Friday, December 29, 2006
Warbird SkyVentures
I did a cool story on Warbird SkyVentures. They offer rides in a vintage AT-6 WWII training airplane. If you get a chance check it out on the News 2 web site.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
PFC Cory Clagett
I did a story about how an Army mother, Melanie Dianiska, is fighting to help save her son's life. Her son, Cory Clagett, is a soldier with the 101st Airborne Division in Ft. Campbell, Ky. Cory is not sick, nor was he wounded in battle. Pfc Clagett is one of four 101st soldiers who have been accused of premeditated murder of Al-Qaida terrorist suspects in U.S. custody.
Melanie has been keeping a web site to update new information on Cory's case. Here are some a few more links to information from Melanie.
www.pfcclagett.com our web site
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Raymond Live shows I've done
http://www.petitiononline.com/md012466/petition.html petition we started
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/NEWS01/612080347/1002
http://blog.myspace.com/savingcorey
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0803-07.htm
http://www.760kfmb.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2389&sid=6393bb7f28af2102057ffa47dff5fbdd
http://www.expose-the-war-profiteers.org/archive/media/2006-1/20060926.htm
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51361
http://www.rinf.com/columnists/news/accused-troops-we-were-under-orders-to-kill
http://www.abcnews4.com/news/stories/1206/377646.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-moms19nov19,1,5424914.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&track=crosspromo
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/090306Y.shtml
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/10/four-us-soldiers-facing-court-martial.php
Monday, December 18, 2006
Responsible Pet Owner?
Until this past weekend I thought I was a responsible pet owner. I have spayed and neutered all of my animals and kept them up to date on all of their shots. My two dogs had id tags on their collars and I taught them how to behave well and follow the basic commands. Since they behave so well I think I took for granted the fact they are still dogs and given the chance will behave like dogs.
Saturday night I was working outside on the car while Riley and Grace were out there with me. Most of the time they stay right in the yard and they did so for a while until the call of the wild beckoned them to wander, and wander they did. The pair of them left the yard around 930pm Saturday night and were gone. I figured they would be back soon and waited up for them until midnight and with no response to my calls, I go to bed thinking I would wake up to find dogs who were sad because they had to spend the night outside. Five am, wake up, go to front door and whistle. No dogs. 6am same drill and still no dogs. Drive through neighborhood calling for them before church and see no sign of them. I hope they are still running together so at least they have each other.
At one time both dogs had ID tags on their collars but now that they are out on their own neither one of them is wearing id. Gracie while playing with Riley pulled his tag off some time ago and Gracie recently lost her id tag some where in the back yard. A responsible pet owner would have replaced the tags as soon as they were discovered missing. If I had spent a few dollars at any pet store I probably would have had a call from several people who responded to flyers I past out in the neighborhood saying they saw them running together.
Monday morning, I was passing out a few of the remaining flyers to local veterinarian hospitals when I found Gracie. She had been hit by a car and a good Samaritan found her laying by the road and brought her in. Gracie does not have any broken bones but has a bad concussion and bloody nose. The doctor gave her medicine to keep the swelling in her brain down and to treat the pain and she spent the night there under observation.
I went to the place where Gracie was found and Riley was still there. The woman who found Gracie said it was Riley who alerted her to the spot where Gracie was laying. She said Riley kept looking toward Gracie and she saw Riley go over and lick her as to say Hang in there, help is on the way.
The morale of the story? You never expect your pets to run off but if they do, make sure you have an id tag on them. If I had id on my dogs, I would have been able to save hours of agony and a trip to the veterinarian hospital.
Saturday night I was working outside on the car while Riley and Grace were out there with me. Most of the time they stay right in the yard and they did so for a while until the call of the wild beckoned them to wander, and wander they did. The pair of them left the yard around 930pm Saturday night and were gone. I figured they would be back soon and waited up for them until midnight and with no response to my calls, I go to bed thinking I would wake up to find dogs who were sad because they had to spend the night outside. Five am, wake up, go to front door and whistle. No dogs. 6am same drill and still no dogs. Drive through neighborhood calling for them before church and see no sign of them. I hope they are still running together so at least they have each other.
At one time both dogs had ID tags on their collars but now that they are out on their own neither one of them is wearing id. Gracie while playing with Riley pulled his tag off some time ago and Gracie recently lost her id tag some where in the back yard. A responsible pet owner would have replaced the tags as soon as they were discovered missing. If I had spent a few dollars at any pet store I probably would have had a call from several people who responded to flyers I past out in the neighborhood saying they saw them running together.
Monday morning, I was passing out a few of the remaining flyers to local veterinarian hospitals when I found Gracie. She had been hit by a car and a good Samaritan found her laying by the road and brought her in. Gracie does not have any broken bones but has a bad concussion and bloody nose. The doctor gave her medicine to keep the swelling in her brain down and to treat the pain and she spent the night there under observation.
I went to the place where Gracie was found and Riley was still there. The woman who found Gracie said it was Riley who alerted her to the spot where Gracie was laying. She said Riley kept looking toward Gracie and she saw Riley go over and lick her as to say Hang in there, help is on the way.
The morale of the story? You never expect your pets to run off but if they do, make sure you have an id tag on them. If I had id on my dogs, I would have been able to save hours of agony and a trip to the veterinarian hospital.
Monday, December 11, 2006
"So Brave"
I did a story today about an Army mother, Angela Lashley, who wrote a song about her son Jonathan called "So Brave." The song is about influences in Jonathan's life that have made him brave enough to stand on the front lines for Our Country today. Here is a link to the songs webstite where you can hear some of the song. Angela is also a spokesperson for The Blue Star Mothers of America who have offically endorsed the song.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Good Guys Win Battle
It seems like we only hear news about our guys getting killed in Iraq. Well, this morning the good guys scored a victory. The following is an article from the Department of Defense.
20 Terrorists Killed, Weapons Caches DestroyedAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2006 – Coalition forces killed 20 terrorists this morning while targeting al Qaeda terrorists in the Thar Thar area, military officials reported.
Coalition forces targeted the location based on intelligence reports that indicated associates with links to multiple al Qaeda in Iraq networks were operating in the area. Ground forces were searching buildings at the targeted location when they began receiving heavy machine-gun fire from one of the buildings. The ground forces returned fire, killing two armed terrorists. Despite efforts to subdue the remaining armed terrorists, officials said, coalition forces continued to be threatened by enemy fire, causing forces to call in close-air support. A coalition aircraft performed the air strike, resulting in 18 more armed terrorists killed. During a search of the objective, coalition forces found multiple weapons caches consisting of AK-47s, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, explosives, blasting caps and suicide vests. All these items were destroyed on site. Coalition forces also found that two of the terrorists killed were women. Al Qaeda in Iraq has both men and women supporting and facilitating their operations, officials said.
20 Terrorists Killed, Weapons Caches DestroyedAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2006 – Coalition forces killed 20 terrorists this morning while targeting al Qaeda terrorists in the Thar Thar area, military officials reported.
Coalition forces targeted the location based on intelligence reports that indicated associates with links to multiple al Qaeda in Iraq networks were operating in the area. Ground forces were searching buildings at the targeted location when they began receiving heavy machine-gun fire from one of the buildings. The ground forces returned fire, killing two armed terrorists. Despite efforts to subdue the remaining armed terrorists, officials said, coalition forces continued to be threatened by enemy fire, causing forces to call in close-air support. A coalition aircraft performed the air strike, resulting in 18 more armed terrorists killed. During a search of the objective, coalition forces found multiple weapons caches consisting of AK-47s, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, explosives, blasting caps and suicide vests. All these items were destroyed on site. Coalition forces also found that two of the terrorists killed were women. Al Qaeda in Iraq has both men and women supporting and facilitating their operations, officials said.
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