It is a miracle that no one in that car was injured.

@Stonehen Pantha: Amen! I personally was scared of the paddle to the point I never misbehaved. I was more afraid of what my parents would do to me if I received a paddling and I don't think my parents deserved jail time.

@godogssicem: Need more parents like you.

I agree fatdawg. Although I usually side with Republicans, often times so does he.

Mine is usually around $40 which is what I am short this month paying my bill. Sure wish they would let me apply it now.

@Michael C: Exactly what I was thinking. I use them to pick up after my dogs and cats as well as to line small trash cans. As a matter of fact, if I didn't reuse these I would probably have to purchase trash bags at the store. The same amount if not more plastic bags would be out there.

@southmobb32 I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences to all her family and friends.

@Realist...as it should be here. They already paid for it. Sounds like you are on active duty or a veteran. If so, thanks for your service.

The highlight of my daughter turning 18 was that I never had to accompany her to another midnight opening of Twilight, Harry Potter, etc.

I was curious about that also. I was wondering if he was robbed at work, but I guess not after reading the article.

Must have been 1999. Hate to admit it, but I have made that mistake myself. Glad there was a happy outcome.

@Follow the Money I agree with you; however, the alternative is to let them stay on the streets breaking into houses, etc. I wish someone would come up with an alternative to both. If you just really, really don't want to learn anything, you should not have to be, but I don't want you harming others either.

Try gavirtualschool.org. It has been a couple of years since we used it as my daughter is in her junior year of college now. I'm not saying it would work for every child, but it was a good alternative for students who learn better with technology. It also eliminated the instructional time wasted on behavior issues and the drama that was preventing my daughter from learning at her potential. She had excellent SAT scores and was able to excel in college.

My daughter used online classes for her last 3 years of high school. She had a real teacher and real lessons without the drama and expense of going to a school building. They still had class meetings. I thought her teacher actually spent much more time with the students than she got in regular school. When we first chose this method, I was concerned it would be an independent study type class. It turned out to be much more than that. Even with advanced technology, there will always be a need for teachers. They may not need to be in a physical school building every day, but they will still be necessary. This method could decrease the costs involved with transportation, heating, cooling, and electricity costs involved with operating a school building.

@capecod: I agree with you about being part of the solution. My daughter was able to register to vote and apply to get an absentee ballot without showing any identification. She even asked if they needed to see her ID and was told no. When investigated we were told the signature from her registration form would have matched the one on her absentee ballot or she would have shown her id when she voted. She slid through the cracks.

I really don't mind obtaining or showing the documents, but I just did that recently when I lost my license. I am just wondering why they don't have those on file and I have to take them again.

I know it is late and I have worked like 60 plus hours in the heat this week, but I am not understanding why this is necessary when I showed the same documents when I got my first license.

My deepest sympathy goes to the family and my thanks for his service to our country.

I bank with BOA and they do not charge me for using their ATM.

@mkultra Thank you for sharing the video. It was beautiful.

My deepest condolences and prayers go out to his family, friends, and coworkers.

I briefly chatted with the brother as he was putting up a flyer Tuesday evening at the bank. He was such a nice person and my thoughts and prayers are with this family. Hope he is found safe soon.

Does anyone know the outcomes of the prior arrests and how they compared to other arrests of people in the same age group? I know of some cases where everyday people did lots of bad stuff over and over and got slaps on the wrists but was just wondering if anyone knew these outcomes for sure.

@jules Thanks for your response regarding the Bush twins. They have also volunteered for Unicef, helped children with AIDS in Africa, and one started the Global Health Initiative. I see them as remarkable young ladies as I also do Chelsea Clinton. Very off topic but I have wondered how they were able to drink in a night club with the Secret Service protection.

Thanks for all the info. I had just assumed all the concerts were booked in the Concert Hall. I'll know to confirm in the future before I buy tickets.