Posts Tagged ‘News’
Students Plot to Kill Teacher
I smell a board game: “It was Tommy McGinty, in the lunchroom, with a paperweight.”
Lord Of The Flies Plays Out In Georgia (Strollerderby)
President Dad?
Rudolph Giuliani is probably running for President, but so far his son Andrew seems to be not so interested:
Rudolph W. Giuliani found himself distracted in the midst of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination by questions about skeletons in the closet of a messy divorce. He had to respond to remarks last week by his son, Andrew, 21, that, as a stepson, he had “a little problem†with Mr. Giuliani’s wife, Judith Nathan, and had not until recently spoken to his father “for a decent amount of time.â€
Mr. Giuliani told reporters, who bombarded him with questions at a California event, “It’s the kind of thing that I think affects a lot of families these days.†He also has a daughter, Caroline, 17, by his former wife Donna Hanover.
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Mr. Giuliani’s case, some experts agreed, seems particularly tough because it comes with the considerable baggage of a public and bitter divorce. (Ms. Nathan is Mr. Giuliani’s third wife. His first marriage, to his second cousin, Regina Peruggi, was annulled.)
So after divorcing his second cousin (!), marrying Donna Hanover and announcing his divorce via press conference, then clearly having an affair while still married to Ms. Hanover and finally marrying a third time, Andrew is a little miffed at dad? We’ll buy that. If Guiliani does in fact run, it might be the first time in the history of the country that what kind of father someone is becomes a deciding factor in a Presidential election.
Voters Accept Divorced Candidates, but They Have Limits (New York Times)
A Family Feud That Is Familiar (New York Times)Rudy Tuesday – What America Sees In Rudy (New York Magazine)
Daddy Cop
Interesting article, unfortunately not fully online, about John Timoney, current Miami Chief of Police. “Timoney today is regarded as one of the most progressive and effective police chiefs in the country,” according to the article; he worked in New York under Bill Bratton. Apparently he had a horrible time with both of his kids, one of whom is currently in jail for drugs. However, both appear to be on the mend. Interesting story of a father who loved his kids but didn’t really know how to show it, or how to deal with their very serious problems.
Miami Blue (New Yorker)
Adoptive parents better?
What? Do I put my own kids up for adoption?
Research suggests they invest more time and money in their children.
Grant Koski seems to have what every 3-year-old needs.
His dad calls him Peanut and hugs him when he runs by.
His mom takes him to and from preschool and makes warm lunches.
He goes to Disney movies and to the park.
Grant is adopted. So is his brother, 9-year-old Griffin, who reaps similar benefits from what seems an archetypal household.
But don’t worry parents:
But it’s a “false assumption” that children fare better with birth parents, said Brian Powell, co-author of the study and sociology professor at Indiana University.
If nothing else, this could help quiet the notion that adoptive parents are horrible. Maybe it’ll even help gay couples convince adoption agencies to give them an even playing field.
Bill Gates Keeps His Kids Offline
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Just because you’re the daughter of Bill Gates does not mean you get to play on your computer all day long. Read more »
