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THE NEWSCASTER
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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
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Tom Russell - Consulting Editor
A Publication of
Wednesday August 22, 2007
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Sexual
predator
With Mike Moore
No, It isn't your right
released,
For the past several weeks
I've been 'squawking' here about
registers at
this and that. By my way of
thinking though it hasn't really
been squawking at all. I think
Gulf
I've merely been reporting on my observa-
tions as my days go by. This week however, I
really have something to yell about. Since I
Hammock
was a kid, I've been made aware of and have
participated in the "Five Acres and Indepen-
A sexual predator who will celebrate
dence" mindset later turned world view.
his 39th birthday on Saturday as a free man
My parents were owners of the pre-
was released from a Florida
miere issue of "The Mother Earth News." As
Department of Corrections
I recall that first issue was in 1970. I know
prison, Monday. Ernest
what "Foxfire" means and I can pretty well
Nichols registered his ad-
tell you about "how to" anything that has to
dress as 6650 S.E. Hwy. 19,
do with alternative energy production. Here
Gulf Hammock.
at my own homestead, we recycle (glass and
His aliases in-
plastic, paper, press board, and organic mate-
Diane Toto proudly holds up a donation check presented to the Homosassa Civic Club by
clude various combina-
rial), we drive a hybrid car and for around town
Sweetbay market in Inverness. Joe Fleck, manager of the new grocery store cuts the
tions of Ernest or Earnest, Earnest Nichols
trips a scooter that gets 125-140mpg, we put
ceremonious 'opening day' ribbon while store employees look on. More on page 4
the initial J. or Jerod and the
our t-stat up to 83, use a front loading wash-
Newscaster Photo by Mike Moore
surname of Lee or Nichols. He has brown hair,
ing machine, and shop with cloth shopping
It's Back to School, Drive Responsibly
blue eyes, is 5'7" tall and weighs 180 lbs. He
bags. We have fluorescent bulbs instead of
has a scar on his right hand (from an entry
incandescent, mulch our yard waste, and a
By Gail A. Tierney, Public Information Officer
and exit bullet wound) and a scar on his right
hundred other things to reduce, reuse, and
Believe it or not, the 2007-08 school year kicked off August 20, and students will be
knee.
recycle.
riding their bicycles or walking to and from school. You'll see them waiting at bus stops.
He was convicted in Wakulla,
We even refuse to plant strictly or-
School buses will be everywhere, and lights will be flashing by designated school zones.
Florida on May 16, 1995 of two crimes: (1)
namental type plants (any plant has to be or-
Whether driving to work, running an errand or making a delivery, drivers need to realize that
sexual battery by an adult on a victim under
namental AND produce food or medicine). By
the risk of a deadly collision between a child and a motor vehicle goes up during the start of
12 and (2) lewd/lascivious act on a child un-
any standard we are doing our part. Often it is
the school year. That's because drivers and pedestrians are still in their summertime mind-set
der the age of 16; one victim was a female and
said that 'one person DOES make a difference.'
and not paying attention to what's going on around them. Small children are particularly
the other victim's sex was unspecified.
You hear it all the time. Yep, our family IS re-
vulnerable because they're harder to see, and their actions sometimes are unpredictable.
The Florida Dept. of Law Enforce-
ducing pollution by being vegetarians and
Motorists are reminded to pay close attention to reduced speed limits in designated school
ment explains that a sexual predator is a re-
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
zones by schools and their campuses. School zone speed limits typically range from 15 to 20
peat sexual offender, a sexual offender who
miles per hour, but may vary from school zone to school zone.
uses physical violence, or a sexual offender
Adopt A Pet
Permanent signs designating school zones and school zone speed limits always should dis-
who preys on children.
play clearly to drivers the times during which the restrictive speed limit is enforced. In many
see page 2
cases, these signs will feature flashing lights to further alert drivers to slow down, and school
Levy Students
crossing guards also may be in evidence.
The sheriff's crossing guards say that drivers should make sure they use proper signaling
Bus Rules, page 2
around the county's schools. It's important for the guards to know what drivers' intentions
are and where exactly they're heading.
Dress Code,
Keep in mind that driving at a speed greater than that posted in a designated school
zone not only can cause tragedy, but also may translate into a hefty traffic fine for the
page 12
offender. For instance, effective August 1, the fine in Citrus County for speeds 1-5 mph over
the posted speed limit in a school zone is $113.50. Rising in increments, the fine for speeds 30
Continued on page 5 - Back to School