CRAIG CALLAWAY: A Historical Timeline - Part One (Of a Special Investigative Series)- By DON P. HURLEY

Oct. 8, 2004: Judge Valerie Armstrong rules that Callaway illegally "Fired" the Mayors Sister, further indicating that Callaway had no authority or jurisdiction to take any action upon this employee whatsoever.

Oct. 7, 2004: Callaway accuses Mayor Langford of "Union Busting," in respect to the Local 54 matter, when it was Callaway and his allies on City Council that refused the call for help from the leadership and members of Local 54.

Oct. 5, 2004: Mayor Langford is forced to file legal action against Callaway and certain members of City Council. This is as a result of Callaway attempting to hire more lawyers, thus usurping the authority of the executive branch, once again.

Sept. 22, 2004: Callaway attempts to hire a Prosecutor to investigate the Langford Administration. This was a thinly veiled disguise by Callaway to persecute and retaliate politically upon the Sister of the Mayor of Atlantic City.

Sept. 8, 2004: Callaway hits a new low, when he attempts to block a cancer patient from receiving a home, which was to built by Habitat for Humanity, after the male had been waiting six years for the assistance.

Sept. 8, 2004: Callaway states that City Council did not have the legal authority to set standards for wages, health benefits and leave for workers, which would have assisted Local 54 members and leadership. Interestingly, Callaway was simultaneously attempting to do just this, with city 911 Dispatchers, in an effort to obstruct the Administrations negotiations process with them.

Aug. 12, 2004: Callaway proposes Horse Riding and Pony Rides to return to the beaches of Atlantic City, while limiting the opportunity to only one favored applicant.

July 28, 2004: Callaway continues his tradition of beginning City Council Meetings with hours of closed Executive Sessions, leaving members of the real public waiting outside. Proper decorum and respect, leaves closed portions to the end of meetings, so as not to inconvenience the public.

July 15, 2004: A Law Suit is filed against Callaway and certain members of City Council, for his plan to give away 24 Taxi Cab Medallions.

July 13, 2004: Callaway claims the investigation into Jobs for votes scandal, involving himself and Marty Smalls is tainted. The case alleged a scheme to promise certain votes for 4 jobs, wherein Callaway would get to select 3 people for the jobs and Smalls would get to select one, in exchange for certain votes on other matters.

July 8, 2004: The Press of AC reports that Callaway ally and 1st Ward Councilman Gibb Jones is charged with possession of drugs and failure to turn them over to the Police.

July 7, 2004: Callaway orchestrates a Pay Raise for the Mayor of Atlantic City to increase the salary by $12,500.00 per year, beginning in January of 2005. It is widely believed that Callaway did this with hopes that he would be raising what he believed would be his own salary one day. Only Tim Mancuso voted against the measure.

July 1, 2004: Callaway votes to "Fire" the sister of the Mayor of Atlantic City from her long-standing job. This illegal activity was never acknowledged by the Administration, and was later overturned by Superior Court Judge Valerie Armstrong.

June 18, 2004: Callaway blocks a Resolution that would have given $2000.00 much needed dollars to the NAACP Youth Council. Callaway hurt these young people to exercise a stupid, petty and political feud with the adult leadership of the NAACP.

June 18, 2004: Callaway's write-in candidate for State Senate, Deon Garland, is arrested and charged with drug offenses, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor, Jeffrey Blitz.

June 15, 2004: Craig Callaway's Political Hand Puppet, James Carroll, is selected as the Atlantic County Democrat Party Chairman.

June 8, 2004: Judge Max Baker refuses to impound the ballots used in the election 3rd Ward City Council. This is in spite of the fact that Baker concluded massive voter fraud, most likely committed by Callaway himself and on his behalf had taken place. There were 1200 ballots in all between Atlantic City and Pleasantville, both towns that had elections involving Callaway and members of his family. Both election results were thrown out, due to extensive voter fraud.

June 5, 2004: Callaway cuts Mayor Langford's annual City Budget, to intentionally attempt to create a shortfall designed to impact fully upon the budget of 2005, (an election year).

June 3, 2004: Callaway finally votes for an initiative by the Langford Administration and Director Ron Cash, to establish a Needle Exchange Program. The program is in response to the alarming HIV rate and drug activity in the city.

May 27, 2004: Callaway claims that members of the Langford Administration violated the law and forwards results of a sham investigation to US Attorney General John Ashcroft. Callaway does all of this at the same time he is conducting Partisan Political Activity for the John Kerry for President Campaign. There is no known investigation into Callaway's activity at this time.

May 27, 2004: Pleasantville Mayor and Former Chief of Police, Ralph Peterson, calls for his political opposition to sever all ties with the Callaway's.

May 26, 2004: Pleasantville Mayor Ralph Peterson charges that the Callaway's are committing voter fraud in the elections for Mayor and Council in the city of Pleasantville.

May 26, 2004: Callaway allies on the Board of Education move to fire at least 19 School Teachers. This occurs at the same time that Callaway and his allies work to create a position for Councilman Tim Mancuso within the school system, in spite of the fact that Mancuso has no experience, qualifications or training in education.

May 19, 2004: Callaway votes to approve his own measure to give away 24 new Taxi Cab Medallions. Callaway advises the concerned public, "it's too bad" if they don't like it, before he casts his vote against the citizens and taxpayers. The medallions are believed to have a value of between $70,000-100,000 dollars.

May 19, 2004: In a sad day for the Atlantic County Democrat Party, Chuck Chiarello announces that he will be retiring as Chairman, following the end of his soon expiring term. Callaway is already working with his Political Hand Puppet, James Carroll.

May 6, 2004: Atlantic City Community Group initiates a law suit against Craig Callaway and certain members of City Council for pushing through a Zoning change that they claim was to the benefit of one single developer in the 6th Ward. (Tim Mancuso is the Councilman from the 6th Ward.)

May 5, 2004: Callaway targets Ron Cash the Director of Health and Human Services and the City Health Officer. Cash was doing to jobs for nearly the price of one, when Callaway moved to cost the taxpayers more money.

April 26, 2004: Callaway holds sham City Council Hearings in an effort to retaliate politically against the Mayors Sister. Callaway's star witness is his ally and city worker Dominick Cappella.

April 26, 2004: The Press of Atlantic City asks the reading public: "Would you pay $2000.00 to have dinner with Craig Callaway of Atlantic City"? They answer their own question by saying, "No, most of you would not," and adds unless you were an attorney, a developer or professional all hoping to "Pay, Play and Eat."

April 23, 2004: Mayor Langford announces that he has given the go-ahead to Director Ron Cash to pursue a Needle Exchange program for the city in response to the HIV and drug crisis in Atlantic City. Callaway refuses to weigh in on the matter.

April 23, 2004: Contrary to the "testimony" of Dominick Cappella, AC Assistant Solicitor, Irv Jacoby testifies at Callaway's sham Council Hearings against the Mayors Sister, that he never felt compelled to make a contribution to the Mayor Langford Campaign.

April 22, 2004: Craig Callaway raises $64,000.00 from a $2000.00 a plate fund raising dinner, where most guests are observed entering and exiting through the back door of the restaurant. Callaway claims that the money is earmarked for a city Council race in the year 2007. But, the real $64,000 question: does anyone believe him?

Dec. 3, 2003: Citizens from Atlantic City meet with the State Attorney Generals Office to request an investigation into voter fraud in Atlantic City. A rally is also held on the steps of the State Capital in Trenton.

Dec. 12, 2003: Callaway interrupts the city development at the Garwood Mills Site, in an effort to block the administrations choice of developer.

Dec. 3, 2003: Callaway obstructs the negotiations between the city administration and the unions by refusing to vote on legal contracts to fund negotiations. Collective bargaining ceased, following Callaway's latest scheme. Callaway goes on to blame Langford for the stalling contract talks.

Nov. 26, 2003: Callaway accuses Mayor Langford of "taking credit" for the Don King's Turkeys, at the same time that Callaway is moving to eliminate the honor for Don King of naming a portion of Mississippi Avenue as Don King Blvd.

Nov. 21, 2003: Callaway schemes to assign a one dollar per year salary to Tom Foley, a political opponent of Callaway and the Director of Emergency Management. Callaway had no problem with Bob Levy receiving a real salary for the same position, nor did Callaway have any problem with Bob Levy holding multiple positions within the city, as he would with Ron Cash just a few months later.

Nov. 20, 2003: Mayor Langford and Fight Promoter, Don King, deliver Turkeys for the holiday to city agencies. Callaway, later in the day, horns in on the charity effort. Callaway does this at the same time he is maneuvering to eliminate a proposal that would have named a portion of Mississippi Avenue as Don King Blvd.

Nov. 17, 2003: Langford Campaign Manager, Michael Johnson, is expected to file suit against Craig Callaway. Johnson will assert that Callaway defamed him and then violated his rights when Callaway blocked a vote that would have city council renew his job as a coordinator for the city. This was believed to be in retaliation of Johnson's support and work for Mayor Langford.

Nov. 17, 2003: It was not enough for Callaway to attempt to assign a one dollar per year salary to Emergency Management Director, Tom Foley. Callaway on this day, moves to also eliminate Director Foley's Health Benefits, as well.

Nov. 13, 2003: Attorney Joe Gindhart files a Motion indicating that Callaway has committed massive voter fraud and Perjury. Gindhart makes request for a new trial with a request to also void the election for 3rd Ward City Council.

Nov. 12, 2003: Callaway pulls a measure from the Council Agenda, that would have given two more city Directors a one dollar per year salary. This time Callaway set his sites on Health and Human Services Director, Ron Cash and Public Safety Director, Robert Flipping for the "Foley Treatment."

Nov. 3, 2003: Stephanine Dixon announces that she will file suit to have the results of today's election thrown out, due to massive accusations of voter fraud, before the election had even taken place.

Nov. 3, 2003: Craig Callaway has already, unbeknownst to almost everyone, orchestrated a secret write-in candidacy for his friend, Deon Garland. Callaway does this in opposition to his own parties nominee, Tom Swift, in the challenge to State Senator Bill Gormley for the 2nd Legislative District Seat.

Oct. 30, 2003: Callaway is rewarded by Judge Max Baker, even after Baker acknowledged that Callaway most likely committed massive fraud himself in the race for 3rd ward city council in Atlantic City. Baker said that Callaway's election was "so tainted" by tampering with ballots, that the results of the election were meaningless. However, in the end, Baker intentionally crafted a decision to allow Callaway's own cronies to deliver him a "victory."

Oct. 28, 2003: Callaway threatens Democrat Chairman Chuck Chiarello, "to come over and move me" if he wanted him to sit down and behave at the meeting of AC Democratic Committee. where members voted in favor of Stephanine Dixon for the Party Line over Callaway.

Oct. 25, 2003, a nationally respected handwriting expert proves to Judge Max Baker that massive voter fraud was committed by the Callaway Campaign, with respect to the writing upon countless absentee ballots used in the election for the 3rd ward city council race.

Oct. 17, 2003: Democrat State Senate Candidate, Tom Swift, calls for the State Judiciary Committee to investigate voter fraud, relating to the Callaway Campaign for Atlantic City Council.

Oct. 13, 2003: In one of their most shameless acts in history,The Press of AC editorializes in support of Craig Callaway's scheme to place one dollar per year salaries for certain Langford Administration Directors. The Press called it "an excellent move," by Callaway. The Press never supported one dollar per year salaries for Jim Whelan's directors in the past, however. Is it any wonder that The Press has hawkers risking their lives in the middle of dangerous highways trying to sell this news, and are now forced to nearly give it away for the next two years to infuse cash in their coffers?

Oct. 12, 2003: The Press of Atlantic City finally admits that you don't have to be a handwriting expert to know that the same person obviously wrote the name Deon Garland on countless ballots used in the Primary Election for the State Senate.

Oct. 10, 2003: Callaway arranges a slogan for Councilman Dennis Mason, (a life-long Republican), as "A Republican Endorsed By The Democrat Party." This is in spite of the fact that Mike Zingarelli has been nominated as the Democrat candidate for the Democrat Party.

Oct. 9, 2003: Callaway moves to block a vote on the appointment of a Judge, nominated by Mayor Langford and needed to serve the citizens of Atlantic City. And, on this same day, Callaway votes to retaliate against Michael Johnson by not renewing his position as a jobs coordinator for the city, while at the same time Callaway complains about unemployment problems in the city.

Oct. 7, 2003: Joanne Armbruster, Superintendent of Elections, reports that she will send approximently 200 absentee ballots to the Atlantic County Prosecutor. She will ask for an investigation into whether or not the votes are fraudulent. The ballots in question were used by Craig Callaway in the race for 3rd ward city council in Atlantic City. Does anyone still wonder what the status of this supposed investigation is?

This concludes part one of my ongoing investigation. It is my hope you will really think about what you have read and ask questions.

Please keep in mind that with all of the known scurrilous activity, this individual, Craig Callaway, is the guy that The Press, TV-40 WOND Radio and parts of the political system wanted to be Mayor of Atlantic City. Beware who these same individuals try to transfer a new found desire for their next choice for Mayor of Atlantic City.

Mayor Lorenzo Langford has restored integrity to the Office of Mayor in Atlantic. He has streamlined government, made it work more efficiently, cut taxes, made the streets safer, and balanced a fiscal crisis left to him from Jim Whelan. Yet there is still a special interest group that wants him out of office for reasons that have nothing to do with good government.

Beware of whom this group is about to pawn off as their next hero; he's not!

EDITOR & PUBLISHER HARRY HURLEY NOTE: I want to take this opportunity to thank Don for the painstaking and tremendous effort he put forth to provide the interested public with such an accurate and thorough timeline analysis of Craig Callaway. In his 1st part of this Callaway series ... Don provides our readers with 2 years worth of Callaway activities. This is not only useful, there is so much bizarre history ... so much of it, inconsistent ... that most have forgotten much of it. Don recounts all of it with a vivid portrayal of facts involving Craig Callaway. This is also important, because the rewrite of Callaway, is (as we speak) being transferred to Bob Levy. The local media has already started to do this. It is important to remember that in the upcoming campaign ... Bob Levy is Craig Callaway in disguise. Levy has been working behind the scenes with Callaway for several years. Before the citizens of Atlantic City vote this June 7th ... they must remember how we got to the current state of political affairs in Atlantic City. Don has provided the citizens of Atlantic City with a great service in this regard ... and we thank him for this effort.