Alvinville chapter 3

The Alberton Papers Vol. V, #3
By Dick Darne 10-16-07
Alvinville, Chapter 3
"So, what’s all the ‘dirty tricks’, Bill?" asked Todd.
"Well, besides the visit from the Census Bureau, there has been numerous visits by the state dept. of the environment and adjacent surroundings about Mayor Olaf’s attempts to provide a less expensive way for the citizens to dispose of old cars, tree trimmings, appliances and more often than one would realize, to get a car part to keep the old clunker running." answered Bill.
"How does that become a dirty trick?" asked Johnny.
"These guys at DEAS are complaint driven, so someone complained, but the letters to Mayor Olaf and the visits always coincided with phone calls from the town to DEAS shortly beforehand." said Bill
"That’s hard to believe, that someone could be that stupid and leave a trail so easy to follow" replied Johnny.
"When the sweet aroma of anticipated victory masks one’s unscented disconnect from reality, it can happen very easily" said Elder. " Unlike yesteryear, when destroying one document and bribing, blackmailing or killing a few people sufficed to ‘cover-up’, today with modern communications technology, quite a trail is left behind. It can be as simple as poring over old phone records in the basement, matching to time and places, or as hi-tech as examining the computer hard drive for deleted messages. Usually a lo-tech search will find enough to prove probable cause of a crime, which will trigger a hi-tech search to get the real goods."
"And that’s when the real fun starts." said Todd. "The canaries start to sing. It all gets outed completely and quickly at this level. Takes a little longer at the top, but the truth wins out in the end."
"Dirty tricks aside, the sad thing is that all the stuff at Mayor Olaf’s recycling yard would be scattered all over the countryside, dumped all over, any lightly traveled road that leads out of sight is a potential dump site. Anyone who has been on the back roads knows this first hand. Of course, they are not the complainers either." said Bill.
"Maybe a little self examination is in order for all of us." exclaimed Gno, who had been leaning back with his eyes closed, but was not asleep. "Trash, garbage, obsolete cars and appliances, toxic waste, recyclables, it is our problem, that’s OUR, plural, all of us. Some do good, some do bad, some enable the bad guys, but we’ll drown in our own waste if we don’t do what we must."
"Sounds like a good topic for the near future." said Bill. "Let’s ruminate on this and be vigilant until next week."
Heed Bill’s words and stay tuned for the next thrilling episode. dd