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David Day

A Positive Outlook During Bleak Times

We’re entering the final weeks of the legislative session and that means we’re only days away from finalizing the state budget for the next fiscal year. Next week I will give you a breakdown of some of the budget highlights that may be of interest. But for now, let me just say we are in quite a fortunate situation as a state even as most of the nation faces a bleak economic forecast. Times are tough and they are getting tougher, but here in Missouri we have a much better outlook for the coming fiscal year than the vast majority of states. That is something that may not be apparent to you as an individual citizen struggling to make ends meet, but the strong economy we continue to enjoy provides a number of positives that impact all Missourians in a favorable way.

 

If you look out across the economic landscape, states all across the country are suffering. According to a recent report issued by the National Conference of State Legislatures, 23 states are facing a total budget gap of at least $26 billion for their 2009 budgets. Of the 50 states, 33 are classified as concerned about their economic outlook and 4 are listed as pessimistic. Only 13 states are listed as having stable or optimistic forecasts for their fiscal year 2009 budgets. Missouri is fortunate to be one of those states as we look at not a budget shortfall but instead our third consecutive year with a budget surplus.

 

Getting to this point didn’t happen by luck. Just a few years ago we were in the same position so many states today are facing. But we turned a more than $1 billion budget shortfall into a healthy surplus by reforming a broken system and making the tough choices that would result in a better Missouri for all of us. One of the most important things we did was to switch our budgeting process to one that is performance-based much like you see in the private sector. That change in philosophy put an emphasis on providing funding to the programs that are working well and not wasting taxpayer dollars on ones that aren’t getting the job done. We also placed a heavy emphasis on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse from the government system and the many programs that provide critical services to citizens of this state. These changes worked together to pull our state back from the brink of economic disaster and has now positioned us to thrive while so many other states are struggling.

 

Of course the question to ask is what any of this really means to you. It’s nice to hear that our state is doing well but that has little impact on your daily life as you try to scrape together enough cash to afford to fill your gas tank. Or does it? While our state’s budget surplus can’t stabilize the housing market or bring down the price of oil, it does have a positive impact on your life and the lives of all Missourians. To gain a better understanding of how that is the case we have only to look at other states facing budget crunches right now and how they are working to deal with them.

 

Right now, there are at least 16 states that plan to reduce spending or eliminate programs to balance their books. In New Jersey they have made nearly $1 billion in cuts to programs and they have also called for no growth in total spending for 2009 which is something that almost never happens in state budgeting. Florida also had to cut $1 billion last October to avert a shortfall in their current budget. In Nevada they have imposed a 4.5 percent cut for all state agencies including K-12 education. In addition, there are eight states considering tax increases to generate the revenue necessary to avoid a shortfall. Their citizens who are already suffering through tough economic times now also face the prospect of having their tax burden increased. I think we can all agree that is not something we want to see here in our own state.

 

That’s why we are so fortunate to have a healthy budget that allows us to adequately fund our programs and even put some money aside in case of a budgetary emergency. While some may say we have made cuts along the way to get to this point, the truth is our budget has grown steadily each year. This year’s budget will be the largest in the history of our state but it will be one I know spends taxpayer money in a responsible way that provides results and ensures our programs are performing properly. Most importantly, we have increased our revenues and generated these budget surpluses without increasing your tax burden. In fact, for a great many Missourians, we have reduced their tax burden in recent years.

 

So, while other states talk about cutting programs or raising taxes, we are fortunate to be in a position where we don’t have to consider either option. That translates into you not having to worry about the state reducing or eliminating services and remaining comfortable in the knowledge your tax bill is not going to rise. I’m proud of the things we have done to bring our state to this point and we now have shown we made the right choices for Missouri as we look at the tough times faced by our fellow states. Times are tough for all of us but at least here in Missouri we are better off than most. That’s good news in a time when bad news seems to be the norm.

 

 

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 By Gary Carmack

   Trauma Season and Warm Weather Dangers

   It’s that time of year. People getting out, doing more high risk activity like boating, riding horses, ATVs and many other fun and exciting things. Sadly, many people seem to drive faster too. We in EMS call this “trauma season.” At the Pulaski County Ambulance District (PCAD) we stock up on extra trauma supplies, splints, and IV solutions. We know trauma season is coming.

   Trauma is the primary cause of death and disability in people from 1 to 44 years of age. Heart disease and cancer do not catch up with trauma as the leading cause of death until the person’s fifth decade of life. Trauma is the seventh leading cause of death in the elderly and about 80 % of teenage deaths are from trauma. Every ten years more Americans die of trauma than have died from all U.S. military conflicts combined. Pretty astounding statistics aren’t they?

   Before going into some of the less common, but interesting emergencies that spark a lot of questions and concerns--the deadliest of them all to try and prevent: The Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC). Most of the death, dismemberment, and permanent disability we see this trauma season will be as a result of the motor vehicle. Sadly, we have already seen several of these heartbreaking tragedies early this year. Hopefully there will be no further; however we fear more are to come.

   Prevention strategies regarding MVC fatalities and disabilities: 1) Slow down. It is unbelievable how fast people are driving on the highways and gravel roads. 2) Pay attention. Inattentiveness is frequently a primary cause of crash. Beware of talking on the cell phone or other distractions while driving.  3) Use the appropriate safety devices, seat belts and child safety seats. Remember this statistic: one of every 13 victims ejected from the vehicle sustains major and permanent cervical spine damage. Restrained victims “ride down” the deceleration with belt elasticity and crush time of the car, with nearly a 45 % reduction in fatalities. All arguments against seatbelt use are unfounded. 4) Stop drunk drivers. Do not drink and drive. Nationwide 50 to 55 % of fatal crashes involve alcohol.

   Beware: here in Pulaski County, Missouri you can get Lyme disease from a tick. The most frequent patient is one from living in, or being around heavily wooded areas. The most common carrier is the Deer Tick. The deer tick usually gets on humans in the nymphal stage which is very small and hard to see. Deer are the preferred host for the adult tick Dogs can be incidental host and can develop Lyme disease as well. This disease can cause neurologic, cardiac or joint abnormalities.

   The common signs and symptoms are: a rash starting with a spot of a discoloration or raised area called a macule or papule. It usually forms part of a rash. The area expands with a clearing in the center (central clearing up to 50 cm).  This is followed by flu-like syndrome—chills, fever, headache, stiff neck and malaise (general feeling of “feeling bad”).

   Prevention strategies for Lyme disease:  1) Use appropriate and safe tick repellants. Check frequently and thoroughly for ticks after being outdoors. 2) Prompt removal of ticks. The transmission of the spirochete (spiral shaped bacteria ) causing this illness does not usually occur until the infected tick has been in place for at least 36 to 48 h, therefore checking for ticks and early removal can certainly help prevent the infection. 3) See a physician if you suffer the above mentioned signs and symptoms after a tick bite and be sure you tell the doctor that you had a recent tick bite.

   Snakes—not a really great danger in our county, but people ask a lot of questions about snakebite and what to do; and snakes can sure scare the heck out of you. The exception would be a bad run-in with a cottonmouth or rattlesnake, but these are rare. Most people will see or come into contact with the copperhead. All three are from the family Crotalidae (Pit Vipers) and are venomous. The fer-de-lance and bushmaster of Central and South Americas are cousins of sorts to these three Pit Vipers.

   A little over 8000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the U.S., however fewer than six deaths per year occur. Rattlesnakes account for nearly all of these. The Eastern or Western diamondbacks cause most of the deaths.

   If bitten there are actually more “DO NOTs” anymore, because myth and treatments usually cause more harm than the snakebite does. DO NOT apply tourniquets, ice, cut, or apply electric shock. These things cause far more harm than the snake.

   What should you do: 1) Avoid exertion. 2) Give a lot of reassurance 3) Keep warm and call 911. 4) Remove any constrictive clothing and jewelry. 5) The paramedics will administer oxygen and establish an IV.

Prevention strategies: 1) Look before reaching down to pick up or move objects. 2) If cleaning up old lumber and things use a tool to turn them over first. 3) Look before sitting down on logs or rocks.

 

The Sheriff’s View

JB King

By Sheriff J.B. King

Week of May 7 to 11, 2008


Welcome aboard one more time for another column full of thrills and chills. I shall try my best to rant and rave and produce a column full of information for you to read. I may even be able to inform and entertain you at the same time. Yes, it’s going to be a column where I have little to write about so be prepared for anything.

The case number/ calls for service count stands at 3,370 this morning. As usual most of those numbers did not require a lot of effort but some of them required a lot of effort. But in one respect it does not matter because we had to take action on all of them and each accounts for a chunk of Deputy time.

As I write this column on Sunday morning we have a small problem. We had two Deputies scheduled to work today. One called in sick and the other one is working. I think we all know that one Deputy is not going to cover Pulaski County very well by himself on a day shift. Due to the latest shooting incident we again have the evening shifts beefed up at the expense of the day shift. We are currently looking for a reserve Deputy who can come in for the rest of the day. If we cannot find one then I will forfeit another day off and hit the road. Hopefully I can finish the column first.

We had another major shooting incident last week. This incident resulted in one-man shot and one man on the run from us. This is getting to be a tired old routine for us. We once again called out as many Deputies as we could to help in the neighborhood of the shooting. Since there was no known vehicle for him to leave the area in we tried to get Deputies out there quick. We had problems with the crime scene as the crime scene just continued to move down the block away from the residence where it happened.

The victim was taken to the Ft. Wood Hospital by private vehicle so we had to hustle to get a Deputy there and Ft. Wood soon transferred him to a Springfield area hospital. So we lost immediate contact with the victim. But despite the setbacks the alleged suspect was identified and charged within 15 hours or so and the manhunt continues at this time.

This latest shooting incident did produce a comment that I should pass on to you. We had some agents from the Greene County area here for another matter and they told us we have Springfield beat for the number of shooting victims so far this year. I hope they were twisting the truth because I do not want us to be in first place in this event. But the entire issue does remind me that we are a big city urban area with our law enforcement problems and small town Mayberry with our budget.

These two concepts do not mix very well. The number of Deputies we paged out for this one event was more than our entire road force number of Deputies. Once again we put a massive number of overtime hours on the books for the Deputies. But I fail to see how we have any other choice. We cannot ignore a shooting incident.

Many of you probably noticed that I said we “paged” out the Deputies. A few weeks ago I made the decision that we needed a department wide pager system and I used my civil fee money to implement such a system. We can now page everybody at once or any selected Deputies that we might need. The pagers will nail them anywhere. But this does not mean we shall get all of them every time. The simple fact of life is that the Deputies do get time off just like regular people who have a job and they might do something like a beer and BBQ evening with friends and family. In this latest incident one of the Deputies we wanted had done just that and he did not respond to the page. He came to see me the next day to apologize for missing the call. Since we do not pay them to be on standby all the time my response was thank you for NOT responding to this incident with beer breath.

In other news we continue to haul inmates to area hospital emergency rooms right and left. I took one Friday evening to Lebanon for several hours. He was treated and released. It would be nice if we could get an inmate medical care company in our jail to triage the inmates and determine who does and who does not need to go to the ER. It makes no sense to me to have jail staff trying to make medical decisions. I can think of a few hundred reasons why this is a bad idea but so far my attempts to get a contract for a medical company to take over the jail have failed to convince the Pulaski County Commissioners that we need such a contract. I will try again this year.

We did have one interesting traffic stop last week or maybe it was the week before. Our Deputy stopped a car with three people in it for a traffic violation and it turned out that all three people had active warrants. So we had to call in extra Deputies to assist with the prisoner transports. You just never know what you will find next.

Once again I seem to have hit the suggested word count and once again I shall close out this column. I would ask all of you to drive careful and to keep your actions legal. We do not have room for you in the jail and we do not want your jail business. If you must go to jail please go to some other County. I am sure they will have the light on!
 

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“At Least It’s Not Boring”

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A lot of people are losing their jobs these days and that can be a challenging process.  I lost my job in 2000 and after seven years can finally find some humor in “my story.”  I enjoyed working for the State Highway Patrol, for 33 years and 9 months.  I have experienced long-term job satisfaction and still have contacts with successful community leaders.  After leaving the Highway Patrol, I wanted to work 4 more years before full retirement.  I found a job as a Federal Court Security Officer, which was supervised by the Deputy Marshal’s Office.  There were two other Court House Security Officers.  My partner and I mainly ran the X-ray machine that checked purses and briefcases for weapons.  There were 10 – 12 security monitors in a back room that showed different views inside and outside the Court House.  The third Security Officer liked computers and mainly watched the security monitors.  There was a lot of standing around associated with emergency prevention in a public building. 

My partner considered himself a “ladies man” and liked to flirt.  Late one afternoon two women came in when no one else was around and “sure enough” my partner struck up a conversation with them.  One of the women wanted to ride the X-ray conveyer belt and have her girlfriend watch her scan.  She seemed to think this would be funny and they were enjoying “horsing around.”  I went about 20 feet down the hall to get away from them. The next day my partner and I were called into the Marshall’s office and informed that there had been a complaint about our lack of professionalism.  The Deputy Marshall (who rides a horse) lived up to his tough reputation.  We were fired and the police were called to start an investigation.

Although my partner defended me and said I was not even there, in about six seconds the ‘best retirement job” in town was gone.  My partner was fired for participation and I was fired for not telling.  I was embarrassed and mad. It turned out the third Security Officer had seen the entire event on the television monitors.  He also liked to hang out with the Marshall’s because it made him feel important.  His personality included a tendency to make himself look good at the expense of others.  I saw “the snitch” in the grocery store shortly after being fired and he quickly disappeared.

I am still on friendly terms with other Court House employees.  I can use their health spa in the basement.  None of these people have ever mentioned the incident to me.  In fact no one seems to remember it but me and one person who teases me.  Oddly enough, when I reviewed my side of the story with this person, it helped me to talk about it and his teasing is now more friendly than critical.  I was mad more at the third Security Officer than anything else.  I could find justice in his being fired too not long afterward.  He drove by my house about six months after he was fired, saw me in the yard and stopped to talk.  He did not mention the incident. 

            I thought about the event a lot for about a year; now it seems like it happened yesterday.  Looking back in hindsight, I knew letting her ride through the X-ray machine was wrong and I could have protected myself more.  I could have included the third Security Officer by asking for his feedback and taken more responsibility in getting information to the Marshall’s instead of just saying nothing.  I have missed the activity more than the pay check.  Although the rate of pay has increased and if I could have continued to work another $100,000 would be have been mine in full retirement.   It helped me to not feel sorry for myself and focus on what I’ve got.  I appreciate that my Highway Patrol retirement is more than minimum wage and I’m pretty healthy.  I think it is better to stay active and now I do volunteer work.  I can talk about it and at times smile. After all, my retirement story has a more interesting plot than some television shows I’ve watched.   

 

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