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Billy P. Keith, known as Bill Keith (born August 19, 1934), currently resides in Longview, Texas with his wife, Vivian. A writer of fiction and nonfiction , he served from 1980 to 1984 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012 )〕 As a legislator, he was particularly known for his promotion of a state law requiring balanced treatment in the instruction of creation science and evolution in public schools. A Tahlequah, Oklahoma native, Keith graduated from Wheaton College, a private American four-year Christian liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. While at SWBTS, he worked in the public relations office with Bill Moyers, later the press secretary to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. After the publication of Keith's most recent book in 2009, Moyers sent him a note of goodwill.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Personal Note from Bill Moyers, October 27, 2009 )〕 ==Career== A long-time investigative journalist, Keith has traveled to thirty-five countries in the pursuit of his writings. His work as a reporter for ''The Shreveport Times'' in Shreveport, Louisiana, during the late 1970s. This position provided the experience and material for his 2009 book, ''The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death )〕 a study of Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), who held office from 1962 to 1976 under the city commission form of government, which was disbanded in 1978. Keith also examines the assassination in 1976 of the Shreveport advertising executive Jim Leslie. D'Artois was implicated in the still unresolved Leslie case but died before he could stand trial. While in Shreveport, Keith served as city editor of the defunct ''Shreveport Journal'', owned by Charles T. Beaird. ''The Journal'' was the afternoon rival newspaper to the existing ''The Shreveport Times'', a morning publication.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Keith )〕At ''The Journal'' Keith joined reporter Craig Flournoy in a sensational investigation of the office of Webster Parish Sheriff O. H. Haynes, Jr., and the police department in Springhill for corrupt practices. The reporters alleged that the two departments had covered up cases of prostitution, ticket-fixing, stolen bond money, and narcotics violations. Investigations by chief criminal sheriff's deputy T. C. Bloxom, Jr., and Mayor M. A. Gleason of Springhill uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing. Haynes rose from his hospital bed in Shreveport, where he was undergoing treatment for bronchitis, to deny all allegations. It was noted that ''The Shreveport Times'' was, meanwhile, preparing a story on the lower crime rate in Webster Parish compared to other nearby locations.〔"Sheriff Haynes answers charges of corruption", ''Minden Press-Herald'', October 6, 1977, pp. 1, 8A〕 The investigations ultimately cleared Haynes. State Attorney General William J. Guste returned no indictment in the case.〔"Guste returns no indictment in Springhill case", ''Minden Press-Herald'', October 25, 1977, p. 1〕 Keith was a war correspondent in the Vietnam War and undertook freelance assignments in West Berlin, Tokyo, and the Philippine Islands. He has published biographies, medical and inspirational works, and numerous magazine articles.〔 The Military Chaplains Association in Fort Worth named Keith a lifetime member in honor of his book ''Days of Anguish, Days of Hope'' (now in the fifth edition), the story of a U.S. Army chaplain who spent forty-two months in Japanese prisoner of war camps during World War II. Copies of the book have been given to all military chaplains in the nation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Taken by Surprise, October 8, 2009 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Keith (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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