Sheriff roulette

What favor did newly elected Gov. Tom Corbett owe, and to whom, to nominate former Whitemarsh police Chief Eileen Behr to the vacant Montgomery County Sheriff's post? Seriously, this post has been vacant since former Montgomery County Sheriff John Durante passed away more than a year ago. And if it's a Republican thing then why not the other Republican candidate? Something doesn't smell right, but The Scoop is on it. Rumor has it Corbett owed a favor to someone out west who had a friend in the east. Ain't politics grand?

As the Montco Court House turns

So, if you're a department head, at least if you're a department head and also a friend of commissioners' chairman Jim Matthews (how is he still in office?) apparently you don't really have to come to work. The Scoop has learned that Public Properties Department Director Fred Shaughnessy is not at all happy about being questioned on his whereabouts, especially from a subordinate. Shaughnessy has been missing in action lately and has told his office his whereabouts are his own business. So, what are we paying this guy for?