John Curry to Dispatch reporter: Catherine...re. your excellent article in today's Dispatch

John Curry to Catherine Candisky, October 31, 2009
Catherine,
I am a benefits recipient of the State Teachers Retirement System and a reader of your article that appeared in today's Dispatch entitled, "$112,000-a-year job - Convicted ex-union leader gets state post.

I want to thank you for calling this to the attention of all Ohioans. A particular quote in this article bears more investigating: "Loebs said Gov. Ted Strickland's office also reviewed Billirakis' record and approved the appointment. Amanda Wurst, spokeswoman for Strickland, said the governor's office did not approve the hire but merely verified that funds were available."

From the above quote, it appears as though someone is "speaking with a forked tongue." Would you please follow up on this apparent discrepancy to see, in fact, who is speaking with a forked tongue? Thank you,

John Curry
An Ohio public schools retired educator