A3 + PLUS >> Dunn: Cease ‘meaningless’ votes, See 2A IN MEMORIAM SOFTBALL Remembering 2 CHS all-stars the lost at FDOT take the field See Page 2A See Page 1B WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM HACKED LOW-INCOME CLINIC A cheaper way to City Hall neuter and spay in clutches of low-tech time warp Work goes on, but without benefit of computers, more. By CARL MCKINNEY [email protected] Donna Duncan remembers pre-dig- ital office life. Before becoming the finance director at Lake City Hall, she used to work at an accounting firm that did tax returns by hand from start to finish. The city is So with the city’s com- working to puter systems down in set up alter- the wake of a cyberat- nate ways tack, it may sound easy residents for Duncan to go back can contact officials by to the old way of doing email, which business. will posted “But the unfortunate online at part is that when every- lcfla.com. thing revolves around computers and software, it’s very difficult,” Duncan said. Photos by TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter Monday, city officials discovered the Dr. Julie Levy (left), professor of shelter medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, system had been compromised by a looks on as second-year vet students Jennifer Lane (center) and Kellie Hays tend to Cordova, a mixed-breed single attack involving three different dog, at the new low-cost spay/neuter clinic at the Lake City-Columbia County Humane Society. kinds of malware. The attack blocked access to certain digital files, brought down email service and disabled office New tool to fight pet overpopulation landlines, though most of the phones Too many puppies, kittens the HACKED continued on 3A problem; clinic may be answer. By TONY BRITT [email protected] Man kicked in The Lake City–Columbia County Humane Society is now providing services head; alleged to help reduce animal populations through a low-cost spay/neuter assailant jailed ‘It’s targeted clinic. toward those Tom Barritt, Lake By CARL MCKINNEY who can’t afford City-Columbia County [email protected] to go to a reg- Humane Society spay/ ular vet. We do neuter clinic facility A Branford man was arrested manager, said the pro- not want to be Monday morning after reportedly in competition gram began late last year with the cat pop- knocking another man with any of the down and kicking him veterinarians.’ ulation. After months of providing the spay/ in the head, Suwannee neuter services for ani- County deputies say. mals on site, the facility is now offering Timothy Lee West, the service to the community. 47, faces a felony aggra- Dr. Donald Denoff, shelter veterinarian, vated battery charge began the service with male cats at the West in the aftermath of an facility in late October, then the female altercation at the Inland Convenience cats, followed by male then female dogs. Tom Barritt, Lake City-Columbia County Humane Society Store on County Road 49 around 8:09 spay/neuter clinic facility manager, moves an anesthesiol- CLINIC continued on 3A ogy machine in the facility’s spay/neuter clinic. JAILED continued on 2A Vol. 145, No. 64 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Obituaries . 3A (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A DEAR PHARMACIST SUBSCRIBE TO Advice & Comics . 3B THE REPORTER: 84 69 Surprising uses for a diabetes drug, 6A. 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Americans never quit. the House Tuesday that committee chair- ‘Today’s vote early wins over They are quite literally try- — Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, U.S. general would make it easier to sue men to take legal is yet another Trump. ing to prosecute Attorney President Donald Trump’s action to enforce political stunt U.S. Rep. Neal General Barr for uphold- administration and poten- subpoenas with- by House Dunn, who rep- ing the letter of the law.” tial witness- out a vote of the resents southern “It’s no wonder that Winning Lottery Numbers Democrats es, paving full House, as Columbia County many people across this Pick 3: (Monday p.m.) 3-3-6 the way for long as they have to distract in Congress, country have lost faith in Americans Pick 4: (Monday p.m.) 9-7-9-8 legal action approval from a blasted the strat- Congress – with communi- Fantasy 5: (Monday ) 7-17-18-20-35 against bipartisan group from the egy. ties recovering from natu- those who of House leaders. pressing “Today’s vote ral disasters and a human- defy sub- Tuesday’s issues that is yet anoth- itarian crisis at our border, Dunn See an error? poenas in vote reflects an are facing our er political we are wasting time voting The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news Congress’ evolving strategy nation.’ stunt by House on expanding the prose- items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, Russia probe and other for Democrats, Democrats cutorial power of leaders please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will investigations. who have moved to distract who only want to impeach run in this space. Thanks for reading. The House resolution toward lawsuits and away Americans from the press- our president,” Dunn con- would authorize lawsuits from criminal contempt as ing issues that are facing tinued. “It’s time for the against Attorney General they investigate the Trump our nation,” Dunn said House to get back to work William Barr and former administration. Criminal in a prepared statement and stop with these mean- Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption White House counsel contempt would be referred Tuesday. “Instead of pass- ingless votes.” information to run at the discretion of the editor. 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