What soever affairs pass such a man's hands, he crooketh them to his own ends. --Bacon.

There are many definitions and sundry meanings to the term. While a common connotation of the word brings to mind acts with criminal intent, there are several more subtle meanings. My selection of the word for inclusion in the Web Address of this site is meant to reflect the fact that the county government has strayed from the best path for its citizens/taxpayers. In so doing, other definitions may become appropriate. Below are several dictionary definitions associated with the word crook.

It is left as an exercise to the reader as to which definitions might be some how used by, or associated with those who currently hold the political power. In keeping with the intent of this web site I solicit responses from you as to where and how any of these definitions might apply.

Some Definitions from Various Dictionaries

CROOK

An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge.
Out of order; faulty.
Not well; ill.
Of poor quality; inferior.
Not honest; crooked
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist
To turn from a straight line, as a crook in the path

"by hook or by crook" if you intend to do something by hook or by crook,
you are determined not to let anything stop you doing it and are ready
to use any methods
"I decided that I was going to get that job by hook or by crook. "
( Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms )

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