Sparkman's

She has been notably dodging the issue since Sparkman's murder, but she had plenty of unfounded fears to share about the census just months ago:

John Wellington Ennis: The Lynching of ACORN 2009

Well the lynchopatriot who did this patriotikkk akkkt of GlennBectriotism woulda carved "ACORN" in Sparkman's chest, 'ceptin' that's too hard to spell.

My Inner Frenchman: He Reaped What They Sowed 2009

In the meantime, Sparkman's workaday life and violent death offer telling lessons on stubborn problems and disenchantment, so that informed people can enter this debate and not concede it to the fringes.

Richard M. Benjamin: Sparkman: Casualty of Methland, USA? Or Victim of Anti-Government Bile? 2009

Rather than immediately condemn the killing, some right-wing commenters are now using the occasion of Sparkman's death to chat about their various conspiracy theories all involving the "feds."

Allison Kilkenny: Discussion Of Dead Census Worker Highlights Right-Wing Paranoia 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] has been investigating, but the Sparkman death was not announced until almost two weeks after Sparkman's body was found, indicating conflicting trails.

Gail McGowan Mellor: The Hanged Census Worker: Why Appalachia Hates Feds 2009

Sparkman's workaday life and violent death -- whatever the cause and whoever the culprit -- highlight the precarious struggles of the white working class and the brewing storm surrounding the 2010 Census.

Richard M. Benjamin: Sparkman: Casualty of Methland, USA? Or Victim of Anti-Government Bile? 2009

Sparkman's mother, Henrie Sparkman of Inverness, Fla., told The Associated Press her son was an Eagle scout who moved to the area to be a local director for the Boy Scouts of America.

Census Worker Hanged: Bill Sparkman Found With "Fed" On Body 2009

The drive away from town and toward the area Sparkman's body was found is decidely darker through the forest with no streetlights on windy roads, up and down steep hills.

Census Worker Hanged: Bill Sparkman Found With "Fed" On Body 2009

Census employees were told Sparkman's truck was found nearby, and a computer he was using for work was found inside it, she said.

Census Worker Hanged: Bill Sparkman Found With "Fed" On Body 2009

The jury's still out on Sparkman's death - tragic regardless - but I should have waited.

Steve Marmel: First HuffPost Blog: When Wrong, We Need to Own up to It 2009