Online story: "The bitter custody fight for Florida preschooler Miranda Wilkerson ended last week when a Jacksonville judge shifted guardianship from the 3-year-old's grandmother to her father, a registered sex offender,"
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Online story: " A 17-year-old boy is accused of bludgeoning his parents with a hammer, then hosting dozens of friends for a party while their bodies lay in the bedroom, police said Monday. -- This may be my last vacation to Florida. Is the Anthony jury going to try every case in Florida? We always knew there was something weird in the water.
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Online story: "The (OUR) federal government helped fund a study that examined what effect a gay man's penis size has on his sex life and general well-being. * The federal government helped fund a study that examined what effect a gay man's penis size has on his sex life and general well-being. " -- I want a list of every Congressperson who voted for this bill, and a list every Congressperson or Congressperosn's aide/staff who participated! I already know that other than the recipients of the money, zero other persons received any benefit.
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Online headline: "Casey Anthony Appealing Conviction For Lying To Police" -- And why not....if since 'the jury' said she was not guilty, and she didn't lie in court, who's to say what she told the police prior to the trial wasn't 'the truth' in her mind? We must pray and hope no Florida judges or courts or juries are allowed to decide this case.
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Online headline: "San Francisco To Close 25 Courts, Lay Off 200 Employees" -- Let's hope and pray the US 9th District Court of Appeals is the first one!
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Online headline:"Obama Threatens To Veto GOP's Plan" -- Oh, as if he has one of his own he's going to ask Congress to vote on.
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L-E story: "The Muscogee County School Board voted unanimously Monday night to relocate Early College Academy to the Waverly Terrace School site on 11th Avenue. *
Early College Academy, entering its sixth year, has been located at Kendrick High School, using three interior classrooms and seven portable classrooms. * The academy allows students to get college credits while still in high school." -- I'm having a little trouble with the details here...we're bombarded with examples of students having difficulty passing/graduating, and we have 1 fully 'magnet' school, and a number of other terrific magnet programs at other high schools who's goals are better college preparation for students, so why aren't the Early College Academy students just merged into one of the magnet programs? Is the Early College Academy superior to the magnet programs or what?
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L-E headline: "Drug-sniffing dogs to perform random searches at Columbus government facilities" -- Do they have dogs trained to sniff out inefficiency or waste; that would be an even better 'investment' for the taxpayers.
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L-E headline/story: "Chuck Williams: What did Deputy City Manager Lisa Goodwin know? * Let’s give the city manager the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say we accept his comments at face value." -- I agree Goodwin should have been the first line of defense, but that doesn't absolve Hugley from knowing as well, and being accountable for both Goodwin and Adams. Otherwise, put it in high gear Chuck!
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L-E headline: "Columbus' Copper Theft Task Force launches reward fund * Citizens can receive up to $1,000 for reporting thieves" -- Since we already have "Crimestoppers", why the duplicity of effort and expense? Is this just a measure to make some people 'feel good"?
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I'm about to believe the sudden surge of lawsuits within the Sheriff's Office have been caused by settling an earlier one because it was not financially prudent to spend more money on lawyers, and now, another pack of lawyers have smelt the blood.
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Liberal L-E "soundoff": "If raising taxes on the rich will keep them from creating jobs, why aren’t they creating jobs now? " -- Primarily because 'the rich' are struggling with current taxes and the threat of more taxes as 'the rich' work hard at not shutting down their enterprises and ending all the private sector jobs 'the rich' support. This whiner is probably one of those job holders.
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I'm really curious why the L-E brought Bob Jeswald on board for the weather section, when the L-ER could have gotten Kurt Schmitz...
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From the L-E's "Today in History" section: "One year ago, the Agriculture Department pressured Shirley Sherrod, an administrator in Georgia, to resign after a conservative website posted edited video it claimed showed her making racist remarks. (After reviewing the entire video, the White House ended up apologizing to Sherrod.)" -- And a hasty apology it was, and an even hastier retreat was made by 'the media'! From an online story, "RDLN Graduate and Board Vice Chair Shirley Sherrod was appointed Georgia Director for Rural Development by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on July 25. Only days earlier, she learned that New Communities, a group she founded with her husband and other families has won a thirteen million dollar settlement in the minority farmers law suit Pigford vs Vilsack. * New Communities is due to receive approximately $13 million ($8,247,560 for loss of land and $4,241,602 for loss of income; plus $150,000 each to Shirley and Charles (Sherrod) for pain and suffering). There may also be an unspecified amount in forgiveness of debt. This is the largest award so far in the minority farmers law suit (Pigford vs Vilsack)." -- Her resignation and false forgiveness was tainted by her desire to keep her settlement figures out of the main stream news.
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In a letter from a former City Manager: "The bottom line: Let’s resolve this now and put it to bed." -- "put it to bed"? Hmmm, I think that is why this problem has erupted; too many people already in bed with each other.
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I have a real question to ask concerning the recent grant to CSU to train teachers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM): If so many students are graduating from high school with little interest or knowledge of such aspects, what's going to make them good candidates to teach such subjects to future students? The students who excelled in those subjects are going to be recruited to private sector jobs because of the demand for such skills.
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It's 'nice' GA Legislators and two GA Teacher Associations are back efforts to retrieve bonuses paid to Atlanta teachers involved in the CRCT cheating scandal, but I want to know those teachers are going to have to forfeit any entitlement to the pension funds!
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L-E headline: "Recruiting is key to Richt’s future as coach at Georgia " -- Has this writer graduated from any school or ever followed the SEC? "Recruiting" may be an important 'key', but the bottom line is RESULTS.
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You know, getting the L-E's e-version has two advantages over the print version. One is that I can read what's actually readable from any computer at any time or place, but the second reason is the best...I can wear white terry cloth robes and not have t wash the newsprint out every day or so.
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L-E headline: "TNT cancels ‘Men of a Certain Age,’ cites low ratings " -- "Low ratings"? I'd say so, too, after watching an episode or two with my wife. I determined she did not need to be thinking about the inappropriate thoughts, language, and actions these 'middle aged men' were conveying as confirmation that all middle aged men think likewise.
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