tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152892158645599009.post6075002528502532055..comments2022-12-23T04:27:19.048-06:00Comments on Carrington, North Dakota: Things To Consider about Our Foster County Government before Voting in the Primary on June 10, 2014Judy Kellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453659550770490153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152892158645599009.post-24616568393418175722014-06-22T18:38:56.445-05:002014-06-22T18:38:56.445-05:00This information should be forwarded to Rob Port, ...This information should be forwarded to Rob Port, owner of Sayanythingblog.com in Minot. Rob is a watchdog for elected and non elected officials who abuse their power and the last few years has exposed the corruption within the ND State Board of Higher Education. I suspect Rob Port would find this extremely interesting. Check out his site at www.sayanythingblog.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152892158645599009.post-71777052076597096932014-06-09T03:02:24.794-05:002014-06-09T03:02:24.794-05:00I don't normally publish comments made by an a...I don't normally publish comments made by an anonymous writer, but I'd like to address this person's misconceptions. <br /><br />As far as "telling both sides of the story," Risovi's side was completely dismissed by Judge Schmitz in a court hearing. Her petitions for restraining orders against my husband and me contained lies which she swore to under oath but which she couldn't prove. In fact, that's where the lies and rumors of us "stalking" her began. She said that I was waiting in my car outside the courthouse watching her go and come from work. That was on a day when I could prove that I wasn't there. She said that Ted was driving by her house, as if he was stalking her. Her house happens to be across from the Chieftain, on the way to the high school, and to our business office, and we do drive by there a lot. However, we didn't even know where she lived before she filed the restraining orders against us! <br /><br />Other lies: Risovi swore that Ted was standing up, red-faced, pointing his finger at her and yelling at her during a commissioners' meeting. The video tape of the session showed the judge at the hearing that none of it was true. Risovi actually had her back to Ted the whole time and made up the story completely. The judge told Risovi that Mr. Keller was actually the calmest person there. (That was the March 4th session where Paul Straley was the one who was yelling at community members who he didn't want to talk, pointing his finger at them, pushing the panic button, and having them ousted from the meeting.)<br /><br />As far as "harassment" and "slander" are concerned, what Anonymous calls "harassment" I call "investigating and confronting Auditor Risovi about her unlawful/unethical actions in office." Also, it isn't slander when you are pointing out the unlawful conduct of a public official - particularly when you have the proof to support your accusations.<br /><br />Like you, I think "law enforcement would have dealt with it [her actions] accordingly" if true. I don't understand how she can continue to be auditor. In one meeting, Commissioner Jim Carr said that she should resign. However, Commissioners Straley and Greger ignored him, as usual. (Carr is also the one who objected to Risovi being hired as auditor and objected to them giving her a $50,000 salary and two aides. He also voiced his concern about Risovi's mismanagement of the absentee ballots, and objected when Straley and Greger voted to have only one voting machine for the whole county located in Carrington. Sometimes it seems like he is the only one who is concerned about how taxpayers money is being wasted by Straley's and Risovi's incompetence.) <br /><br />Finally, Anonymous, why don't you identify yourself and state some actual facts when you make your accusations and spread your rumors? I have faith that the unbiased people in our community can tell the difference between who is stating facts and who is spreading rumors, and they will vote accordingly on June 10th.Judy Kellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152892158645599009.post-27982038980243997192014-06-08T20:56:03.628-05:002014-06-08T20:56:03.628-05:00Tell both sides of the story. How about the stalki...Tell both sides of the story. How about the stalking you guys do and the harassment. This is slander, plain and simple. If any of this was true, law enforcement would have dealt with it accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com