" Everyone is down on Mr Matney for doing the job he was hired to do. A job that pays much less than he could make elsewhere. Goodluck, Dakota County, in finding someone that will dedicate as much as he has, for so little in return. "

" and everyone else who thinks Ed is so great, Mr. Smith did not hire his wife, everyone seems to forget that the charges were dismissed because they were completely baseless. She was never on the pay roll and she never received one penny for helping out her husband and the other attorney in the public defenders office. She was waiting for board approval and was not hired. If you pay attention and listen, it was the other attorney, not Mr. Smith that wanted to hire Kristie, the young man stated that at a board of commissioners meeting. I personally checked this out, she never filled out any papers, turned in any papers, nothing. If Ed didn't have such a big ego and paid attention to things that were said, if he would have asked one question, he would of figured out that there were no laws being violated. You people who think Ed walks on water truly live a pathetic life. Face it Ed was wrong, anyone who cares to take the time to do 2 seconds of research would figure that out. Good job Betty and Kristie, keep going and you will finally clean up Dakota County. "

" To running scared: I find your logic quite flawed. You cite Kristi for helping to end corruption; that is like the pot calling the kettle back. Her husband was as shady as they come and is part of the reason attorneys get such a bad name. Didn't her own husband hire her in spite of the nepotism rules in place with the county? Betty can't remember one thing she says 2 minutes after she says it. Attend any board meeting and you will see an example. Your life must be very sad to have Betty and Kristi as your idols. You are correct about one thing, Ted and Wagner do need to go. "

" I agree with ignorance is bliss. Ed was obviously running scared because he is not competent that is why he had to farm the tough cases out including the civil cases. He couldn't handle the tough cases that is why he always ran to the AG. Kristie was on to something and Ed knew that the truth would be coming out. He repeated several times during the recall that he would not resign and he would be here for a very long time. That wasn't even 6 months ago. Clearly Ed was lying to the citizens of Dakota County when he made that statement. If there wasn't even a grain of truth to what Kristie was saying he shouldn't have anything to worry about. The problem with corruption is that eventually you find some one who is not afraid to stand up to it and try to put an end to it. I applaud Betty and Kristie for taking a stand against corruption and trying to clean up our county. Now lets start getting rid of the rest of the problems. Bill Engel, Ted Piepho, McClarty, Wagner would be a good start. "

" Check your facts. There is a process that can be used to conviene a grand jury in the state of Nebraska and Matney is following it. How in the world is the county attorney responsible for the death of Nathanial? Was he the person that caused the injury? I recall reading in the journal about how it was a TRIBAL foster care home with 10 total children in the home. The agency to point your finger at Ignorance is the Omaha tribe for not watching what was happening to Nathanial or the 4 other foster kids placed there. The only thing Kristie was on to was the disgruntled wife band wagon. "