State Archives and History Director Fred Armstrong was fired Thursday, after more than 20 years heading that office and nearly 30 years in W.Va. government, The Charleston Gazette reports.
Armstrong told the Gazette that Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith axed him with a letter that noted "that as a will and pleasure employee, he can be terminated at any time without cause."
"Armstrong said Reid-Smith’s letter concluded by ordering him to 'vacate the building immediately,' and said he was offended to be escorted out of the building by a security officer," the article said.
"For all these years, I could be trusted with all the state’s valuable records ... but when it comes time to leave, they have to have a security guard escort me," Armstrong told the paper.
Armstrong speculates that his firing may stem from "administration proposals to convert the archives library in the Cultural Center into a café/gift shop," though he tells the Gazette he's never taken a public position on the proposal.
02 November 2007
Another Head Rolls At Culture & History
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On the bright side, maybe he will become an unrestrained voice of reason on the idiocy of trampling historical documents for corn dogs and moon pies.
Hey! Lets turn Arch's bust into the worlds largest Pez dispenser! Brilliant!
Randall Reid-Smith must be the biggest asshole ever to hold the title of Culture and History Commissioner.
Ranradio, I absolutely agree with you. He's an asshole, a bully, and a petty tyrant. HE is the one who needs to be fired, not a gentle geek like Fred who has spent the last 30 years being a friend and champion of WV's history. Why are more people not raising hell about this firing?
What are people saying about this? Where is the outrage? Are corn dogs more important than a people's history?
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