Country’s youngest murderer nears prison release

Sad story, I remember hearing about it when it happened, and I remember thinking, they need to protect the kids... MELBOURNE, Fla. — On Tuesday — barring any last-minute setbacks — the country's youngest murderer will walk out of prison, free for the first time since he was 12 years old. Curtis Fairchild Jones and …

The obscenely easy way people are ripping off taxpayers for $69,000 a year in benefits – Allen B. West – AllenBWest.com

This needs to stop, we need to have programs that to not reward this kind of stuff... Welfare should be only temporary not permit... Although our economy is supposed to be improving, and “unemployment” is going down, in one in five American families, no one in the household is working. Data released by the Bureau …

Report shows pattern of child abuse by mother of children found – Fox 2 News Headlines

Hard to read.... Very hard... A child protective services petition to the state of Michigan details a pattern abuse Mitchelle Blair's children endured. The petition to the court requests termination of parental rights of Blair as well as fathers Alexander Dorsey and Steven Berry. Blair, a 35-year-old mother of four, was charged with five counts …

Sheriff: Federal ‘EBT’ Cards ‘Ultimately Buying Drugs’ | CNS News

Sad... Truly is sad... And it makes me ill to think there are families out there that really need the help and would use if as intended. I know I get really pissed off when I am in a store and the person in front of me has 3 carts full of food, and pulls …

Miami Teacher Attacked Girl Because He Wanted To See Her Cry: Police | NBC 6 South Florida

Decided "to go with it"... chilling word from a teacher. The report says Mena admitted to his role in the incident in a letter provided to the school principal, and stated in that letter that he had an urge to see the victim cry. In the letter, Mena reportedly claimed he could have controlled himself …

Catholic church fights lifting of sex abuse suit limits

Image via Wikipedia  Catholic church fights lifting of sex abuse suit limits | detnews.com | The Detroit News (Link to the Detroit News article) http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(o34ldjzldui32fr0qdvvha45))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2009-HB-5699 (link to the bill) The above is an interesting article and it shows a few things about our current state of the Catholic Church": 1. People are still very hurt …

12 Things Every Catholic Should Know About the U.S. Scandals

by The Editors, Register correspondent Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 8:00 AM Comments 1. The crisis seems to be nearing its conclusion. The vast majority of allegations are from the 1960-1985 period, and only six cases of clerical sex abuse in 2009 have been reported. 2. There was no global cover-up. “Nobody, nowhere, no time, no …

Change and the Church

Image via Wikipedia I was just thinking about my youth and what it was like to be Catholic back then. What a difference between now and than. I am not that old, in my yearly 40’s, but still the Church has gone through a lot of changes in the past 40 years. The Church being …

A thought out process of growth

I have friends and family members that are of the belief that their actions affect no one that they live in a bubble; their actions are there’s alone. What a sad way to live life. If you ask me, that is not even living. Our lives are made to connect to others, to interact with …

Spark of Change

Last night I finished a book that I feel everyone needs to read. The book is about a child that is abused by his father. The story is written in an almost poetic way. The words seemed to move on the page, allowing the reader to get lost in the waves of emotions. The power …