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An odd appointment to the Juvenile Probation Commission

Just before the holiday, Governor Rick Perry appointed three new members to the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. Two of them seem routine enough: A lawyer who serves on a county juvenile board and a county commissioner with connections to CASA. But this description of the third appointee caught my eye:Scott O?Grady of Dallas is a self-employed motivational speaker. He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force and was commissioned through the US Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps program. O?Grady received a bachelor?s degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a master?s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. A "motivational speaker" for the Juvenile Probation Commission? Really? So I wondered, "Who is this guy?," and as usual Google is our friend...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 28, 2009 (boomark / email).