Web of Love

The inspiring story of Rick and Dick Hoyt (Team Hoyt) was originally published in Sports Illustrated. After reading this incredibly moving story of transformation between a father and his son, don’t miss the four-minute video of this amazing love story available here. May we all find inspiration both within and outside of ourselves every day to be the very best we can be.   Continue reading “Rick and Dick Hoyt: Team Hoyt”

Fox News

It was surely a wedding that both families will never forget.

A bride in India decided to marry a guest on her big day after the groom had a seizure during the ceremony. The decision sparked a brawl after the husband-to-be regained consciousness and realized his would-be wife was with someone else, The Times of India reported Thursday.

The incidents unfolded when Jugal Kishore, 25, of Moradabad, was preparing to garland his 23-year-old bride, Indira, from Rampur.   Continue reading “Wedding ends in brawl after bride marries guest instead of groom”

Activist Post

Last Wednesday, Tennessee legislators filed bills to directly take on NSA spying by withholding vital state resources and material support from any federal agency engaged in warrantless surveillance.

Sen. Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) introduced SB782 in the Tennessee Senate and Rep. James Van Huss (R-Jonesborough) and Rep. Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) introduced an identical companion bill (HB679) in the House. The legislation would ban “material support or resources” from the state to warrantless federal spy programs.    Continue reading “Tennessee Bill Takes On NSA Code-Breaking Facility, Bans Material Support and Resources”

Duct Tape - Public DomainEnd of American Dream – by Michael Snyder

U.S. public schools have become houses of horror for many special needs students. According to the Virginia Commission on Youth, special needs students account for only 12 percent of all public school students in the United States, but they “represent 75 percent of those physically restrained and 58 percent of those secluded“.  At some schools, physical restraints used on special needs children include handcuffs, duct tape and bungee cords. And often the scream rooms that these children are “isolated” in are so horrifying that it scars many of them for life. One of the key measures for any society is how it treats those that are most vulnerable.  And the way that we are treating our special needs children is sorely lacking.  Hopefully articles like this one will help bring awareness and change.   Continue reading “How Public Schools Treat Special Needs Students: Handcuffs, ‘Scream Rooms’ And Duct Tape”

Guns Save Lives – by Sam Cadle

Crime Stoppers of Oregon has launched a new campaign to help stop felons and juveniles with firearms.  According to Crime Stoppers of Oregon persons under 18 are not allowed to possess firearms (generally).  There is plenty of times that I can think of that a child is able to be in possession of a firearms that wouldn’t be against the law.  But it doesn’t seem like they differentiate between to two, or even tell people when someone under 18 might be legally allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

I can’t help but wonder if there is going to be a huge spike in reports and investigations surrounding hunting season when a juvenile under 18 might be in possession of a firearm.  It would appear that they are leaving the investigation of that to law enforcement.  So if you are from Oregon, and hunt with your kids you might want to look out.  Law enforcement might be investigating you based on the tip from someone looking to collect some money.   Continue reading “OREGON: Report a Kid With a Gun, Collect $250?”

Kacey Mason, center, delivers remarks with family members and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, right, at a news conference last year announcing new domestic-violence legislation.Wall Street Journal – by Ashby Jones

Supporters of tighter gun controls are testing a new approach in their battle to cut firearm deaths: adding gun curbs for people linked to domestic violence.

A pending bill in South Carolina would require someone convicted of a domestic-violence charge to turn in his or her firearms to the county sheriff. Legislation proposed in Arizona would prohibit someone charged with domestic violence from possessing a gun while out on bail. A measure in Missouri would add “dating partners” to those covered by domestic-violence laws and the gun bans that attach to them.   Continue reading “Gun-Control Backers Turn Their Focus to Domestic Violence”