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Saturday, 23 August 2008

Beehives and buffalo chips

Daily Herald

Beehive to martial arts enthusiasts for helping a wounded Lehi police officer. Twenty people age 4 to over 40 took part in a fundraiser at Jaguar Sport Karate in Eagle Mountain. Each participant did at least 100 karate kicks, raising $884 for Capt. Harold Terry, shot on June 23. Kudos to all who kicked in.

Buffalo Chip to the state education bureaucracy for tardiness. State associate schools superintendent Judy Park says Utah won't have the results of its schools' performance tests until Sept. 30. Under the No Child Left Behind law, parents can transfer their children out of failing schools. But it's a little tough after classes have already started. If the state can't turn in its own homework on time, it should cut every student in Utah some slack.

Beehive to Centennial Middle School student Andrew Hulterstrom, who donated his Eagle Project to his alma mater, Rock Canyon Elementary. With the help of more than 50 volunteers, Hulterstrom made a scale model of the solar system. It now hangs in the school's main hallway. All those who took part did a great job with this educational project.

Buffalo Chip to the thug or thugs who severely injured a small dog during a burglary at a home in Riverton. The dog, a cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Ranger, suffered a skull fracture. His owners found him Saturday lying in a pool of blood when they returned from vacation. A veterinarian says Ranger is eating a bit now and has regained the use of his back legs. The burglars have yet to be caught, and we hope the $5,000 reward being offered by the Utah Humane Society is enough to flush them out. This crime is beyond barbaric.

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artemis

Jun 04 2008 19:42:56

Wren wrote:
Has the Police Department, made of fallible folks, performed at infallible levels . . . hmmm?

Use some common sense, artemis.

Yes, police departments are staffed by human beings, who do make mistakes. However, as I said in my comment, there was no indication in the article that the Orem PD had delayed alerting the public to what had happened - which means that either the Herald was missing facts yet again, or that the crime wasn't reported immediately (which does happen, and happens frequently). If the police department did delay for two weeks, they might have had a reason...but I have no idea what that would be.

Don't be so touchy, Wren.

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Wren

Jun 04 2008 20:04:04

Not touchy at all, just wanted a sensible reply, and the above is certainly that.

So the DH may have been misreporting, or the PD may have been delaying, and we all certainly don't know what is going on. Is that correct?

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artemis

Jun 06 2008 18:26:28

Wren wrote:
Not touchy at all, just wanted a sensible reply, and the above is certainly that.

So the DH may have been misreporting, or the PD may have been delaying, and we all certainly don't know what is going on. Is that correct?

Yep.

I don't see anything to warrant a "Buffalo Chip" unless there's something they aren't saying. But then, I generally don't expect good, fact-based reporting from the Herald.

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WaynesWorld

Jul 26 2008 11:46:59

About Bradley Kitchen: This kind of fraud is part of what's roiling the whole national economy. Blame the real-estate people: it makes a nice cover for a protracted war that is costing about 12 billion a month.

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Lovie

Jul 30 2008 04:06:18

WaynesWorld wrote:
About Bradley Kitchen: This kind of fraud is part of what's roiling the whole national economy. Blame the real-estate people: it makes a nice cover for a protracted war that is costing about 12 billion a month.

did ya know thats how much it cost a month for our illegals !!!! who need a fence

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