Mayor back when he worked for a living
I heard Mayor James Kalb recently drove over to Kentucky in a city vehicle to purchase Powerball lottery tickets. His chances of winning the Jackpot were about 1 in 146,000,000. Those are pretty high odds, and they set me thinking about what the odds might be on other unlikely events involving His Honor and other members of the Portsmouth City government.
For example:
1. What are the odds that former councilman John Thatcher will not again fleece Ohio taxpayers as he did when he unloaded his Franklin Blvd. house on Shawnee State University at a wildly inflated price?
2. What are the odds that former city council candidate Michael Malone, brother of councilman David Malone, will not forge another check?
3. What are the odds that Ward 1 councilman Timothy Loper will not continue to live outside Ward 1 in violation of the city charter?
4. What are the odds that councilman Timothy Loper will not continue to be played for a dummy by those with more brains than he has?
5. What are the odds that councilman Jerrod Albrecht will not continue to occupy his council seat illegally?
6. What are the odds that councilman Jerrod Albrecht will not doze off during council meetings?
7. What are the odds that city solicitor Kuhn will not further lower the already abysmal ethical level of city government?
8. What are the odds that councilman Rev. David Malone will not commit adultery with another member of his congregation?
9. What are the odds that Rev. David Malone will not preach on the steps of the city hall and call on God to smite all the sinners of Portsmouth (except himself)?
10. What are the odds that city clerk JoAnn Aeh will not obstruct recall candidates?
11. What are the odds that city clerk JoAnn Aeh will not hold a government job?
12. What are the odds that councilman Robert Mollette will not continue to drive his fellow council members crazy by being honest and well prepared?
13. What are the odds that councilman Marty Mohr will not embarrass himself, his family, and the citizens of Portsmouth at every council meeting?
14. What are the odds that councilman Howard Baughman will not be the smarmiest politician in Scioto County?
15. What are the odds that Daily Times reporters will not be camp followers of the city council?
16. What are the odds that police chief Horner will not accuse critics of the city council of being “domestic terrorists”?
17. What are the odds that the city council will not continue to hornswoggle the taxpayers of Portsmouth by burdening them with the Marting building?
18. What are the odds that Mayor Kalb will not come up with another scheme to tax the tenants and landlords of Portsmouth?
19. What are the odds that Mayor Kalb will not continue to try to bring gambling casinos to Portsmouth?
20. What are the odds that Mayor Kalb will not continue to drive to Kentucky in a city vehicle to play the Powerball lottery?
Kalb seeks Jackpot in Kentucky
[For a previous blog on gambling in Portsmouth, click here ]
