I know I need to update this as there are more lawsuits and protection orders against Milligan and the Call, but as always, I wanted to give them an opportunity to comment on these public records. Do you have anything to say Mr. Anthony? Mr. Milligan? Master Wasson?
Litigation versus William & Deborah Milligan
& Concord Publications, Inc
doing business as Call Publishing & Call Newspapers
aka the Oakville Call, Concord Call Green Park Call & Sun Crest Call
Case #21C94-18795 Landlord, Darrel D. Climer back rent for over $11,000 Release of Garnishment Oct 27, 1995.· Case # 21C97-23879 State of Missouri Failure to pay taxes,· Case #681813 Alonzo Potts- Former Business Partner with Call Publications sues the Milligans and the Call for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract, and Fraud ($30,000).· Case # 97CC-001749 continued action to settle previous case by Alonzo Potts- Judgment #781307, March 26th, 2003.· Case # 21S90-02371 Small claims by Lockos, hostile work environment· Case #21S90-02372 by Voyles· Case # 21S96-01019 by Service Assurance Corporation AgainstWilliam T. Milligan· Case # 21B901359 07/17/90 Adult Abuse brought by Deborah S. Baker (spouse)· Case #21C98-04554 Failure to pay account Commercial Phone Marketing· Case #931976939 Failure to register vehicle· Case # 932000078 speeding· Case #96010990 Failure to register· Case #76151990 Failure to appear· Case #90030990 speeding· Case #7651990 Failure to appear· Case #21-94TR-011892 speeding· Case #94TR-11892· Case #95TR-7291· Case # 90TR TR-26455 Disobeyed red light· 2 cars were totaled in 1990!AgainstDeborah (Baker) Milligan· Case # 613949 Dissolution of marriage 08/14/90
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Trash District Plan for St. Louis County
From the May 29, 2008 St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Thank you for keeping faith in Charlie Dooley's Trash District plan. The bid to pick up trash in South St. Louis County came in at a rate of $11.31 for one trash pick up and one recycling pick up per week, and twice yearly bulk pickup. For me this is about half the price I was paying with the added bonus of helping the environment through recycling, saving landfill space and creating jobs!
I like my new big black container.
Thank you for keeping faith in Charlie Dooley's Trash District plan. The bid to pick up trash in South St. Louis County came in at a rate of $11.31 for one trash pick up and one recycling pick up per week, and twice yearly bulk pickup. For me this is about half the price I was paying with the added bonus of helping the environment through recycling, saving landfill space and creating jobs!
I like my new big black container.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Murder Threats in Mehlville?
Obviously, things are getting hotter with the Mehlville Fire District's inquisition!
The Post Dispatch had an article in today's Metro Section.The board started this investigation April 22nd. Individual firefighters have been asked if the had knowledge about some murder threats. I've got some questions for the fire board. If there are some allegations about serious crimes, shouldn't you call the county police or maybe the federal prosecutor's office. Is Catherine Hanaway too busy to take your call? Why are the taxpayers paying some fly by night investigative firm when we have these county and federal professionals who should be providing this service for free?
The Post Dispatch had an article in today's Metro Section.The board started this investigation April 22nd. Individual firefighters have been asked if the had knowledge about some murder threats. I've got some questions for the fire board. If there are some allegations about serious crimes, shouldn't you call the county police or maybe the federal prosecutor's office. Is Catherine Hanaway too busy to take your call? Why are the taxpayers paying some fly by night investigative firm when we have these county and federal professionals who should be providing this service for free?
Call Newspapers is Back in Court Again
In a hearing this morning, the Bill Milligan decided he'd rather go to court than pay his debts. Court has been set for July 22nd at 10 am.
This should be fun!
21st Judicial Circuit (St. Louis County)
2107AC-29218 - PELARIOUS INC A CORP V CONCORD PUBLICATIONS
This information is provided as a service and is not considered an official court record. If an event is continued or cancelled it will not appear on this calendar.
Displaying 1 thru 1 of 1 scheduled hearings and trials returned for case 2107AC-29218.
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008
Judge/Commissioner
Time
Day
Setting
Event
PATRICK CLIFFORD
9:00 AM
1 OF 1
Hearing
Event Text:
Location:DIVISION 39 St Louis County
Displaying 1 thru 1 of 1 scheduled hearings and trials returned for case 2107AC-29218.
This should be fun!
21st Judicial Circuit (St. Louis County)
2107AC-29218 - PELARIOUS INC A CORP V CONCORD PUBLICATIONS
This information is provided as a service and is not considered an official court record. If an event is continued or cancelled it will not appear on this calendar.
Displaying 1 thru 1 of 1 scheduled hearings and trials returned for case 2107AC-29218.
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008
Judge/Commissioner
Time
Day
Setting
Event
PATRICK CLIFFORD
9:00 AM
1 OF 1
Hearing
Event Text:
Location:DIVISION 39 St Louis County
Displaying 1 thru 1 of 1 scheduled hearings and trials returned for case 2107AC-29218.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Diehl vs Fred Weber, Inc. 22052-07589
Perhaps the biggest story in South County over the last ten years was the legal battle between Tom Diehl and Fred Weber, Inc.
For those who were living elsewhere, let me summarize the case.
Fred Weber wanted to put a trash transfer station near Diehl’s house. Diehl joined with others to oppose the station. Diehl distributed fliers calling Weber a trash terrorist. Weber sued Diehl for defamation. Weber was seen as a bully in this David and Goliath battle. Weber was not successful in their lawsuit.Diehl’s fundraising business was apparently failing during this period. Diehl filed a lawsuit on 7/25/05 alleging that Weber hurt his reputation and that hurt his business. Diehl ran for the school board in the spring of 2006 with campaign materials citing his business experience and his ability to stand up to Weber. Diehl was elected with the most votes out of six candidates. A story appeared in the Call several months after the election. Below is the current status of the case. For those who followed the first battle, you might want to follow this one, but I would't bother looking for it in the Call.
05/19/2008
Docket Entry:
Order
Text:
PLAINTIFF GRANTED UNTIL JUNE 2, 2008 TO FILE RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL CONSENTS. SO ORDERED: MICHAEL B. CALVIN
Update 6/4/8
06/03/2008
Docket Entry:
Memorandum Filed
Text:
Plaintifff granted leave to file out of time, their responsive pleadings in opposition to defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's cereusel has cerseuted to leave. So Ordered - Judge Thomas C. Grady
Docket Entry:
Memorandum Filed
Text:
Come now plaintiffs and file herewith underseal their Response to FWI's Statement of Uncontroverted Material Facts and Memorandum in Opposition to FWI's Motion for Summary Judgment.
Filing Party:
QUINLAN , MICHAEL D
For those who were living elsewhere, let me summarize the case.
Fred Weber wanted to put a trash transfer station near Diehl’s house. Diehl joined with others to oppose the station. Diehl distributed fliers calling Weber a trash terrorist. Weber sued Diehl for defamation. Weber was seen as a bully in this David and Goliath battle. Weber was not successful in their lawsuit.Diehl’s fundraising business was apparently failing during this period. Diehl filed a lawsuit on 7/25/05 alleging that Weber hurt his reputation and that hurt his business. Diehl ran for the school board in the spring of 2006 with campaign materials citing his business experience and his ability to stand up to Weber. Diehl was elected with the most votes out of six candidates. A story appeared in the Call several months after the election. Below is the current status of the case. For those who followed the first battle, you might want to follow this one, but I would't bother looking for it in the Call.
05/19/2008
Docket Entry:
Order
Text:
PLAINTIFF GRANTED UNTIL JUNE 2, 2008 TO FILE RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL CONSENTS. SO ORDERED: MICHAEL B. CALVIN
Update 6/4/8
06/03/2008
Docket Entry:
Memorandum Filed
Text:
Plaintifff granted leave to file out of time, their responsive pleadings in opposition to defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's cereusel has cerseuted to leave. So Ordered - Judge Thomas C. Grady
Docket Entry:
Memorandum Filed
Text:
Come now plaintiffs and file herewith underseal their Response to FWI's Statement of Uncontroverted Material Facts and Memorandum in Opposition to FWI's Motion for Summary Judgment.
Filing Party:
QUINLAN , MICHAEL D
Monday, May 19, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Hoax Fooled Call's Cub Reporter
From the Daily Egyption:
A former editor's apology: When I first heard last week that Dan Kennings may not be real, I felt like I'd been kicked in the stomach. I also remembered two stories I wrote in the spring of 2004 for the DAILY EGYPTIAN. I thought if what the Chicago Tribune and the DE are saying is true, then I can't guarantee that these two stories I wrote are 100 percent correct. I guess you could say I was duped, too. And I want everyone to know. By the time both of these stories ran, the DE had published numerous Kodee Kennings columns for almost a year. Her opinion columns had become so much a part of the newspaper and she was loved by so many people that I never even considered the possibility that her situation may not be true. I don't think anyone else at the DE did either. Sad to say, if Jaimie Reynolds had never "killed off" the character of Dan Kennings, I don't believe anyone would have ever investigated the matter. I was doing a story based on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. war with Iraq. I had interviewed some members of the Southern Illinois Peace Coalition at the Carbondale town square, and I wanted to get some input from some soldiers to widen the story's angle. I figured it would be only half the truth if all I did was talk to protesters. I told who I thought was "Colleen Hastings" that I was interested in interviewing some of the guys in Dan's unit of the 101st Airborne in Fort Campbell, Ky. She told me she'd be glad to help. She also said that because of their busy training schedules at the base, I wouldn't be able to contact any of these soldiers through the base's land lines. So, she arranged for them to call me at the DAILY EGYPTIAN. The phone rang, and it was the voice that I had come to know as Dan Kennings. I told him I couldn't use him in the story because I felt like I knew him and his daughter, so he passed the phone around to at least three other guys. They all gave their names and ranks, and I did phone interviews with each of them. It certainly wasn't the first phone interview I ever gave, so I didn't think there was anything weird about it. Besides, I'd never had any prior knowledge of how to contact people at military bases and I was clearly unfamiliar altogether with the whole military lifestyle. I suppose my unfamiliarity was something that Jaimie Reynolds preyed on. I took these interviews and a separate phone interview I also did with a woman who I thought was the wife of one of these soldiers and put them into the story. I also used some quotes from the soldier's wife in a follow-up story. Looking back on it, it was a totally stupid interviewing method on my part ˘ definitely something I would not do today. I thought I could trust "Colleen." We all did. I never heard one person say otherwise. She just seemed like too nice of a person to orchestrate something this evil. Who would believe that hours and hours of phone conversation with Kodee was actually someone else? I never meant to to intentionally deceive anybody. I thought everything I was doing was accurate. I'm sorry to the readers of the DE that I wrote two stories that are probably not true. It certainly wasn't done intentionally. I always try to tell the truth in my stories. But I guess that's the reality of any college newspaper. You're in college. You're still learning. I know it sounds cold to say, but in journalism, it's healthy not to trust anyone. The DE and I learned the hard way.
Burke Wasson, a 2004 SIUC graduate, was the DAILY EGYPTIAN's editor-in-chief in the summer of 2004.
BLOG editor's note: I had a request for some info about the Call's youngest incompetent writer so I decided to repeat this from July 2007.
A former editor's apology: When I first heard last week that Dan Kennings may not be real, I felt like I'd been kicked in the stomach. I also remembered two stories I wrote in the spring of 2004 for the DAILY EGYPTIAN. I thought if what the Chicago Tribune and the DE are saying is true, then I can't guarantee that these two stories I wrote are 100 percent correct. I guess you could say I was duped, too. And I want everyone to know. By the time both of these stories ran, the DE had published numerous Kodee Kennings columns for almost a year. Her opinion columns had become so much a part of the newspaper and she was loved by so many people that I never even considered the possibility that her situation may not be true. I don't think anyone else at the DE did either. Sad to say, if Jaimie Reynolds had never "killed off" the character of Dan Kennings, I don't believe anyone would have ever investigated the matter. I was doing a story based on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. war with Iraq. I had interviewed some members of the Southern Illinois Peace Coalition at the Carbondale town square, and I wanted to get some input from some soldiers to widen the story's angle. I figured it would be only half the truth if all I did was talk to protesters. I told who I thought was "Colleen Hastings" that I was interested in interviewing some of the guys in Dan's unit of the 101st Airborne in Fort Campbell, Ky. She told me she'd be glad to help. She also said that because of their busy training schedules at the base, I wouldn't be able to contact any of these soldiers through the base's land lines. So, she arranged for them to call me at the DAILY EGYPTIAN. The phone rang, and it was the voice that I had come to know as Dan Kennings. I told him I couldn't use him in the story because I felt like I knew him and his daughter, so he passed the phone around to at least three other guys. They all gave their names and ranks, and I did phone interviews with each of them. It certainly wasn't the first phone interview I ever gave, so I didn't think there was anything weird about it. Besides, I'd never had any prior knowledge of how to contact people at military bases and I was clearly unfamiliar altogether with the whole military lifestyle. I suppose my unfamiliarity was something that Jaimie Reynolds preyed on. I took these interviews and a separate phone interview I also did with a woman who I thought was the wife of one of these soldiers and put them into the story. I also used some quotes from the soldier's wife in a follow-up story. Looking back on it, it was a totally stupid interviewing method on my part ˘ definitely something I would not do today. I thought I could trust "Colleen." We all did. I never heard one person say otherwise. She just seemed like too nice of a person to orchestrate something this evil. Who would believe that hours and hours of phone conversation with Kodee was actually someone else? I never meant to to intentionally deceive anybody. I thought everything I was doing was accurate. I'm sorry to the readers of the DE that I wrote two stories that are probably not true. It certainly wasn't done intentionally. I always try to tell the truth in my stories. But I guess that's the reality of any college newspaper. You're in college. You're still learning. I know it sounds cold to say, but in journalism, it's healthy not to trust anyone. The DE and I learned the hard way.
Burke Wasson, a 2004 SIUC graduate, was the DAILY EGYPTIAN's editor-in-chief in the summer of 2004.
BLOG editor's note: I had a request for some info about the Call's youngest incompetent writer so I decided to repeat this from July 2007.
Friday, May 16, 2008
From Mike Heins: Thanks Again
Just when I thought I was having fun, things got better. Someone has shared a little piece of Lemay history with me. It has to do with drugs, rock n roll and the Dry Dock. Can it get any better than this?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
From Mike Heins: Thank You.
I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words and especially for providing me with a wealth of information. I couldn't do this without you. If you sent me something and I haven't gotten around to posting about it, please be patient. The community is not used to getting the straight scoop and too much information can be overwhelming. Thanks for the compliments also. They mean a lot. I often get asked by people: How can I help? That's easy, please share this BLOG with others.
There's so much to write about. The fire department's witch-hunt is in full swing. Staff members are being suspended without pay with rumors flying that 10 will be fired. Why? They had the nerve to oppose the Rex Rangers/Mike Becker slate for the Mehlville School Board. This is getting to be habit forming with our area boards' of directors. Don't they realize we have laws against this kind of thing. Look for lawsuits to be flying this summer. Speaking of lawsuits, it looks like Mr. Milligan and the Call Newspapers are in court again. It looks like Bruiser Bill doesn't want to pay his bill. Pelarious, Inc. says Milligan and the Call won't pay the $5,600 he owes them. Pelarious will win and the Call's advertisers will lose as they pay for his debts and his legal fees!
There's so much to write about. The fire department's witch-hunt is in full swing. Staff members are being suspended without pay with rumors flying that 10 will be fired. Why? They had the nerve to oppose the Rex Rangers/Mike Becker slate for the Mehlville School Board. This is getting to be habit forming with our area boards' of directors. Don't they realize we have laws against this kind of thing. Look for lawsuits to be flying this summer. Speaking of lawsuits, it looks like Mr. Milligan and the Call Newspapers are in court again. It looks like Bruiser Bill doesn't want to pay his bill. Pelarious, Inc. says Milligan and the Call won't pay the $5,600 he owes them. Pelarious will win and the Call's advertisers will lose as they pay for his debts and his legal fees!
How Others See the Call
From the Crestwood Independent
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Well folks, I wondered how long Mike Anthony could stay out of Crestwood politics, and now we know!
Mr. Mike Anthony, editor, and erstwhile resident of Jefferson County (not Crestwood,) has once again pontificated on "what's right for Crestwood!"This guy is the one in the same that promised "no more slams against the Crestwood leadership!" Well, I guess he forgot that part of his diatribe because here he is in the "paper" low rating Crestwood again!Mike, find something your qualified to report on and leave us alone, because we are all stocked up with liberal idiots who have no stake in Crestwood, and we sure don't need a person who doesn't live here to tell us what to, or how to do it!
Tom Ford
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Well folks, I wondered how long Mike Anthony could stay out of Crestwood politics, and now we know!
Mr. Mike Anthony, editor, and erstwhile resident of Jefferson County (not Crestwood,) has once again pontificated on "what's right for Crestwood!"This guy is the one in the same that promised "no more slams against the Crestwood leadership!" Well, I guess he forgot that part of his diatribe because here he is in the "paper" low rating Crestwood again!Mike, find something your qualified to report on and leave us alone, because we are all stocked up with liberal idiots who have no stake in Crestwood, and we sure don't need a person who doesn't live here to tell us what to, or how to do it!
Tom Ford
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Follow the Money in Mehlville II
Citizens for Accountability in Education is the Political Action Committee formed by Michael Becker to purchase the election for Chris Brown, David Bertelsen and Linda Mooy. A review of their contributors finds the following:
Friends of Chris Brown 72% Reside out of the district
These contributors all live outside of our school district:
Cunningham Campaign Committee Chesterfied, MO
Committee to Elect Mike Leara Sunset Hills, MO
MNEA PAC Heartland *
MNEA PAC South *
MNEA PAC Northwest *
MNEA Statewide *
MNEA Southwest *
MNEA Southeast *
MNEA West *
*This MNEA is not related to any teachers association. It's an acronym designed to confuse people and stands for Missourians Needing Educational Alternatives. These PACs are funded solely by anti-public school and voucher proponent Rex Sinquefield.
Friends of Chris Brown 72% Reside out of the district
These contributors all live outside of our school district:
Cunningham Campaign Committee Chesterfied, MO
Committee to Elect Mike Leara Sunset Hills, MO
MNEA PAC Heartland *
MNEA PAC South *
MNEA PAC Northwest *
MNEA Statewide *
MNEA Southwest *
MNEA Southeast *
MNEA West *
*This MNEA is not related to any teachers association. It's an acronym designed to confuse people and stands for Missourians Needing Educational Alternatives. These PACs are funded solely by anti-public school and voucher proponent Rex Sinquefield.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
South County has a Medical Problem Part II
These are the diversion rates for St. Anthony's Medical Center Emergency Room for the past four months. In April, they were on diversion 32% of the time due to a critical shortage of ER physicians. This means the MFPD crews are not available to respond to emergencies in our district because they have had to travel out of the area to deliver patients.
St. Anthony's Medical Center
Hours of Diversion
Nov. 2007 --April 2008
November 56.13 or 7.8 %
December 78.17 or 10.5 %
January 197.93 or 26.6 %
February 126.22 or 18.1 %
March 102.37 or 13.8 %
April 236.2 or 32 %
Looking at the metropolitan area's 24 hospitals, St. Anthony's leads by far in diverting ambulances away from their emergency room. The next highest rate for a hospital in April was SSM St Mary's which was on diversion 98.1 hours or 13.6 %.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Friends of Our Schools?
Below are the contributors, as of 4/1/8 to the Friends of Chris Brown Committee in his attempt to win a seat a seat on the Mehlville School Board:
Janet Renner Baldwin, MO
Donovan Lewis Providence, RI
Bruce Buwalda Maryland Heights, MO
Joseph Weikert Arcadia, MO
Kent Bettale Oakville
Carol Keich Creve Coeur, MO
Jim Bodenstein Mehlville
Mike Spence West Covina, CA
Lembke for Senate Mehlville
Joanne Chambers, Florissant, MO
James Noland Osage Beach, MO
Mike Becker, Schrewsbury, MO
Shawn Mitchell Valaparaiso, FL
Phyllis Schlafly, Chesterfield, MO
Thomas Klein St. Louis, MO
Carl Hendrickson Mehlville
Mae Duggan St. Louis, MO
Leroy Judd Oakville
Kurt Witzel Oakville
Julia McNamara Austin, TX
Joeylynn Hough Brunswick, MD
Eleanor Stampfer Mehlville
Notice only six of the 22 contributors live in our school district.
Janet Renner Baldwin, MO
Donovan Lewis Providence, RI
Bruce Buwalda Maryland Heights, MO
Joseph Weikert Arcadia, MO
Kent Bettale Oakville
Carol Keich Creve Coeur, MO
Jim Bodenstein Mehlville
Mike Spence West Covina, CA
Lembke for Senate Mehlville
Joanne Chambers, Florissant, MO
James Noland Osage Beach, MO
Mike Becker, Schrewsbury, MO
Shawn Mitchell Valaparaiso, FL
Phyllis Schlafly, Chesterfield, MO
Thomas Klein St. Louis, MO
Carl Hendrickson Mehlville
Mae Duggan St. Louis, MO
Leroy Judd Oakville
Kurt Witzel Oakville
Julia McNamara Austin, TX
Joeylynn Hough Brunswick, MD
Eleanor Stampfer Mehlville
Notice only six of the 22 contributors live in our school district.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
South County has a Medical Problem
My concerns about the quality of the staff at the Mehlville Fire Department continue to grow with each and every experienced member we lose to another district. When you add this to the problems they are experiencing with the staffing in the emergency room at St. Anthony's Hospital, we have a crisis. As reported by the local media several months ago, emergency room physicians were told they were no longer going to be employed by the hospital. They are now employed by an outside contractor. Most physicians refused to accept this arrangement and moved on to positions elsewhere in the St. Louis area. This has left the emergency department understaffed and unable to service our community. Ambulances are now being diverted away from St. Anthony's on a regular basis. We now have inexperienced emergency personnel, unfamiliar with our community, transporting patients to the only hospital we have, which doesn't have enough doctors to treat the them. This doesn't bode well for anyone who needs emergency treatment.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Vacation Over
I'm back. I needed some time to work on a golf tourney. Although I wasn't working the BLOG, I've heard of others who've spread their gossip about me. Shame on them. I also waited, but didn't get any mail, challenging any of my comments or assertions. I gave everyone a chance. It was a nice break. For those who've advised me to tone it down, I've listened. That doesn't mean I'll change my direction, only my tone. I recognize that I can be more respectful in my dissent. I pledge to give it a try.
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