THIEF STEALS CAR, PROSTHETIC LEGS FROM FLORIDA ARMY VETERANAn Army veteran who has lived the last 20 years of his life in a wheelchair had his car stolen with his prosthetic legs and wheelchair mount inside the car.
Armando Fontaine, 71, lost his legs about 20 years ago due to an infection, rendering him to full-time use of his wheelchair in order to get around. On Monday night, his 1996 Nissan Sentra, which was parked right outside his Miami home, was stolen. But the stolen car is even more devastating for Fontaine as his prosthetic legs and wheelchair mount were inside the car, making it impossible for him to leave his home
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MERYL STREEP SAYS PLAYING THATCHER WAS DAUNTINGShe's a double Oscar winner with a knack for accents, but Meryl Streep says playing Margaret Thatcher was a challenge - although her own experience helped her understand the struggles faced by Britain's first female prime minister.
Streep is transformed into the divisive politician who reshaped Britain in "The Iron Lady," which had its European premiere in London on Wednesday, just across the River Thames from the Houses of Parliament.
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YOUNG MOTHER KILLS HOME INTRUDER WITH A SHOTGUN TO SAVE HER SONOn New Years Eve, Sarah McKinley killed a home invader with a 12-gauge shotgun, saving her life and the life of her infant son. She fired the shot as the stalker broke into her house and ran at her with a 12 inch hunting knife. She had been on the phone with the 911 dipatcher for 21 minutes, waiting for the police to arrive. The story is definitely worth a read in full:
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VIRGINIA SCHOOL ACCUSED OF MAKING STUDENTS PERFORM PRO-OCCUPY SONGA Charlottesville-area elementary school has been accused of making students sing a pro-Occupy Wall Street movement song.
Written and performed in October as part of the Kid Pan Alley group at Albemarle County schools, "Part of the 99" has resulted in a backlash from parents nationwide, and has given the foundation reason to train its facilitators to steer students away from controversial subject matter in their songs.
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HAWKING TO TURN 70 -- 50 YEARS AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH LOU GEHRIG'SMost people die within a few years of the diagnosis, called motor neurone disease in the U.K. On Sunday, Hawking will turn 70."I don't know of anyone who's survived this long," said Ammar Al-Chalabi, director of the Motor Neurone Disease Care and Research Centre at King's College London. He does not treat Hawking and described his longevity as "extraordinary."
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WOW! FREE PASS TO SHOWER WITH OPPOSITE SEXA county ethics commission in Maryland has determined that if you make negative statements about transgenderism, your word is not reliable.
The stunning conclusion, now under appeal at a state ethics panel, was made by the Montgomery County Ethics Commission and signed by member Nina Weisbroth in a four-year-old dispute over an effort to hold a referendum on the county's adoption of what's become known as the "coed showers" bill.
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by Adam McManus
Over the course of my 20-year career as a radio talk show host, I've met and interviewed a lot of fascinating people.
Many of them are household names which you would recognize instantly.
Tom Snyder, the 46-year-old owner of the regional Colonial Life Insurance office here in Garden Ridge, has got to be
one of the most intriguing people I've met in a long time. He's not famous. He's not a political leader. And he hasn't even written a book.
But he's spearheading a unique Christian ministry in our own backyard whose vision is as big as the Texas sky.
Tom Snyder, founder of Trinity Oaks, teaches a young boy on a Youth Hunt.
If you would like to volunteer to be a guide, call 210.447.351.
Now that he has become a successful businessman, Tom, a member of
River City Community Church here in San Antonio, has a passion to give back to the community - especially to the children in demonstrable, life-changing ways.
That's why he founded
Trinity Oaks, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. At the heart of the ministry are the
youth hunts for 10 to 16-year-olds. Throughout their time, the young people experience firearms safety instruction, target shooting and actual big game hunting.
In the process, Tom wants to give the tweens and teens access to the great outdoors, to
build their character, and to teach them the importance of responsibility in our narcissistic culture.
10 to 16-year-old boys, like the ones pictured above on a Trinity Oaks Youth Hunt develop self-confidence, an appreciation of God's creation and connect with the volunteer hunting guides.
"Our goal with youth is three-fold. First, we want to teach kids that hunting is not just about 'killing animals', but also about building relationships and enjoying
God's majestic outdoors. Second, we want to promote
our country's hunting heritage to future generations," said Tom Snyder.
"Third and most importantly, we want to show children of all ages that they have value and let them know there are people who care about them, people willing to listen to them and mentor them. We have found
you can really reach a child and make a difference in his life just by sitting next to a campfire and listening to what he has to say."
During the 2010/2011 hunting season alone, Tom personally acted as the lead field guide for every one of the
20 youth hunts attended by 85 young people, 53 of whom were first-time hunters. Typically, each hunt is comprised of 3-5 youngsters along with their fathers and some volunteer guides. Each youth is assigned to an adult.
Their goal for the upcoming
2011/2012 hunting season is to have
30 youth hunts attended
by 100 kids and 75 first-time children hunters.
Amazingly, Trinity Oaks covers every single expense
including the cost of transportation, the lease of the land, the hunting license fees as well as the food, lodging and the mounting of the child's wildgame trophy.
All the
meat is processed for free by volunteers, ground up and frozen into family packs. It's then
distributed to needy families and homeless shelters throughout San Antonio as well as
orphanages in Mexico.
ACTION STEPS FOR ADAM'S ARMY:
1. If you would like to suggest a boy or girl between the ages of 10 and 16 to
participate in a future Trinity Oaks youth hunt, please
call 210.447.0351, and tell them you are a McManus subscriber, or
email.
2. If you would like to volunteer to become a guide or firearms trainer for some of the
youth hunts, please
call 210.447.0351 and tell them you are a McManus subscriber or
e-mail. 3. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to Trinity Oaks to ensure that the
Youth Hunts and Wounded Warrior Hunts continue, donate on-line here. The cost of sending one underprivileged kid on a Christian Youth Hunt is $1,200. And now, thanks to the generosity of one sponsor,
anything that you give up to $100,000 will be doubled.
So,
if you give $150 today,
your donation will be doubled to $300 and fund one-quarter of the $1,200 cost for one kid to participate in this life-changing ministry.
If you give $300 today,
your donation will be doubled to $600 and fund one-half of the $1,200 cost for one kid to participate in this life-changing ministry.
You can also make a
tax-deductible donation by check made out to "Trinity Oaks." Send it to: Tom Snyder, Trinity Oaks, 9385 Miller Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78266.
(Write "McManus newsletter" in the memo)4. Please take 30 seconds and send me, Adam McManus, an email to let me know that you made a donation toward funding the expense of a youth hunt for a disadvantaged young person through Trinity Oaks:
TalkRadioAdam@gmail.com. I want to personally thank you.
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DISCOVER THE STAR THAT MARKED ANCIENTS' NEW YEARExclusive: Astronomer David Rives goes back to Egypt to reveal marvels of Creation.
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CATHOLIC TAKES ON ANTI-CHRISTIAN 'ART'Scott Lobaido has taken on the liberal New York art world in various guises: conservative art activist, infuriated protester, a walking Christmas tree and Superman - and has no plans to stop now.
Lobaido is an extremely outspoken Staten Island artist with over 30 years experience as a painter and patriotic performance artist who has "refused to succumb to an agenda of excessive political correctness" to succeed in the art field. His efforts have met with mixed results as he pops up routinely on the local news for all kinds of reasons and is occasionally arrested.
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ERIK RUSH SEES KEY TO FUTURE IN THOSE WHO REMEMBER WHEN MARXISM WAS EVILWhen I was in grade school, there was little question in the mind of the man in the street that communism was straight-up evil. Even in liberal New York, where I lived, most who would have been inclined to sympathize with communists, let alone support them, had the good sense to keep their mouths shut in mixed company. Anything that smacked of socialist doctrine was similarly suspect, despite the fact that even then, socialism had insidiously made significant headway into American society via entitlement programs.
By the time I was finishing high school, a lot of us had been convinced that communism might be "just another system of government." It was different from ours, sure - but who were we to say it was wrong? Later, I had friends who routinely attempted to defend the policies of Jimmy Carter, the second-worst president America has ever had.
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OBAMA CAMP FEARS 'EXTREME' TEA PARTYThe Obama campaign appears to have shown us who they are really concerned about running against, a solidly conservative candidate instead of moderate Mitt Romney.
Following the Iowa caucus last night Jim Messina, Obama's campaign manager sent out an e-mail expressing their fears over the results.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDGE SETS HEARING ON REQUEST TO DISMISS SUIT OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIPA Jefferson County judge today set a Monday hearing on a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship and right to be on the 2012 ballots in Alabama.
Circuit Judge Helen Shores Lee will consider a request by Mark Kennedy, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party, to dismiss the suit filed against him on Dec. 14 by Birmingham resident Albert E. Hendershot.
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JIHADIS TRAINING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?One of the investigators who worked on a report about terror training camps operating inside the United States describes the network as no more or less than an infrastructure for attack.
WND previously reported on a documentary called "Homegrown Jihad: Terrorist Training Camps Around the U.S.," and how it offers evidence that "Muslims of America" operates a series of training camps in the U.S.
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KODAK PREPARING FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCYEastman Kodak Co. is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would cap a stunning comedown for a company that once ranked among America's corporate titans.
The 131-year-old company is still making last-ditch efforts to sell off some of its patent portfolio and could avoid Chapter 11 if it succeeds, one of the people said. But the company has started making preparations for a filing in case those efforts fail, including talking to banks about some $1 billion in financing to keep it afloat during bankruptcy proceedings, the people said.
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OBAMA EMBRACES SIGNING STATEMENTS AFTER KNOCKING BUSH FOR USING THEMAs a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama promised that if he was elected president he would not issue obscure declarations known as signing statements that thwart the intent of laws passed by Congress. But as the president now seeking reelection in 2012, on at least 20 occasions Obama has embraced the same tactic he criticized George W. Bush for using, raising allegations of double-dealing in Congress and questions of constitutionality from the American Bar Association.
Obama's most recent signing statement came on New Year's Eve, when he autographed a 13-paragraph memorandum declaring he did not intend to follow several sections of the National Defense Authorization Act that funded the military for 2012. The president said his lawyers had concluded the provisions interfered with his constitutional duties to carry out foreign policy.
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POSSIBLE 1-MAN 'WRECKING CREW' RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTLESS DESTRUCTIVE ROBBERIES IN HARLEMPolice are searching for a crook, armed with a sledgehammer that is literally going through walls and ceilings to get what he wants.
He's hit 16 stores ... so far.
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OBAMA PLANS TO CUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GROUND TROOPSThe Obama administration will unveil a "more realistic" vision for the military on Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power at a time of fiscal restraint, officials familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.
The strategic review of U.S. security interests will also emphasize an American presence in Asia, with less attention overall to Europe, Africa and Latin America alongside slower growth in the Pentagon's budget, the officials said.
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WAVE OF SHOOTINGS BAFFLE SWEDISH POLICEA new wave of execution-style shootings in Sweden's third largest city has left police puzzled, raising concerns that Malmo has become a magnet for gang-related killings.
On Thursday dozens of police took to the streets in the southern Swedish city of 250,000 to try calm the public and to collect tips about the attacks, which come only a year after a suspected serial shooter was arrested there.
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NEW THINK TANK SETS UP CONSERVATIVE ONLINE NEWSPAPERImpressed by the effectiveness of the liberal Center for American Progress, a group of conservative journalists and operatives are preparing to engage in their own sincerest form of flattery - launching an advocacy group with a similar name and mission but very different target.
Part assault on CAP and part homage, the Center for American Freedom's goal is to wage a well-funded assault on the Obama White House and the liberal domination of partisan online media.
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