RSSThe War on Terror – Beslan Remembered
With all the issues that we are facing these days, we can not forget that the War of Terror is still going on.
Today we remember the 331 who died when Chechan terrorists booby trapped a school on its first day of the school year. The horror when the building was blown up and these children shot should never be forgotten.
So today, when we mourn for those on the Gulf Coast, save a prayer for the families of Beslan.
Children Say the Most Amazing Things; while Adults are Arguing over post Hurricane Katrina
The post Hurricane blame game has begun. Although there is a time and a place to obviously fix the wrongs that we have witnessed, now is the time to help those in need not point fingers. There is so much blame to go around it makes no sense for adults to cast stones as who in America is to blame when from the Federal, State and Local levels all failed, including some its citizens. However, those of us must remember that even if there were plans in place, a worst case scenario occurs. However, what is more amazing in all of this while adults fight over the blame game in the name of debate listen to what the children are saying around us. Looks like we all may learn a little bit about humility and what is truly so innocent and right. Out of the mouth of a 6 year old little girl from one of our own comes the following:
Just thought I would share a story of what my daughter did today that reminded me how innocent and compassionate children are.
My six year old daughter went with me grocery tonight. When we drove up there were news vans and CHP all over the parking lot covering the Red Cross Donation Drive that was set-up.
My daughter asks “Mommy, can we go over there and give them some more money?” with the sweetest smile on her face.
I answered “Of course we can, we should give all we can to help right now because people really need our help.”
“Mommy, can you pull this tooth out?” as she tries to wiggle a tooth not ready to come out.
Search efforts and a fund raiser are planned over the Labor Day weekend for Nita Mayo
According to the Union Democrat, search efforts and fund raisers will be planned to help aid in the efforts to find the missing 64-year-old nurse from Nevada, Nita Mayo.
Search efforts and a fund raiser are planned over the Labor Day weekend to help find Nita Mayo, a Nevada woman who has been missing since she left on a trip over Sonora Pass on Aug. 8.
Volunteer searchers enlisted by Mayo’s four children and her son-in-law will be out over the next three days, scouring the mountains between Kennedy Meadows and Strawberry.
The effort is being coordinated by Texas Equusearch, a nonprofit search and rescue organization that has also been helping in Aruba in the search for missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway.
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100 Million and counting
With all the finger pointing, politicizing and nay saying, I would rather look to the glass being half full than empty and see what Americans are doing to help during the crisis that followed Hurricane Katrina. Contributions are nearing $100,000,000.00 has been raised by charitable organizations in the wake of this tragedy.
Less than a week after Hurricane Katrina, American giving to help storm victims has surged past the level raised for South Asia tsunami relief in the same period, nearing the $100 million mark, according to charities and experts. But relief groups and federal officials worked to keep the donations flowing from Americans worried about oil prices and the economy.
Charitable organizations across the country said that while the windfall was beyond anything they had experienced, it represents only a fraction of what will be needed for a rebuilding effort expected to last years.
Scared Monkeys Discussion with Paul Reynolds
Paul Reynolds will be visiting Scared Monkeys Discussion Forum today from 5 to 6 PM EDT. He will be answering your questions about the different issues arising in the Natalee Holloway Disappearance.
For those who do not know Paul Reynolds, he is Natalee’s uncle, and has been a major participant in the search for Natalee. He has spent time in Aruba, searching and acting as a spokesperson for the family on all of the major broadcast and cable networks.
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