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		<title>Popcorn, Peanuts and Pipkin: Threatens &#8220;Legal Investigation&#8221; in Performance on County Stage</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36) berated the Cecil County Board of Commissioners and county staff Tuesday morning over what he called misuse of “county assets”—an email account—to promote a bus tour organized by a volunteer with a citizen’s group favoring adoption of a charter government referendum question on the November ballot. But county officials denied any wrongdoing and some Commissioners accused Pipkin and Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36) of political grandstanding days before the elections. During the nearly 90-minute session, which was called by Commissioners in response to a letter from Smigiel accusing the county of “secret deals,” Pipkin did most of the talking. But Vernon Thompson, the county’s economic development director, and Joyce Bowlsbey, a volunteer leader in the pro-charter effort who also organized an August bus tour criticized by the state politicians, had spirited debates with Pipkin. “This is much ado about nothing,” Bowlsbey said. “It’s like no good deed goes unpunished.” She noted that “I’ve donated thousands and thousands of hours to volunteer for this county” and “My integrity has been questioned and I take issue with that.” An undercurrent of amusement at the session by many in the ‘peanut gallery’ of observers—including county employees and local citizens&#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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