<DIV>This sounds like a recycled story against Sheriff Crouch from a couple of years ago. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You always have high turnover in Sheriff departments. Overall, I think Latah Sheriff's office is run well regardless of who is the sheriff, and it always has had problems though too. I am proud of who we have working at the LCSO, although I wish we had Sheriff Crouch. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Saundra Lund <sslund@roadrunner.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Visionaries:<BR><BR>While I've not been following the Inkster's column in the M-P Daily News<BR>recently, I was shocked and appalled to read today's column. Perhaps this<BR>atmosphere does more to answer the question Dale Courtney posted on his<BR>Totally Wrong monolog recently:<BR>"What's Going On at the LCSO? <BR><BR>I understand that
the Latah County Sheriff’s Office is starting to see<BR>employees leaving for other agencies. <BR><BR>I hear that it has nothing to do with pay (since some are leaving for<BR>lower-paying jobs). <BR><BR>And I understand that it has nothing to do with the recent shootings. <BR><BR>Rather, it appears to be morale issues at the LCSO’s.<BR><BR>Please let me know if you know what’s going on.<BR><BR>Published Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:45 PM by Right-Mind"<BR>http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2007/07/22/53297.aspx<BR><BR><BR>Here, for your enlightenment is the pertinent part of today's Inkster<BR>column:<BR><BR>"While on the subject of Christ Church, the INKster finds it interesting<BR>that employees at the Latah County Jail are participating in the hiring<BR>process.<BR><BR>In an e-mail circulated Thursday on the Christ Church Business list,<BR>Sheriff's Office Communications Specialist Chantelle Nieuwsma posted the<BR>following to Kirkers:<BR><BR>"We currently have three
open positions down in our jail," she wrote. "It<BR>would be great to see them filled with Christian men. The Lieutenant of the<BR>jail, Jim Loyd, is a strong Christian and so are several of the detention<BR>deputies. Other perks of working in the jail include unlimited access to the<BR>jail kitchen (which can have very tasty food) and there is a good amount of<BR>free time between jail bookings and rounds in which you are free to study,<BR>read, etc. Also, if you are interested in someday hitting the streets as a<BR>patrol deputy, the jail is an excellent place to start, giving you an<BR>advantage over other applicants. The closing date is soon: August 24, so be<BR>sure to get your applications in if you are interested. Jail shifts are five<BR>days a week, eight hour days."<BR><BR>Nieuwsma goes on to mention in addition to the detention positions, there<BR>also are two openings in patrol and you don't need any experience to apply.<BR>Not only does the sheriff's office put
new people through 12 weeks of<BR>training and pays for attending the Peace Officer Standards and Training<BR>Academy (10 weeks for detention deputies) at Meridian, Idaho, patrol<BR>officers are issued a "take home" car, which Nieuwsma explains as allowing<BR>the officer to "check on from your driveway and check off in your living<BR>room."<BR><BR>But there's more!<BR><BR>"You are issued a handgun and rifle, and you get to work for Sheriff Wayne<BR>Rausch, a wonderful Christian," she continues. "Working as a cop is an<BR>excellent opportunity for Christians to be at the forefront in the battle<BR>against evil." <BR><BR>If it were not for age restrictions, the INKster would be tempted to apply.<BR>Free food, cars, paid reading time and guns, not to mention the opportunity<BR>to battle evil in the name of the Lord, sounds like the dream job to her."<BR><BR>Commissioners, can you please clarify?!?!? Sounds like a pretty cushy job<BR>to me, what with being paid to "study,
read, etc." non-worked related stuff<BR>while on the taxpayers' dime!<BR><BR><BR>Saundra Lund<BR>Moscow, ID<BR><BR>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do<BR>nothing.<BR>- Edmund Burke<BR><BR>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2006 through life plus<BR>70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside<BR>the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the<BR>author.*****<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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