Monday, June 29, 2009

Day 14 of the wait for "dollar details" (or: don't hold your breath)

TWO WEEKS AGO (i.e., June 15), OC Register “Watchdog” reporter Teri Sforza posted an account of complaints—charges of “inflated numbers” and cheating [aka "fraud"]—regarding Saddleback College “Emeritus” PE classes at Laguna Woods Village, aka “Leisure World” (Is college cheating state for seniors’ fitness classes?).

The matter was originally pursued by dogged LWV resident Doug Goforth, but he managed to get other residents riled, yielding a petition in May, which was presented to an LWV governing board. The petition had little impact, but the issue lingers.

In a follow-up article a few hours later, Sforza said she had asked Saddleback College for a response, and she did get a brief statement from spokeswoman Jennie McCue. But Sforza had also asked for “dollar details” for these PE courses.

As of Monday afternoon (again, June 15), said Sforza, she had not yet been provided with the latter (which was understandable).

On Friday (June 19), Sforza reported that “We're still waiting on dollar figures for the Emeritus physical education program….”

As near as I can tell, she’s still waiting. Anyway, there are no indications in today's edition of the Reg (as of a few minutes ago) that the information has been provided.

OK, so this is DAY 14 of the WAIT FOR "DOLLAR DETAILS."

Gosh, maybe they have no intention of providing those details! D'you suppose?

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