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Whitmire still angry over D'Pope's dismissal but the deed is done

By Gritsforbreakfast

The Dallas News this morning has a long feature on Texas Youth Commission woes that indicates Sen. John Whitmire is still on the warpath against the new conservator, Richard Nedelkoff. Whitmire intends to use a hearing scheduled on Friday to call Mr. N on the carpet for his decision to fire Dimitria Pope, the senator's long-time close friend. Reported Doug Swanson:"I don't know who's on first base, and I'm not sure Nedelkoff knows what inning we're in," Mr. Whitmire said. "I don't have confidence that he knows what's going on." Mr. Whitmire co-chairs the special joint legislative committee on TYC, which convenes Friday in Austin. He and other legislators say they will direct Mr. Nedelkoff ? who in December became the agency's third conservator in nine months ? to bring some desperately needed calm and purpose to the agency...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 17, 2008 (boomark / email).