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It’s Ugly, It’s Messy, and Cops Step up to the Plate

Police officers trudge through the worst society has to offer. But allow me to explain in a way that you’ve never considered....

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My CEOSpace Friends

by Bruce Goldwell, Author/Entrepreneur

Building #LowCostHome4Vets

I was happy and honored to make new friends at CEOSpace March 13-17, 2017.

I would like to thank Berny and September for all they do to help others to achieve their dreams as well as a forum to accomplish my Dreams.

I would also like to thank all those who shared a warm, loving, and giving huge during Veteran recognition.  I can’t…

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STRAY DOG REMOVAL FROM COMMUNITIES

Boykins earmarks $50,000 to remove stray dogs from his district By MÓNICA ROJAS | January 25, 2016 7:47 PM Dwight Boykins announced Monday his $50,000 plan to get stray dogs off the streets of his Houston City Council district. Boykins allotted $50,000 from his $1 million district service council budget to round up 250 stray dogs in District D, and alleviate what he says is a danger to the community. "My district is located near major freeways and major indoor activities like NRG Stadium," Boykins said. "People tend to bring animals (that) are not spayed or neutered and drop them off." Until the last animal is picked up, the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care will assign one or two if its staff members to answer only calls from Boykins' district, said BARC director Greg Damianoff. Unless the stray animal is severely sick or has a behavioral issue, it will be put up for adoption or transported to a partnering facility. Two attacks Damianoff said a stray can cost $300 in transportation alone, but the sum is often subsidized by private donors. The $50,000 sum for Boykin's project will go toward outreach, animal care and intake costs. Boykins said last year a senior citizen in his district was attacked by a stray, and on Jan. 14 he learned that a 22-year-old postal service worker was recently attacked by a dog that required her to retire. "When you talk about senior citizens and disabled people, (getting rid of the strays) makes a major impact because it improves their quality of life," Boykins said. But Damianoff said the project will not work without owner accountability. "We can pick up these dogs day and night, but if the public doesn't understand that they have to be responsible owners, they will keep reproducing," Damianoff said. "Owners need to keep them on leashes. Otherwise dogs will do what they do, and we'll get back to this (problem) in a few years' time." Underlying causes Tom McPhee, executive director of World Animal Awareness Society, has been working on a documentary that will air next year, about stray dogs in Houston. He said animals gravitate to places with food availability and shelter. "There's a number of studies done to address the causes of, and the elements, that allow dogs to be on the street - whether it's available food or shelter - that if available will (make dogs) come and replace (displaced) dogs," McPhee said. He said those factors must be addressed if a true reduction in strays is to be made. "The fundamental reason is that dogs are able to make more dogs," McPhee said. "It just takes two dogs to make a whole lot more dogs." Boykins will receive weekly reports from BARC to assess the use of the funds. He said that if he sees an improvement in the program, he will continue to fund the project. The councilman and his wife recently adopted a pet and urged his constituents to follow their lead. Comment: I hope all the other elected officials do the same because it's more than a safety and health issue for our residents and community

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Creating safe spaces and safe schools

 I had not intended to comment on the NRA drama, but reading articles such as the one about teachers in Utah being trained to carry concealed weapons have left me truly flabbergasted.

Students who  live in areas with increased gun violence should be able to come to a school that is completely gun-free, staff included. On the flip side students NOT living in such areas should not be made to question their safety in school due to the presence of weapons.

If using military rhetoric to describe our schools wasn’t enough * actually arming teachers undoubtedly goes to far.  This should be an issue that falls above the second amendment rights debate. Certain places must be considered safe and sacred, and if schools do not fit this description we as a country need to seriously readjust our priorities.

School officials across the nation (not to mention policy makers but that almost goes without saying) should remember to practice what we preach about making ALL students feel safe in school. Schools should be and often are a place of refuge.  The 1990 Gun Free School Zone Act (see also here) made  it is unlawful to carry a weapon of any kind in an area one has “reasonable cause” to believe is a school zone.  However, the law states that individuals may possess firearms “as part of a program approved by a school in the school zone”. For an entire school staff to fall under this category is an egregious loophole that will hurt children and communities.

I can only hope that this is the straw to break the camels back. The far right needs to return to earth and start thinking about the world they want to raise their own children in.

  * This is a historical analysis I have long been interested in and hope to examine in earnest sooner than later, perhaps with excerpts on this blog. I believe that starting with the War on Poverty and the publication of the Moynihan Report, discussions of education became intertwined with the rhetoric of war and military action. I hope to prove that as the global education reform agenda has moved forward, this rhetoric also only become more deeply entrenched in our discussions of educational issues.

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It's walk-to-school week: Are you in?

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories It's national, actually international, walk to school day. For some school districts,like ours, it's walk to school week. In an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle, safer more walkable communities, and a cleaner environment, Walk to School is urging school administrators to get as many families as possible... Read more » http://bit.ly/Rd6upc