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Joe Miller to question Andrew Halcro

Joe Miller's continued quest for answers about who knew what and when regarding his personnel files from his stint as a government attorney has found its way to Andrew Halcro, a wry blogger, business owner and former state lawmaker.

That's according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, which reports a series of depositions Miller has sought in a lingering court case stemming from his unsuccessful run against Lisa Murkowski in the 2010 general election for U.S. Senate.

Halco has been summoned this week to answer questions from Miller's attorneys, which he confirmed in two posts on his blog this week, here and here.

During summer 2010, Halcro posted a two-line blog entry -- "Say it ain't so Joe" -- which read: "U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller was fired from his job as an attorney for the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Why?"

The News-Miner correctly points out that Miller was not fired from his job. He quit and was barred for three years from re-employment at the borough because he didn't give enough notice prior to his departure. But the rumor floated in Halcro's blog piqued the media's interest, and it wasn't long before Miller's campaign was trying to dispel the firing myth.

According to the News-Miner, questions posed by Miller's attorneys to his former borough colleagues have included whether they had any contact with Halcro. The paper also reports Halcro has been asked to bring nearly two year's worth of communication records of conversations he may have had with borough staff, the media, political candidates and law enforcement. Read much, much more here.

Jill Burke

Jill Burke is a former writer and columnist for Alaska Dispatch News.

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