Well, I did it again my response to a post has grown into a post of its own.. This started out as a response to Elfninosmom's piece about a Wendy Portillo, kindergarten teacher, at Morningside Elementary School in Port St. Lucie, Florida who encouraged her students to excommunicate 5 year-old Alex Barton from their classroom. … Continue reading Response to: Teacher Encourages and Participates in Emotional Abuse of Autistic Student
Banned from Church
Last week ABC News had a report about Adam Race, an autistic boy, who was banned from attending Church of St. Joseph in Bertha, Minnesota. Apparently Adam had become so disruptive that the church considered his attendance a threat to others. Rev. Daniel Walz claims that accommodations were made or at least offered to the … Continue reading Banned from Church
Useful, Useless, Random Tidbits
I had some time while I was waiting on Nate to pick me up from work. So decided to spend the time surfing the net and here are some of the things I learned. A busker is a street musician or performer. I’m not sure when or why I might need this one but I … Continue reading Useful, Useless, Random Tidbits
Fired for Doing the Right Thing
Mark Beverly was a supervisor of for convenience store in Roosevelt, Minnasota until he was fired for coming to the aid of a co-worker he believed was being attacked. March 23rd Beverly was working the late night shift with a female co-worker. He had gone to the back to clean the restrooms when he heard … Continue reading Fired for Doing the Right Thing
Oops!
You may have seen this one on the news last week. Last week 2 planes collided at the Northwest Regional Airport in Roanoke, TX. The white plane was attempting to land while the red plane was taking off. The white plane landed on the red one. No one was injured in collision. I used to … Continue reading Oops!
Update on MySpace Hoax
A while back I wrote about a MySpace Hoax devised by Lori Drew designed to humiliate 13-year-old Megan Meier for ending a friendship with Drew's daughter. Drew had an 18-year-old employee set up a fake account of a 16-year-old boy to be used in the scheme. Drew also enlisted the aid of neighborhood teens in … Continue reading Update on MySpace Hoax
Solution to High Gas Price
High school senior Brad Walker from Rockwood, TN has found a solution to high gas prices. He has decided to ride his horse, Pumpkin, to school. It takes him about 45 minutes to make the four mile trek from his home to school. The cost is about $1 a day. His "green" plan may come … Continue reading Solution to High Gas Price
The Dee Zone 