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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Former police officer charged on 15 counts

Indecent-liberties case a shock, Walnut Cove official says

DANBURY (By John Hinton, Winston-Salem Journal) - A former part-time police officer in Walnut Cove has been charged with 15 counts of taking indecent liberties with a child, authorities said yesterday.

Michael Louis Mabe, 51, of 1247 Hanging Rock Road in Danbury was arrested Dec. 21 by the Stokes County Sheriff's Office, arrest warrants say. Mabe is accused of taking indecent liberties with a girl from June 1, 1987, to Dec. 31, 1989.

Mabe resigned as an auxiliary police officer the day he was arrested, said Homer Dearmin, the town manager of Walnut Cove.

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