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The state of Florida seems to really get the big news happenings, like the trial of a young mother accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee Anthony and George Zimmerman who was on trial for the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin. Now the state has to deal with a new scandal. U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fort […]
On August 15, 1939, a small British airliner took off from London, stopped in Hamburg, and was bound for Copenhagen. In addition to the pilot, there was an odd, if not mysterious, group of passengers on board: a German corporate lawyer, an English Member of Parliament, two employees of Standard Oil of New Jersey, and […]
Well (pun) It looks like my favorite water loon Joseph Gilberti has been slowed down. It is a long and complex story, you can get bits of it here and here. Of course the loon doesn’t know where to stop. He looned me for months. But it was nothing that the delete button on my […]
Todays news (CNN) http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/justice/florida-teen-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 reports the apparent resignation by the Sanford Florida Police Chief. Later today the city council failed to approve his separation agreement, as they could not come to consensus. The media circus that followed this case was inevitable given the high profile nature of the tragedy, but without a doubt it was […]
There are several stories on the web today about a tragic shooting in Florida. The bad news is that the beloved US president has sent in his attack dogs to manipulate the story for political gain. There is some physical evidence to suggest that the Hispanic man shot in self defense, so jumping to the […]
James Jones, the Florida father who boarded a school bus to protect his 13 year-old daughter from school bullies, has been raked through the media for his over-reaction. He’s apologized profusely that he threatened the bullies and the bus driver who hadn’t stopped the bullying. The episode was captured by the bus surveillance camera. No […]
I abhor the anti Muslim bigotry that lies behind the entire kerfuffle about some bigoted “pastor” getting his ten minutes of worldwide fame threatening to burn a Koran. We Catholics put up with this type of ignorance for the last 250 years in the US. In the past, they picketed May processions/fiestas, telling us we […]
Management from the Tampa Bay Rays announced that between now and 2027 they would like to see the Rays move from their current location in downtown St. Petersburg, FL to another location in Pinellas or neighboring Hillsborough County. One location already being looked at is downtown Tampa, currently the home of the St. Pete Times […]
Data for graphic drawn from “A Tale of Two Disasters”, by Paul Rubin, Wall Street Journal, June 22,2010
Just as many girls as boys are bullies but girls more often target other girls. Girls do bully other girls physically. One publicized example is the Florida girls who beat up a classmate and then posted the video on YouTube. However, most girl-girl bullying is verbal and emotional. Seven of the nine bullies were girls […]
Creating  Social Change Through Public Laughter, Play & Celebration:The Levity Project is a social movement with the mission of shifting the paradigm of negativity, stress, and pessimism in our society to one of play, laughter and celebration. Our vision is to create positive social change by engaging in acts of levity in public places for […]
Even if Rifqa never goes back to live with her parents, she, as a Christian, needs to honor them. She needs to treat them with love and respect. That’s just a fact.
Andrew Meacham in the Tampa Bay Times article, “Sexting-related bullying cited in Hillsborough teen’s suicide,†reports on the suicide of Hope Witsell. Witsell’s death follows the sexting-triggered suicide of Jessica Logan who was taunted, harassed, bullied and abused for similar reasons. Of course, ultimately the choice was Hope Witsell’s, but the principals and district administrators […]
I like most people knew virtually nothing about the Bounty Hunting business until I met one. While in Phoenix I met an Ex bounty hunter, he was working as the fix it man and security in a dive bar. His fix it skills might have left a few things to be desired, but there was […]
She was the first to arrive, suitably attired in a fetching little number created by a famous designer in 1925; and was the last to leave. And why not? It was her 100th birthday celebration and she was enjoying the moment. Music, a play, champagne, and cake. It was all there, and all in her […]
Oh anatomy lessons have been going on since time began. Maybe my favorite is a classic oil painting The Anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp, a classic masterpiece painted in 1632 by Rembrandt. It may not be Rembrandt’s best known work, but in the art world, it is without peer. I had the great privilege to […]
On our radio show yesterday TJ Hart told us a rather heart warming story about the kindness shown to a family that met with a disturbing event while passing through Gainsville, Florida. In these days of madness and mayhem taking center stage in the news I find it comforting that there are occasional random acts […]
By now you all know the story behind Adam Tavss and his execution of Husein Shehada in Miami on June 14, and his participation in another brutal murder a scant four days later. Blogger news has just obtained video footage of the gunning down of Husein Shehada. This footage comes from a surveillance camera from […]
In part 1 we looked at the death of Husein Shehada. As he lay on the ground the only ‘smoking gun’ was held by Adam Tavss, a Miami PD officer. Husein Shehada was gunned down at approximately 4:30 am on June 14. The exact happenings within the Miami PD are unclear. An unarmed man is […]
Over the years I have seen hundreds, no, thousands of advertisements entreating me to visit one place or another with the alluring promise of an experience that will last a lifetime. For Samer Shehada that ‘experience’ is indeed true. He will forever remember his vacation in Miami, though I seriously doubt it will be with […]
In his recent ABC news opinion column, “Want to Stop Bullies?†Lee Dye cites new studies that claim that: Girls are more likely than boys to intervene to stop bullying than boys are. Girls intervene more because they’re expected to by their parents, best friends and favorite teachers. Popular males are more likely to pick […]
Over the weekend I had a long and interesting conversation with TJ Hart of Sky 97.3 News Talk Radio out of Gainsville, Florida. TJ is the News Director, and also a hands on reporter, he is very much ‘the man’ when it comes to breaking news on the Haleigh Cummings story, and is a frequent […]
This press release is from TJ Hart at 97.3 The Sky Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Jeff Hardy, Sheriff                                                                                                NEWS RELEASE June 5, 2009 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement hosted a roundtable gathering Thursday (06/04/09) of all the different agencies and personnel involved in the investigation of missing five year old Haleigh Cummings. Approximately […]
These are unedited reporters notes from TJ Hart at 97.3 The Sky  Another dark marker looms in the search for missing five-year-old Haleigh Cummings who was snatched from her Satsuma, FL home in the early morning hours of February 10, 2009. Law enforcement appears to be no closer to finding her today than they were […]
Gainesville, Florida- I have received an update from Mr. Hart regarding Haleigh Cummings but its not enough words to publish so I wanted to take a few words to thank Mr. Hart for all his hard work in this case and for taking time to email me his updates. I want to give him his […]
 These are unedited reporter’s notes from TJ Hart. Thank you Mr.Hart DCF INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN THE CUMMINGS CASE The Florida Department of Children and Families continues to investigate abuse allegations made by Crystal Sheffield, the mother of Haleigh Cummings regarding the status of Haleigh’s younger brother, Ronald Cummings Jr., who presently lives with his father. DCF […]
These are unedited reporters notes from Mr. Hart TJ HART’S REPORTER’S NOTES 5/5/2009 We are about to enter the third  month since Haleigh Cummings was taken from her Satsuma, FL home on Februrary 10, 2009. Law enforcement appears to no closer to finding her now than they were then. If they are closer, they are holding […]
Gainesville, Florida- My dear friend Mr. Hart has been gracious enough to do a interview with me. Over the phone of course. I had some questions about the Haleigh Cummings case, also I wanted to do something neat for those who read my articles. I love you all. We kept the pleasantries short due to […]
Immokalee, Florida- The charming young boy named Adji Desir disappeared without a trace on January 10th, 2009. Not much has been reported on Adji. He vanished and I mean vanished from his families front yard during the early evening. Its been reported he went out to play and was gone minutes later. Adji is a […]
Satsuma Florida- It is well known now that Haleigh Ann Marie Cummings went missing from her fathers Florida home. Investigators are keeping this one out of the media hardly commenting on the investigation at all. There is only one description of the abductor, and that description rests in the mind of a small four year […]
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