Oh my! Thats gonna leave a mark!

This is rich.

(Copy/paste from my last post at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/knoxcounty4change/ )

From the Story linked:

“I did not ask the sheriff to do anything,” Moore said.

Ok, Does that also include "told him to" or "suggested he do" or is this Clinton-speak for 'depending on what your definition of 'told' is'?

According to the payroll records, Lorie Moore began taking maternity leave on June 2, 2004.

OK...

Her unpaid leave should have begun July 2, 2004, records show, when she took the last of the sick leave and vacation days she’d earned. The records show she returned to duty five weeks later, on Aug. 9, 2004.

An undated, handwritten note at the bottom of one of her payroll sheets indicates that Assistant Chief Deputy Rodney Bivens, who is in charge of corrections and personnel, authorized that she receive family leave with pay.

Bivens declined an interview request made through Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley. Lorie Moore also declined to be interviewed for this story, Dooley said.

Of course Bivins declined, he's been caught.

Dooley said Hutchison authorized Bivens to change Lorie Moore’s status.
Not a shocker. Hutch!

Hutchison, who lost his office in January after the state Supreme Court upheld term limits in Knox County, retired as an assistant chief deputy in July.

In a statement sent by e-mail through Dooley, Hutchison said his policy was “to try to assist good employees if they were sick and out of (paid leave) time and needed some additional days fronted to them or as in Lorie’s case they were able to work from home for a short period of time.”

Good employees? Who decides who's 'good'? Could this be another lawsuit for people not judged to be good?

Dooley offered another explanation for Lorie Moore’s receiving checks for $1,138.85 every two weeks while on leave.

“She worked from home during that time,” Dooley said.

In his statement, Hutchison also said Lorie Moore worked from home.
THEN WHY WAS SHE ON LEAVE? Why not a re-assignment to home duty to do her job?

This story is full of zingers. I'll skip to the last.

Hutchison said in his statement he helped “numerous people that were hard working government employees” the same way he helped Lorie Moore.

'Numerous 'good people' . Ok lets take a look at those numerous "good" people and see how/how long/how much/how many family members were Knox Co employees also. That looks like a challenge to me.

Hutchison said he’s known Lorie Moore and her family — her father is Property Assessor John Whitehead — longer than he’s known Scott Moore. He also took a swipe at the News Sentinel’s reporting on County Commission issues. Three commissioners work for the county and 10 others have relatives who do.

“They are hard working folks,” he said of Lorie Moore’s family, “and certainly do not deserve the attacks they are receiving from the News Sentinel because of its political agenda.”

Hutch has known them so long Scott didn't have to 'ask'- it was an old family favor?

I don't know their family but dang. Everyone is 'hard working'. This is about the "Hardly Working".

I'm sure you can't give preferential treatment to people on the County payroll. I bet Hutch's lawyers are poopin' twinkies after the info he's divulged. Don't be surprised if KnoxNews.com
isn't already at work on that, looking for more 'good' people.
Unless The former sheriff just said that as a reaction-without thinking. They could just as easily find more or or less. Maybe none. None could be worse than a few. None would mean it was a good deal for her.
This is a unique story because its putting Moore against the Sheriff- or at least is pushing them apart. IF that results in anymore 'dirt', only time and the knoxnews.com will tell.