It’s National Library Week – April 12-18, 2015, a time to highlight the value of libraries across the country, especially in Hancock County. Libraries today are more than warehouses for books and other resources. Instead, libraries and librarians are change…
Paul Montjoy was employed by the Diamondhead Property Owners Association (POA) as manager from 1990 until he was terminated by the POA Board of Directors on July 26, 1996. On his termination, Montjoy filed a suit against the…
Last May in Diamondhead, then-POA President Marshall Kyger grabbed a 70 year old woman by the arms, pulled her towards him, and shook her. This occurred after a meeting that ended stressfully as the board refused to answer questions on…
“Potential ticking time bombs,”says Chris Monti of Bobby Weed Golf Design. “Perfect storm,”warns Tom Stine, co-founder and former publisher of Golfweek magazine. “Code Blue,”declares David Hueber, former VP of the PGA Tour and CEO of the National Golf Foundation. These…
In the latest version of the bait and switch game that has been the true talent of the management and employees of the Diamondhead Country Club and Property Owners Association, the membership now has an “official voice”. The venality of…
“Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility; I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change,” – Frank Lloyd Wright Ernie Knobloch and his crowd suffers from a disease that is common…
On August 26, 2005 I watched a television broadcast in amazement as the Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, refused to issue an evacuation order without first consulting with his attorneys. The results of that indecision were tragic. People lost…
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” – Red Adair “Oh the exuberance of the amateur! His enthusiasm is to be commended but it often leads to…
Over a year ago I listened to the outrageous statements made by several candidates at the Diamondhead Community Association’s Candidates’ “Forum” held for the 2006 POA elections. I realized from the start that this was nothing more than a staged…
By Memorandums dated July 9 and July 11,2008, Mr. Lloyd Ramirez was appointed an “agent of the corporation” under Bylaw Article VII, Section 7.1 to investigate and report on options which might be taken to mitigate the problems expected with…