Talk:Kathy Augustine

Phrasing question
" In fact, Lippman-Brown, who is ethnically Jewish (though an atheist theologically),[1] declined to participate in a prayer led by a Christian minister and the accusation regarding Lippman-Brown's opposition to the pledge was false."

It seems to me that it should be "is an atheist (though/although ethnically Jewish)" Shouldn't a personal profession be stronger than cultural raising which is more or less disavowed? This weakens the idea that the opposition to the pledge was false, but does an atheist have to oppose the pledge? Do we have any qoutes that support the idea that his cultural heritage was more important than his theological ideas? Mokru 10:20 PM, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Photo Request
I hope that photo is OK, it should be covered by fair use being a promo photo.--RMHED 23:58, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The photo is very good, thanks for picking the right one.T.E. Goodwin 03:24, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Expansion Request
While doing research to create and expand this article, I have found little details about her early life. For example, I cannot seem to find any information regarding her career before she got into politics. --TommyBoy 16:11, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, See my comments in "Personal Life Section Expansion" below. --TommyBoy 19:26, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Reference Removal Explanation
I have removed the Nevada Controller's Biography from the Reference List, because that biography now covers Augustine's successor, Steve Martin. --TommyBoy 03:18, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * As the bio was used as a reference, it should not be removed. The retrieval date serves to tell when it was accessed in the state that it was used as a reference.  Also, if you check http://www.archive.org, you may find archived versions.  I've restored it back to the 2005 version &mdash; though not the same version as the one accessed a few days ago (which is apparent from the photograph), it has the keep biographical information that is cited. &mdash; ERcheck (talk) 03:50, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Husband Arrested
Her widower Chaz Higgs was arrested in Hampton, Virginia on Friday September 29th. FBI agents took him into custody at the home of relatives that he was visiting. Two Reno Police detectives were dispatched to arrange for his extradition to Nevada on a charge of 1st degree homicide. The warrant was based upon chemical tests peformed during the autopsy that disclosed that her true cause of death was an overdose of a muscle-relaxing drug (succinylycholine) and not a heart attack as had been alleged by her husband. This is an on-going event. Chaz Higgs was a critical-care nurse at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center and had access to surgical drugs. Check references in the Reno-Gazette-Journal, Carson City Appeal and Las Vegas Review Journal for follow-up articles.T. E. Goodwin 21:06, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

As noted by User:T.E. Goodwin, this is a current event, accordingly, I have added a "Current Event" tag to the "Death" section of this article. --TommyBoy 01:36, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I hope this is the right place for this link, but according to Charles Augustine's children they are now speculating that Kathy Augustine and Chaz Higgs may have poisoned Charles in the hospital. The reason for their open speculation is that Charles was apparently not expected to die and Higgs was one of several nurses in charge of his care during his stay in the hospital. Shortly after his death, Kathy kicked the adult children out of Charles house (which she conveniently inherited) and married Higgs. Charles' body was exhumed, but due to the strange and evasive properties of 'succs' there was no trace. I have listed the link to the 48 Hours Mystery program that outlines the whole strange drama. - SydneyH http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/04/48hours/main2760848.shtml

Bail Hearing, March 2nd, 2007
It appears that Chaz Higgs may be granted bail after posting $250,000. The two conditions are that he remain in the State of Nevada and maintain daily contact with his defense attorneys. Ms. Augustine's relatives are extremely upset with this prospect. Source:[] T.E. Goodwin 00:16, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Personal Life Section Expansion
I have expanded the "Personal life" section of this article, after viewing a Fox News Channel program on the Kathy Augustine murder investigation entitled "Crime Scene: Gambling on Love", which aired on November 11, 2006. According to that program, she was a Delta Air Lines flight attendant prior to entering politics, her husband Charles Augustine was a pilot for the airline, and she was married a total of four times, although some sources say twice, and others say three times. If citing a television program as a source is not acceptable under Wikipedia policies and guidelines, please let me know on my Talk page, so that I can try to find sources which are acceptable. --TommyBoy 04:36, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

TommyBoy, I know that today MSNBC did a similair program. You might want to see if you can acquire a transcript or view it. They had some (fairly sparse) information on her personal life. Mokru 10:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Per User:Mokru's suggestion, I have added a link to a transcript of the similar MSNBC program entitled "A Shot in the Dark". --TommyBoy 00:51, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Stepchildren Info
For the second time since creating this article, I have reverted an anonymous user's unexplained deletion of information regarding Kathy Augustine's stepchildren. If other users feel that the information is inaccurate, I would urge them to correct it and cite a source for their edits. If on the other hand, they feel it is irrelevant to this article, I would urge them to provide an explanation either in the edit summary or on this Talk page. --TommyBoy 22:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

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Category Removal
I have removed this article from Category:Nevada politicians convicted of crimes, because although Augustine was administratively fined by the state Ethics Commission, and impeached and censured by the state legislature, she was never charged with or convicted of a criminal offense.--TommyBoy (talk) 05:14, 9 November 2021 (UTC)