A small item in the Washington Post tells us:
The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.
Where to begin?
Once, in the past, children actually packed a lunch box to eat lunch at school.
In […]

We just received this from TJ Hart - Jan Barrett 
Staff Reports
Media Release
February 9, 2010
As many of you know, February 10, 2010 marks the one year anniversary of Haleigh Cummings’ disappearance from her home in Satsuma, Florida. Sheriff Hardy understands the public’s interest in this investigation, and everyone’s desire for the return of Haleigh to […]

This in from TJ Hart - Jan Barrett
February 10, 2009 was the last time anyone saw then 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings. She was taken from her father Ronald Cummings’ home in Hermit’s Cove near Satsuma where she and her younger brother were being watched by babysitter Misty Croslin.
Croslin claims she woke up in the middle of […]

Toyota are now claiming that the brake problem that has resulted in almost another half million cars being recalled is due to a software problem in the computer involved in running the braking system. The fix is a simple one, a patch to the program.
In my 35 years in the computer industry I have seen […]

Peer Abuse at work continues to be an underappreciated issue in our nation as we continue to enable this problem in our companies and organizations. However, things “down under” seem to be taking a more serious look at this problem.
A recent court decision in Hawthorn, Australia ordered a company, Café Vamp, to pay $335,000 in […]

I was somewhat amused by the hoopla that surrounded Apple Computers announcement of their next killer device the iPad. I have to admit that I can see little of interest for me in such a device. Tablet PC’s in my opinion are at best overpriced and rather clumsy devices.  However I am sure that Apple […]

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
In the latter half of 2009, criminal hackers went from mass SQL injection campaigns to targeted attacks. SQL is abbreviation of Structured Query Language. Pronounced ”Ess Que El” or ”Sequel”. The attackers shift in strategy focused on targeting high-profile websites, concluded Websense’s State of Internet Security report for the third […]

We actually were expecting some sound files of Donna Brock to be released. That did not happen. Sources close to the investigation are telling us that her phone conversations are still being redacted. Hmmm ones has to wonder what those redactions might be.
However we did get two audio files of a rather upset Ronald Cummings. […]

This just in from TJ Hart -  Jan Barrett
News Talk 97.3 The Sky has been waiting all day for the “go” sign from the St. Johns County Jail to pick up the reacted audio of Donna Brock, one of five people who were arrested on drug trafficking charges on January 20, 2010 in Putnam and […]

As the torch for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games approaches Vancouver after being carried across Canada, the torch for a parallel games arrived yesterday. It was the torch for the 2010 Poverty Olympics, carried from city to city across British Columbia. It’s arrival was cheered by about 500 people packed […]

Services in many nations will be held to mark the first major disability event in the calendar - Autism Sunday on 14th February. Autism campaigners have used the occasion to lobby and campaign on the issues concerned with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome around the world. They are also set to wear autism awareness ribbons on […]

I have to admit that I know almost nothing about football. It seems to mostly be long periods of doing nothing interspersed with 5 seconds of grown men wearing helmets, armor and lord knows what else reenacting some ancient battle ritual.
My wife is a Saints fan, and even though I am allowed TV privileges […]

3:00am – Well I dragged myself out of bed to watch what likely will be the most boring Americas Cup of all time. An ostentatious example of too much money and no sense. In the grand tradition of the AC the first race is under a postponement. Of course one might be tempted to ask […]

LAKE OSPREY VILLAGE CABARET-LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL  2-6-10
THE GLASS ONION BAND IN CONCERT
BEATLE AUCTION PLANNED FOR SPRING
This is a guest article by John Cherry the author of Better Than Lennon, a book that explores who was the better musician John Lennon or Paul McCartney - Simon

From 8-11 on the night of February 6th, Beatle tribute […]

This weekend we celebrate Ronald Reagan’s 99th birthday.  The 40th President of the United States would no doubt be aghast at the gymnastics in Washington: Democrats stepping over each other to make government bigger. Twenty years after Reagan left office, America has seen diametric reversal of the philosophy he held dear, that smaller […]

Jersey Shore? Fuhgeddaboudit. Jersey City is the gem of reality TV. Shore is MTV. Jersey City is FBI. Like, how real is that? Killer videos of pols talking trash and passing cash have been unspooling in federal court in Newark at the trial of Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini. Beldini was busted last Summer in an […]

Drugs have long been part of our culture, many if not all ancient civilizations used them in some way. Hallucinogenic mushrooms, Cacao leaves, the opium poppy, and many other variations. Their use though was usually linked to religious rituals rather than recreation. The use of narcotics is thousands of years old. Todays world is different, […]

This just in from TJ Hart - Jan Barrett
February 10, 2009 was early morning when 5-year-old HaLeigh Cummings of Satsuma, FL was discovered missing from her home at Hermit’s Cove.
As we approach the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, not much more is really known as to how she vanished and who might have taken her […]

This is a guest post by author Jay Rankin. His debut book Under The Neon Sky takes us behind the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas. You can read my review here - Simon 

By Jay Rankin
To be honest, sex was everywhere. I was surrounded by all its possibilities. There were topless clubs, all […]

It has been another busy week in the search for Haleigh Cummings. We will be running our regular program on Sunday Feb 7 at 3pm central. The panel will be Simon and Jan Barrett, WSKY 93.3’s TJ Hart, the ‘Crime Doctor’ Denny Griifin, and investigative journalist Levi Page.
There is plenty to talk about this week. […]

What should be the very pinnacle of Yacht racing, the Americas Cup, has lost its luster for many sailing fans. In fact I find it hard to believe that this travesty is being permitted to go ahead.
The ‘Deed Of Gift’ that governs this wonderful event has been watered down again and again. Misinterpreted, various factions […]

This just in from TJ Hart - Simon
Rumors have been swirling all week that hearing was held early this week regarding the custody status of Ronald Cummings Jr., the young brother of missing 6-year-old Satsuma girl Haleigh Cummings. He is the son of Ronald Cummings Sr, who is now in jail on drug trafficking charges, […]

Police believe they may have uncovered an international ATM “skimming” ring responsible for stealing money from hundreds of local accounts. Izaylo Hristov, 28, of Ontario, Canada, a Bulgarian citizen, was arrested at an ATM in the Boston area along with Viadiclav Vladevo and Anton Venkov. Venkov had $99,100 in $20 bills in his car when […]

The stupid definition of conservatism as “opposition to change” is still something of a reality-defying mantra among Leftists — despite conservatives often being major agents of change — from Benjamin Disraeli to Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. And if George Bush’s movement of American power into two countries of the Middle […]

The story carries the headline: France: Catholic Church Rejects Ban on Full-Face Veils
Except the “Catholic Church” did no such thing. The Bishop in charge of “interreligious dialogue” in France made a statement, but his opinion is not the opinion of the Catholic church.
“If we want Christian minorities in Muslim majority countries to enjoy […]

Though Italian composer Andrea Guerra has been composing for 20 years, his work may not be instantly recognizable to American audiences, as up until recently, the majority of his films have been Italian, though his more well-known credits include high-profile awards movies: Hotel Rwanda, The Pursuit of Happyness, and most recently Nine. With the upcoming […]

Christopher Young is one of the few composers working today that is liable to be recognized by the average moviegoer. Long appreciated for the magic he can work with a horror movie score, Young has expanded his repertoire to include films of all genres, from the comedic The Man Who Knew Too Little to the […]

This is hot off the press. We have not had a chance to analyze it yet. This is a phone conversation starring Tommy Croslin. Tommy is obviously upset, he is also claiming that for some cigarettes he will sing to the cops!
Maybe the most revealing aspect of this conversation is the use of the ‘F” […]

This just in from TJ Hart - Jan Barret
BREAKING NEWS: New Audio from SJCO Jail Tommy Croslin
News Talk 97.3 the SKY Thursday received the recordings of 6 calls Misty Croslin recently made from the St. Johns Jail in St. Augustine, FL and the raw audio from Tommy Croslin Friday.
Tommy sounds tired and very upset at […]

So much has unfolded in the seach for Haleigh Cummings in the past 72 hours that TJ and I decided to run another of our occasional one on one sessions.
When it comes to press coverage of the Haleigh Cummings case there is no doubt in my mind that TJ Hart is the ‘go to’ guy. […]