6 Thursday, July 24, 1997 Pahrump Valley Gazette
Employers, do you really know who you hired?
Being an ex-felon is a past hard to escape from. Whether it's
1-2 or 22 years, it is the mark that may haunt you to your last
breath.
I know several ex-felons, some good guys. Some bad. Some wear
jeans. Some wear suits. Some may pat you on
the back with one hand and pick your pocket "
with the other. An ex-felon is a branded
person. You can go to court and get your
record sealed, or you can get a governor's
pardon, which is rare. Having a federal rap
sealed is a hard way to go and few have been
granted.
Getting your record sealed isn't always
forever. On some privileged licenses, records
can still be examined by the licensing au-
thority but not used against you in most
cases. You and I know that's a shot in the
dark.
All ex-felons have to be registered with the sheriff's office -
mugged and printed. If one fails to register in the local county
where they live and is stopped by local law enforcement personnel,
that person is going to jail for failure to register as an ex-felon. If
you're registered and move, it's your duty to notify authorities of
change of address. It's the law and always carry your felon card.
Some have left the big city and drifted to the high desert of Nye to
'They may even
think they are above
the law and don't
have to register'
'Best Wishes'
Amargosa's
boundless
, active in Geneva
Liberal institutions
straightway cease front being
liberal the mometl! they are
.firmO' established.
nd replacement, is a pretty rough operation and
e ever
blend in. They may even think they are above the law and don't
have to register.
The biggest problem is with those of us who have always thought
we lived in an area where we don't have to worry about such things.
But we do need to know.
The Pahrump Valley Gazette has added a
line or two and has revamped their employ-
ment application. There is now a line that
asks, "Have you ever been arrested? Have
you ever been convicted?"
I have known ex-felons who are repeaters,
who never learn. And then I know some that
have learned and gone straight and they de-
serve a break. I think they need the public
trust.
Whether it be an executive, school em-
ployee, bartender, or working as a reporter
for a newspaper. In the past, some ex-cons have worked Nye,
repeatedly calling the kettle black and after they're history and
long gone, we discover their hidden past.
This is similar to the confidence game, winning your confidence
and then taking advantage. Love your neighbor, but lock your
door. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared with what lies within us. Just because the river is quiet
does not mean the crocodiles have left.
South Korean artist Bed
Lee's display at the Museum
of Modern art in New York
City, which consisted:only of
pulled by officials after only
several hours display because
On
ar00;et
by Joe Richards
from the
Kingdom of Nye
Whether you
hate him or love
him, he won't let
you ignore him!
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Majtae Splendor.
and therefore cannot be executed, '
By;the way, ff you kill three people with a bowling pin is tilat a
turkey, or what?
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year was to tow Britain !es into the Mirra,
nean Sea in order to improve the country's climate, and 50 other
MRLP candidates for vm=ious offices made proposals such as requir,
ing dogs to eat phosphorescent food so that pedestrians could more
easily avoid stepping in their poop,
