| With death, sadness and happiness go hand-in-hand
"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." ABRAHAM LINCOLN They say that when we bury a loved one, we should celebrate their life, not mourn their passing. The trouble is, when it comes to my Mom, I can't do one without the other. On Tuesday, we gently placed our mother next to her beloved Jimmy, her husband of almost half a century. It was the place she pointed to 25 years ago and said to me, "Son, that's where I'll lie some day." The beauty in her saying that was that her voice held no dread, no fear of passing to the next life. She knew, as her Bible told her, that to be absent from the body is to be with the Lord. And so she is today. .
Problems found in state audit of Southeast schools
Southeast Local School District received negative findings from an independent auditor's report released Aug. 16 by state Auditor Mary Taylor's office. "What we're seeing is really a compilation of documentation errors," said Emilee Frazee, deputy press secretary for the Ohio state auditor. The report investigated the district's finances for the fiscal year that ended June 30 of last year. The school district's treasurer, Cassie Bergman, and superintendent, Tom Harrison, were both unable to comment on the circumstances surrounding the district's financial situation during the time in question because neither of them were employed by the district at that time. The treasurer at that time was Paul Wulff and the superintendent at that time was Linda Fuline.
Health scheme kicks off
A NEW healthy eating, fitness and food hygiene initiative for the nation's school pupils was set to kick off at Murrayfield Stadium today. Members of the Scotland rugby squad were set to join youngsters from Scottish schools at the launch of the scheme. They were planning on enjoying a healthy lunch, before heading out onto the pitch. This article: http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1378432007 Last updated: 30-Aug-07 11:58 BST .
New Law to Help Schools Crack the Nut
Nurses in city schools had more than 5,000 visits last year from students with mild or severe reactions to food. Recently, Governor Spitzer signed a bill that takes hopes to improve how schools identify, accommodate and treat children with food allergies. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more. PALIN: This is like a Malomar. it's from a company based in Canada REPORTER: Roxane Palin is obsessed with nuts. PALIN: Canada seems to have amazing regulations for peanut awareness and allergen awareness REPORTER: You might be, too, if your kids were allergic to them. PALIN: Look what it says here: it says prepared in a nut-free, peanut-free facility. Now, nothing could make me feel safer than handing one of these to my children. REPORTER: Palin is shopping today in an Upper East Side supermarket, looking for treats for her 8-year-old daughter Amanda, and her 6-year-old son, Ben.
Enterprise resident dies after tough man fight
Robyn Munroe knows that her fianc�, Christopher Johnson, was an angel that spent a short 25 years here on earth.
�He touched so many people,� Munroe said.
�Everywhere he went he made his mark.�
On Aug. 12, Johnson, a former Daleville resident and Daleville High School student ,passed away at Flowers Hospital in Dothan after falling into a diabetic coma following a tough man contest in Ozark two days earlier.
Johnson never knew he had diabetes.
According to Munroe, who watched the fight Aug. 10, Johnson fought two rounds in his first-ever tough man contest before becoming weak. The fight was stopped and Johnson was escorted off stage by several EMTs, who tended to him.
Johnson had minor bleeding on his face, but suffered no serious fighting injuries, Munroe said.
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