The phone rings and the lady of the house answers,
"Hello."
"Mrs. Anderson, please."
"Speaking."
"Mrs. Anderson, this is Doctor Jones at the UMass Laboratory. When your doctor sent your husband's biopsy to the lab yesterday, a biopsy from another Mr. Anderson arrived as well, and we are now uncertain which one is your husband's. Frankly the results are either bad or terrible."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Anderson asks nervously.
"Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other one tested positive for AIDS. We can't tell which is your husband's."
"That's dreadful! Can't you do the test again?" questioned Mrs. Anderson.
"Normally we can, but under Obamacare the CMS will only pay for these expensive tests one time."
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The people at Medicare have checked with the Department of Health and Human Services, who checked with the White House. Their collective recommendation is that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
It was time for a makeover
Figured it was time to freshen the site up a little bit...
Glad I didn't put the firewood away for the year...looks like it will come into play this weekend...
Opening Day for the Sox is next week...
Of course I'm watching it snow right now which is a little troubling...
Glad I didn't put the firewood away for the year...looks like it will come into play this weekend...
Opening Day for the Sox is next week...
Of course I'm watching it snow right now which is a little troubling...
Monday, March 22, 2010
Correspondence from Osseo
We have a report from the Dragon...you will find it under the March 9th Post below "No Word from Osseo"....check it out
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Appears Onnie's & Nonnie's will be getting a little more sunshine
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Former Millville Chief faces turmoil in Minnesota
By Danielle Ameden/Daily News staff
Milford Daily News
Posted Mar 04, 2010 @ 12:49 AM
Last update Mar 04, 2010 @ 01:57 PM
Timothy Ryan left Millville in 2006 after a tumultuous stint as police chief, and controversy is dogging him now that he's the top cop in a small Minnesota city.
Ryan agreed to resign from the Millville Police Department in 2006 to end disciplinary hearings against him over complaints of impropriety. The Board of Selectmen alleged he violated the town's disciplinary policy 21 times. Ryan went on from Millville to train at the FBI Academy and ended up beating out a pool of other candidates to become chief in Osseo, Minn., last May. Ten months later, he's facing pressure to resign amid political chaos in that city of fewer than 2,500 residents.
Unrest is being fueled by a vote of no confidence by the local police force took and claims Ryan sexually harassed female employees.
The city's administrator and mayor met last Friday and decided to suspend Ryan with pay as city leaders decide whether to take other action against him. "The status of it being on paid administrative leave is not a disciplinary action and shouldn't be construed to be a disciplinary action," Osseo city lawyer Loren Magsam stressed yesterday.
A part-time female patrolwoman on the Osseo force has filed sexual harassment complaint against Ryan and said she intends to file a lawsuit, her lawyer said. A similar suit is pending in federal court, filed by a woman who worked as the department's administrative assistant when Ryan was hired. The claim filed by part-time officer Jane Szczepanik accuses Ryan of showing her pornography, making sexual jokes and references and regularly directing her to "chauffeur him around."
Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed by former police administrative assistant Sally Schmidt claims Ryan began sexually harassing her even before he officially started the job. When she filed a sexual harassment complaint with City Administrator Gregory Withers in July, it was Schmidt who was placed on administrative leave by the city. The city fired her in August.At the Osseo City Council's last meeting, on Feb. 22, its five members were at odds over what to do about Ryan.
During the recorded meeting, which is available online, Withers shared a positive review of Ryan's last three months on the job. He even recommended a raise based on what he called "tremendously improved" performance by Ryan over evaluations last year.
Withers admitted he "was not happy" with the job Ryan was doing last fall and said the chief clearly got off "on the wrong foot" with the community and with his force.
Mayor Steven Menth was critical of Ryan and asked him point blank if he had thought of resigning. "No," replied Ryan, who attended the meeting but said little.
A motion was later made to fire Ryan, but the city's attorney said the chief would have to be notified ahead of time if the council wanted to talk about taking disciplinary action. No action was taken.
Ryan could not be reached yesterday and did not respond to an e-mail.
The administrative assistant who answered the phone at the Police Department referred questions to Withers' office. Neither Withers nor Menth could be reached.
Jackie Lima, chairwoman of Millville's Board of Selectmen, said she would not discuss the former chief.
Ryan, who was hired to lead his hometown department in 1987, was put on paid administrative leave in March 2006 along with his brother, Millville Sgt. James Ryan and another officer.
The chief was accused of improper involvement in a neighborhood dispute, inappropriately discussing a child welfare case tied to a former Millville officer and lying about having rules and regulations for his department, among other complaints.
Without department leadership, state police had to temporarily oversee police activity in town before Ryan resigned and selectmen appointed Ronald Landry the new chief.
Milford Daily News
Posted Mar 04, 2010 @ 12:49 AM
Last update Mar 04, 2010 @ 01:57 PM
Timothy Ryan left Millville in 2006 after a tumultuous stint as police chief, and controversy is dogging him now that he's the top cop in a small Minnesota city.
Ryan agreed to resign from the Millville Police Department in 2006 to end disciplinary hearings against him over complaints of impropriety. The Board of Selectmen alleged he violated the town's disciplinary policy 21 times. Ryan went on from Millville to train at the FBI Academy and ended up beating out a pool of other candidates to become chief in Osseo, Minn., last May. Ten months later, he's facing pressure to resign amid political chaos in that city of fewer than 2,500 residents.
Unrest is being fueled by a vote of no confidence by the local police force took and claims Ryan sexually harassed female employees.
The city's administrator and mayor met last Friday and decided to suspend Ryan with pay as city leaders decide whether to take other action against him. "The status of it being on paid administrative leave is not a disciplinary action and shouldn't be construed to be a disciplinary action," Osseo city lawyer Loren Magsam stressed yesterday.
A part-time female patrolwoman on the Osseo force has filed sexual harassment complaint against Ryan and said she intends to file a lawsuit, her lawyer said. A similar suit is pending in federal court, filed by a woman who worked as the department's administrative assistant when Ryan was hired. The claim filed by part-time officer Jane Szczepanik accuses Ryan of showing her pornography, making sexual jokes and references and regularly directing her to "chauffeur him around."
Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed by former police administrative assistant Sally Schmidt claims Ryan began sexually harassing her even before he officially started the job. When she filed a sexual harassment complaint with City Administrator Gregory Withers in July, it was Schmidt who was placed on administrative leave by the city. The city fired her in August.At the Osseo City Council's last meeting, on Feb. 22, its five members were at odds over what to do about Ryan.
During the recorded meeting, which is available online, Withers shared a positive review of Ryan's last three months on the job. He even recommended a raise based on what he called "tremendously improved" performance by Ryan over evaluations last year.
Withers admitted he "was not happy" with the job Ryan was doing last fall and said the chief clearly got off "on the wrong foot" with the community and with his force.
Mayor Steven Menth was critical of Ryan and asked him point blank if he had thought of resigning. "No," replied Ryan, who attended the meeting but said little.
A motion was later made to fire Ryan, but the city's attorney said the chief would have to be notified ahead of time if the council wanted to talk about taking disciplinary action. No action was taken.
Ryan could not be reached yesterday and did not respond to an e-mail.
The administrative assistant who answered the phone at the Police Department referred questions to Withers' office. Neither Withers nor Menth could be reached.
Jackie Lima, chairwoman of Millville's Board of Selectmen, said she would not discuss the former chief.
Ryan, who was hired to lead his hometown department in 1987, was put on paid administrative leave in March 2006 along with his brother, Millville Sgt. James Ryan and another officer.
The chief was accused of improper involvement in a neighborhood dispute, inappropriately discussing a child welfare case tied to a former Millville officer and lying about having rules and regulations for his department, among other complaints.
Without department leadership, state police had to temporarily oversee police activity in town before Ryan resigned and selectmen appointed Ronald Landry the new chief.
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