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State budget cuts How are you affected?
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New fairground possibilities
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Free dramatic reading Giving away ‘Wrongful Death’
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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 3/ISSUE 38
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
Sheriff sued over privacy issue Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
pmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com
MARTIN COUNTY — Spencer Udell, Jensen Beach, is suing Sheriff William Snyder in federal court. “We’re not alleging he had any personal participation, but as the Sheriff he has the responsibility for setting policy,” Udell’s lawyer, Stuart Address, said. Udell claims Sheriff William that upward Snyder to 20 deputies participated in dubious looks and access to his information on a state database — the Driving and Vehicle Information Database, nicknamed DAVID — from 2011 to 2013. If true, the peeks could be violations of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. Udell named the deputies in his suit, too. At a press conference, Udell added that he believes the violations stemmed from a family court dispute. He has two children, 11 and 13, with the current wife of Deputy Kevin Fritchie. They had disputes over timesharing and child support during the time Udell says officers were looking up his information.
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Staff photo by Patrick McCallister Isaac Parks and his girlfriend Kiantae Mims have opened a weekend food cart at 3775 S.W. Mapp Road at the Royal Palms Apartments in Palm City.
Couple ministering through their foodtruck in Palm City
Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
pmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com
PALM CITY — The food truck invasion has begun. OK, there’s probably never going to be a food truck invasion in Palm City, but we’ve got our own food cart now. “My mom, she had a passion to cook,” Isaac Parks, said “My parents believe you can minister through food.” Parks is a veteran with disabilities. He served in Operation Enduring Free-
dom-Afghanistan in the 101st Airborne. He received a medical discharge. “I had a couple close calls,” he said. Parks said when he got out of the military last year he thought veterans benefits would start immediately, because the Army was supposed to be coordinating with the Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s not how things worked out. “I went months and months without pay,” he said. Parks added, “Going from making $50,000 a year to noth-
ing was hard. I see so many veterans hurting out there.” Eventually Parks got on his feet — although he can’t stand for long periods, because of injuries — with the help of the VA, veterans organizations, his family, and, most importantly to him, God. Parks father, Elder Freeman Parks, is a minister at the Temple Beautiful Church, Indiantown. Elder Parks is also a Vietnam veteran. The food cart is owned by Foundations of Jesus Christ Ministries.
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