Archive for April, 2012

Avery’s Bucket List: Parents’ Website For Infant With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Goes Viral

Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2012 by chasinthenews

A very sad, heart breaking story.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/29/averys-bucket-list_n_1462637.html?ref=mostpopular

Ted Thompson going crazy?? Excellent picks!!!

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 2012 NFL Draft, Green Bay Packers, Jerel Worthy, National Football League, Packer, Sports, Ted Thompson, Trade on April 30, 2012 by chasinthenews

It was so good to see the picks the Packer’s made this weekend, and to see them actually trade UP!!! In the last few years Ted Thompson will allow them to trade down their picks. This year they actually trade up on their picks and got some excellent players!!! We got some much-needed help in the defense.

When Thompson was asked about the trading up he said ” yep I am going crazy.” Because this is just some thing he has never done before!!!

Good Job by the Packers!!!

Trader Ted Thompson has gone wild (espn.go.com)
Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson Gets Bold with Jerel Worthy, Casey Hayward (bleacherreport.com)

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Thirteen years

Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2012 by chasinthenews

It’s hard to believe it’s thirteen years today that my dad has been gone. So much has happened in these thirteen years yet it feels so much like yesterday. I find mind self talking to him a lot, and often laughing thinking I know what he would say . I am sad for the things he has missed. Watching the grand kids grow up, high school graduations, weddings, first great grand child. I know he knows and he is watching but it is not the same. I am sad for the grand kids who never met him. . I am sad they never got to hear his stories, he was quite the story teller. I am sad for the things he never got to do, he never actually retired, because he always thought he would have time for that later. I miss him. I think of him every day at some point. I know for a fact he would be proud of the way Mom, Ben, Sherry, Karen and Dave and we have handled things , since he has been gone. I know he is taking care of Riley Whitehead . I miss him, we miss him..

Grieving is as natural as
Crying when you are hurt,
Sleeping when you are tired,
Eating when you are hungry, or
Sneezing when your nose itches.
It is nature’s way of healing
A broken heart.
–Unknown

Zimmerman’s lawyer deceptive. Martin’s lawyers want zimmerman locked back up.

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN, Ethics, Florida, George Zimmerman, Lawyer, Murder, PayPal, Trayvon Martin on April 27, 2012 by chasinthenews

Should zimmerman be locked backed up because they were less than truthful about how much money zimmerman has? It says a lot about the lawyers ethics. He knew better.

But should george zimmerman be locked back up?

http://www.channel3000.com/news/Martin-Lawyer-Put-Zimmerman-back-in-jail/-/1648/12036292/-/r32nh1/-/index.html

Lawyer: Zimmerman Supporters Donated $200K (newser.com)
George Zimmerman’s Crappy Website Raised $200,000 [George Zimmerman] (gawker.com)
Lawyer to tell judge about Zimmerman donation money (news.blogs.cnn.com)

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Orfordville soldier dies in Afghanistan

Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2012 by chasinthenews

Very nice young man. He will be missed.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/Wisconsin-soldier-dies-in-Afghanistan/-/1648/12024502/-/m119ssz/-/index.html

Remembering Dane Wourms

Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2012 by chasinthenews

It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years.

He was such a nice young man. Always a big smile.

It’s sad the kids in this town have never figured it out , that they are not super man.

They still drink and drive just as much as before Dane died.

Adults are still buying alcohol for minors.

Nothing has changed. Not a thing.

Choking Dog Saved By Police Officer Thomas Lazure In Connecticut

Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2012 by chasinthenews

Very nice story..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/choking-dog-saved-by-officer-thomas-lazure_n_1452775.html

Joy Furman, Bullied Kentucky Girl’s Mom, Seeks Restraining Order Against 4th-Grade Student

Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2012 by chasinthenews

The school has some explaining to do. Putting this young boy back in the classroom with the girl the very next year?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/girls-mom-seeks-restraini_n_1450299.html

Florida man mistakes girlfriend for hog, shoots her

Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2012 by chasinthenews

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/florida-man-mistakes-girlfriend-hog-shoots-her-211904311.html

Stuart Chaifetz, Father, Puts Wire On Son With Autism, Records Verbal Abuse From Teachers (VIDEO

Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2012 by chasinthenews

Exactly . Most teacher’s behave. But there are plenty that do not. If only more kids were to wear wires.

stuart-chaifetz-father-wire-son-records-teacher-abuse_n_1447330.html

************************** I do not know what is wrong with this link. I have tried a couple of times. But this story was on the Huffing ton Post.

Father Records Teachers Bullying His Autistic Child (beyondautismawareness.wordpress.com)

School Scoop

ECSD Press Release Link Below April 13, 2013

The official press release from Jerry Roth is linked here: ECSD Press Release. Mark your calendars now if you plan to attend the public listening session next week, April 18 from 6:30-8 PM in the TRIS LMC. Let the administration and the board hear the voice of the community. There are some philosophical questions that might help you prepare to provide feedb […]

Katy

Look for the press release in the Review regarding public comment session on the budget. April 9, 2013

Last night Jerry Roth discussed when the public comment session on the budget proposals would be held. Tentative plans are for April 18 (Thursday) from 6:30 - 8:00 PM in the TRIS LMC. If you have some words of wisdom to impart to the administration, please plan to attend or email your favorite administrator today. I asked staff members at the meeting last n […]

Katy

Where's the Excellence? April 9, 2013

It took two and a half hours to complete items that were slated for an hour in the board meeting tonight. I left after I learned the proposed process for application for the open board position. President Kathi Swanson created a schedule and a set of screening questions to select those the board wishes to interview for Sharon's seat. That item was the t […]

Katy

My Analytical Skills Were Useful Before, During and After My Term on the Board April 7, 2013

When I was on the ECSD board of education, I took my responsibilities very seriously. I read the packet cover to cover prior to the meeting. This often included 75-100 pages of reports, data and budget updates and often became a feat of endurance because the administration had issues getting the board members a packet by the Friday before the Monday meeting. […]

Katy

Avery’s Bucket List

Excellent news in the fight against SMA! March 23, 2013

Families of SMA and Nationwide Children's hospital have agreed to a 3-year cooperative agreement in the amount of $3,752,462 to help further fund pre-clinical drug development of Dr. Brian Kaspar's Gene Therapy program. Press Release from Families of SMA:http://www.fsma.org/LatestNews/index.cfm?ID=7638&TYPE=1150If you would like to make a perso […]

Help Families of SMA March 9, 2013

Please continue to share Avery's story by updating your social networks, e-mailing all of your contacts, and talking to your friends/co-workers. The more people who are aware of SMA, the less likely future children will be affected by SMA, and the more likely there will be a cure for Avery's friends who already have SMA! After Avery's diagno […]

Update On Dr. Kaspar's Gene Therapy Program December 5, 2012

This afternoon, the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) unanimously voted YES to Dr. Kaspar's Gene Therapy program moving forward to the FDA for final approval. This is one HUGE step forward towards curing SMA.Thank you to everyone who continues to spread awareness about SMA and who has made and continues to make donations in Avery's name towa […]

Bonnie’s Blog of Crime.

AnneMarie Camp murder 5/7/1997 Clay County, MN *Michael Sean Gianakos convicted, sentenced to LWOP; Jamie Dennis-Gianakos pled guilty, sentenced to 25 years in prison*

Moorhead man convicted in baby sitter’s death Court orders new trial for man convicted on wife’s testimony Man who won new trial faces kidnapping charges Police say Moorhead victim was potential witness against couple State of Minnesota v Michael Sean Gianakos 2002 Two bishops seek leniency in murder case Gianakos expected to offer new alibi […]

Psycho For Love: Thomas Sweeney killed his estranged wife, Julia, and her new boyfriend, Allan Neuman, and tried to make it look like a murder-suicide; He ultimately failed

Murder Mystery Awaits Clues About History Of Rare Weapon Death penalty trial set to begin Jury convicts man of Scottsdale double murder Brother’s unfailing will helped convict murderer Phoenix man gets 2 life sentences Movies/Documentaries I Was Murdered: If I Can’t Have You INMATE INFORMATION Inmate 183582 Last Name: SWEENEY First Name: THOMAS Middle Initia […]

Monsters Among Us: Quincy Allen went on a killing rampage because he wanted to be a Mafia hitman

Victims Dale Evonne Hall, 24 [7/10/2002] Jedediah Harr, 22 [8/8/2002] Richard Hawks, 53 [8/12/2002] Robert Shane Roush, 29 [8/12/2002] From his SC appeal: At approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 7, 2002, Quincy Allen approached a homeless man, fifty-one year old James White, who was lying on a swinging bench in Finlay Park in downtown Columbia. […]

CNN

Jindal: Obama's big government thinking May 24, 2013

The latest problems with the IRS witch hunt, the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press, the conflicting Benghazi stories and disastrous attempts to enforce Obamacare may all seem unrelated, but they are not.

Wiener, from joke to mayor? May 24, 2013

Will New Yorkers elect a punchline as mayor?

Can men control themselves? May 24, 2013

Pepper Schwartz says with constant drumbeat of scandals in armed forces, the military must require education programs to teach men self control, address culture of sexual entitlement

Who owns Jolie's genes? May 24, 2013

Angelina Jolie, when writing about her preventive double mastectomy, did not discuss how much her surgeries cost, but she did mention that many women would not be able to afford the $3,000 to $4,000 test that led her to make the decision. What she failed to say was why the test costs so much.

The Huffington Post

Horace Mann Sex Abuse Letter: Elite Private School Confirms Victims' Allegations May 25, 2013

On Friday, Elite New York City private school Horace Mann posted a letter to its website, confirming allegations of sexual abuse of students, and addressing how it handled the situation after it became public last summer. While the letter "sincerely apologize[d]" for the abuse, it did not call for an independent investigation of the incidents.Signe […]