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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 03:14 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 30 January 2008 12:22
This whole Ophelia Ford chronicle just gets weirder, and weirder at every turn. First she gets carted off to the ER after falling off of her bar stool at a hotel bar. Then there’s a raft of stories, here, and here, indicating she’ll be potentially unable to fulfill her duties as a Tennessee state senator. Talk to us Tennessee – what’s going on – what is the deal with Ophelia Ford?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey is asking for an update on the health of state Sen. Ophelia Ford after being told earlier this month that she would miss several weeks of the session with an illness.Ford’s lawyer, David Cocke, said in a letter to Ramsey at the time that he would provide an update on her condition in about three weeks.