Miracle Girl

A 10-year-old girl who lives in Forest Hills was sucked into an 18-inch drain pipe last weekend. The pipe traveled underground for 36 feet with water and survived. There was heavy rain, and her family walked outside to see the flooding. She got too close to the ditch and fell in. Then she was sucked into the drain pipe that ran under two drive-ways. They found her face down on the other side, and suddenly started breathing again when her dad ran to her.

this is truly a miracle. wow God had to be watching over this little girl. to survive after going through a drain pipe and being able to live that is incredible. these parents had the worse experience i think that they have ever had in one life. they must have been relieved that they found her on the other side and she started to breath again.

Venus Stewart

As the investigation into the disappearance of Venus Stewart continues, some handwritten notes have surfaced alleging her estranged husband was involved in inappropriate touching with the couple's children. Her dad found the papers by accident in a dresser drawer. Allegedly, Douglas had one of his daughters touch him inappropriately. A younger sibling was home at the time of the alleged incident, but in a different room. No charges were filed against Douglas because there was insufficient evidence.

This is sick. no child should have to be scare of their father, but yet these kids have a father that makes them go and touch him inappropriately. they shouldn't give up looking for evidence, they should make sure that, if this father did do this that he goes to jail, and stays there.

Deputy shooting

A Volusia County sheriff's deputy late Sunday night shot and injured a shotgun-wielding man accused of dousing his wife with gasoline, according to authorities. He shot Joshua Gerard, 30, in the stomach and elbow following a domestic dispute. According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Gerard's wife returned home with their two children about 9:35 p.m. and found Gerard in an agitated state. Deputies said he had trashed the house and began dousing his wife with gasoline. She took the children and ran to a neighbor's house, deputies said.When Mejias arrived at the home, Gerard was in the driveway with a shotgun, according to the Sheriff's Office. "He did tell him to drop the gun at which time the individual pointed the gun at our sergeant, and he shot him," Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson said.

I don't understand people, if your are having a fight can't people just get over the problem and move on. people shouldn't be be dousing their wives in gasoline over some problem. then for this guy to go and point a shotgun at a sheriff deputy is just a little to much. I would have just killed the guy and solved the problem for him.

Issue #3

Putting welfare to work.

there are more single mothers working, and child support collections have increased. the highest percentages of people in deep poverty since the government began tracking in 1975. in 1996 about 2.5 million people left the welfare program. by having a Market-Based Economy, when people would buy goods such as food the price of that food would go up, so with families in poverty they could only buy the foods that wasn't in high demand. along with this there are more and more poverty families that are being able to find work, most of it full-time jobs. by adding the Aid to Families with Dependent Children families were able to get money for there children when the families have little or no income. it has become easier for low skilled people to find jobs and along with this there need to be childhood programs for the kids will less advantages that are tied to money.

i feel that the government need to do something about the poverty. we cannot have America stay a superpower if we have less and less people to fill the shoes of the people leaving. every child should be able to have the same opportunity as the person that so much money they don't even know what to do with it. i feel that just because you don't have as much money as the person next to you, you should have every chance to pick the job you want.

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Issue 1

Issue 2

Teacher layoff

The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to send notices of possible layoffs to up to 5,200 teachers and other workers because of a huge budget gap.

The Board of Education was unanimous Tuesday in deciding to take the action as the nation's second-largest school district deals with a $640 million shortfall.

At the same time, the board has urged union leaders to enter negotiations that could make some layoffs unnecessary.

The vote does not constitute a decision to actually begin layoffs. The district sometimes rescinds such notices if more money becomes available.

i think that the teachers shouldn't be cut if they are doing good job and have kids that are being successful in there class. if the teachers are not doing a good job and kids are having trouble being successful in his class because he doesn't teach the class then they should fire the teacher and find one that can do his job better and correctly.

Sex law

The health care reform legislation that President Obama signed recently isn't only about insurance coverage -- there's also a renewal of $50 million per year for five years for abstinence-focused education.

Programs that receive this funding must "teach that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems," according to the Department of Health and Human Services. To qualify, they must also teach that sex before marriage is "likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects." These are part of the "A-H definition," requirements for programs to receive abstinence funding under Title V of the Social Security Act.

this is dumb. if teens want to have sex they are going to have sex. a law won't change that. it is no different as that law passed about texting and drive. people do that all the time. that law hasn't done anything for the people because they just won't follow the law. i have text while driving and even with the law i still text and drive.

Flooding

he rain-soaked Northeast, particularly Rhode Island, endured more misery Wednesday as it battled flooded roads and basements while waiting for water levels to drop.

"Looking for some positives here, the water has begun to recede," Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference.

Carcieri said his state has had some "bad accidents" but no fatalities. It's "really very positive and encouraging given the amount of water and the circumstances that so many of our citizens have faced," he said.

it seems that floods happens all over the U.S. now. i have always been one to help out when they need volunteers. there isn't much you can do in order to stop the floods. so if we can get the sand bags packed high and long in order to save as many houses as possible. i always go help up by the red river area to save what we can and it is a challenge but worth the time and effort.