  Tired of living in ‘Little Chicago’  January 13, 2013 The
Herald-Star  To the editor:  I have never been what you would
call "proud" to say I have lived all of my 56 years in Jefferson
County, but the recent high-profile rape case now has me glad
that my daughters have either left, or soon will leave, this
"Little Chicago" of a county that some self-appointed elite seem
to think is their personal monarchy.  I am ashamed that local
media did not cover this case until being embarrassed by the
outside media who felt this crime was important enough to bring
to national light and keep it from being swept away.  These
media outlets such as New York Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer and
CNN did us a favor keeping the "connected" in the county from
allowing this crime to die or be swept away.  Local television
did not seem to want to investigate this crime until being
"called out" on camera by a member of the first Anonymous rally.
I am ashamed that during a clip played Jan. 4, that Sheriff Fred
Abdalla showed more pa