Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Sen. Lawlah praises Johnson and Hornsby
Post, 13 Jan 2005
I don't understand!
Murders and car thefts are up on Johnson's watch. The schools remain lousy and Hornsby is under investigation.
Why the praise, especially for Hornsby?
Does Sen. Lawlah endorse ethics violations, school bus and report card problems, audit delays?
And how about Johnson's failure to deal with the ongoing, graffiti-covered Oxon Hill Library fiasco in Sen. Lawlah's own district?
Does Sen. Lawlah somehow have the difference between success and failure turned around in her mind?
Governor's Visit to Include Town Hall MeetingComment:
By Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 13, 2005; Page PG02
. . .
Sen. Gloria G. Lawlah (D-Hillcrest Heights) praised Johnson for bringing the delegation together. She also lavished praise on schools chief Andre J. Hornsby, who was in attendance as well, for the work he has done in the school system.
I don't understand!
Murders and car thefts are up on Johnson's watch. The schools remain lousy and Hornsby is under investigation.
Why the praise, especially for Hornsby?
Does Sen. Lawlah endorse ethics violations, school bus and report card problems, audit delays?
And how about Johnson's failure to deal with the ongoing, graffiti-covered Oxon Hill Library fiasco in Sen. Lawlah's own district?
Does Sen. Lawlah somehow have the difference between success and failure turned around in her mind?
Friday, November 5, 2004
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Why does the school system have ethics rules?
Both the Sun and the Post have run a number of stories about the appearence of improper behavior by PG school CEO Andre J. Hornsby.
The school board's ethic rules prohibit "even the appearance of improper influence."
According to press reports, Beatrice Tignor, chair of the non-elected patronage school board is not concerned by Hornsby's apparent violation of the rules. There is no indication that the board plans to enforce its own rules.
Quoted by the Post, Howard Tutman, president of the County Council of PTAs, said the inquiries into Hornsby's conduct are "another distraction."
As far as the school board and PTA folks are concerned, Hornsby's apparent violation of the ethics rules is unimportant. That's a great message for the CEO and his employers to be communicating to the staff and public.
Obviously, the messages here are
The school board's ethic rules prohibit "even the appearance of improper influence."
According to press reports, Beatrice Tignor, chair of the non-elected patronage school board is not concerned by Hornsby's apparent violation of the rules. There is no indication that the board plans to enforce its own rules.
Quoted by the Post, Howard Tutman, president of the County Council of PTAs, said the inquiries into Hornsby's conduct are "another distraction."
As far as the school board and PTA folks are concerned, Hornsby's apparent violation of the ethics rules is unimportant. That's a great message for the CEO and his employers to be communicating to the staff and public.
Obviously, the messages here are
- the rules are not important, and
- if rules are made to be broken, it's ok to violate the other rules too, right?
Sunday, July 23, 2000
Ex-Aides To Curry Awarded Contracts
Linda W. Botts:
Linda W. Botts is Wayne Curry’s former deputy chief administrative officer at a salary of $99,000/year. While still employed by Curry, Botts established Ashlin Management Group.
Botts quit her job with Curry at the beginning of August 1996. Two days later, county records show her firm received a $65,000 contract from the county. Before the end of the year, the county blessed her firm with another $475,000 contract. The Post’s research revealed that Botts’ company, Ashlin Management, so far has performed more than $1.6 million in contract services for the county, some of which were no-bid, non-competed contract awards.
Botts and her husband have contributed more than $18,000 to Wayne Curry’s two successful campaigns for Prince Georges County executive.
Botts’ first $65,000 contract with the county was to train her successor. (Most employers take a different route to train replacement personnel: they keep the incoming and outgoing individual on the payroll while the training takes place.)
Linda W. Botts is Wayne Curry’s former deputy chief administrative officer at a salary of $99,000/year. While still employed by Curry, Botts established Ashlin Management Group.
Botts quit her job with Curry at the beginning of August 1996. Two days later, county records show her firm received a $65,000 contract from the county. Before the end of the year, the county blessed her firm with another $475,000 contract. The Post’s research revealed that Botts’ company, Ashlin Management, so far has performed more than $1.6 million in contract services for the county, some of which were no-bid, non-competed contract awards.
Botts and her husband have contributed more than $18,000 to Wayne Curry’s two successful campaigns for Prince Georges County executive.
Botts’ first $65,000 contract with the county was to train her successor. (Most employers take a different route to train replacement personnel: they keep the incoming and outgoing individual on the payroll while the training takes place.)
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