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    <h3 class="title"><a name="top"></a>Update-August 3, 2005</h3>
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    <p> I wish to thank the many folks who contacted me as a result of the Dianne 
      Williamson article published in the Worcester Sunday Telegram on July 3, 
      2005. Many of you contacted me angry and disappointed that Ms. Williamson 
      would print information that was untrue and inflammatory. As I indicated 
      to you Ms. Williamson was under a strict deadline to report anything and 
      everything she could come up with &#8211; &#8220;factual or hearsay made 
      no difference&#8221; &#8211; the deadline was set by Bruce Bennett, publisher 
      of the Worcester Telegram.</p>
    <p>&#8220;I shall now present the facts as they are &#8211; not as others 
      might like them to be.&#8221;</p>
    <p>During the week of June 27, 2005 I contacted my account representative 
      at the Worcester Telegram indicating I wished to put in a notice on or adjacent 
      to the obituary page on a Wednesday and Sunday, the exact dates to be determined. 
      I then forwarded the advertisement notice to her for review. Later on the 
      same day, she notified me that the director of advertising, Bob Recore, 
      rejected the notice and refused to publish the advertisement. I asked to 
      speak with Mr. Recore, but was informed that it would be best to wait for 
      30 minutes before contacting him &#8211; enabling the account executive 
      the opportunity to speak with Mr. Recore before I called him. I concurred 
      and contacted Mr. Recore shortly thereafter.</p>
    <p>I shall state for the record &#8211; Mr. Recore was a real professional 
      and very courteous. He began by indicating he was not obliged to speak with 
      me and the 1st amendment to the constitution allowed the Worcester Telegram 
      to print or reject from printing anything they wished. I was somewhat aware 
      of these facts, but not to the extent it was explained to me. Mr. Recore 
      did hear me out, after which he strongly suggested I speak with a reporter 
      at the Worcester Telegram. I indicated I could not do this at this time, 
      but a reporter could review the web site (www.justiceatwhatprice.com) and 
      get all the facts.</p>
    <p>Mr. Recore then indicated he had a meeting with Mr. Bennett, publisher 
      of the Worcester Telegram the very next morning, and as a courtesy to me, 
      he would broach the issue with Mr. Bennett before rendering a final decision. 
      He asked if I would be in the office on Thursday morning (June 30th) between 
      9:30 AM and 10:00AM, during which time I could expect a call from him. I 
      indicated I would be waiting for the call.</p>
    <p>At approximately 9:45AM on Thursday, June 30th I received a phone call 
      from Mr. Bennett. He indicated the Telegram would NOT print the notice, 
      but that he wished to assign a reporter to do a story; at which time he 
      began asking several questions. I refused to answer his questions, and indicated 
      the facts were clearly presented on the web site www.justiceatwhatprice.com. 
      Mr. Bennett indicated he had read the most recent update, but didn&#8217;t 
      have time to read the rest and asked that I present the issues as they were. 
      Again, I refused. Mr. Bennett indicated he could not let another newspaper 
      or media contact let the story out before the Worcester Telegram, and that 
      he would immediately be assigning the story to a reporter.</p>
    <p>Later that very afternoon, a phone call was received at my office from 
      Dianne Williamson. I was in a meeting and returned Ms. Williamson&#8217;s 
      call at approximately 4:45PM, June 30, 2005. Ms. Williamson stated she had 
      received a directive to do a story about me and the &#8220;alleged colossal 
      conspiracy&#8221; I indicated was initiated by funeral directors in Central 
      Massachusetts. (I emphatically stated I was aware the assignment came directly 
      from Mr. Bennett. It was apparent she was surprised I knew this, and the 
      conversation went on). She began asking many questions to which I stated, 
      &#8220;Dianne, I cannot answer any questions without first getting approval 
      from my attorneys; but feel free to go to the web site. There is litigation 
      initiated that restricts me from answering many questions.&#8221; Ms. Williamson 
      stated she had read the most recent update, but did not have time to read 
      all the information since she had a deadline to meet. She indicated if I 
      did not wish to cooperate, she would write what she had. Conversation ended.</p>
    <p>On Friday, July 1, 2005 after speaking with my attorneys, I contacted Ms. 
      Williamson and indicated I would agree to meet with her on Tuesday, July 
      5, 2005 with my attorney present and answer every question she might have 
      so long as it did not violate an order of the Superior Court ruling for 
      information obtained through discovery. Ms. Williamson stated and I quote, 
      &#8220;that&#8217;s too late &#8211; the story must run on Sunday, July 
      3rd, which is my deadline; and anyway, I&#8217;ll be on vacation next week 
      and unavailable.&#8221; Ms. Williamson indicated that if I would answer 
      a question or two at that moment she would incorporate my answers into the 
      article, which had already been written. She also agreed to meet with me 
      upon her return from vacation, after which she would do a follow up to the 
      original story. I indicated I would see how the original article was published, 
      before I would commit to meeting with her.</p>
    <p>The article dated July 3, 2005 entitled &#8220;Web site is alive &#8211; 
      and kicking&#8221; was published on the front page of Section B / Local 
      News of the Worcester Telegram. My phone rang off the receiver for the best 
      part of 4 days, with many people away for the 4th of July holiday and not 
      catching up with the news until 3-4 days later. Ms. Williamson did a masterful 
      job of taking the distorted information she had gathered and presenting 
      it in such a way that the reader could get as much &#8220;pro or con&#8221; 
      from the article they wished &#8211; based upon the information as presented. 
      Unfortunately, Ms. Williamson&#8217;s rush to judgment with the deadline 
      set by Mr. Bennett showed very poorly to what the real facts of the issues 
      truly are. But, I guess, this is typical of the type of journalism we can 
      expect in this day and age. I often wondered what the article would have 
      looked like had Ms. Williamson and the Worcester Telegram made the effort 
      to get the facts before running to press.</p>
    <p>I have decided NOT to meet with Ms. Williamson at this time; as I have 
      elevated the attention in this matter to the Office of the Inspector General, 
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as the Office of Consumer Affairs 
      and Business Regulations, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I have noticed 
      Governor Mitt Romney as well, as it is my sincerest desire to have JUSTICE 
      prevail through the system and not in the media. I certainly retain all 
      options available to me to assure the truth, which is screaming to be heard, 
      is heard loud and clear.</p>
    <p><strong>THINK FOR A MOMENT IF YOU WILL &#8211;</strong></p>
    <p>Would I be evoking the watchful eyes and ears of two of the most powerful 
      investigative agencies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to become directly 
      involved in investigating the malicious accusations and allegations made 
      by Katheine Mangsen, wife of Kurt Mangsen, president of Nordgren Memorial 
      Chapel, if these allegations and accusations were factual in any way?</p>
    <p>Would I be evoking the watchful eyes and ears of these agencies if I could 
      not prove the accusations and allegations made by Mrs. Mangsen and supported 
      by the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, and 
      henceforth the Division of Professional Licensure if it were not a &#8220;set 
      up&#8221; from the inception by actions and statements of lies by John J. 
      Kazlauskas, and Kevin Mercadante?</p>
    <p>Would I be evoking the watchful eyes and ears of these agencies if I could 
      not prove &#8220;willful intent&#8221; by the late John J. Kazlauskas; Katherine 
      and Kurt Mangsen, Nordgren Memorial Chapel; and subsequently Kevin Mercadante, 
      Mercadante Funeral Home and Chapel, to mislead and ultimately defraud the 
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts by their lies and actions &#8211; costing 
      the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its taxpayers countless thousands 
      of dollars in actions taken in support of their lies and the endorsement 
      and support of the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and 
      Embalmers manipulated from the beginning and told so by me in my responses 
      to the complaints filed by Mrs. Mangsen and provided to each member of the 
      State Board early on in the proceedings?</p>
    <p><strong>&#8220;I THINK NOT!&#8221;</strong></p>
    <p>Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the &#8220;Colossal Conspiracy&#8221; of which 
      I have referenced on so many occasions &#8211; does in fact, EXIST!</p>
    <p><strong>&#8220;Character Assassins&#8221; MUST BE identified, rooted out, 
      and held accountable!<br>
      I assure you in this case &#8211; &#8220;They Will Be!&#8221;</strong></p>
    <p>Thanks for your support and encouragement. It means a great deal to me 
      and my family.</p>
    <p>Respectfully,<br>
      Philip G. Haddad, Jr.</p>
    <p><strong>NEXT UPDATE &#8211; August 11, 2005</strong></p>
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