Who won last week’s “Liar’s Poker” Contest??? School Board vs Cleveland Community College BoT vs City of Shelby?? City of Shelby vs Shelby Star??? YOU Decide!!! – Two $100 Rewards Offered!!! Report and Reward provided by Robert A. Williams

Monday, March 9, 2020 we had a Cleveland County School Board Meeting. Tuesday, March 10, 2020 we had a Cleveland Community College Board of Trustee Meeting as well as a Court Date for the City of Shelby Mayor Stan Anthony as well as Councilperson Violet Dukes. With perhaps more lawsuits on the way. Lots of Courts, lawyers and politicking going on. A large dose of Crooks and Liars trying to out-do one another with bigger and bigger lies. Read on!!

Monday-The School Board Meeting:
(Note that the surprise resignation of School Board Member Jeff Jones was covered by a previous article. The surprise being, what took Jones so long??)

As is often the case at school board meetings, Chairperson Shearra Miller, Vice Chair Richard Hooker and Member Roger Harris are the “Designated Crooks” and Superintendent Stephen Fisher is the “Designated Liar.” Monday’s meeting was no exception. As usual, Miller got the “illegal” minutes of the previous meeting approved as well as failed in her task of trying to shut-down Board Member Danny Blanton. Miller did succeed in shutting down most of the public participation speakers with her usual “Your Time is up.” While never paying proper attention to the issues and suggestions that the speakers were speaking about. Often very serious issues. Just as often-valid suggestions. More often to almost always just letting the words go in one ear and out the other ear-hitting no brain cells in-between.

We are getting straight to the point here. This school board meeting was taped and available as a Broadcast on the CCS Website. This is the link.
During this meeting Board member Danny Blanton asked a number of very logical and common-sense questions. Every time Superintendent Stephen Fisher would jump in with “maybe this” or “maybe that” answers. Never once making any sense or providing known factual information. But, don’t believe me. Watch the video for yourself. I am offering a prize of a brand new, crisp $100 bill to the first person that can show a fact checkable and correct answer that Superintendent Fisher gave in any of his answers to Board Member Danny Blanton’s questions!!! No questions asked and no limitations on who can enter the contest. In fact, the other School Board members are eligible for this contest. Indeed, they voted to uphold Fisher’s stupid answers. A sure sign of their own duplicity and stupidity.

Hey Roger Harris, Richard Hooker and Shearra Miller. I’m talking to you. And laughing AT YOU!!! If you can’t win this contest, you should resign from office just like Jeff Jones did. NOW and forever! Just disappear without a trace.

And, what about the John Doe lawsuit against CCS where the School Board surrendered without a fight. John Doe, the girl who wants to be a boy won against CCS because the School Board surrendered and violates state law every school day. About the only thing the School Board has lied more about is the phony $3 Million lawsuit against the Sheriff. Even counting the School Board lies about the John Doe lawsuit not being a lawsuit and the School Board claiming that their lawyers will not becharging them for the phony legal stuff going on. Yeah, Right. High Dollar lawyers that work for free. (Wait until you hear the same thing from the Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees!!! Tall tales, deception and gaslighting abound from everybody in this article.)

My personal interaction with the CCS Designated Liar, Dr. Stephen Fisher before the March 9, 2020 School Board meeting went like this. On February 24, 2020 I had made a Freedom of Information Act and NC Public Records Request to receive minutes of the now settle John Doe v CCS lawsuit closed meeting. Fisher promised the request would be provided by this March 9th meeting. Which, he did not provide-stating that it was a closed meeting. I reminded Dr. Fisher that I provided him with the law and the law was clear. Dr,Fisher suggested I re-read the law. I suggested that he read the law.

So folks, Here is the law. North Carolina General Statute 143-318(a)(3): In full-Nothing left out: Read it for yourself. The pertinent part is underlined, The part that CCS and Dr. Fisher refuse to read!!!

NCGS 143-318(a)(3): To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, which privilege is hereby acknowledged. General policy matters may not be discussed in a closed session and nothing herein shall be construed to permit a public body to close a meeting that otherwise would be open merely because an attorney employed or retained by the public body is a participant. The public body may consider and give instructions to an attorney concerning the handling or settlement of a claim, judicial action, mediation, arbitration, or administrative procedure. If the public body has approved or considered a settlement, other than a malpractice settlement by or on behalf of a hospital, in closed session, the terms of that settlement shall be reported to the public body and entered into its minutes as soon as possible within a reasonable time after the settlement is concluded.

I believe Superintendent Fisher, CCS Chairman Shearra Miller and Vice Chairman Richard Hooker are holding out on releasing these Closed Session Meeting minutes until after the 2020 Elections. Note that every Republican Candidate for the School Board publicly stated they would NOT have illegally settled the John Doe Case as Shearra Miller, Richard Hooker and Roger Harris did.

Tuesday Morning: 9:30 AM at the Cleveland County Courthouse:
Willie Green v. Shelby Mayor Stan Anthony. Willie Green v. Shelby Councilperson Violet Dukes:
Both lawsuits came out of a Shelby Star article where Mr. Willie Green was alleged to be defamed by what the Star reported Anthony and Dukes said in the Star Article. Now Stan Anthony and Violet Dukes both say they didn’t say what the Star said they said. Now, Anthony and Dukes want a Jury Trial, which was beyond the jurisdiction of the lower courts. So, the judge dismisses the case so it will go to a higher court. Now, Willie Green has the choice of including the Shelby Star in the lawsuits. Either including them directly into the lawsuit or subpoena the Star as a witness. What a “Hoot” this will turn out to be. On top of the lawsuit already against Shelby City Manager Rick Howell, where the Judge has already ruled that Rick Howell lost any “immunity” that he might have had because his acts were criminal and malicious. It’s gonna be the same for Anthony and Dukes before this is all over with. Probably the rest of the City Council too. Not a good time to be a Shelby taxpayer when all these lawyer bills clear and Court Awards to Mr. Green.

Tuesday Morning, 11:00 AM CCC Board of Trustee Meeting:
This “Lie-Fest” presided over by the Rev. Dr. Lamont Littlejohn, Jr. actually started several days before the meeting when the advanced notifications of the meeting and the meeting agenda was released. For the first time in years, that I know of, the meting agenda did NOT include an item for Public Participation or Citizens Recognition. Also, the hyper-links to the Trustee’s Committee Reports were also NOT included. Public Participation /Citizens Recognition is required by State law. The BoT subcommittees are deceptions where a group of less than a majority of Board of Trustee members get together in secret to draft minutes of their own meetings, and are adopted, mostly without discussion and approved without question. A clear criminal subversion of the intent of Public Meeting laws. Apparently, I am the only person in Cleveland County that picks up on these kinds of things.

Anyway, no long discussion here. The Advance Meeting Agenda is attached below. The First person who can find “Citizens Recognition” or “Public Participation” (as required by State Law) on this Agenda wins a new, crisp $100 bill as a prize. Don’t believe me, check it out. Win $100 if you can. Wouldn’t you like to be the first person to win a $100 prize offered by Robert A. Williams?

But, I smelled a rat here. This was NOT the first time “Citizens Recognition” or Public Participation” was left off a CCC BoT Meeting Agenda. The first time, I did not sign up to Speak. This time I did. I got to the meeting early and a sign-up sheet was left at the podium. I signed in and listed for the subject “Communications/lack of.” When Chairman Littlejohn, who obviously was trying to sneak through the meeting without anybody from the public speaking, called me to speak, I realized he knew I had not fallen for the bait this time. And I lowered the boom on the Board of Trustees.

I reminded the Board of Trustees about the sneaky trick with the Agenda and how they were caught. I reminded the BoTs about their other sneaky trick with the Committee Minutes not being provided. I reminded them that I was the only member of the public that was regularly showing up to their meetings and how “they treated me like dirt.” “But I can handle it!” Them trying to keep their dirty little secrets secret. I reminded them that I had came early and read the local newspaper when I came through the Library. That I had read the article about Eaton closing down a production line. And that another large higher tech business was laying off around half their workers. All because the Cleveland County education system and CCC was not turning out workers skilled enough to do the job. That their highly touted “Workforce Development Programs” was all talk and no action. Maybe, just smoke and mirrors.

Incredibly, the next item on the agenda was a report from CCC President Jason Hurst. Hurst stated that a NC Community College survey indicated that by the year 2030, there would be a shortfall in skilled workers in North Carolina of 600,000. That translates to a 6,000 deficit for Cleveland County. Half of the High School graduation class projected to 2030, considering the loss of population at the going rate. The smarter people leaving Cleveland County, going to college and finding jobs somewhere else. And the better workers leaving for somewhere else too, seeking better jobs. So, all you thousands of parents and grandparents, kiss your kids and grandkids goodbye. They will be leaving Cleveland County, never to return. Except for a visit every now and then or to come to your funeral. Which is already the case for many. Too bad since North Carolina has picked up over 1,000,000 voters since 2016 and Cleveland County population is still going down rapidly. Doesn’t that tell you something???

But, later in the meeting President Hurst spoke about how well Eaton was doing in Cleveland County and about how good a partner they are to CCC. Telling lies against himself and his own words. All in the same meeting. That may be a first place for CCC in the “Liar’s Poker” contest. You can be the judge of that.

But the lies kept on coming. CCC had settled the lawsuit against them filed by former teacher Ginger Bullock. The CCC lawyer said that the CCC insurance company had decided that THEY would settle the case. To pay off Bullock. (Who had accused CCC of dumbing down the dual enrollment classes so more unqualified high school kids could take college courses so both CCC and CCS could better defraud the taxpayers. And the kids who then might enter college, only to flunk out, would be the losers. Along with us taxpayers and the kids with college loans to pay off.) According to the lawyer, since the CCC insurance company had made the decision to pay, CCC was refusing to accept that they had done anything wrong. And the whole thing cost Cleveland County Taxpayers not one red cent.

Folks, I am not smart enough to make up such lies as the CCC lawyer just told. Apparently because that was what the CCC BoTs wanted to hear. But, don’t believe me. Ask your favorite CCC BoT to explain what happened about this payoff that didn’t cost taxpayers anything. But calibrate your bullshit detector before you do your asking.

Then, there were all the BoT Committee meeting reports that were approved without discussion or question. Who knows where the truth lies at CCC? Or if there is even one word of proof about anything? Don’t ask me though. I am quick to say that I was not able to confirm one word that was said in the CCC BoT meeting. And dare YOU to find any truth from the March 10, 2020 CCC BoT Meeting.

So, Cleveland County Taxpayers. You are fooled again by the lies told by the CCC crowd. But you have the opportunity to earn the two contests that I offer, for a total of $200 as explained herein. But, please don’t rush out to spend this money before you win. Because, YOU won’t win. The CCC BoT lies are so big and spread too thick. All you have done by reading this article is to gain some more knowledge about the Crooks and Liars at CCS, CCC, the City of Shelby and the Commissioners too. Remember Commissioner Johnny Hutchins is also a CCC BoT member and the Commissioners appoint eight of the 12 CCC BoT members. You voters have screwed yourselves by putting Hutchins and Ronnie Whetstine back on the Commissioner’s Board in the Republican 2020 Primary Election.

You didn’t believe me and this is the kind of mess that I told you about. Therefore, YOU deserve what you get!!! And what YOU are going to get. More waste, higher taxes and more lies on top of lies.

Folks, I don’t know who you might chose as winners in this “Liar’s Poker” Contest??? All I know is that YOU and ME are the losers!!! Even more so than what I have written about. Therefore, I cut this article off at around 2,000 words. Catch ya later.