Story here. Excerpt:

'Less than a year after four strangers risked their lives to save Michelle Kehoe and her sons from an icy Iowa River, the mother is accused of slashing the two boys' throats and leaving them to die.

Kehoe's 2-year-old son was found dead the morning of October 27 outside the family's van, which was parked a short distance from the Hook-n-Liner pond in Littleton, Iowa.

Her 7-year-old son was injured but still alive inside the van. He was rushed to the hospital for surgery, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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Some act on genuine psychotic delusions, as jurors determined to be the case with Texas mother Andrea Yates, who told doctors she drowned her five children because God told her to do so. Others can be motivated by selfish reasons: Susan Smith's alleged motive for killing her children was that she perceived them to be an obstacle in her relationship with her boyfriend.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'The 40-year-old mother of a Salt Lake City-area high school student faces charges of having sex with minors in her Utah home after allegedly sending nude photos of herself to the cell phones of several teenage boys.

Kimberly Arigot of Syracuse, Utah, is accused of sending naked pictures of herself to boys in her neighborhood ranging in age from 15 to 18 years old, MyFOXUtah.com reported.

Police said the sexy texting ultimately led two boys, 15 and 17, to have sex with Arigot.
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Arigot reportedly cooperated with police and allegedly confessed before she was released on bail earlier this week. She faces felony charges of unlawful sex and unlawful contact with minors and providing alcohol to the underage boys.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Her boy toy may have been a stud, but he was no student.

A Queens teacher fired for bedding a 17-year-old male model is suing to win her job back, saying she had no idea her lover boy was enrolled in high school during their affair.

Gina Salamino, 37, contends her job as a tenured second-grade teacher at Public School 121 should have been spared because Joshua Walter was so busy catwalking he never attended a single class during the 2006-07 school year.
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Walter, now 19, met Salamino in 2002, when he was 12. He saw her again, records show, at an August 2006 party. That flirty encounter led to dates at the movies, hundreds of phone calls, nights at her Howard Beach apartment and sex.'

Read this disturbing article here. Excerpt:

'Carleton University’s Students Union’s decision not to do Shinerama next year because cystic fibrosis “affects mainly white males,” is based on misinformation, says the head of the Canadian CF Foundation.

“It’s the most common, fatal, genetic disease affecting young people in this country,” CEO Cathleen Morrison said.

“Hopefully people are making decisions based on information that is correct.”

At their monthly meeting Monday night, student councillors heard a motion to stop supporting Shinerama that included the whereas clauses that they want to be “inclusive as possible,” “support diverse communities” and that “CF has recently been revealed to affect white people and primarily men.”'

Got to love that liberal arts education.

Story here. Excerpt:

'INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Logan Young has been playing baseball with the boys for nine years, and she and her parents don't think that should change now that she's in high school.

The 14-year-old and her family have filed a federal lawsuit over an Indiana High School Athletic Association rule that prohibits the Bloomington South freshman from trying out for the high school baseball team because she is female.

"In this day and age, a girl should have the opportunity to participate on an equal footing with the boys in high school sports and the IHSAA precludes that," Tae Sture, one of the family's attorney's, said Monday.'

Do you suppose I can try out for a spot on the local women's softball team and get a fair shake at that?

Glenn Sacks Newsletter item here. Exceprt:

This article lists all the insane reasons someone has been put on the sex offender list. This list needs to be removed because it is a complete waste of taxpayer resources and ruins innocent lives. Excerpt:

'One of the prevailing myths in society is that everyone on registries are all violent rapists or pedophiles. However, landing on a sex offender registry (or even the prospect of landing on the registry) is a very real threat. Over the years, I have collected some very outlandish cases which have either landed someone on the registry or have at least made them potentially subject to placement on the registry. Some are sad, some are ludicrous, others leave you questioning the laws. However, it is important to keep in mind how easily one can be caught up in the registries. Think about that next time you look at a sex offender registry.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A school has improved boys' writing abilities – by bringing in more books on subjects they get excited about.

Dinosaurs and science get a greater showing in Medina Primary School's library where boys outnumber girls.

In one class there are 21 boys to just nine girls, which has led to staff adapting their teaching style.

And with its focus on writing – particularly among boys – the Portsmouth school has been rated 'good' by watchdog Ofsted.

Headteacher Howard Payne said: 'There's an issue with boys writing nationally so we've increased our non-fiction area in the library so there are more books on things like science and dinosaurs.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'The new Schools minister advocates a return to single-sex education to get girls more interested in subjects like science and engineering.

In her first interview since replacing Lord Adonis in the Prime Minister's recent reshuffle, Sarah McCarthy-Fry told The Independent that she was concerned about getting more girls to opt for science and engineering at school – and thought separating the sexes for lessons in co-educational schools might be the answer.

She said: "Girls do much better in science in single-sex classes. They sometimes feel intimidated in mixed- sex classes with the boys hogging the limelight and putting their hands up to answer all the questions."

Story here. Excerpt:

'MACHIAS — A former teacher at a Lubec elementary school was sentenced Friday in Washington County Superior Court to 30 days in jail for having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy.

Tina Mason, 31, of East Machias cried and sniffled in the courtroom as she pleaded no contest to charges of assault, sexual abuse of a minor and unlawful sexual touching. The victim, who is now 15 years old, showed no emotion while he sat on the other side of the courtroom with his family.

Mason sought to avoid serving time behind bars, but Justice Kevin Cuddy agreed with the prosecution’s recommended sentence of 30 days in jail for Mason, who is married and has two young children.'

Opinion piece here. Excerpt:

'It’s a sad fact that in political campaigns the truth is maligned and mud is thrown in an effort to discredit the other party. What’s sadder is that this is a reality in divorce. A modern effort to discredit loving parents in the name of revenge and greed.

Article here, discussed by Glenn Sacks. Excerpt:

'Page Six spies saw Lohan and Ronson get into a spat outside of Citrine on West 21st Street recently, and the London Sun published details of a explosive argument this week outside Boujis in London, where Ronson was deejaying.

The paper reported "all hell broke loose" and the screaming match ended with Lohan "in tears."

The wild child sank down in tears following the 4am bust-up with DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

It's not mentioned in the story's headline nor in its lead five paragraphs, but it turns out that what is portrayed as a lover's "spat" is actually a case of domestic violence.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Men are being encouraged to wear a white ribbon and take a stand against domestic violence today.

People will wear the ribbons as a sign they do not condone domestic violence and to encourage people to speak out about violent or abusive behaviour.

White Ribbon Day, started by a men's group in Canada in 1991, has now been designated by the United Nations as the official day to mark the campaign to eliminate violence against women.
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The day has been organised by the Families Commission and more than 500,000 ribbons will be handed out. The ribbons were packaged by Rimutaka Prison inmates, with $357,000 funding supplied by eight government departments, including the Social Development Ministry, Justice Ministry and police.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A newlywed wife killed her husband with a kitchen knife hidden under her burkha so that she could carry on seeing another man, a court heard today.

Mahmuda Khatun, 28, stabbed Mohammed Miah through the chest before telling a series of "brazen and persistent" lies to allay suspicion, jurors were told.

Khatun carried out the premeditated attack on her husband's 28th birthday in August last year, just 33 days after their wedding, the Old Bailey heard.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A day-care teacher was arrested Thursday after a three-month-old boy suffered a fractured skull in her care last month, Richland County deputies said.

Deidre Goff, 44, of Lollipop Lane Day Care Center on Leesburg Road, is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child.
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If convicted of the felony, Goff faces up to 10 years in prison.

She told the infant’s mother he was fussy because about 10 a.m. Oct. 13 he had hit his face on a play center used to help babies gain leg strength, deputies said.'