ABC News reported on the growth and progress of Community Courts. I got the article from AnotherBoomerBlog – Marsha Graham. The idea, albeit quite new, is simply stellar. These are small local courts set up to deal with low level crimes – vandalism, drunkenness and prostitution. Here’s the article link: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/courts-handle-low-level-crimes-us-17301887#.UF97GWfi6Sq Instead of dolling out
I was on one of Shanna Groves’ pages last night, and I got into an interesting discussion with Dan Schwartz. Like me, he’s a blogger and an audio engineer, so we had something in common to chew the fat over. If you’re interested in hearing aid technology, Dan’s a font of information. I mentioned that
I got this from HumansInShadow.com. They got it from Jim Ridgeway’s site, SolitaryWatch.com. It appears that Phillip Miller was a model prisoner, having served the first half of a twenty year sentence. A guard smuggled a cell phone in, and Miller ended up getting an additional 5 years in solitary. Miller was brought before an
I got it from Deaf News Today. It’s captioned, so everybody should be able to appreciate it. Enjoy!
One of the things I’m proudest of where DeafInPrison.com is concerned is the varied collection of graphics we use in our posts. The idea behind inserting graphics came originally as an attempt at boosting our SEO, but I’ve come to enjoy putting pictures in each of our posts. I feel these graphics do much more
Dr. Andrews sent me these pictures as a supplement to her article on Leroy Colombo. I hope you enjoyed this brief photo-essay. The article by Dr. Andrews can be found at http://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/hero-of-galveston-island-the-legacy-of-leroy-colombo-1905-1972/
We’ve been following this story. Here’s the latest in this tragic case. http://prisonmovement.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/pa-pardons-board-rejects-clemency-for-williams/ Our gratitude to Prisonmovement’s Weblog for keeping us updated. A divided Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted against clemency for convicted Philadelphia killer Terrance “Terry” Williams in the 1984 killing of Mount Airy churchman Amos Norwood. Williams was a victim of constant sexual
On Sept. 13th, we posted an e-mail from Change.org that told the story of Terrence Williams, the Pennsylvania death row inmate, scheduled for execution on Oct. 3rd. Williams was found guilty of murdering the men who had continuously raped him since his early teens. Here’s the link to the New York Times
Author, speaker and hearing loss community activist Shanna Groves – the Lipreading Mom – asked me to reblog this story for her. Join me in my new awareness campaign Show Me Your Ears: To Promote Deaf and Hearing Loss Community Awareness. The idea is simple: Read more… http://lipreadingmom.com/2012/09/14/show-me-your-ears-lipreading-moms-new-campaign/ I have blogged extensively about my progressive
I was at my endocrinologist‘s clinic this morning – wowing him with my stellar physicality – when an interesting exchange took place. It appears, that his patient immediately after me, required an interpreter. “Sign language?” I asked, obsessive individual that I’m known to be. “Nope, Spanish,” he said. “Problem is, they won’t wait – they’re
