Lady leaves toddeler on bus

In Miami-Dade police are investigating why a mother abandoned her 2-year-old daughter on a county transit bus Tuesday morning.
Pushing the toddler in a stroller, the mother got onto the bus and then immediately got off without the child, witnesses said. The bus driver tried to stop her "He was yelling after her and calling her, but she didn't answer. She just kept going," He said.
Miami-Dade police quickly found and detained the woman, and they interviewed and evaluated her in the hope of determining why she did it. Family members, who live nearby, said they are not sure what prompted the woman to leave the child alone on a bus.
"She's a very good mother. She takes good care of those kids," said Minnie Hart, the child's great-grandmother. "Do you think it was somehow an accident?" Local 10's Todd Tongen asked.
"I don't know. I'm puzzled, because I don't know. She's just not herself to me," Hart said.
Police said the child was not harmed. The Department of Children and Families took the toddler into protective custody. DCF has investigated two separate incidents at the family's home in the last two years, but the children were never removed from the home. The mother also was arrested in February on a charge of misdemeanor theft. The girl remained in DCF custody Tuesday afternoon. The mother could face serious charges. "Child endangerment, child abandonment -- there are numerous charges she could be hit with," said Robert Williams, of the Miami-Dade Police Department

This is terrible if she was such a good mother then why would she leave her child on the bus?

104!!!

In Pennsylvania a women is going to be turning 104 years old and she still drives but it doesn't look like it! And she doesn't act like she's over 100-years-old. "Many people my age and even younger aren't able to cope and do what I do." Gladys Flamer lives on her own in Coatesville, Chester County and does everything for herself. The feisty senior is also the owner of a two-toned 1979 Cadillac Coupe Deville. And while many of us would be concerned for a woman her age driving a car that big, Miss Gladys says she wouldn't have it any other way.
"Well I've always drove a bigger car, I've been driving since I was 15-years-old."
She took us on a ride through her hometown of Coatesville to show us what being more than a century old is all about. Though a lot has changed on the roads over the years, Miss Gladys always gets to where she's going - even if she has to put a few extra cushions on her seat to reach the pedal. "A lot of them think they can drive better than me. Maybe they can. But I don't have any problems with accidents. The cops don't bother me, so I think I drive alright."

I say good for her I hope to someday live to be this old and still be able to do everything like I did when I was young.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7459231

Dog put out as trash

In Orlando Florida an Orange County man set his 1-year-old Lab out as trash earlier this week.
They put the dog in a crate, covered him with a blanket and placed him by the curb to be picked up with the rest of his garbage, officials said. "He had been hit by a car at least 30 days prior to that and never taken to a vet,” said Jessica Chapman, a volunteer at Pet Rescue by Judy. “So, I don't know if they just couldn't afford him anymore." Dillinger (the dog) was in terrible shape when he got to rescued. The dog had suffered a broken leg, as well as ear and skin infections.
The dog underwent more than four hours of surgery to fix his broken leg, which cost close to $3,000. "Do something,” said Judy Sarullo of Pet Rescue by Judy, “and if you can't do it, then at least have him put to sleep humanely rather than let suffer and then putting him in crate and asking someone dispose of it in garbage truck." Police are still investigating.

This is terrible how could anyone treat an animal like this? I think of it as would you do that to your baby if you had one? Probably not some people just blow my mind with the things that they do.

http://www.wesh.com/news/23674030/detail.html

Lawsuit for smoking in the backyard

In Albuquerque, N.M. Linda Garcia's neighbors said her smoking in her backyard is a public nuisance, and have filed a lawsuit against her. How can this be such a big problem? On Monday morning, a judge denied Lane's motion to dismiss the case. The case is going to trial next week and Lane said he has a solid case. Attorney Charles Lakins is representing Garcia's neighbor. He said that he agrees that someone has the right to smoke in their own backyard, but Garcia's choices should not hinder his clients from enjoying their property as well.

I think that this is so stupid because you are in the comfort of your own home and it shouldn't matter what you do there. If you don't like it then kindly ask her to stop don't just sue someone for that. Simply ask can you please do this when I'm not around.

http://www.koat.com/news/23513247/detail.html

Alligator attacks man

A man out for an early-morning swim on Lake Mary Jane in Florida spoke to reporters from the hospital Sunday night after he was attacked by an 8-foot alligator and rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center. "All of a sudden it hit me like a Mack truck or something. I just got hit real hard, and I felt the teeth and I said, I started thinking to myself, 'This is a gator, I can't believe a gator is biting me,'" Doug McCard said. "I knew I was in really shallow water, maybe waist deep, so I tried to spin myself and stand up and started swinging. Got a pretty good elbow to his head and he released me," McCard said. McCard said he was training for a triathlon and was 20 minutes into his swim when the attack happened at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The gator bit McCard while he had one arm raised in mid-stroke, leaving him with some deep wounds all over his torso. he's been swimming in Lake Mary Jane since he's been a boy, so the attack came as a shock. "It's one of those things that happens and God was on my side today," McCard said.

I would probably panic if i was getting attacked so for him to stay calm and not panic was very good.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23571432/detail.html

Girl Catches Big Fish

A little girl on opening fishing weekend has a fish story to tell after she caught a 30-inch muskie on a kiddie fishing pole Saturday.2-year-old Ella Windschitl, was fishing off the family's pontoon boat tied to the dock in three feet of water on Round Lake near Randall. Ella was using her Barbie fishing rod and hooked a small sunfish on the line.That's when a muskie came out from under the dock and attacked the sunfish. Her Grandpa grabbed the line as the fish headed for deeper water. After a five minute fight, he was able to reel the fish back to the boat where Ella's grandpa, Dave, was waiting with a net. Dave lifted the muskie out of the water and showed it to Ella, who is about as tall as the fish is long. She said, "I caught a shark!" All of her family has tried so hard to catch a fish this big and she did it unintended.

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=851063

Issue #2 Boosting the Minimum

Many people are not happy with the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage would increase the amount of money for many families. Raising it would hopefully decrease the amount of people who are in poverty. Congress passed a war funding bill in May 2007. This bill included raising minimum wage. There is still disputes over minimum wage. People who want to raise minimum wage argue that even with the raise before people are still living in poverty. They argue that boosting the minimum wage would benefit many people with in turn would boost the economy as a whole. They also think that the wage increase should not have been tied to tax cuts because businesses get tax cuts a lot. People who are against raising minimum wage say it is counterproductive. They say that it only affects a small percentage of the workforce so it does not have a big effect of lowering poverty. They also say that teenagers make up half of the people who receive minimum wage and they are not living in poverty. They say that raising minimum wage will cause businesses to spend more which will lead to cuts which will lead to people not having jobs. They also say that a better way to go about this is to expand the EITC.

I think that the minimum wage should be increased. I know that for me minimum wage is not enough I am 18 and I have bills to pay. It is also not fair to pay someone who doesn't do more than sit in a chair all day more, and someone who does hard labor less. Here is Nancy Pelosi's view on minimum wage: http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Feb05/ProsperityJobs.html



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