Regarding my post on Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County District Attorney, and the drunk driving murder case she was prosecuting: The jury found 25-year-old Martin Heidgen guilty of two counts of murder, in deaths of 7-year-old Kate Flynn and 59-year-old Stanley Rabinowitz. Defense attorney Stephen LaMagna complained that prosecutors held Heidgen to the “same standard Read More
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You’re Right, It’s Not
Reason 2,368 why we homeschool: S.C. Mom: Teacher Allowed Foot Stomping Oct 4, 5:26 PM (ET) ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) – A Rock Hill teacher disciplined a student by having the boy’s classmates stomp on his feet, the boy’s mother says. Rosewood Elementary School teacher Daniel Johns, 25, punished the 7-year-old boy last month for Read More
Flat Daddies Hold Soldier’s Place At Home
I thought this was SUCH a cool idea! The Maine National Guard is giving life-size from-the-waist-up pictures of soldiers to the families of deployed guard members. Guard officials and families say the cutouts, known as Flat Daddies or Flat Soldiers, connect families with a relative who is thousands of miles away. The Flat Daddies are Read More
How I Spent My Day
The cat needed to go to the vet, so I had her in the carrier, heading out the door, when Eli spotted me. “Daddy, where are you going?” “I’m taking Amber to the vet.” “Can I come?” I was already running late, and didn’t really want to wait, but I did. He got his shoes Read More