted gas and electric service in August 2007 </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">2)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Boone County Water District opened an account on August 1, 2007 </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">3)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Brown made political contributions using his new home address May
3, 2008; the Kentucky Secretary of State contribution detail reports
demonstrate that fact. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">He
had made donations to Sal Santoro’s election in 2006 and 2007 using his
mother’s address and was able to vote for him by voting using his mother’s
address. If he had voted using his home
address he would have had Addia Wuchner on the ballot instead.</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">4)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">In March of 2007, Brown purchased a Chevrolet Suburban. Although the
seller signed over the title on July 31, 2007, Brown did not complete the
change in title until January 2, 2008 which is a Class A misdemeanor. Brown testified under oath that he continued
to drive the vehicle in the interim with the Georgia license plates. On
the Application for Kentucky Certificate of Title and the Assignment and
Warranty of Title by Owner forms, Brown’s mother’s address had been lined out
and Brown’s new home address inserted prior to filing on January 2, 2008, yet
he says he still lived with his mother on this date.</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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he was using his new home address for banking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">6) His
mother’s utility bill dropped considerably in the fall of 2007. Neither his nor his mother’s bills changed at
all in December of 2008, when he claims to have moved out of his mother’s and
into his new home.</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Brown claims that he had extensive remodeling done on the new
house. Under oath he stated that he had
the floors replaced and light switches replaced and that it took 18 months for
this to be done. When a further
investigation was done, relatives of Brown’s told the authorities that he
didn’t move into the new home until December of 2008 because they did
“extensive remodeling” that was much more than floors and light switches. There are no permits for this “extensive”
remodeling. There are no receipts for
this remodeling. You would think if you
were doing extensive remodeling you would keep the receipts for tax
purposes. So who’s lying? Was Brown lying under oath when he said he
only had floors and light switches replaced?
Or are family members lying to keep him from being prosecuted for a Class
D Felony because he voted out of his precinct in November of 2008 and possibly
May of 2008. Brown has <b><i>NO</i></b>
evidence of any type as to when he moved into his new home, he stated under oath. Quite the contrary. There is plenty of evidence which points to
his having lived at his new home and not at his mother’s in November of
2008. The Attorney General concludes
that they cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt when he moved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"> I leave this to you, the voter, to make your own
decision. Is there evidence that Brown’s
word cannot be trusted? Yes. His loan application for his vehicle proves
that. Does all the black and white
evidence show he was living in his home at the time of the election of November
2008? Yes. But when you say you didn’t do it and you
have friends in high places, it seems you may be above the law. He wasn’t prosecuted for committing a Class A
misdemeanor that he admitted under oath to; and he’s not been prosecuted for
committing a Class D felony even though the black and white evidence is
clear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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county. Scary?</span></u></b></div>
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Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-76995981045011566712014-05-06T16:40:00.001-07:002014-05-06T16:40:09.727-07:00Who's Broken the Law?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The incumbent Clerk, a career
politician, has begun a personal smear campaign against me. He is alleging that
a tax lien against my husband (the attorney who sued Brown for disability
discrimination and FMLA violation), is the same as evading paying taxes. It is not.
I have always paid my taxes; however, in the recession my husband was
unable to make a large tax payment on his income and as a result has a tax lien
where we make monthly payments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is NOT the same as
evading paying personal property taxes, especially when it’s his job to collect
them. As you have seen by the YouTube
videos, that is what the incumbent did. The
violation of not registering his vehicle in Kentucky within 15 days, is a Class
A misdemeanor. He bought the vehicle in
March and didn’t register it until January.
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Owing money is not a
crime. I have always paid my taxes and
will continue to do so. He has now taken
it upon himself to mail to many citizens a copy of the tax lien along with a
decision by the court of appeals finding that the buyer of our mortgage did not
have to prove its ownership. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I have NEVER broken the law
with the exception of a speeding ticket when I was 16 years of age. Regardless of the rumors he spreads, the
YouTube videos show that he committed the crime and that he lied on a loan
application for that same vehicle. I
trust the citizens of Boone County to see these rumors for what they are. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-16015262699585575722014-05-04T12:40:00.000-07:002014-05-04T12:40:02.243-07:00Boone County Clerk Lies About Previous EmploymentWhen you apply for a loan, you have a much better chance of obtaining it if you have a regular income. Lending institutions tend to be much more cautious about loaning money to people who work on commission rather than salaried. <br />
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Our current Clerk obviously knows this fact. So on a Huntington Bank loan application in March of 2007, where he was borrowing $24,000 to purchase the vehicle that he failed to register for 9 months in Kentucky, he lied saying he was an office manager. He stated that he had been an office manager for 10 years. 9 years with Cincinnati Bell and 6 months with North American Bioproducts. <br />
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Under oath, Mr. Brown listed his employment history and at NO time did he ever say he was an office manager. He had worked at a couple of bars. He had worked as a Deputy Jailer. He had worked as a baggage handler. He had worked for Cincinnati Bell (for approximately 7 years not 9) as a salesman. He worked as a salesman for North American Bioproducts. <br />
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I believe being a salesman is a very respectable occupation. However, Mr. Brown knew if he said this was what he did for a living, he would have a hard time securing a loan for $24,000. So he lied. He either lied on the loan application or he lied under oath. <br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCOyQ_cyrdQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCOyQ_cyrdQ</a><br />
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Restore honesty and integrity to the office of Boone County Clerk. Please vote for Ramona on May 20th!Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-78212056003180299512014-05-02T13:22:00.000-07:002014-05-02T13:22:16.390-07:00Current Clerk Evaded Paying 2008 Personal Property Taxes<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The incumbent Clerk, a career
politician, who unfortunately will say or do anything to win, has begun a
personal smear campaign against me. He is alleging that a tax lien against my
husband, an attorney, and losing a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">court
case in 2006 is comparable to his failure to pay his car taxes.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The difference is we are paying our debt,
which Mr. Brown evaded.</span><br />
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This is one of the many reasons I'm running for Clerk. Let's restore integrity and honesty to this office. Please vote for Ramona on May 20th! Number 1 on the ballot!</div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-20486200192824452362014-04-30T07:46:00.002-07:002014-04-30T07:46:59.336-07:00Super-size Pension Pals<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My opponent sent out a mailer that you probably received
yesterday announcing the endorsements of career politicians like him who have
protected their pensions at the expense of the taxpayers of Boone County.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">County Clerk "Career Politician" Kenny Brown, a man
who has run as a Democrat for the House, and lost a race for Clerk in 2006, proudly
announced he is running for reelection with the full support
of Rep. Sal Santoro and Sen. John Schickel. Both of them have sat on their hands when it
comes to pension reform because both have expectations,
like Brown, of being in office long enough to collect a full size
pension for their part time service in the Legislature. Brown only works
part-time and wants a full size pension as well as his full size salary for
working on average a 12 hour week. </span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brown has also been endorsed by another career politician James
Comer, who as a House member actually voted for the get rich pension deal for
legislators like him and former Senate President David
Williams. Unfortunately, Comer, elected to serve as Agriculture
Commissioner, is now guaranteed to get a super-size pension compared
with what he has paid in. </span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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to protect their pals in the taxpayer funded pension plan! </span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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and other conservative activists?</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fortunately, you have a clear alternative in the Republican
Primary race for Boone County Clerk, Ramona B. Croushore!</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a business woman with extensive experience in volunteer
community service and non-profit management I would appreciate your
support in getting rid of the career politicians and thus your vote for Boone
County Clerk in the Republican Primary on May 20<sup>th</sup>!</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-27719119982321355202014-04-28T11:12:00.000-07:002014-04-28T11:12:00.934-07:00WHAT WILL I DO WHEN I AM ELECTED?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First and foremost, I promise to treat this as a full-time job. Our current clerk, was in the office approximately 48 hours in October of 2013 and 49.5 hours in November of 2013. I called him out on this publicly and he started spending more time in the office. Today is April 28th and so far this month he has been into the office approximately 9 days. This is not full-time. My other opponent, doesn't see a problem with this, stating that "he doesn't have a boss." You're the Clerk's boss. The County Clerk does have bosses. Thousands of them. My tax dollars and your tax dollars pay the Clerk's salary to serve, not sit at home working on email which is what our current clerk said he does under oath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have heard from so many
people in the county that customer service is either poor or lacking currently
in the Clerk’s office. I promise you,
the citizens of Boone County that I will address this immediately upon taking
office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I promise you that I will work
full time not an average of 12 hours a week.
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I promise you that I will look
at expanding services, to make it convenient for you to deal with the Clerk’s
office. When you renew online or by
phone, you are charged an extra fee. Of
course, you’re not told this when the current Clerk is telling you how
convenient it is to do business now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I promise to only serve no more
than two terms and that I will not use this office to further any political
career. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I promise to implement
merit-based hiring and retention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I promise you that I will do
everything in my power to provide you with all public documents online so that
you don’t have to pay for copies of things that belong to the public to begin
with. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I would appreciate your vote on May 20<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-34700688295496782802014-04-23T13:03:00.003-07:002014-04-23T13:03:59.802-07:00Why Should You Vote For Me?<div class="MsoNormal">
Today we are less than four weeks from the primary. I come to you asking for your vote because I
am the best person to hold the office of Boone County Clerk. I am a wife, mother and small business owner. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have had my business for 9+ years. I opened a brick and mortar store on $300 and
when I chose to close two years later to do some traveling I had money in my
pocket, never once having gone into debt for my business.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I chose Boone County as my home over 14 years ago. After living all over this great country of
ours and Germany, this is where I wanted to call home. I have worked very hard to contribute to
the community by being in the very first
Sheriff’s Citizen’s Academy; serving as a CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocate for abused, neglected and dependent children); PTSO Board; PTSO
President; Parent Volunteer Committee; Site Base Committees; Instructional
Practices Committee; Mentor Mom for MOPS groups, just to name a few. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Before I moved to Boone County, I was the Assistant
Education Director for the Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership. I was the facilitator for the Leadership
Education Alumnae Committee as well as Leadership Education. I was named a Tennessee Colonel by then
Governor Don Sundquist because of my work trying to improve the education of
all children in Tennessee. I was part of
the forming of Knoxville’s Promise, part of General Colin Powell’s America’s
Promise initiative. <o:p></o:p></div>
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During my time as an active duty military wife I worked in
Personal Lines and Commercial Lines insurance.
I always made time to volunteer
within the community where I lived. I
was nominated as Volunteer of the Year for Hillsborough County Florida for my
work with the Haven W. Poe Runaway Shelter.
I worked with military teenagers in Germany, always having a house full.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s important to me to make my community the best I can
possibly make it. I have worked
tirelessly to make that happen in Boone County.
That is why I am running for Boone County Clerk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will look at expanding services and hours at NO additional
costs. I promise you to restore full
time leadership to this office. I promise you to work hard to improve customer
service. I promise to do my best to
have all public documents accessible on-line.
When someone thinks of the Clerk’s office, they will think convenience
not hassle. I promise to be a servant of
the citizens of Boone County. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This is my promise to you Boone County and I appreciate your
vote on May 20<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-92015116096636448922014-04-13T17:30:00.003-07:002014-04-13T17:30:47.976-07:00Walking in Boone CountyI have spent many an hour walking the neighborhoods of Boone County lately and have enjoyed it so much! What wonderful people live here.<br />
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I've met people from all walks of life. Some born and raised here, and many who, like myself, chose Boone County as their home. Retirees, veterans, hard workers, single moms, the list goes on and on. Every person I've met, with the exception of one person, have been open minded and absolutely wonderful to talk with. One person, just one, actually asked me to leave because they are friends with our current clerk, and I used to be a Democrat, so I need to leave. What a very small mind this person has. <br />
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I would never ask my friends to vote for me on the basis that I am their friend. I was a gun owning Democrat for Ronald Reagan. A Blue Dog Democrat. I've never voted party, but always tried to vote for the best person for the job. <br />
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The incumbent, Mr. Brown, was a Democrat who actually ran for state office unsuccessfully in the '90's. He was the driver for Dr. Poore, a Democrat who ran for Governor. But I'm a horrible person because I used to be a Democrat? Really? So, this man is going to vote for a proven liar, who evaded paying his personal property taxes on a vehicle he purchased in 2007 and didn't register until 2008, because their "friends".<br />
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I ask you to do your homework. Become knowledgeable about all the candidates. Don't vote for me because I'm your "friend". Vote for me because I'm honest, have integrity, have the business experience needed for this job, and will return full time leadership to this office. However, if you want a someone who works from home a couple of days a week working on his email, and fails to pay his own personal property tax, and is an insult to veterans, then by all means, vote for the incumbent. <br />
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I feel confident in the people that I have met. I would appreciate your vote on May 20th.Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-25554898661509507262014-02-18T06:14:00.000-08:002014-02-18T06:14:02.306-08:00Our Right To Vote<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are some things in this world that I, as I'm sure you also,
take for granted. For instance, when I turn the faucet on, I will get
water. When I turn the key in my ignition, my car will start. When
I fill out a voter's registration card and turn it in to the clerk's office, it
will be filed with the state and I will be able to vote on election day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">What if you went to start your car and it
didn't start? You would be upset. You would possibly call AAA.
You would get it fixed. Is it anyone's fault your car didn't start?
No. It happens. But we take for granted that it will start
when we want to go somewhere. What if you didn't have any water when you
turn the faucet on? Again, you would be angry but it's no one's fault you don't
have water. You will call the water department. They will take care
of it. That's the way the world works. Unless, it's the Boone County
Clerk's Office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">On September 6th, I filled out a voter's
registration card changing my party. I have been a Democrat since I was
18. I didn't know the difference in the two parties and frankly, I've
never voted party. I've always researched my candidates and voted for the
person I felt was more capable of completing the job they were being elected to
do. I filled out a card changing my party to Republican, because frankly,
I feel we have to be more fiscally responsible.
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Many of our local elected officials have changed parties from
Democrat to Republican including the current county clerk, who ran on the
Democratic ticket unsuccessfully in 1996 for State Rep. The difference is, when others change their
party affiliation, their cards were entered into the state system without
incident. Mine was not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I filed my letter of intent to run for County Clerk on October 3<sup>rd</sup>,
as a Republican. I had a press release
stating that I am a Republican. Imagine
my surprise when I went into the county clerk’s office on December 27<sup>th</sup>
to file my official papers to run and found out that the state system still
showed me as a Democrat! I was
shocked. The Deputy Clerk said she knew
a card had come in for me with a change, but she didn’t know what the change was. She saw the card. It was on her desk. Okay, it’s a mistake that it didn’t get
entered. It happens. I don’t claim to be perfect. No big deal, right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The Deputy Clerk goes to the file to retrieve my card to enter it
into the system. It’s not there. Hmmm…it’s not entered into the system, it’s
not in the file. Mistake? Doubtful.
I’m running for the position of County Clerk. The overseer of elections. I could possibly see a mistake in not
entering it and it being filed properly.
I could possibly see a mistake in it being entered into the system, but
misfiled. But both? Fat chance.
This sounds deliberate to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I filled out a new card and filed my papers to run for County
Clerk. No harm. Except, what if I hadn’t gone into the office
to file my papers before December 31<sup>st</sup>? Would there have been a problem? Yes.
You only have until December 31<sup>st</sup> to change party affiliation
to run for office in the primary. That
is the cutoff. Of course, later that day
when I went back in to file the completed paperwork, the voting supervisor was waving
around the computer printout of my card.
They had scanned it into the local clerk’s office computer system on
October 11<sup>th</sup>. 35 days after I
filled it out. They still had it. They had never bothered to enter it into the
state system, which dictates how you vote.
They never filed it. They lost it
after that 35 days. But they scanned
it. Big deal. It wouldn’t have allowed me to run for office
or vote on May 20<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I kept quiet about this for 18 days. I kept thinking they would find it. They did not.
I then went on the Boone County Neighborhood Facebook page and suggested
that anyone who had filled out a voter’s registration card in the past few
months contact the clerk’s office to make sure it was done since mine had not
been entered. Miracles of miracles, the
next day I got a phone call from the Deputy Clerk, saying they had found my
card filed in the “P”s. It only took me
going public for this to happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When I went to the office to see the actual card, because
basically at this point I don’t trust this office at all, the voting Supervisor
told me that it was my fault, because on the line with my signature is a date
to be filled in. I had put 8-6-2013 and
seeing my mistake, wrote a 9 over the 8.
REALLY????? This caused them to
not enter my change into the state system and lose my card??? To file my card
in the “P”s without entering it? MY
FAULT??? No apologies. Nothing but blaming me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When I’m elected Boone County Clerk, the “mistakes” will not
happen. This is ridiculous. Of course, not surprising since things have a
way of disappearing from the clerk’s office if they might be a detriment to our
current clerk. FMLA certification papers
from a locked file in his office. His
voting record from November 2008, immediately after questions were raised about
his voting history. But those are
stories for another day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">For today, I’m disgusted with the lack of integrity in this office
and we as citizens need to restore integrity to the office of Boone County
Clerk. Vote for Ramona on May 20<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and deeply disappointed to learn that Clerk Kenny Brown has established a video
feed from his offices, which is nothing less than surveillance of Boone County
citizens. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Republicans like Senator Rand
Paul are opposing civilian surveillance programs in Washington and State
Representative Diane St. Onge is introducing legislation in Frankfort to
prevent civilian surveillance by the government, I am shocked and disappointed that
an elected county official would use cameras purchased for legitimate security purposes
to broadcast who is in line in the clerk’s office. I have
to wonder why he waited until the week after he appeared in the media standing
alongside an outspoken advocate of civil liberties like Judge Andrew Napolitano
to announce this intrusive violation of personal privacy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is without question an unnecessary
surveillance of citizens seeking to do business with the county and provides
those with illegal or inappropriate intentions an opportunity to know who may
be away from their home or place of business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The actions of the incumbent
represent those of an individual who continues to demonstrate the lack of
leadership skills to manage this office.
The reality is that by the time someone leaves their home to drive from
Union to Florence or from Hebron to Burlington the video is absolutely useless
from a customer service perspective. Even the clerk admitted it is not live
time. If not for pure political theater,
why would any elected official expand or implement civilian surveillance in a Clerk’s
office? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The camera should be pointed
at his desk. This clerk has managed to
come into the office every day of ONE week since October 3<sup>rd</sup>. One week!
And that was last week, still only managing a 29 hour work week. This, after I started going public with his
horrible work ethic. He’s such an
extreme right wing clerk, and is so concerned about the waste of taxpayers
money, yet he’s taking our tax dollars as his salary and managed to come in to
the office approximately 100 hours total during October and November. As of 11:30 a.m. this morning, he is still
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">An objective analysis of his
work history will show Kenny Brown never managed anything except a bar before
becoming clerk. And he got that job only because he was
friends with the restaurant manager. Somehow
he thinks using video cameras is effective management. As Clerk, I will pull the plug on that system
instantly. I do not agree with surveillance of Boone County citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-82528009520907541432013-12-07T06:56:00.002-08:002013-12-07T06:56:33.840-08:00A Day That Will Live In Infamy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can you believe that our present County Clerk is as ignorant as he is?!?! He claims Pearl Harbor was NOT an act of war because the Japanese had no boots on the ground. This disrespects all our WWII veterans and their families!<br />
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December 7th, 1941 was a Sunday. We were at peace with the nation of Japan. On that day the Japanese attacked not only Pear Harbor but Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Malaya. On December 8th, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.<br />
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The President of the United States said on December 8th, "I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Empire of Japan."<br />
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At 1:00 on December 8th, Congress (with one dissent) declared a state of war. December 7th is "a day that will live in infamy", but apparently not in the little mind of the current clerk who never served and would certainly not understand the sacrifice that it takes to give him the freedom to spout such ignorance.<br />
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Please take a moment to remember all those who died in theses horrible attacks. Please remember their families. Please remember to thank ALL veterans who have served and are currently serving. None of us would have the freedoms we enjoy without the sacrifices they have all made!Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-56598839764324199452013-12-03T04:49:00.004-08:002013-12-03T04:49:31.139-08:00Your Tax Dollars at Work?<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_529dd2c8584738065260323">
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">But there's one problem. We have an elected official who chooses not to show up to work. He's admitted it under oath, that he stays home a couple of days a week to do his email. My tax dollars <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">pay his salary. Since October 3rd through November 30th, he was in the office 6 full days! 6! That's horrible! Including those 6 full days, he has been in the office approximately 102 hours! That means we, the tax payers of Boone County are paying this man approximately $150.00 per hour to be our clerk. And yet, many people in the "good ole boy" network" swear he's doing a great job!?!? </span></span></div>
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">I personally, am disgusted. Let's restore FULL TIME leadership to the clerk's office! Vote May 20 for Ramona!</span></span></div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-27533676169935955422013-12-02T14:10:00.001-08:002013-12-02T14:10:58.323-08:00An Afternoon With Santa!
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Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-25630276396066713262013-11-15T08:32:00.000-08:002013-11-15T08:32:02.764-08:00Committed to Serving
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I want to take a minute to let you know that I am committed to fulfilling the full term if
elected to serve as your Boone County Clerk. I categorically rule out using the clerk’s office as a stepping
stone to run for higher office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am disappointed but not surprised by Kenny Brown’s comments in an October
22 posting on NKY.COM that if he were to run for state office he would have to
move or run in Kenton County, which is a result of legislative redistricting that left
Brown’s home precinct split into multiple legislative districts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Given Kenny’s unsuccessful run in the 1996 Democratic primary for a state
house seat, representing Boone and Gallatin counties, I am not surprised at his
continued interest in running for the legislature. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Voters deserve to know I am absolutely,
categorically not using this office as a political stepping stone.</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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I <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">question Brown’s suggestion that he would “mail a letter to voters” whose
polling place may change as a result of redistricting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am pretty confident if you ask
100 voters in Boone County what precinct they vote in, by name, less than 20
percent could tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>County Clerks
and Boards of Election across Kentucky adjust precinct boundaries and polling
places annually based on population shifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It appears my opponent is using the unfortunate situation as an
opportunity to mail a puff piece outlining the redistricting process just in
time for his re-election campaign. Mailing this letter would amount to little
more than a publically funded campaign mailer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I share the outrage of State Senator John Schickel in the whole
redistricting process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
disappointed the Republicans in the Senate followed the House blindly by
supporting a plan which is so grossly unfair to one of the state’s major
economic engines.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">However, I find it unbelievable the precinct split was a punishment for <strong><em><u>Brown’s
lawsuit</u></em></strong> against the legislature which prompted a special session<strong><em><u> costing tax
payers over</u></em></strong> <strong><em><u>$300,000.</u></em></strong> The plan Brown filed suit against split 122
precincts statewide; the current plan splits 115, and tore Boone County into 5
house districts. I truly wonder what was achieved to the benefit of the people
of Boone County. Lawsuits against redistricting have become common place. It stretches
the imagination to believe the members of the Kentucky house care what precinct
the Boone County Clerk votes in.</span></span></div>
Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-48838961042875702242013-11-11T07:30:00.000-08:002013-11-11T07:30:04.521-08:00Thank you to all who have served!<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Today I am thankful to live in a country where we have so many freedoms. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">As the wife of a disabled army veteran, the daughter-in-law of an air force retired veteran, and the mother-in-law of a currently serving army captain, I am extremely grateful for all the sacrifices that our veterans have made and that are still being made today. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Sacrifice is a word an average citizen doesn't begin to know the meaning of until they have served their country. </span>Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869566254298720545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265146347459996654.post-14892305288981283262013-11-04T07:08:00.002-08:002013-11-04T07:08:30.181-08:00
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for Boone County Clerk in 2014 calling for the exploration of expanded services
at no additional costs, improved customer service, merit based hiring,
performance based pay, and full-time leadership in the County Clerk’s office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Ramona Croushore is a paralegal in the law offices of her
husband, Paul Croushore, and cites her life experience as qualifications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Croushore is a small business owner, has
served as PTA/PTSO President for 6+ years, was a member of the Site Base
Council at Conner Middle School, a graduate of the first Boone County Sheriff’s
Citizens Academy and former Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and
neglected children in the Boone County court system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">In deciding to run for clerk, Mrs. Croushore said, “I have
been an active member of the community and I am constantly hearing people
complain that the morale is low and the hours are just not convenient for
working people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the private
sector- and life- experience to bring a more businesslike and customer friendly
approach to the operation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need a
system where hiring is based solely on qualifications and salaries and
promotions are based on merit, productivity and customer service.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Mrs. Croushore said, “When I am elected I will restore
full-time on-site management of the office by the elected official.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She continued, “tax payers expect full-time
leadership and they deserve nothing less.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Croushore plans to explore a number of options to improve
operational efficiency in the office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She said, “I’m convinced through effective full-time leadership we can
achieve positive results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a
number of options I’m exploring to make the Boone County Clerk’s office more
responsive to the residents of Boone County.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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