Just Gonna Plop This Screen Shot of The Letter Featured in the Lexington Herald Leader Today

 *Edited

I didn't plan on posting again today, after my Eddie Murphy post below, but just saw this in our local news.

I'm just gonna plop this screen shot, right here ...

The letter is from an article in the Lexington Herald Leader, today, from the lobbying contractors who lobby for Fayette County Public Schools to the state legislature, terminating their contract with them, and why.

So .. can I just tell you that 3 months ago, my husband, a former data analyst for FCPS,  transferred out of that department, taking a giant pay cut, and is now going to retire in January, for a reason (s)? ;)

NOT because he did anything wrong - but he knew others were.

Also, he did NOT have anything to do with the budget and financial data she mentions  - but his department would be the other data she refers to, here, that a lobbying firm would need to be accurate, consistent, and not manipulated when presenting it to legislature.

Even his ex-boss wasn't over input of financial data, but he is over both the IT and Data in general - data submission/presentation -  to the district, the school board, and for outside open-records requests.

She also says in the letter that someone - whom she believes is a school board member - has been smearing her to the press days before making this public announcement.

Interestingly, check the 1st and only comment under the article, at present - it's very clearly someone trying to discredit her.

I mean ... who else would write that comment, right? 😂

We didn't even know who she was, until today, even my husband didn't, so whoever wrote that apparently doesn't realize doing so is actually helping her case by providing proof someone IS doing that!  😂

What a world we live in now and the lengths people will go to cover up their own wrongdoing, technology actually making it easier in some cases to deceive, right? 

So here's the history, for those not following the local news the last few months -  FCPS is being audited and is in serious trouble.

The public first became aware the budget was in serious peril when the superintendent had an emergency board meeting to beg for an emergency contingency fund as the budget was in crisis.

Since then, we now have a state financial audit questioning literally millions of dollars in luxury travel and other strange spending sprees. 

Then the bombshell - local press reported the new budget director was placed on unpaid leave in July without explanation, curiously just after she sent emails to the superintendent and school board chair regarding budget inconsistencies and reckless spending.

So she got a lawyer and sued, citing retaliation and protection under the Whistleblower Act,, then took a press tour - providing press with the emails proving she tried to flag everyone, then placed on leave in retaliation. 

And here we are today.

So this was validating for my husband, but considering the letter doesn't mention directly what the "other data proven inaccurate," is, only partially so. Also, no action/consequences yet.

Though just like at any other government institution or bureacracy, here have always been some issues there - but it it's become absolutely toxic the past 5 years.

In fact, though most of my neighbors work for the schools and say  the same, 3 others besides my husband - in different departments - have done the same as Mark - quit, retired, or switched to a lower-paying job. 

(One actually went back to teaching, though previously in administration leadership).

This is what happens when the toxic people are put in charge, then all the qualified, good people quit, retire, or switch out of departments. The toxic people then hire in unqualified crony buddies, who all protect each other.

BUT - don't we love it when truth finally comes out, or starts to?  😊

The Epstein thing, too - I've been saying since 2015, somebody should check into his ties with Epstein, based on his strange quote in New York Magazine in 2002 that resurfaced - but no one would listen.

And now, Trump is trying to get the DOJ to go after Clinton, I guess as some sort of distraction from what Epstein said about Trump himself.

I will not be blinded by what political hat child sex traffickers and those who enable them wear - so investigate both Clinton AND Trump

Because the fact is, Epstein's email said neither Clinton OR Trump participated in the sex-trafficking of underage girls - but only mentioned Trump as knowing about it for certain - but both need to be questioned.. 

But again, people will believe what they want to believe, and they have to be willing to even view the proof, without wearing rose-colored glasses - which many won't,  because it's contrary to they need to believe.

That is, if they even know about it. Fox News STILL has yet to mention what Epstein said about Trump knowing for a fact what Epstein was doing.

Regardless, there is nothing like telling the truth about what you witnessed or experienced with a person, but no one believes you - nothing. 

And sometimes it's not even a matter of believing you or not believing you - they just don't want to deal with the whole investigation process and rehire someone.

I speak from personal experience.

The worst, however, is when you actually DO have proof, but no one wants to look/listen, because they're so sure whoever you're talking about isn't capable of whatever it is.

(My husband was in this situation, he actually recorded someone on several occasions  - and yet it made no difference.)

But the fact that the tip of the iceberg is now starting to show publicly is at least somewhat validating for him.

It brings me hope, too.

In fact, both situations brought me hope this week - that even it may take months, years, decades, or even centuries (in Trump's case?), the truth will come out, even if it's after we're gone - because it always does. 😊

But one thing I know is this ... a watched pot never boils.

You have to let it go or it can consume you.

Because it's not about what happens to them - it's about what happens to you because of what they did.

Can't catch their disease, lest you be just like them - and you also let them continue to have that much power over you  😊