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Police: Woman Left Infant Alone For Three Weeks Baby Is In Fair Condition UPDATED: 4:26 pm EDT October 22, 2005 COVINGTON, Ohio -- Authorities said that a mother left her 7-month-old baby alone in her apartment for three weeks while she stayed with a friend. Ashley Traylor, 20, was arrested Friday in Covington, about 30 miles north of Dayton. Her child is being treated for severe malnourishment and is in fair condition. Traylor is being charged with criminal abuse, NBC4 reported. Police said that the baby was nearly lifeless when he was found. They say he hadn't eaten or had...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) -- One person died and more than 90 were injured as thousands of Muslims rioted outside a Coptic Christian church Friday to denounce a play deemed offensive to Islam. Police responded by beating protesters and firing tear gas into the crowd, officials said. Police said 53 protesters were arrested as people hurled stones, smashed windows and tried to storm St. George Church. Protesters also set a police car on fire and wrecked eight other cars, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. A photographer for The Associated Press saw police fire rubber bullets into the crowd, causing...

Victims Versus Victimhood October 12, 2005 by Wendy McElroy, wendy@ifeminists.net Weeks after Hurricane Katrina, the anguish of its victims is still painful to see. Even people hardened by years of war and the sharp divisions within our culture, reach into their hearts and pocketbooks at the sight of it. Meanwhile, the claim of victimhood has also emerged: the allegation that blacks were discriminated against in aid efforts. But that accusation has generally met with weary dismissal. The difference in response has made me wonder about the distinction between a victim and victimhood, and whether the latter may be on the...

Houston Game Store Worker Finds Newborn Among Trash CPS Says Girl Probably 1 To 2 Hours Old When Abandoned UPDATED: 12:38 pm EDT August 1, 2005 HOUSTON -- A judge will decide Monday who will get custody of a newborn girl found abandoned among trash in a west Houston alley. Representatives from Child Protective Services will ask a judge to grant them temporary custody of the baby. CPS spokeswoman Estella Olguin said the 6-pound, 6-ounce, full-term newborn was only a couple of hours old when Chris Patten, an employee taking out trash at the Cyberium Game Center, spotted the baby....

Cops: T-Ball Coach Took 'Hit' On Challenged Player POSTED: 2:16 pm EDT July 15, 2005 UPDATED: 6:40 pm EDT July 15, 2005 NORTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A T-ball coach seeking to keep a player with a mental disability off the field allegedly asked another player to hurt the boy, state police said Friday. The alleged incident happened June 27 at R.W. Clark Little League Field in North Union Township, Fayette County, police said. During pre-game warmups, Mark Reed Downs Jr. offered one of his players $25 to hit the 8-year-old boy in the head with a baseball, according to...

Grandfather Accused Of Raping 2-Year-Old Girl Eismon's Bond Set At $2M POSTED: 5:21 pm EDT July 5, 2005 UPDATED: 6:29 pm EDT July 5, 2005 CARROLL, Ohio -- A Fairfield County grandfather on Tuesday was accused of raping his 2-year-old granddaughter at a family gathering, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. Robert Eismon Robert Eismon, 49, made his first court appearance Tuesday after being charged with rape, kidnapping and gross sexual imposition. Sheriff's deputies responded to the home Sunday after the girl's mother made a frantic 911 call. Dispatcher: 911, what's your emergency. Caller: I just caught my father-in-law trying to...

Too Good to Play Thursday, June 23, 2005 A team of 11- and 12-year-old baseball players has been kicked out of its league — for being too good. Earlier this month, the Stars of Columbus, Ohio, were taken off the Canal Winchester Joint Recreation District's (search) schedule, and their $150 entry fee was refunded, reports The Columbus Dispatch. The 14 boys only joined the suburban league in early May, but since then had creamed every other team that faced them — 18-0, 13-0, 24-0, 10-2 and 17-6. "I called up the league office and said, 'No way are we going...

Same old myths mar immigration debate By DAVIS HANSON A group of citizens calling themselves the Minutemen patrols the border looking to stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States. Mexico's president, Vicente Fox, states that Mexican migrant workers in the U.S. are "are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do." Meanwhile, many Republicans thinkPresident George W. Bush'sguest-worker program either mocks the law or is unworkable, while in California a frustrated Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger blurts out, "Close the borders in California and all across Mexico and the United States." Illegal immigration is again in the headlines, but the...

Crime and Moral Retribution by Robert James Bidinotto 30 March 2005 What is "justice?" What is "crime?" And what should a criminal justice system be doing? John Evander Couey had a criminal record of 24 arrests. He was designated a sexual offender by the state of Florida after a conviction for an attempted lewd act on a 14-year-old in 1991. But he was soon out on the streets again, and on probation for a DUI when Citrus County probation workers began overseeing him in October 2003. Couey violated probation Aug. 8, 2004, when he was arrested on a minor drug...

Second-Grader Shot Inside Classroom Gun Apparently Discharged Inside Backpack UPDATED: 12:23 pm EST March 14, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A second-grade student was shot inside a classroom Monday morning after the weapon he brought to school discharged, NBC 4 reported. FeedRoom Watch First Report From Scene The shooting took place shortly after 9 a.m. at Leawood Avenue Elementary School off South Hamilton Road on the city's east side, NBC 4's Kyle Anderson reported. SLIDESHOW: Images From Scene The child suffered an injury to his finger and was transported to Children's Hospital. Police believe the gun, a fully loaded .45 automatic,...

March 10, 2005 Teachers' union puts politics over needs of children Ryan Bedford For the Washington Education Association (WEA) it‚s about the children, right? Well, maybe not when its political agenda is at stake. On March 3, the WEA Children's Fund Board approved a motion to combine politics and charity at the expense of children. The WEA Children's Fund is an honorable program that provides „$50,000 a year for such things as warm coats, new shoes and basic school supplies to thousands of students who otherwise would go without. Teachers can purchase these items for students and submit receipts to...

I sent this in to a few papers in the Pittsburgh area after this happened, it has gone unpublished so I thought I would share it here. *********** I am writing this after a horrific experience I had this past week while visiting my family in Pennsylvania. My mother and I decided to take my six year old autistic nephew to Toys R Us to purchase a new bike before spring. While he was trying out a bike, he accidentally ran into a woman who was shopping. Instead of remaining calm, this woman took it upon herself to yell, rather...

Man paid $20,000 in support for nonexistent child The Associated Press December 13, 2004 ALBUQUERQUE — Steve Barreras’ attorney said he had never seen anything like it. After Barreras was hauled into court, peppered with threats and demands for money for a child he adamantly denied fathering five years ago and even paid out $20,000 to support, his ex-wife was under a judge’s order to produce the child. So last week, Viola Trevino picked up a 2-year-old girl and her grandmother off the street, promised them a trip to see Santa Claus and $50 and took the girl to court,...

Placing Special Education Students in the Regular Classroom Can Be Detrimental to All by Steve Leadley 08 December 2004 The new trend of "inclusion" refers to the placement of special education students in the "regular" education classroom. A new trend has emerged in today’s educational environment. It is called “Inclusion.” For those not familiar with this term it refers to the placement of special education or “classified” students in the “regular” education classroom. The main motivation for this change in policy is the decision to place students’ self-esteem at the top of school objectives. Placing the classified student in with...

Racism Questions Surround Pittsburgh Schools' Milk Bid POSTED: 4:37 pm EST December 9, 2004 PITTSBURGH -- Criticism of a black-owned firm that submitted the low bid to provide milk to Pittsburgh Public Schools is raising questions of racism and favoritism. Those who favor Edward Gandy's company say a white-owned firm wouldn't be subjected to such questions. Others who want the bid awarded to Carl Colteryahn Dairy, a white-owned business that has supplied the schools for 35 years, say a white firm with Gandy's liabilities wouldn't even be considered. The school district must vote Dec. 21 on awarding the milk contract...

HUNTING CRUEL TO ANIMALS AND KIDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L E T T E R S I have never seen anything as disgusting and disturbing as a 7 year old boy with the blood of a dead deer all over his hands as appeared in The Advocate's online photo gallery. I cannot believe that this type of thing can be portrayed on our local newspaper's Web site. I get so tired of hearing people complain about the deer population and seeing deer alongside the roads dead. Who's fault is it that they are pushed out onto our roadways? Has anyone ever stopped...

'Shelter' for Divorced Dads Fri Dec 3, 9:21 AM ET By Shasta Darlington ROME (Reuters) - Italy's first "shelter" for divorced dads will open in the northern city of Bolzano on Saturday as fathers step up the fight for their rights in a country long dominated by the Italian "mamma." Divorced and separated men who have been forced to give up their houses and empty their pockets for child support can apply for one of the five rooms with private bath in the communal home which could soon be copied across Italy. "We've been working with couples for 20 years...

Election Results Bode Poorly for the Rad-Fem Movement November 17, 2004 by Carey Roberts What has become of all the strong women? At the N.O.W. headquarters, all the girls were wailing in disbelief. At the Feminist Majority, everyone's mascara had to be redone. And First-Lady-in-waiting Teresa was left speechless. The 2004 presidential election was not just a setback for the Democratic Party. Candidate Kerry repeatedly promised to appoint pro-abortion judges to the Supreme Court and to eliminate the so-called gender "wage gap." So Kerry's defeat also represented a repudiation of the rad-fem agenda. Of course, the feminist Mafia tried to...

And this past weekend in Wisconsin, a Minnesota man armed with an assault weapon was arrested after five people were shot and killed after arguing over a good hunting spot. The gun the killer used, a 7.62 mm SKS semiautomatic rifle, appears to be the same type of gun used by an Alabama man to kill three Birmingham police officers last June. It has been only ten weeks since the Federal assault weapons ban sunsetted on September 13. ---snip--- see whole release at link to source

11/5/04 Dear Friends, Ok, it sucks. Really sucks. But before you go and cash it all in, let's, in the words of Monty Python, 'always look on the bright side of life!' There IS some good news from Tuesday's election. Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists: 1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again. 2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. 3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young adults (Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving...