Richard Wood tells about Ben Henry Pooley

Ben Henry was an icon of colorful radio broadcasts, political wit and the pushing of hot buttons of politics. It got him in a lot of hot water with local politicians. So - his life of survival among many attempted murders becomes a parody of our regional politics from 1950 to 1985.

Richard Wood gives superb analysis of much mahem in our region at his blog.
judgingshaddows.blogspot.com . The story reflects some on the friendship between Wilson and Pooley that deteriorated to a mortally flawed association in later year.

Nothing ever connects Wilson to the challenges on Pooley's well being - and the public remains to wonder why Pooley chose to keep on publicly irritating Wilson and other political figures. Pooley, it seems was not one to let "sleeping dogs lie"..