The NJ passed on the letter below. I wonder if they could justify not printing letters from us if we wrote a bunch of them saying that we should have a state auditor who would actually …you know…audit something.
Ken Matlusky for State Auditor // May 2, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Dear News Journal,
I read the article on Sunday, April 12th, about the horrible treatment of veterans at the State Veterans Center in Dover. I found the story disturbing, but unfortunately, I was not surprised, Last year you ran a story about a woman who was fired from the same Veterans Center after she blew the whistle on various problems. In 2007 and 2008, you reported the abuse of patients, massive theft from patient trust accounts, and the mistreatment of a whistleblower at the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Also, last year you ran a story about patient abuse at Emily P. Bissell Hospital, caught on hidden video, that the state declined to prosecute.
Many financial and abuse problems could be solved much sooner, but many state employees are afraid to come forward and risk the consequences. Whistle blowers need much better protection in Delaware. That is one reason why I am running for State Auditor in 2010. If elected Auditor I would be the best friend/advocate state whistle blowers ever had. I would back them up 100%, stand up to the Big Boys threatening them, and even publicly protest in front of the state agency where the whistle blower is being mistreated.
I know that is not the Delaware Way, but the Delaware Way is not solving these problems.
Sincerely,
Ken Matlusky, CPA
Democrat for State Auditor