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MCNEELY FOR PaosEcuros
— Qualifications andiiExperience,——
I encourage voters to cast their‘vOte for Prosecuting Attorney in exactly
the same way they would choose an attorney. That's why my campaign
for Prosecutor stresses my qualifications‘and experience for the job.
In addition to the prosecutionvduties of the office, the Prosecuting
Attorney of Summers County is the head of a county department with a
budget of more than $200,000 and acts as legal adiiiser and sometimes
counsel for the County Commission as well as county departments and
agencies in civil matters. The Prosecutor is also often looked to‘ by the
Council on Aging
: This is a weekly publication of the
Summers County Council on Aging
inc, 120 Second Ave., Hinton.
Funded in part by the WV Bureau
bf Senior Services, AppalachianArea
Agency on Aging, other grant and .
iocal resources and donations. Any
plder persons is encouraged to
participate in the program
regardless of race, creed, handicap
or national origin. The Summers
County Council on Aging is an equal
Opportunity employer.
Monday, April 25: Sloppy Joe,
Whole Wheat Bun, Coleslaw,
Scalloped Potatoes, Chocolate
Pudding, Milk. Activities: Bible
Study, Pastor Robbie Rodes, 11:00
am.
Tuesday, April 26: Taco Salad,
Tossed Salad, Chili Beans, Chips,
Banana, Milk. Activity: SCCOA Site
Meeting 11:00 am. Bingo 10:14 am.
Wednesday, April 27: Pinto
Beans, Chopped Onions, Mustard
Greens, Sliced Peaches, Cornbread,
Margarine/Milk. Activities:
Swimming at Pipestem State Park,
Please Sign up to go.
Thursday, April 28: Spaghetti/
Meat Sauce, Tossed Green Salad,
Fruit Mix, Whole Wheat Garlic
Bread, Margarine, Milk. Activities:
WV State Auditor Glen Gainer 11:00
a.m., Bingo 10:15 am.
Friday, April 29: Baked
Chicken, Buttered Peas, Corn,
Blueberry Cobbler, Whole Wheat
Bread, Margarine/Milk. Activities:
Gospel Singing.
Saturday, April 30: Senior Prom
at 6 p.m. at the McCreery Hotel.
Menu changes may occur due to
availability of food or due to
circumstances beyond our control.
BINGO A
Bingo every Friday night at the
Hinton Senior Citizens Building on
Second Ave. Doors open at 4:00 p.m.
starts at 6:00 p.m.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mondays and Thursdays are our
nursing service days. Children’s
immunizations, flu shots, blood
pressure screenings and all other
services are done on these days. If
you have any questions please feel
free to call 304-466-3388.
If you are between the ages of 19
and 26, with or without insurance,
and interested in receiving the
-Gardisil/HPV vaccine, please call'
the health department at 304—466-
3388.
Questions or comments? Contact me at (
jameswmcneely@gmail.com.
Q;,/ - ‘
. \‘\_\ vs.)
Jim McNeer
public for general information on a wide range of qUestions. So "
it’s 'a
demanding job that is best dg‘ne byfa well-qualified, experienced
attorney.
With my education and my many years of experience in West Virginia
criminal and civil law in both the private and public sectors and my
military
experience as a commissioned officer, I am well-prepared to handle all
the duties of the office. That education and experience includes:
Prosecuting Attorney of Summers county, - 2006
Graduated in top 10% of class 'from WVU College of Law, 1986
Private practice attorney, 1992 - 2012 with substantial experience
in contract and property law: now semi-retired with legal work limited
to administrative law matters
Concord University graduate, served as President of Concord Alumni
Association, and selected “Alumni of the Year” in 1992
Masters Degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech with a
concentration in Public Administration
V Served as Senior Writ Clerk for WV Supreme Court of Appeals
Former member WV House of Delegates: served on Judiciary,
Education and Political Subdivisions Committees
Served as Community Development Director and City Police Judge
for the City of Princeton, WV
Hearing examiner for state agencies for 19 years
First job as Concord graduate in 1973-74 was as Special Education
teacher in Summers County
Served as artillery officer in U. S. Army (Vietnam Veteran) and in
W. Va. National Guard, and was commander of the Hinton/Ronceverte
unit of the W. Va. National Guard in the late 1970's/early 1980's
A basic task of a Prosecuting Attorney is to make decisions, and those
decisions affect individuals as well as the entire community. An important
part of what makes for good prosecutorial decisions is the qualifications
and experience of the Prosecutor.
compare candidates' qualifications and experience because by your vote
you will be hiring the attorney “for the people" of Summers County.
304) 994-0792 orny email to
l therefore encourage' voters to
Democrat for Pifisfcg‘ti‘ng Attqrfiietggur magi)
Political adlpaidforby Candidate: James W. “flirts” McNeer '
Talcott Elementary March ‘
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~ - . 2i" 3’.
Student of the Month
(Pictured L-R) Front Row: Madison Brown, Colton Gill, Blake
Stapelton, Middle Row: Blake Smith, Trenton Southern, Kamri
Jones, Tucker Lowe, Brayden Fox,. Back Row: Dylan Phillips, Lane
Campbell, Joseph Romanello, Patience King, Cara Boone.
Talcott Elementary March
Writer of the Month
(Pictured L-R) Front Row: Sky Gill, Katey Wygal, Gage Mitchell,
Annalyn Lilly, Dawson Gwinn. Back Row: Kaylee Cole Zachary
Rhodes, Alex Lefler, Breanna Coleman, Shaelin Mann.
A smiling face is half the meal.
***
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—Latvian Proverb '
Tues. April 26, 2016 Hinton News 5
MCNEELY FOR PROSECUTOR
— Cook’s Cash? And a Raffle? —
Being unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Prosecuting
Attorney, often get questions about the Republican candidates and even
asked which of them i consider the least acceptable for Prosecutor. I
generally don’t get that involved in the Republican contest, but when i
do
respond my answer is “ Kristin Cook." I want to discuss in this ad
one of
the reasons why I believe Cook isn’t ready to be Prosecuting Attorney.
Cook has stressed in her campaign how passionate she is about
becoming the Prosecutor. My concern is that believe Cook’s passion for
the job isn’t constrained enough by mature judgement to make her ready
for the very demanding job of Prosecuting Attorney of Summers County.
First example —too much cash. According to the Secretary of State’s
website, if a contribution to a candidate“ . . . is more than $50.00
($50.01
and up), the contribution cannot be cash." But Cook’s campaign
financial
report indicates that she accepted one cash contribution of $800 and
another of $140. it does seem at some point she became aware of the
cash limit, since she did eventually refund the amount of the excess
contributions. But the fact remains that Kristin Cook apparently accepted
$940 in two cash contributions when she should have accepted only $100.
Then there is the raffle i understand Cook held as a campaign event on
3/5/16 (as reported in a 3/15/16 Hinton News article). According to the
Secretary of State’s website “ . . . candidates are prohibited by WV
Code
§47-21-2 from holding raffles." But Ms. Cook apparently held one
anyway.
So Kristin Cook apparently accepted $840 in cash campaign
contributions over $50/contribution and reportedly held a campaign raffle
when the campaign rules featured on the Secretary of State’s website
seem to state quite clearly that a candidate is not permitted to do either.
Both examples suggest a failure by Cook to “check out the rules”
before acting. And that seems to me to raise an issue as to the maturity
of her judgement. So while Kristin Cook stresses how passionate she is
about the job of Prosecutor, don’t believe she has displayed the mature
judgement necessary to constrain that passion to be, as professional a
Prosecuting Attorney as is needed to serve Summers County.
By the way, sent Cook a copy of a draft of this ad by email on 4/16
and by USPS on 4/19/16. Both times, I gave her a pre-publication
opportunity until 4/21/16 to note any errors. Ms. Cook did not respond.
Political ad paid for by Candidate: James W. “Jim” McNeer _
Jim McNeer
Democrat for Prosecuting Attorney .
Apples and blueberries are 90 percent pollinated by honeybees.
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Notice
HEALTH SCREENING
Women’s Health Screenings;
available. Attention: Women ages:
25-64. If you are uninsured or:
underinsured you may be eligible forf
pap smear and mammogram (agéé
restrictions for mammograms do:
apply) through the WV Breast and;
Cervical Screening Program. These:
tests could save your life.
Call the Summers County Health;
Department for more information
and appointment.
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Arbor Day Foundation Offers
Tree-Care Booklet With $3 Donation
The Arbor Day Foundation is
offering a handy tree-care booklet
designed to help people plant and
care for trees. '
Anyone can receive Conservation
Trees, a user-friendly booklet
featuring illustrations, colorful
photos, and easily understood
descriptions, by making a $3
donation to the Foundation this
month.
“Conservation Trees is an ideal
resource for tree planters,” said
Matt Harris, chief executive of the
Arbor Day Foundation. “Taking
care of existing trees is just as
critical as planting new ones, and
proper care ensures communities
are able to fully enjoy the diverse
benefits of urban forestry.”
The booklet provides details
about the right way to plant and
prune trees. It also includes tips on
using shade trees and windbreaks
to save on energy costs, attract
songbirds, and create a living snow
fence.
To receive the Conservation
Trees booklet, send a $3 check
along with your name and
address to Conservati -n Trees,
Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor
Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410,
or order online at arborday.org/
conservationtrees.
About the
Foundation
Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day
Foundation has grown to become
the largest nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to planting
trees, with more than 1 million
members, supporters, and valued
partners.
During the past 44 years,
more than 250 million Arbor Day
Foundation trees have been planted
in neighborhoods, communities,
cities, and forests throughout the
world. Our goal is to help others
Arbor Day
understand that trees are a solution
to many of the global issues we
face today, including air qualityP
water quality, climate change;
deforestation, poverty, and hunger;
As one of the world’s
largest operating conservation
foundations, the Arbor Day
Foundation, through its members;
partners, and programs, educates
and engages stakeholders and
communities across the globe to
involve themselves in its mission
of planting, nurturing, and
celebrating trees.
As the Foundation embarks
on the next decade, its vision
remains the same to continue
to share, advance, and educate
the world on emerging solutions
to environmental, health, and
human services concerns through
its networks and programs.
More information is available at
arborday.org.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT
SCHEDULED AT NEW RIVER CTC
[BEAVER, W.Va.] New River
Community and Technical College is
hosting an Information Technology
Summit on Friday, April 29 from
1 to 4 p.m. at the Raleigh County
Campus, Beaver.
This free, community event will
feature expert speakers and provide
information on cybersecurity,
careers in the computer information
technology field and the computer
industry. Guest speakers include:
Dr. Roy Nutter, Jr., professor of
computer science and electrical
engineering at West Virginia
University, leads a research group
in digital forensics and cyber
« defense as a principal in the West
I
Virginia Cyber Crime Consortium.
Rhonda Farrell, associate with
Booz Allen Hamilton, focuses on
enterprise life-cycle activities as
they relate to cybersecurity and
quality.
Sergeant David C. Eldridge,
West Virginia State Police, is one of
the founding members c. the West
Virginia Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force.
He is an expert in online
investigations and digital forensics.
Joseph Mazzie, supervisory
information technology specialist
for the FBI Criminal Justice
Information Services Division in
Clarksburg, has served the agency
in IT for over 24 years and is
developing the first IT Cloud for
the Department of Justice. This
event is sponsored bngest Virginia
Community and Technical College
Bridging the Gap.
For more information contact,
Tricia Hoover at 304-929-6702 or
phoover@newriver.edu. '
New River Community and
Technical College serves nine
counties in‘ southeastern West
Virginia from the Greenbrier Valley
Campus (Lewisburg), Mercer
County Campus (Princeton),
Nicholas County Campus
(Summersville), and Raleigh
County Campus (Beaver/Beckley).
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