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Mary Ann Mobley

November 4, 2010 by · Comments Off on Mary Ann Mobley 

Mary Ann Mobley, TV personality Gary Collins was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in Jackson, police said.

Collins is married to Mary Anne Mobley Mississippi native, actress and Miss America 1959.

Collins is accused of rear-ending a car driven by Cheryl Hales at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 55 near Old Canton Road facade. After the collision, Collins left the scene before police arrived, said Hales.

Jackson police had not arrested Collins on Thursday afternoon. Jackson spokesman Police Officer Colendula Green said officers were waiting for a judge to sign a warrant.

“The agents of the City, or the judicial officer, will now pick up. It will be treated and arrested,” said Green.

Once the warrant is issued, Collins will be responsible for leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor, “said Green.

WAPT Kathryn Kight talked with Hales’s husband, Perry, on Wednesday.

“He did not fear for my wife’s welfare. He was not afraid for my child well being. He just again, got into his vehicle and left, and I’m a little angry about it,” Perry Hales said.

In an interview Wednesday with Kight, Collins admitted that he ran to the back of the car and then fled Hales. He said police took too long and the Hales family never approached him.

“One would think that if you were in an accident like this, someone said:” I realize that it is your fault, but are you OK? “But nobody does that. I think it the courtesy thing to do if someone would have said: “We’ll get this thing resolved. We called the police and they go out,” said Collins.

In 2009, Collins was charged with driving under the influence after being arrested while driving a site in Santa Monica, California, he did not contest the charge offense has been sentenced to 120 days house arrest arrest. In 2007, Collins was charged with a DUI accident in California that killed a motorist 89 years. But he was not at fault.

In 2002, a judge authorized the Mississippi Collins charges of driving while intoxicated Simpson County.

Perry Hales said he wants a judge to demand accountability Collins.

“I’m not only concerned about my family’s welfare, but based on history, it is very likely happen again,” said Hales.

Perry Hales said he smelled of alcohol when he spoke to Collins at the scene of the accident, but Collins said he had not been drinking before the crash.

“We have no evidence at this time to show he had drunk during the incident,” said Green.

Obama Back To School Speech 2010

September 14, 2010 by · Comments Off on Obama Back To School Speech 2010 

Obama Back To School Speech 2010, President Obama brought a simple message to students in his speech back to school today: hard work, because your future success depends on it.

Obama spoke at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia this afternoon. Last year, the president’s speech back to school was rocked by controversy when conservatives accused him of trying to use the event to promote their political agenda (although the actual speech, the time of delivery, was well received.)

The chairman of a prepared speech released by the White House today in advance of their appearance in Philadelphia, seems to offer little fodder for critics. Obama reminds students at the school, which serves grades 5-12, they will need a wide range of academic skills to succeed in the workplace, and to compete for jobs internationally.

“I’m sure there will be times in the coming months when you are staying up late cramming for a test, or dragging yourself out of bed on a rainy morning and wonder if it’s worth all that” , says the transcript. “Let me tell you, no doubt about it. Nothing will have such an impact on your success in life and their education.

“Increasingly, the types of opportunities that are open to you will be determined by the distance to go to school. In other words, the farther you go in school, go further in life. And at a time other countries are competing with us as never before, when students from around the world are working more than ever, and better than ever, your success in school will also help determine the success of the United States in the 21st century. ”

Obama also admits that was not always the most motivated student in school, and recounts a conversation in which her mother suggested she was too “casual” to consider his future.

“You can not just sit around,” she said, ‘waiting for the chance to see through, “the president recalls his mother telling him that he was preparing to apply for college. “She said I could enter at any school in the country, if I just put a little effort. Then he looked at me hard and said,” Remember what that is? Effort? ”

Events surrounding Obama’s speech last year caused a stir when, in the period prior to his talk, the Department of Education was suggested lesson plans for teachers and students on its website, one of which asked students to students, “they write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president.” Critics said it sounded like the administration was to promote a partisan agenda, and the lesson plan has subsequently been reworked to eliminate that language. The speech Obama finally gave a similar message apolitical as this year’s version appears to do. Media coverage of this year suggests that some schools are adopting a cautious approach to broadcasting the president’s last speech back to school. Meanwhile, a critical speech last year, former Florida Republican state, party chairman Jim Greer, has publicly apologized to Obama. Greer, who resigned amid a financial scandal, said his statements were an attempt to “appease the extremists” who he believes to dominate his party.

This year, Obama out of personal experience in an effort to inspire his audience. She talks about her experience of mixed race and said that some students “may be working through their own questions at this time” in terms of dealing with their identity.

Obama’s speech comes after several months of furor over religion and politics (driven by cable television and radio) about plans to locate an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in Manhattan and, more recently, plans for a Florida pastor finally left to record a copy of the Koran. The chairman of the talks, while without any mention of the controversy, calls on students to be respectful of people of different origins, a prospect that he says makes the country stronger.

“[L ife] is beautiful, and part of its beauty lies in its diversity,” he says. “We should not feel shame for the things that make us different. We should be proud of them. Because they are the things that make us different that makes us who we are. And the strength and character of this country have always come from our ability recognition in the other, no matter who we are or where we come from, how we look, or what abilities or disabilities we have. ”

UPDATE: The president’s speech back to school and delivery was about as uncontroversial as we read in the paper. Obama tried to establish a personal connection with his student audience, talking about his own education and childhood anxiety about their racial identity. He also talked about being “a kind of booby-off” at school, at times, he needed an occasional boost of motivation.

Anthony Mullen, a former blogger for our sister publication, Maestro, weighs his reaction on CNN.

A video of the speech should be available later on the website of the White House. What to do with Obama’s message? Will it resonate with students?

Hartford Distributors Update’s

August 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Hartford Distributors Update’s 

Hartford DistributorsHartford Distributors, Nine people have died in a shootout in the workplace, a Manchester, Ct., Beer distribution warehouse, and an undetermined number wounded.

On the morning of Tuesday, Omar Thornton, a driver for Hartford Distributors, was in a shootout during a shift change in the morning, and then himself, police said.

Mr. Thornton, who had worked for the company for a couple of years, had been called to a disciplinary hearing, according to reports, and headed this morning. It was unclear whether the meeting had taken place before he started shooting.

According to people Brett Hollander, director of marketing for the company, between 50 and 70 were in the store when Thornton opened fire at about 7 am A warehouse fire – has been – added to the chaos. Thornton eventually turned his semiautomatic rifle on himself as police approached.

Mr. Hollander, whose family owns the company, says his cousin, who was shot in the face and arm, was among the wounded. Hollander believes that his cousin will be fine.

“There was a guy who was supposed asked to resign, to come to resign and chose not to and shot my cousin and my co-workers,” he told the Associated Press Hollander.

It is still unclear why Thornton was being disciplined, but a source told the Hartford Courant that he had been suspected of stealing from the company. Joanne Hannah, a former resident of Thornton, whose daughter had dated, also told the Courant that Thornton, who is black, had complained of racial harassment in the workplace and that his superiors had refused to address your complaint.

The shooting is the deadliest in U.S. since 13 people were shot dead in Fort Hood, Texas, last November.

The shooting “was a senseless act of violence that has left us all shaken and reminds us how precious and fragile life really is,” said Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell in a statement of condolence to the families of the victims.

• Wire material was used in this report.

Omar Thornton

August 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Omar Thornton 

Omar ThorntonOmar Thornton, (CBS News) —  MANCS-EX-STER, Conn. (CBS / WFSB / AP) Omar Thornton, Hartford Distributors warehouse driver who allegedly went on a Tuesday morning shooting that left nine dead and several wounded, was never a violent man, according to his former -girlfriend.

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“There has never been violent, that I know,” Thornton’s ex-girlfriend told the CBS affiliate WFSB. “I do not know what happened inside it.”

several workers in the beer distribution center shot inside the business at around 7 am, police said. Police sources said the man, whom his coworkers identified as Thornton, was found fatally shot inside the building before 9:00 a.m., according to CBS affiliate WFSB.

The State Bureau of Firearms Omar shows that Thornton bought two guns in January. Hartford Dealers said employees Thornton had been at work for about two or three years. John Hollis of Connecticut Teamsters went with company officials on the scene, and said the gunman had been summoned to a disciplinary hearing.

“Something broke inside of his head,” Thornton said WFSB ex-girlfriend.

Dealers Hartford WFSB receptionist said she heard Marissa Busiere another co-worker after shots heard screaming inside the business.

“‘He’s shooting! Is shooting! Call 911. And everybody started to run outside the building,” said Busiere.

Hartford Distributors

August 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Hartford Distributors 

Hartford DistributorsHartford Distributors, (The Huffington Post) — MANCS-EX-STER, Conn. – A warehouse driver was asked to quit her job at a beer distributor refused, and then opened fire yesterday morning, a company executive. Police said the gunman and several people were killed and others wounded, one seriously.

Authorities were searching the building to ensure that all explained before confirming the death toll, Lt. J. State Police Paul Vance said.

At least one person died at Hartford Hospital, said spokeswoman Michaela Donnelly said. Another victim was taken there in critical condition and one was in stable condition, he said.

About 50-70 people were in the store because it was a shift change, Hollander said Brett, director of marketing for Hartford Distributors. Adding to the chaos was a fire at the warehouse, about 10 miles east of Hartford, which has been subjected.

“We’re trying to figure out who shot that is not accounted for,” said Hollander.

The driver had worked at the dealer a couple of years and has been called to a disciplinary hearing, said John Hollis of the Teamsters in Connecticut, who was with company officials at the scene of the shooting.

Hollis did not say why the driver was being disciplined.

Hollander, whose family owns the dealership, said he knew the driver well.

Among the victims was a cousin of Hollander, a vice president of the company who was shot in the arm and face. Hollander said he thought his cousin would be nice. It was unclear whether the victims were taken to Hartford Hospital.

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