Ambulance Company Speaks out After EMT Arrest
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Posted: 10:04 PM Oct 10, 2007
 Last Updated: 11:04 PM Oct 10, 2007
 Reporter: Michael Wooten
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It’s an arrest that shocked many people in the region. An EMT was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence of drugs with a patient in the back.

A day after the arrest the EMT's employer is speaking out. Jan-Care Ambulance Services has been transporting patients for nearly four decades. This is the first time an EMT or paramedic has been arrested for DUI.

The company does not want one isolated incident to tarnish its reputation. When it comes to safety Shane Wheeler says Jan-Care puts patients first.

The ambulance service's reputation hit a road block when one of its EMT's was arrested and charged with drug abuse DUI.

"Those actions of that individual shouldn't represent how everybody at Jan-Care is or how everybody in the EMS industry is for that matter," Jan-Care Ambulance Chief of Field Operations Shane Wheeler said.

Wheeler says protecting the public starts with new employees who must go through an extensive background check and the monitoring doesn't stop there.

A small camera acts like big brother, recording the road and the driver. It tracks any bad behavior in front of or behind the wheel.

Drivers are also monitored through drug-testing. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says in general, drug testing is an invasion of privacy, but there are exceptions if there is reasonable suspicion that an employee is doing drugs or if the employee’s job involves public safety.

In Jan-Care's case, both forms of testing are legal. David Rotter also agrees with random testing. He owns Patriot EMS, a Jan-Care competitor, but he says this recent arrest should not reflect the industry.

"Thousands and thousands of ambulance trips occur everyday without incidents, and this is something that while unfortunate, the responsibility belongs to an individual and not the industry itself," Patriot EMS Chief Operations Officer David Rotter said.

Right now, Jan-Care performs drug tests on employees if the company suspects any weird behavior or if it gets a complaint, but beginning in a few weeks, Jan-Care will also start random drug testing, which again is legal because public safety is at risk.

Many ambulances services do not perform drug testing at all. Jan-Care says this is another instance in which it is putting public safety first.

Every Jan-Care employee also gets a drug test before they're hired.
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Posted by: The True Facts on Jan 8, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Well, here it is, seems that the drug test came back POSITIVE for HYDROCODONE in his urine???? I was there in the court room when this was discovered and the defense is now trying to suppress the test??? The ambulance driver told the officers he had a head cold! When have you ever heard of somone taking Hydrocodone for a head cold? Must have really been hurting??? Now what do all the "bleeding hearts" have to say? Seems like the officers knew what they were doing? Or should we be allowed to "operate a motor vehicle" while taking this DRUG or numerous others that IMPAIR your ability to drive?
Posted by: get over it on Nov 19, 2007 at 07:23 PM
First:you people need to get over it.(James) hes was just a driver!!! he wasnt a emt or paramedic! he has no training!!!! you need to come to grips with the fact that hes just a driver! another loser got caught breaking the law get over it. Second: people need to focus on the good emts that bust their butts for nothing. Its a passion and they love helping people but nine out of ten calls are b/s calls. so if people dont like the fast driving then DONT CALL 911 FOR A TOOTH ACHE OR A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT!!! People really need to support local FF/ems/police they get paid little or nothing to save your butt!!!! be greatful they care not focus on the one loser!!
Posted by: EMT on Oct 15, 2007 at 05:23 PM
TO JAMES I AGREE WITH ALOT OF YOUR COMMENT BUT I DO TAKE OFFENSE TO BEING CALLED AN AMBULANCE DRIVER. IF SOME ONE DRIVE A FIRE TRUCK THEY ARE FIREFIGHTER NOT FIRE TRUCK DRIVERS. IF SOMEONE DRIVES A POLICE CAR THEY ARE POLICE OFFICERS NOT POLICE CAR DRIVERS. IF YOU ARE AN EMT OR PARAMEDIC THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE IS ALOT OF TRAINING INVOLVED.
Posted by: James on Oct 15, 2007 at 12:22 AM
To be honest, I think that the poor grammar and misspelled words from a lot of the EMS workers posting on the topic is almost as embarrassing to me as this EMT’s actions. We all seem to have a chip on our shoulder when we’re referred to as “ambulance drivers” but it is my opinion that if you would like to be treated as a professional then you should act like a professional. I know that I’m coming off a little harsh here but we’ll never be taken seriously when we present ourselves in this manner. To most citizens of the tri-state this story was over the day after it made it to the news. All we’re doing now is attacking each other and giving anyone who stumbles onto this page a snap shot of our darkest side. There’s a company in every trade that has something like this happening. This incident is news because it involved people in a trusted profession. Instead of mud slinging, why don’t we try to work together and begin rebuilding the respect that we should be given. Stay safe.
Posted by: anonymouus on Oct 14, 2007 at 03:01 PM
THere was a near fatal accident in Gallipolis OH on 10/12/2007 involving an ambulance that rolled over on the passenger side. Both the driver and EMT on board were injured. The cause- the driver fell asleep at the wheel due to the call volume of this truck. They started at 7:30 am the day before and they were sent to Columbus OH at 8pm the night before. The company was to cheap to get the crew a hotel room, so they were just trying to make it back so they might get some sleep. The accident occured at 7am. Your probably not going to hear about this incident because the EMS transport company is politically protected, but it'll be a while before you see General Ambulance 130 on the road again. I guess they are gonna fix this truck again (3rd time involved in an accident). Just pray for us as we go to work everyday folks. EMS professionals need your support now more than ever. Thank You.
Posted by: alluhypocrits on Oct 14, 2007 at 12:12 AM
All u folks having a problem with us paramedics come do our job. After u see what we see youll need some drugs too!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: EMT on Oct 13, 2007 at 11:34 PM
JUST SO SOME OF YOU ALL KNOW WE ARE NOT AMBULANCE DRIVERS!!!!!!!! WE GO TO SCHOOL AND TRAINING SEVERAL HOURS A YEAR TO KEEP OUR CERTIFICSTIONS. ONCE AGAIN ONE PERSON MAKES A MISTAKE AND YOU ALL JUMP ON ALL EMS PROVIDERS. THERE IS MORE TO WORKING ON AN AMBULANCE THAN DRIVING AND IF YOU ALL DON'T LIKE WHAT WE DO THEN TRY IT YOURSELF
Posted by: Paul on Oct 13, 2007 at 04:05 PM
Lets see the test results first before we play the blame game. The article states he only failed the field sobriety test. I am not defending him but there are many medical conditions that can mimic intoxication. However, if he is guilty of DUI pour it to him. Give him his jail time, revoke his EMT status, and charge him with patient endangerment/neglect
Posted by: jan care on Oct 13, 2007 at 12:58 AM
All you need is an EMT card and dirver's license to drive with most of these private ambulances. One Emt recently applying to a job at Life Ambulance was told to bring anyone one with a certification and license and they would be hired on th spot. Also, I have pretty much seen Jan Care do the same thing. Mr. Wheeler speaks of extensive back ground checks, which they might actually do, however, they usually hire them anyway. Face it, when Jan Care is paying their employees an average of 2-4 dollars less than their competition, why would anyone want to work there? Loyality? NO! They are usally unable to find work elsewhere. I agree, condeming this driver prematurely is wrong. If he was just tired, then someone needs to investigate Jan Care.
Posted by: Tri State Paramedic on Oct 12, 2007 at 10:38 PM
Yes. I keep myself Anonymous. I am a paramedic in the tri-state, for a 911 EMS service. I can't speak for the transport services, but I can for local 911. Most of us work 24 hrs on/ 48hrs off, which is considered full-time in most agencies. I admit that most of the 911 services drive faster than we should, with our lights and sirens going. Honestly, 2/10 of our 911 calls are actual emergencies- that's because people call 911 when they don't need to. It's not just our fault. It's the government's fault for handing out medical aid.... which is HUGELY abused! We do this job because it's in our blood. It's not about saving lives... it's about saving that 1 out of 10 life. Please don't look down on all EMS professionals... this was just a bad day with an unknown outcome. Guilty or not.... don't look at the rest of us as criminals as we pass you going down the road. They tell us... seconds count. But only for those who truley need us. Thank your government.
Posted by: Treasure on Oct 12, 2007 at 06:57 PM
Who ever told you that being in the EMS field would be easy? If you can't do the shifts...say NO
Posted by: EMS on Oct 12, 2007 at 03:49 PM
It amazes me at the people on here that dont realize how many hours EMTS, Medics, and Firemen work. Just amazing. I know that most people with 40 hour work weeks dont think of it but when youre working 120 hours every two weeks its a different story. I work for another ambulance service in the area and what we are paid and what JanCares people are paid is just appauling. If this guy is found guilty of substance abuse then I think that he needs to pay for the crime that he did. If he has a head cold and is medicated for that and is suffering from sleep deprivation I hope there is LOTS of media coverage on that as well. JanCare is not the only company with "drug abuse" problems. Kanawha County Ambulance isnt much better. You should call Joe Lynch and ask him how many people in his company have been fired for failing drug testing while on duty and then hes given them their job back 2-3 weeks later when they can actually pass a drug test. Lets not just point fingers at JanCare.
Posted by: Bill Dikant on Oct 12, 2007 at 03:28 PM
Now wait just a minute, how many of you complaininf numbskulls will ride the rear bumper of thos Ambulancesa when they are running HOT( Emerg. mode).Learn something before you open your big mouthes. E.M.S. personel are given a time limit,usually 6 min. to acknowledge the call.once underway Alpha, Bravo and Charlie calls are not deemed an emergency call, DELTA's are(run hot)We are trained to get there in ONE piece because a wrecked Ambulance and injured crew is useless to anyone.You complaining Idiots out there, do you yield to the Red's or do you ignore 'em.We are subject to random drug testing maybe this person fell between the cracks, your not.The large size of the Ambulance makes it appear to be going faster,Are you certified in judging road speed visualy, are you certified in Radar /Laser Ops.? B.T.W. when you really need an Ambulance dont bother them, use a TAXI instead, then you will really get a RIDE.P.S. Been in E.M.S. for 23 years.
Posted by: lady on Oct 12, 2007 at 01:44 PM
no one should judge anyone its not our place to. he is innocent till proven guilty and we werent there we dont know what really happened
Posted by: David on Oct 12, 2007 at 11:34 AM
To clarify comments from "Jeff" I resigned from LifeLine and held several management roles at JanCare, I then resigned from JanCare to open and operate Patriot EMS. I never worked for "Star" or "Med Star" (I dont even know where those services are). I expressed my opinion as others have which I will continue to do. Lets not lose sight of the bigger issues that effect all of us in the ambulance world. Ambulance people throughout our area are being scrutinized now more than ever because of this. It makes no difference what uniform you wear it could have happened to any service. We all must take steps to promote safety in our daily duties. Why our brothers and sisters in EMS would use this as an opportunity to bad mouth each other boggles the brain. I emplore you to consider carefully before you speak in the future. Before you judge me or any other EMS manager please take time to walk in their shoes first. I repeat my assertion that Rick Cornet is a good man. Meet him and see for yourself.
Posted by: vicki on Oct 12, 2007 at 11:07 AM
To lawman very well put...to everyone else...if you dont like it get another profession...or take steps to change the way things are starting with yourselves...take responsibility for your actions.
Posted by: Jane on Oct 12, 2007 at 10:46 AM
I think the most important issue here, Is the patient. If the driver/EMT was sick,DUI,or just suffering from lack of sleep, He ran 2 red Lights, If he would have killed someone, Would any excuse matter?
Posted by: The True Facts cont. on Oct 12, 2007 at 10:03 AM
left open by the other "EMT". I was standing close by when this all happened, and saww and heard what the officers said and did to give this man every chance to prove his innocence. The real True Facts are: the driver ran two, TWO OBVIOUS RED-LIGHTS in downtown Ashland, in heavy morning traffic! Whether he was sick or what? He endangered the lives of at least three people, not to mention the other drivers on the road at that time. He had only been working since 7:00am that morning, so issue is not about being over-worked, so quit trying to make "vanilla" excuses for him. If he turns out to have been just "sick", then that will come out with the tests he was given, but even so, he still endangered his and his fellow "emt" and the patients lives with his driving. That is the Real Issue here, not how long he had worked, he was sick, or all the other excuses some are making. This is not about those issues, it's about this persons driving and the danger he caused! I was there!
Posted by: The True Facts on Oct 12, 2007 at 09:48 AM
First:The ambulance ran an obvious red light by more than two car lengths, then continued on towards another intersection where the light then changed to red more than a half a block back and the ambulance didn't brake or slow at all, and drove right through another obvious red light. When the ambulance was stopped, and the driver appeared either sick or under the influence, two other police officers came to the scene and observed him. When he was given the sobriety tests he missed his nose three times, and on the other test his eyes were like hitting the typewriter return key. He said he had not been up for hours, in fact he had been off sick for several days, but he denied taking anything? As for the scissors in his pants pocket, the officer removed those prior to testing, so where are they in the video? Safely in the officers possession! And, the patient was not exposed to the public by leaving the back door open, she had a sheet covering her the entire time, and the door was left
Posted by: BOO on Oct 12, 2007 at 09:29 AM
OK I have been in EMS for five years. I work alot of overtime and yes I have been tired just like everybody else. The negitive comments on here seem to be from PAST employees and undereducated to EMS. Every employee that is able to drive goes through drug testing and a driving course/class. I worked 120 hrs last week and out of the 120 hrs I worked I was engaged on "traffic" for 38.5 hrs. Just because we are "working" long hrs doesn't mean we were not sleeping. LEARN TO MANAGE DOWN TIME. We all signed up for this when we turned in our apps. Innocent until proven guilty give him a chance. Also I would like to add Jan Care has a very strict driving policy we are not even allowed to drive over the speed limit when on emergency traffic with lights and sirens. The state law allows 10 mph over posted speed for emergency vehicles and we can even do that thanks to outstanding insurance providers. Anyone can see, if you open your eyes, this isnt about Jancare or EMS it about an individual.
Posted by: Kin of the Emt on Oct 12, 2007 at 09:28 AM
First lets get something straight the Emt on board is female. I hate when someone assumes they are male. This lady is very professional. Has been an Emt for a few years. She takes her job very serious. If for any reason she would have thought the driver unsafe to tranport a patient she would be the first to refuse for him to drive. Now we need to wait for the blood test to come back. Then at that time you can pass judgement.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 12, 2007 at 04:36 AM
My prayers and support go out to this EMT and his dedicated family. I can truly say from the bottom of my heart that these are the people who are out there everyday putting their heart and lives on the line--the TRUE HEROES!! I see this two-fold; I am the spouse of a paramedic and an ER RN. These are the people who are out at 3am in the rain, cold, and snow picking up everything from a toothache to a cardiac arrest. What is sad is that one compromising moment for this company is plastered all over the news and when good things happen nothing is ever said. Not to mention that they save lives on a daily basis but, Jan-Care has also repeatedly won numberous awards at state EMS and firefighter's competition for their rescue skills, paramedic and EMT skills. Oh, and was it on the news this year when they won first place in driving??? I don't think so. No matter what, the emergency services community is proud of their HEROES!!! Keep your chin up!
Posted by: Debbie on Oct 12, 2007 at 02:14 AM
Well I for one know how it is to be an emt and run without sleep for days my niece was one, but the goverment needs to do them like they do truck drivers on the time allowed to drive and time to sleep it is unsafe for everyone if they go for hours without sleep and then try to help the community they are working for the issue is with the companies and the goverment on regulations. If he was sick then the company should have not allowed him to work with the public to start with enough sickness without getting something from the driver or assistant as well.. Wake up people ... get regulations for these people let them live like NORMAL people on rest and sleep!!!!!!
Posted by: FED UP on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:36 PM
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BAD MY ATTITUDE REALLY IS. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAKE TO A 100 DECIBLE PAGER AND TAKE OFF AT A DEAD RUN FOR CHEST PAIN. WHEN YOU GET ON SCENE THEIR CHEST HURTS BECAUSE THEY ARE CRYING FROM A TOOTHACHE. THEY GOT THE TOOTHACHE (LITERALLY THEY HAVE ONE TOOTH LEFT BECAUSE THE REST WENT WITH A CRACK PIPE DOWN A BECKLEY BACK ALLEY). THEN THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY RAN OUT OF PAIN PILLS (WHILE THEIR TALKING TO YOU YOU NOTICE A TRAIL OF PILL RESIDUE AND GOLD PAINT COMING FROM THEIR NOSE) AND THEY WERE WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEFORE YOU GET THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. ON TOP OF THIS THEY SHOW YOU A WV GOLD CARD AND CUSS AND SCREAM AT YOU THE WHOLE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEN YOU GET TO THE ER THE PATIENT BEATS YOU OUT OF THERE SO THEY CAN GO SMOKE. THIS TAKES ON AVERAGE TWO HOURS AT A TIME. DO THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES A WEEK AND THEN LETS COMPARE ATTITUDES.
Posted by: Jan Care on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:32 PM
Just to clear the air you do not have to be "drunk" to get a dui, a lot of medications will impair your ability to drive and make proper judgements. If he was sick an exra day in bed is much better than putting at least 3 people in the hospital after an accident, he was neglegent and his partner was neglegent for not noticing anything Since the EMT "was very good" according to a previos poster. This is not a surprise coming out of that company.
Posted by: Jan Care on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:24 PM
I worked at Jan Care for a year and a half the manegement there turns a deaf ear to problems that effect their employees until it affects their bottom line. They have hired people that have been fired from other companies for drug abuse and given them time to test clean then never retest them. It has been brought to their attention about drug use at the stations and nothing is done about it until now, i am sure Shane's ear is hurting from him flicking it and the vein on his forehead is standing at attention like it does when he gets mad, from yet another problem ignored until it is too late. The whole problem with it happening in Huntington is that they do not have "friends" to cover for them like they do in other areas of the state. Maybe just maybe this will be a wakeup call but i doubt it they will forget this lesson all too soon
Posted by: ENOUGH on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Let me just say I agree with all the comments thus far, it's your First Amendment Right! Not some thing Jan-Care is too found of. I too have went many shifts at Jan-Care with out sleep day after day. They know there is a substance abuse problem in the company and rarely do anything about it. The pay is degrading for what they are required to do. Jan-Care is THE lowest paying ambulance company in the area. They claim to be a "family" company but forget it! If you need off you have a choice your job or your family. Ow and don't get hurt on the job because then you get screamed at for needing off or medical attention yourself. The management is less than adequate and far from sufficient. Let me just mention the issue of sexual harassment in the work place. This is a serious problem at Jan-Care that goes unaddressed. When some one does file a complaint the retaliation is unbearable. This company has serious issues to be addressed and maybe with the spot light on them now something will finally be done.
Posted by: Enough! on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Excuse me? Posted by: PR.... "OK this a PR nightmare. I hope we all can learn from this. Just don't drink or do drugs while driving. Do it on your own time. What you do when your not working is OK, but when you are out there in the field and dealing with the public and saving lives and you show up drink and high you need to be fired. So once again it is a PR nightmare...." As a First Responder you are ALWAYS on duty! This means that when you decide to take on a roll in any community you should take on the responsibility of always being ready for an emergency. I know that if your on drugs in your spear time then it is #1 ILLEGAL, #2 Going to effect your judgment when your on the job and I do not want some addict showing up at my home or for my family and taking the chance of being negligent! That is NOT okay and not acceptable behavior for a First Responder of any sort. Worry about what really matters the lives at stake and not opinions. Enough is Enough!
Posted by: seth on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:54 PM
Do they teach proper grammer and use of the english language here in West Virginia. You really should learn how to turn the computer on before you try to use the key board......
Posted by: Ann Marie on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:29 PM
What you all think isnt the truth. He was sick an unable to go to work, but in order to pay the bills he had to go. While he was at the wheel he accedently ran 2 red lights, trying to transport his patient. What about the police officers who harassed their patient by repeativly opening the back door while the patient was in a hospital gown, for everyone to see. If i were the patient's family i would have suid the county police for that. As for Jan Care it's a wonderful transport service and they do their job to the best of their knowledge. Didnt you mother ever tell you to never judge a book by it's cover. So why dont you listen to her and not judge someone until you get to know them. Thank you.
Posted by: nick on Oct 11, 2007 at 07:18 PM
Im been in ems for 6yrs our work is very demanding we deal with everything from a Dr. appointment transport to dying and severly injured children.Its ashame this happened but lets look at our work conditions,stations usually have second hand furniture with roaches or mice,instead of calling our patients, patients management calls them customers, 3 required 24 hr shifts a week to be full time to get health benifits that suck anyway, days off usually spent sleeping due to lack of the day before and in my case trying to stay inshape.Theres more but this is the state of ems nationally. Im not typing this for the community but for us EMTS and PARAMEDICS, we need to ban together and get what we deserve I kind off like to compare EMS to pre union coal mines. We need to stand up and not stand for this anymore we need a union here in southern Wv, and get the work comditions we deserve for a job that we love. WE need to fix this . All in favor post ur information. Lets bann together and stop abue
Posted by: John on Oct 11, 2007 at 05:26 PM
Should be some type of law for emergency vehicles. Ambulance drivers, deputy sheriffs, firemen, etc. They think if you have a flashing light and a siren you can do anything you want at any speed you want without slowing down for the safety of others. In larger cities, these people are given training first, and taught to slow down for traffic lights, school zones, etc.
Posted by: Rachel on Oct 11, 2007 at 04:29 PM
I'm glad they got him off the road they are trained to save lives not hurt them my father was an EMT Driver for 27 years and I'm ashamed to see someone do something like this did his partner not care? come on people wake up
Posted by: SUE BAISDEN on Oct 11, 2007 at 03:27 PM
To the post by Tim The emt on board is a very good emt and yes if this driver had been dui she would have said something. Just because the cops thought he was dui does not make it so until the drug test come back. Do not judge him until then. I for one know for a fact he has been sick with a sinus infection. Being sick is not being dui.
Posted by: RAINBOW on Oct 11, 2007 at 03:15 PM
WOW if some of these comments ARE true I feel for you people going 120 hours with NO sleep that isn't safe by no means this company needs shut down if that is the way it treats people, and for the drivers partner did he see any weird things going on or did he just think it was from being so tired? Well let us be thankful that the poor patient was no injured in this awful situation!!
Posted by: Allene on Oct 11, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Lets wait til the drug test results come back before we hang this boy and then let us give him the same media coverage when he is found innocent.
Posted by: ANON on Oct 11, 2007 at 01:01 PM
Every one carry your camera take pictures of your family,entering and leaving an ambulance anywhere,and any other patients for that matter! We need to protect our families that can"t protect themselves! How many of you have had a family member or seen some one else hurt, by any EMTs or riding in any ambulance! Please Post a Comment!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: ? on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:20 PM
They will let anyone drive....
Posted by: TO FED UP on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:57 AM
SO WHAT KIND OF DRUGS WAS YOU USING TO STAY AWAKE? YOU NEED A DRUG TEST AS WELL IN MY OPINION. AND IF YOU DONT LIKE YOUR JOB QUIT AND STOP YOUR GRIPPING. I DONT WANT SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO BE TRANSPORTING ME AROUND IF I NEEDED IT. YOU HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE. AND I THINK YOU ARE WRONG FOR TALKING ABOUT MEDICAID. WHAT IF IT WAS YOU?? GROW UP!! WHAT THIS GUY DID IS WRONG AND IM SURE HE AINT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE WHO DOES IT. HE WAS JUST THE FIRST ONE TO GET CAUGHT. ITS A SAD SITUATION FOR EVERYONE. BUT NOBODY SHOULD TOTALLY TRUST SOMEONE 100 PERCVENT EITHER NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE OR WHO THEY WORK FOR. THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Not to make this sound like its not important, but did they do a blood test on the man. Im not saying what he did was wrong....But I know they have to stay up for days at a time. Maybe he was extrememly tired. Maybe he took some pills to keep him awake and he had a bad reaction to them. I think it should be investigated more. Just to make sure that this business' reputation isnt destroyed because of one persons bad judgement.
Posted by: sue on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:25 AM
First I want to say I know for a fact the emt driver had been sick for a few days and even missed work on monday. He has a sinus infection. All they done was made him bend his head back and anyone know with a sinus infection it will make you dizzy. I watched the video of the man walking and he was as straight as the cop. When he got in the cop car he needed no help. Their is more to this story than the cop are telling. Why did they not mention that the man had been sick and even had to take a day off work. Just ask JanCare if he had to take a day off work the day before. So before you judge this person get the facts. Having a head cold and being on drugs is two different things.
Posted by: PR.... on Oct 11, 2007 at 09:25 AM
Ok this a PR nightmare. I hope we all can learn from this. Just don't drink or do drugs while driving. Do it on your own time. What you do when your not working is ok, but when you are out there in the field and dealing with the public and saving lives and you show up drink and high you need to be fired. So once again it is a PR nightmare....
Posted by: To the Complainers on Oct 11, 2007 at 08:58 AM
I only have one thing to say.... Everyone complains that we drive to fast, but when you run a call to somebodys house, etc., you didn't get there fast enough! People, make up your mind!!!!
Posted by: Law man on Oct 11, 2007 at 08:05 AM
It appears the comments section is just a place to spread ignorance. To James, are you a police officer? Do you have a certified/calibrated speedometer in your car? Do you have a doppler radar unit? Have you been trained in the estimation/determination of vehicle speed and velocity? Do you know how to pace a vehicle to determine the correct speed? Doubt it! Maybe when your family needs help you can "clock" them going under the speed limit
Posted by: UPSET on Oct 11, 2007 at 06:27 AM
I agree with all the Jan care employees speaking out. My family works for an ambulance service as well. They go for long long hrs of time with no sleep. The ambulance service does not care at all. I AM REALLY UPSET WITH THIS NEWS CHANNEL AS WELL BECAUSE WHAT ABOUT THE MEDICS AND EMTS THAT SAVE PEOPLES LIVES?? DO U EVER PUT STORIES WITH THEM AND HOW THEY SAVE PEOPLES LIVES?? NO ITS ALWAYS THE NEGATIVE NOT POSITIVE FROM THIS CHANNEL. GET IT TOGETHER! I HOPE THE DRUG TEST COMES BACK NEG!!!!
Posted by: tim on Oct 11, 2007 at 03:20 AM
im glad see him taken off the road.sure hope he does jail time.this man needs be taught a lesson.yes what about his co-worker didnt they notice anything.to the person who worked 5straight 24 shifts per week.you didnt need be on road taking care of anyone.what type of things did you use stay awake.you said that you were usually awake all those hrs.i hope this makes everone stand up and keep closer eye on there workers.i dont care what type of work you do.this man does not need be in this line of work anymore.
Posted by: james on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:58 AM
What concerns me is consistantly having Jan Care ambulances passing me at high rate of speeds. I have reported these drivers, but consistantly see the same problems. Their not on emergencies, or they will have their lights on. They are suppose to protect us, but often they appear to be endangering our lives. I had a Logan county ambulance riding on my tail end. I caught up with him clocking him in excess of 85MPH. He was coming back from St. Mary's Hospital. Both crew members were in the front. Somebody needs to be regulating these people.
Posted by: the rest of the story from fed up on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:10 AM
How many people out there make the choice between a paycheck or sleep on a regular basis, especially for as little as minimum wage. I have, I still do, and I am proud to serve my community each and every day. Crews do this to take care of a family that they see only see one or two days a week. These companies need to be brought to task for this abuse of their employees, and I do consider this a form of abuse. However, society can not sit in judgement of my co-workers and I until they spend 72-120 hours in a row, in a truck that smells like diesel fuel and old fast food. Low pay, long hours, company dispatchers that can't find WV on the map, and ungrateful patients that I pay to take to the hospital, (THANKS MEDICAID!!!) let the public step up and do my job then we'll see how people feel about a paramedic that walks through their front door, arms open, in their hour of need. I agree that if the EMT involved in the incident in Kentucky is guilty of operating his ambulance under th
Posted by: fed up on Oct 10, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Finally, something happened that will allow myself and my co-workers to be heard. I work for Jan -Care and have for some time. I can tell you that all of the local EMS companies do business the way Jan-Care does. A typical day for an ambulance crew starts at 7:30 am. 8 hours later most people go home for dinner with the family. An ambulance crew is still going. They're done whenever their company feels like letting them off duty. This can be as long as hours, days, or even weeks from the beginning of the shift. These crews often work days without any sleep, even a nap. I know, because I used to work 5 24 hour shifts per week and usually I was awake all 120 hours. I know that there are many times that I would have failed a sobriety test due to exhaustion. But, the company still had calls backed up and always promised rest later. Sometimes it was so bad I would have to threaten to quit if I didn't get some sleep. How many people out there make the choice between a paycheck
Posted by: Medic on Oct 10, 2007 at 10:31 PM
What has happened in this incident,is a failure in the Jan-Care system. What about his partner, didn't he see some weird behavior? His Supervisor? The dispatch center? All of these entities came into contact with this gentleman, if the Ashland police, thought he needed to be tested, shouldn't someone have noticed this BEFORE they let him on the road. What Mr. Wheeler is currently doing is trying to protect a company that dropped the ball, and put lives at risk. Most EMS agencies have random drug testing. Does it take an incident like this for Jan-Care to do the same?
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  • Posted By: news bias: i saw video of people protesting coal.I DIDNT SEE people protesting being taxed into poverty,THE TEA PARTY.this is why more and more people are realizing the left wing so called news are being found out about their socialist agenda.where would t.v.stations get their power from ,if not coal.they can talk the talk,but can they walk the walk.all talk,no substance.liberal thru and thru...
  • Posted By: nurse: cps says young kids can't use a weed eater or so i hear. so then why can these same kids put on football pads during the summer and have the coaches w/ parents approval run til they puke or get sick from heat exhaustion. and yes if your kid wants to play football then you do have to allow your kid to go through all that or they wont get to play. so why cant the same child weedeat.
  • Posted By: buck: why is it w/ summer sports it seems the parents make it all about them instead of the kids. am i wrong or do alot of these parents seem to want to relive life again through the kids. or even worse make a claim to being so good at whatever the sport the parent did that they push the kid all because of what they did 'or never did'. These parents also seem to be the really high ego type person. funny thing is if the parent was so good then why arent they pro or at least a great college player. what i have noticed is the the kids w/ the parent who did play college or was on the verge of being pro does not press the issue. they allow the kids to play ball. just my opinion
  • Posted By: Kerry: I would just like to give the city of Huntington a great big THANK-YOU!!! for the wonderful fireworks show. Despite the slight drizzle we had a great evening out. Also had an amazing dinner at "5 guys". Thank you!!!!
  • Posted By: ProudAmerica: On this holiday, I want to send out thanks to all the soldiers, veterans and their families. Without your service, this holiday would not be possible. Please know that you are very much appreciated.
  • Posted By: Anonymous: My comment is about the WV Unemployment office. The people who work there must be the most incompetent baffoons imaginable because it seems that they can never get anything right. It is bad enough that you have to wait in line for hours with all the other people who were unfortunate enough to lose their jobs due to the bad economy but when you finally get to see someone, they always manage to completely mess things up. As if to add insult to injury, they also seem to take great pleasure in denying someone because of their mistake which forces you to appeal their "decision" and go through it all over again. These people are far worse than your typical state employee, they are morons.
  • Posted By: Eve: Has anyone had people soliciting at their homes for "Cabell County schools"? Had a female come to the house this morning (on the July 4 holiday) from "University of Georgia" on behalf of Cabell County to talk to local parents. She had no list of student names and made the assumption that we had kids by the toys/bikes in our yard. She had a notebook with "local parents" names that she had talked with, but I didn't recognize any of the names. She asked about the neighborhood and if any other kids lived there. I didn't disclose any info except that lots of kids live in the area. Didn't let her in the house. Just suspicious because of the holiday and local home robberies. Called Huntington Police to inform them. Wanted to post to get more info out to other families. Have a safe holiday and if anyone else has similar info, please call the Huntington Police Dept. @ 696-4470.
  • Posted By: : To By?? Sounds to me like your doing some bashing too. Let's keep our feelings about each other to ourselves.
  • Posted By: : Seems to me the more than one person has too much time on their hands. I don't understand why people get on here and bash each other's comments. Why don't you all get jobs. WOW, don't think I will return to this section of the webpage anymore.
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Hello working people of WV this is Big Earl and people there is nothing wrong with eating good wholesome foods like bacon sausage eggs lard flour and the like all these PETA types are ganging up on our good food like you cant go to a baseball game now and get a hotdog without a PETA nut bothering you boo hooing about the poor little pig that turned out as a hotdog. Now my favorite restaurant in the world Kentucky Fired Chicken has thrown in twith these nuts and is grilling chicken now. Chicken was never meant to be grilled only fried regular or extra crispy. So people I say get busy we have work to do they is two states in front of us we in WV have to reclaim our top spot as best fed in the whole country go down to the foodland or kroger and get a cube of regular mountain dew a sack of Lays chips and some good ball park big red smokeys with a big bowl of chili and have a grill out tomorrow to celebrate the fourth of July in style and may I say God bless the USA and coal miners too.
  • Posted By: food for thought: Yes I am a Christian. I do need to understand the book of Revelation more and the end time prophecy. Like most I have the concept of it. Just to make it short, government dependence(happening more than ever) and is almost being forced for the citizens of this country to rely on. Cap and trade?(sign of the mark of the beast?)I don't know. I am ready. You that believe in science is fine, I do too. I do not go as far as to believe every report they give out. I pose this question. if you are so worried about global warming that means you don't like heat or burning:correct? Hmmm, think on this of what in Revelation I do understand. The lake of fire is where the worm dieth not and the fire is never quenched. Eternity is forever, on this Earth we are just passing through.
  • Posted By: to why: no ,hetrosexuals wont go to hell any slower than gays.adultry fornication,stealing lying murder etc,are all sins.every one sins,it just that you cant say you want to be a christian,and keep on with bad habits or not want to change and expect god to say thats all right.life is a struggle for all of us.we are expected to repent and try our hardest to do whats right.god respects that.you are not in any more danger than any other sinner.i know that homosexuality is a sin but so is adultry.would we tell an adulter that its all right to keep on hurting their marriage and spouse and thats alright,no.i would rather live beside an honest caring,productive gay person than a dishonest evil selfish nosy buissybody any day.we are only responsible for our own sins and actions.you sound stressed,lighten up.but homosexuality is a sin,like adultry and fornication,nobody gets a free pass.
  • Posted By: Patty: Good points, Htiek, but the status quo with coal mining, which is a dirty business, no matter how it is marketed, i.e., "clean coal" (coal is dirty, period), will remain till the resources are depleted, the land and environment of the coal fields are destroyed, which is pretty much the case at present.
  • Posted By: bonn: One more thing and I really will stop. Why does the weather cycle? I do not know everything-no one does. But everything has its purpose. Sometimes, more cold is called for. If we don't have hard winters snakes and mosquitoes thrive, for one. Mosquitoes are a large part of fish diet. And snakes keep rodents in check. But too much cold hurts other things that call for warmer temps. Quail is one thing that comes to mind that suffer in the frigid temps. We just don't understand all of the workings of these things. But it is all to keep a balance-many times in things we ourselves have killed off, such as bear and wolves. Even if we don't like some species, they all serve a purpose and nature helps keep that balance. Our world really was wonderfully made. With all the changes in temperature, we still have seasons. You can know it will be cold in winter and hot in summer. The excesses serve a purpose we sometimes can not see. Strive to learn of all of her wonders, not follow blindly.
  • Posted By: bonn: I would like to apologize if I have been short and critical. I really am sorry. It is no excuse, but I have a very sick child who may be dying and I get so upset at the state of our world. I do have to quit reading these comments. But I hope I have caused a few people at least to think with their own common sense instead of blindly following whatever. Some theories may be correct. But many ARE for monetary purposes. We each were given a mind to think with. Question everything before taking it as it appears. And be sure and thank a veteran for the freedom we celebrate this weekend. Too many have died to protect it to just give it up willingly. And whether or not you are religious, lets try to love one another. Love can fix so many things! Try to keep our world clean, But that doesn't have to bankrupt us. We can all do our part in whatever ways we can. The old saying "Give a hoot, don't pollute" should not have gone out of style. And use your wikipedia to read "Ice Age" to see cycling.
  • Posted By: Follow up on cap and rape: CNSNews.com) – The 1,400-page cap-and-trade legislation pushed through by House Democrats contains a new federal policy that residential, commercial, and government buildings be retrofitted to increase energy efficiency, leaving it up to the states to figure out exactly how to do that. This means that homeowners, for example, could be required to retrofit their homes to meet federal “green” guidelines in order to sell their homes, if the cap-and-trade bill becomes law. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, directs the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and implement a national policy for residential and commercial buildings. The purpose of such a strategy – known as the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) – would be to “facilitate” the retrofitting of existing buildings nationwide.In other words all your appliances-heating-stove -fridge-windows-would have to meet green standards before we sell SOCAILISM HAS ARRIVED YESWEDID
  • Posted By: ANOTHER YES WE CAN: First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well. In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now. The government would provide subsidies for the poor and many middle-class families, but those who still refuse to sign up would face fines of more than $1,000. The details were unveiled Thursday in a health care overhaul bill supported by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.SOCAILISM IS HERE The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines would raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage. Under the federal legislation, families would pay higher penalties than individuals
  • Posted By: bonn: Good grief! The brain washing has gone so far it will never get better. Some of this way of thinking makes me physically ill in my stomach. All of one mind! Mindless devotion to whatever is contrary to common sense and whatever theory is being passed around. Most families have both parents working, some two jobs, just to make it now. Soon you won't even be able to work enough to carry your family, the government and the ones who won't work. Then you will be disposable and they will start killing you off because you can't give them enough money. But you will blindly keep following. It is easy to see how Hitler took control and how it is being set up for the antichrist to take control. I quit. I will never read another comment. And Kris, did that nut not know the sky has always appeared blue? Hahaha Goodbye. I know you will reply, but I won't be reading it. Never again. Either you believe God or the scientists. I choose God. And freedom!
  • Posted By: cap and trade: world net daily has an informative article on home ownership and all buildings in u.s.it is about total government control of everyone.you will have to answer to the gov.or else.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: To Pearl: Thanks for the comment. I try to be an adult and make the usual comments and complaints, But how would you feel if every time you wrote something, Someone would respond back with their own opinions and say that you are wrong! Just the other day I wrote how my child was injured at Camden Park! Of course RoaneCo. had to write something and attack me about my decision to get angry about the situation. Yes, I agree that I should just turn the other cheek but I was raised to stand up for myself!! Why I'm a target I'll never know but I think that I have a right just like everyone else on here and to say my opinion on things whether people agree or not.
  • Posted By: Why?: EVERYONE SINS! Why is being gay the worst sin that sends you "straight" to HELL? Heterosexuals can do all the "sining" they want and still go to heaven but LGBT can't.
  • Posted By: Justme: Coal mining has been around for years and years. I'm sick of all these nuts that are griping about mining. You nuts are always griping. Maybe you need to get a life. If your so against it.. Then turn your lights out. And stop using the power. Move on, and stop taking jobs away from our miner's.
  • Posted By: Htiek: What always amazes me about people in WV is their slavish devotion to coal mining even though it is killing the planet, costs more jobs than it creates, poisons the water, destroys the mountains, scars the land, kills the snail darter, and other horrible things. Things are all so backwards in this country why dont we switch over to something that lasts and is free like the sun and wind? Even if the president said that stuff and I doubt he did and even if he did you are misquoting him or taking him out of context he is right if there is one sure way to get people to stop turning their air conditioners down to 76 it is to raise the price, just like gasoline. People we can learn to ride bikes and walk again, just like they did in the old days, that will help give us exercise and decrease the obesity rate in WV. Food is another area, the slop that people eat like MacDonalds, trans fats, regular soft drinks, anybody with half a brain knows the intelligent thing to do is tax regular soda pop.
  • Posted By: Gandalf: A tea party? Oh my! I must relay this information to my friend Alice and the Mad Hatter. Door Mouse and Rabbit too. They will be thrilled! Oh my bad, must have picked out the wrong book today. Ta Ta!
  • Posted By: Pearl: Roane Co why dont you and Jane pursue your romance elsewhere the yell is for complaints.
  • Posted By: Kris: Just throwing this out there. I'm sitting on my couch wearing sweat pants and short sleeve shirt. I'm thinking about shuting my windows and turning on my heat. Shouldn't I be turning on the air conditioner instead? It's the 2nd of July. Not saying it's global warming but it doesn't seem right. Haven't heard of any heat warning anywhere is the US so far this summer. Great for us but doesn't feel right.
  • Posted By: Kris: Hi Bonn, it is true that these cycles do occur over time. Scientists have taken core samples from the earth and the ice to show these cycles. However, none of the samples show such a dramatic change in such a short period of time. I am a smoker and I will admit that my second hand smoke can and probably will effect the lungs of a non-smoker. The tons of carbon monoxide and other pollutants that we release into our atmosphere HAS TO have an effect on our atmosphere. True story: there was a scientist that day after day after day couldn't figure out why the sky was so blue and clear. Then it struck him, there hadn't been ANY planes in the air for three days. That was 911. What you put out, is what you get back. If you put love out, you will get love back. If you put out negativity, you will get negativity back. For every action, there is a reaction whether it's good or bad. It's in our hands to do our best not to cause an adverse impact to our planet. Peace to ALL!
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Hello again good working coal mining people of WV this is the coal miners friend Big Earl with news of yet another hippie plot to stick there big noses further into our business now some of these people in Congress has throwed in with the tree huggers they are trying to make it so you cannot sell your house without some nut from the hippie EPA coming in and inspecting it to make sure you are green enough to suit there tastes. This so called cap and trade bill that these busy body do gooders are pushing on us will destroy our jobs and run up the electric bills so that everybody will have to live like the Waltons with 27 people under one roof just to keep warm. Now the average hippie longhair don’t care noway because they would have us all living in mud huts riding mules wearing sandals and weaving baskets to load down with califlowers and arougalas tofu and alfalfa to take up on some worthless mountaintop as an offering to there windmill god instead of having nice homes, cars, a job and cool air in the summer and heat in the winter ALL THANKS TO THE COAL MINER. Anything to bother people attracts these hippies like flies to a cowpie.
  • Posted By: to hteik: hteik has 2 comment .the global warming one was hillarous.it was june 30.he must not have gotten the same public education i did,he was taught that we had satellites in colonial time.but then again he think algoe is really smart,he doesnt know al didn,t really invent the innernet.i think fox news and conservative talk radio would do him a world of good,he,d be shocked at what he doesn,t know.
  • Posted By: Amy: Hey Keith, I must have missed that interview because I was busy clinging to my guns and religion. No, really, I did see it. It's kind of strange how people become so shocked when this stuff is introduced in the House of Reps. Obama outlined every plan he intended to get pushed through and a lot of people just didn't listen. Next time I hope people vote for the best candidate not the best slogan. Yes we can....bankrupt the nation!
  • Posted By: Patriot1: Tea Party: There will be a tea party in Grayson, Ky on July 4th. It will be held at the City Park from 4:00-6:30PM
  • Posted By: Dave: The seat belt law is no law. Its nothing but a deliberate attempt to extort money off the American people,use communist law and control the populace. THE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER VOTED ON IT, BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET YOU BELIEVE THAT IT WILL SAVE LIVES. TELL THEM TO GIVE YOU THE FIGURES ON ACCIDENTAL OPERATIONS.And if that doesn't satisfy you then why are we allowing our young brave soldiers to be killed,and for whom? WHY AREN'T THESE NEWSPAPERS BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE? Because the nations 96% are owned and controled by the WEALTHIEST.
  • Posted By: bonn: I was trying to make a point. Perhaps not in the best way. I get so discouraged seeing what is happening around us. One group of scientists call for us to spread soot on all the snow up north to absorb heat to counter the coming ice age. Another (more popular) group calls for painting our roofs white to reflect the heat that is melting our ice caps. Which group is right? Neither. Our earth is doing exactly as it has been doing all along. Cycling naturally. Did it plan it all on its own? Hardly. But no one wants to hear that. It reminds me of "chicken little" yelling "the sky is falling". Only this is not so funny-this is control. And what is even sadder is-people seem to WANT to be controlled. This earth will continue as always until one preplanned day it all comes to a screeching halt. Then a new earth will be created. I will not be caught off guard. I read The Book. I know where I will be. Do you? And do you really enjoy giving those schemers your money that much? I hope one day...
  • Posted By: Keith: A few questions for the Yell audience: Does anyone remember when Obama gave that interview in SanFran Cisco and said that he would not prevent the construction of a coal fired plant, but his policies would bankrupt anybody that tried to build one? That policy was cap and trade. I heard O say that energy prices, under his administration, would "necessairly skyrocket." Is this the hope and change you guys voted for? How will you afford your electric and gas service under this man who cares so much for the poor? Obama said once that he was not bothered that the price of gas had risen so high, just that it happened so fast. How does everyone feel about the gas price? Obama raked John Pablo McCain over the coals for suggesting health care benefits be taxed as income, now he is going to do the same thing to pay for "free" care to illegal aliens, deadbeats, etc...but union workers will be exempt from this tax. How does that make you feel if you work for a living and are not in a union? H&C
  • Posted By: Amy: Hteik, "all is well" because people like us! Give me a break. If all were well, we would not have the largest unemployment rate in 26 years. The stimulus package would prevent it from going above 8%, remember? How is Iran not our business but Honduras is? The people of Honduras have a Constitution very similar to ours and we should support the people not an extremist who is trying to take over their country. The 22nd Amendment does a great service for our nation. IF it would be reversed that would be O.K too. At the rate Obama is going W. could beat him in 2012. At least I would sleep better at night.
  • Posted By: Just Me: Wow Jane Doe, give it a rest. I really don't think God would be please with this going on and on and on...healthy banter is fine, but this is not healthy banter. Christians absolutely can and do get angry, it's what they do with that anger that counts. It doesn't matter where, when, or even IF you go to church...what matters is that you have accepted Christ into your heart and asked for forgiveness of your sins. God didn't save us to judge others, he saved us to lead others to him. I've said many times...what if the person you just yelled at, told off, or whatever showed up at your church on Sunday? Would you be proud of your behavior?
  • Posted By: Sophie: Roane County is a beautiful place. The country roads snake along past fields, farms and old homes we wish could talk. Looneyville is indeed named after the Looney family, so is Gandeeville. My father was from Roane Co. & graduated from Walton High School in the 40's. He told me tales of his school days, friends, boyish pranks, old cars and the fun they had at the 4-H camp. Spencer was a big place to them. Roane Co. gave us many war veterans and kept distant family & friends together with the annual "Roane County Reunion". I don't even know if they still have it, but we used to go. I remember seeing Sen. Robert Byrd play his fiddle there. The Black Walnut Festival in October(?) is a good time to visit Spencer. They usually have a parade, arts & crafts and a museum. You can enjoy a slice of Americana, along with a slice of homemade pie.
  • Posted By: Craveontruth: The great Dale Carnegie once said "You never win an argument".Most of you know he wrote" How to Win Friends and Influence People'.Some of you should put this on your Christmas List.I think I will dust it off and revisit this old classic.
  • Posted By: cap and trade: welcome to ''before tax and tax'bill going thru the powers that be.look at your electric bills this monthe there is an enviornmental tax at 2.2cents for every kilowatt you use.can we even imagine what our electric bill will be,not to mention every thing we consume,food water ,every necessity that cant be done without.we in easternky have good reps.in washington,every one in surrounding states should put your so called reps a lot of pressure to defeat this tax and tax bill that is being pushed by a few people to make them richer and control every aspects of productive peoples lives.look at your gasbill also,you will see only a very small portion for gas but the rest in fees and taxes.look at your phone bill you will see a 100percent markup in taxes and fees.its time to put pressure on politicans to protect the citizens and not the lobiest.
  • Posted By: justanotherfly: sounds like jane doe is looking for an easy way out ie a lawsuit
  • Posted By: to bonn: i couldn,t have said it better myself.some things have to be explained like you are talking to a 5year old.but like some 5year olds that are stubborn and spoiled rotten they dont listen.wait till the cost of every thing sky rockets and they will be the first to rant and rave that nobody told them.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: To my biggest fan, RoaneCo: Ummm! It's sounds to me like you have a lot of anger. You have to pick on everyone's comments! I think I speak for everyone when I say (Get a Job)!! Cause you obviously have none! You have all this free time on your hands! Why don't you spend this free time helping others instead of puttin them down! You know..WSAZ has job postings...Maybe you could find one on there!!!!I'm not a negative person. Maybe I'm just like everyone else that has a job and three kids and a lot of things to do! I get stressed out, I know that goes way over your head,You don't get stressed. But because you go to church doesn't mean you can't get angry about stuff!!LOL My father-in-law is a Deacon at my church and even he has a temper!! Look out craveontruth! Looks like RoaneCo. has found someone else to pick on!Good Luck!! Have a perfect day ( I know you will)!!
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Yes Craveontruth, there is a place named Looneyville.(no Jane Doe that isn't where I live) It is on Rt.36, nothing there but the Looneyville Post Office, and I am not joking. There is also a Lefthand Post Office on Rt.36, always wondered why there wasn't a Righthand also. Our County seat is located in Spencer, (middle of nowhere) which for years was only known for its State Mental Institution. (no Jane Doe this isn't my Alma mater) It was closed years ago and now a Wal-Mart is on that location. I guess the only other thing to speak of would be the Black Walnut Festival which is held in Spencer every October.
  • Posted By: bonn, the simpleton: Don't we have a smart earth? She formed herself from a dust cloud, they say and planted herself just the right distance from the sun to support the life she would create. She also filled her insides with molten heat to maintain the right temps and if that builds too much she decides to blow some out holes (volcanoes) to keep from exploding. She makes her own rain, knowing whether she needs a gentle soaking rain for her plants, or a gully washer to cleanse the filth. It pours down the mountains, into the rivers and out into the ocean which she just happened to fill with salt (her natural sanitizer). And she knows if she doesn't have ice she will over heat, but too much and she will freeze, killing her life she so carefully made. So she melts some, then as it heats up, she freezes more. All just coincidental happenings? She is brilliant! But not so smart as the humans who are making a fortune controlling the other dumb humans by convincing them THEY are causing her to do these things!!!
  • Posted By: passing by the yell: I met someone from Looneyville once. It's named that after a person's last name from what I was told.
  • Posted By: Hteik: Well it is nice to see that the war in Iraq is ending under President Obama. Who would have thought, it seems the world is backwards right now, huh? Obama gets elected, the world understands our good will, and all is well. Just like history, Republicans start wars, Democrats finish them. Hate to say we told you so but we told you so, I just get fuzzy inside thinking about all the people that love us now that hated us because of that old Bush. Another thing too, leave this Iran thing alone, that is none of our business. I dont recall anybody from Iran coming over here to help us in 1776 so why should we stick our nose in their business? When you get a strong leader like in Honduras, a good strong leader with a military background, everybody goes nuts because the guy takes things over well I support him and Obama. In fact, some people are so needed we better start now to get rid of the 22nd Amendment, it was only put in by jealous radical extremist crazy Republicans to hurt FDR.
  • Posted By: Craveontruth: I don't think I have ever been to Roan County.Nothing against the good people of that neck of the woods.I did enjoy looking it up on wikipedia.Is there really a Looneyville there? If there is then I must visit!Who's with me?
  • Posted By: food for thought: 2-10 years for almost killing a child? Where are our priorities? I know they are nestled in the mountains or wait lying deep in the ocean waiting for anoother person to adopt them and claim rights to the next whale that is proclaimed Shammu or Willy. Get real people lets protest these laws that allow some cook to wanna kill his child and only have to pay his debt of 2 - 10 years. Oh and Kris your right our God won't kill a 1 yr old or a 100 yr old just do to it. He would do it for his glory and maybe take them from being around a half heartened sadistic person that would do this to a child. Oh i love the lights and the A/C and my car, but most of all I love my GOD "Jehovah God" whom i think first and foremost for all I have, then i thank a coal miner and an AEP worker and a so on and so on.
  • Posted By: Kimberly: Raising the WV Toll price? I see a lot of arguments coming from this. Where is all of this money going to? Mansion might be a good governer, but when it comes to things like this, it needs fixed. WV roads are awful and I know after all of these years, surely the toll money has added up to more than enough to fix these roads!!! What an awful awful idea!!
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Bonn, people like you are the very reason I have stated that I respect ones right of freedom of religion. Although I have different views, I have no issues with anyone going to church and trying to live according to their interpretation of the bible. I think that is wonderful. I also thank you Bonn for being open minded and seeing the point I was trying make. And for Anonymous on Jul 1, 2009 at 03:11 PM, no Craveontruth and I are not the same person. We do agree on some issues, and disagree on others. And when we do disagree (speaking for myself of course) we do it without anger. Also, for Bob... sorry, it isn't working. I have a two year old that comes up with better jabs than you. But I respect your right to try.
  • Posted By: Sophie: Just a few comments on current Yells: Big Earl - I just can't read you anymore because it's the same things over & over. Yeah, we're with you - there are a bunch on weed-o's coming around these days trying to shut us down for the sake of some owl...We get it. We all hate it. Roane Co/Jane -It appears Roane has been very hurt in their lifetime by family conflict involving belief. Many people get hurt because of superstition & misinterpretation and overzealousness. It has been this way since time began. I hope Roane can someday get past the hurt & retoric to work out his/her own salvation. Simple belief in Jesus Christ is where it starts, the rest as I put it, is just "gravy". Jane: I'm sorry your child was hurt. This indeed must be reported. I got hurt @ CP one time too on "The Whip". It beat me so hard against the side I had a major bruise on my hip. I strained my arms trying to keep from slamming into the side. A fun thing was not so fun. No rides for me, anymore. Not there.
  • Posted By: : I think RoaneCo. and Craveontruth is the exact same person? Who's with me?
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Hello good people of WV this is Big Earl and I for one am sick and tired of all these out of state know it all nosey people bothering us if it is not these smelly hippies trying to run our jobs off or rename the WVU mascot now they are calling the good citizens of WV fat. Well people I am here to tell you that this bunch at the so called CSPI and no you hippies I don’t mean the TV show calling us fat should look in the mirror they look like something off night of the living dead pasty faced scarecrows and beanpoles and what is so great about that. WV has some of the best staple foods anywhere in the world I have eaten paotatoes beans meat flour and corn meal all my life cooked in lard and I am not one bit worse off for it and can mine coal with anybody. People all the good foods we eat are natural growed in the garden or on the farm so it should even make a tofu eating hippie type happy. I am more bothered that two states beat us out in the race for the top so I tip my hat to the people of the great states of Alabama home of the best country music band ever and Mississippi but people of WV get busy we have to reclaim our title to best fed in the USA I recommend the Kentucky Fried Chicken with gravy and biscuits as a good place to start our comeback.
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Actually Jane Doe, growing up I did attend church and read the bible. Being subjected to religion for many years I would not consider myself "confused" or uneducated. If one looks at organized religion with an open mind it isn't hard to see who is confused. For example, you have one bible yet there are numerous religious groups ( methodists, baptists etc...) that believe their interpretation is the only correct interpretation. This is understandable because the bible itself is very contradictive. In my opinion the the bible and organized religion is nothing more than a tool created to control the masses. Yet this tool has pitted man against man, brother against brother, state against state and country against country, not to mention the wars, death and destruction it has caused. I have witnessed in my lifetime many family fueds, broken marriages and busted churches at the hands of organized religion. I have heard the words of hate spoken by christians. I am not confused.
  • Posted By: To Fat Earl: You're losing! Ha,Ha!
  • Posted By: Kris: God does not control the weather!If so then he would be responsible for killing hundreds of innocent people every year in America alone! If that's your God, you can have it! My GOD is loving and compassionate. He would never take the life of a one year old nor a hundred year old just because he felt like creating a tornado that day or a hurricane the next. Get a brain and use it simpletons!
  • Posted By: bonn: To Jane Doe: I am afraid RoaneCo's common sense is more attractive than your comments. Read your last post at 8:58 and see if it shows the Light you are suppose to give. We are suppose to control our anger. Yes, we are forgiven, but it is not a license to keep repeating our faults. It is mercy so we can improve. Viciousness does not become a child of God. RoaneCo., may God forgive us for driving you and others away from Him with our failure to shine the Light of Love. And Jane Doe, I am the one you called ignorant just because I was showing compassion (another expectation of a Christian). It is scary about your child. But that person was not attacking your child, nor joking about it, only disapproving of your outburst. Not very attractive in anyone, especially one called to set an example for others to follow. If you must get angry, use it to accomplish something good. Christians are hated enough WITHOUT cause. Love is the answer.
  • Posted By: Bob: I think we might need to contact someone in state govt.about inspecting our amusement parks to many in the public simply dont care if kids get hurt this could have been something really really bad but I guess there is always a few who would crack jokes at anything even a child getting injured.
  • Posted By: cap and trade bill: you wont hear on liberal obama mania news reports whats in the cap and tax bill.only conservate talk radio and conservative news are telling the contents of this country destroying bill.liberal dont want you to be informed,it would be to dangerous for their so called news networks.did you know that,as i somewhat understand it,that every house in the country will have to be at gov.standards before it can be sold,they will be allowed to change therules in mid stream if they want.even if you dont like conservative news,remember only a well informed person can try to stop tyranny.look for facts,have you heard 1 liberal news tell you whats in this bill thats detrimental to this country and freedom.i challenge wsaz to look up whats in this bill and report accuratly whats in it.i dont think thats going to happen.
  • Posted By: food for thought: AMEN Bonn I could never have said it any better, being a Boone county coal miner and all. We do no get a very well reputation anyway.
  • Posted By: Craveontruth: RoaneCo.can hurt but often the truth does hurt.I support RoaneCo.To Jane Doe,I believe RoaneCo.does know quite a bit about Christianity and is not confused at all.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: Thank you everyone for your support!!You know RoaneCo. Nobody is perfect, That goes for Christians too! Are we allowed to get mad??Yes! But are we forgiven everyday? Yes!Obviously you don't know much about Christianity! That's why you critize so much!!You're confused!! We are not perfect! I guess you are!!
  • Posted By: VOTE NO ON CAP AND TRADE: I know its a repost but i think its Worthy 'Liberty Or Tyranny?' House Passes Cap-And-Trade Republicans Warn Bill Gives Federal Government 'Virtual Control' Over 'Every Aspect Of The Lives Of The American People. Thank the Dumbocratic controled house as it will raise the average consumers power bill $175.00 This on top of the energy companies already asking for an inctrase will put such a burden on the American people that only the wealthy will survive.Please write or call our Senators they are the only life line we have left and ask them to VOTE NO on cap and trade. Republicans were overwhelmingly against the measure, arguing it would destroy jobs in the midst of a recession while burdening consumers with a new tax in the form of higher energy costs.And there was plenty to work on in a House-passed measure that pointed toward higher electricity bills for the middle class.Budget Office and the other from the Environmental Protection Agency — that suggested average increases would be $175.00 a year.
  • Posted By: cap and trade survey: against cap and tax,85percent.people who work and are productive.15percent for cap and tax,,,people who work for government or live off the fat of the land and dont mind other people being taxed into poverty....
  • Posted By: : If new drivers would slow down and actually pay attention to what they are doing, then maybe WV would'nt have these new laws for teenage drivers. Personally myself I believe that all states should have this law. It would make the roads a little safer to drive on.
  • Posted By: bonn: About global warming- our temperature is (and always has been) constantly changing. GOD controls it. Anyone who thinks we can are puffing themselves up bigger than we are.Are we suppose to believe we are responsible for the Ice Age thawing that is suppose to have happened way back when as well? How did that happen? Certainly not carbon emissions. Use some common sense and realize people are using this to line their pockets and gain support for their pet projects. I know- you don't want to hear this, but it is not realistic. Don't let America be controlled with this, PLEASE!! Let us remain free!
  • Posted By: Bob: Dont worry Jane Doe I have notice RoaneCOs posts are generally always on the rude side I am sorry to hear about your daughter.
  • Posted By: Just wondering: the 3 people that was killed on alt rt 10. 2 being st. joe's students. Did they ever release the cause of the accident?
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: I do care about the safety of our children Anonymous on Jun 30, 2009 at 09:01 AM, no matter where they are or what they are doing. Our children are our future. What I don't care for is someone like Jane Doe on here week after week preaching her little sermons all the while calling people ignorant and showing her hostility toward others. It has always amazed me how most christians will belittle someone else but the minute you catch them being unchristian like they always come up with the old "we christians ain't perfect". Well I know they are not, but by golly they are the first to judge everyone else. These hyporcitical self proclaimed christians are one of the reasons I turned away from organized religion years ago. I just don't agree with these people shoving religion on everyone else. I respect Jane Does right to religion and I would even fight for her to keep that right, but she, like so many others need to keep their religion in their church and their home.
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Well hello again good working coal mining families in WV this is Big Earl and I for one am very disappointed that this cap and trade bill got passed into law the other day no thanks to our good representatives from WV. People all I can say is get a woodpile and a bunch of cow chips because your electric is going to get real expensive real quick. These hippies has run up to Washington DC and boo hooed to them tree huggers and longhairs in the EPA until they got even worse done to our jobs but then again what do you expect from a bunch that has a leaf from a dope plant on there sign like the EPA does if you don’t believe me look on this very website I seen a picture of it. Birds of a feather flock together that’s why the good working people were kept out and not allowed to talk at that hearing and the hippies let in. People these hippies has slandered our great state and coal miners first they bring in professor moonbeam from NASA to insult us then he tucks his tail and runs back to NASA and wont debate Mr. DB then they attack our state university mascot the WV mountaineer. Well people I Big Earl have a solution to this lets call WV the “Ivory Soap State,” make our mascot a bathtub that’s a sure fire way to get rid of these smelly hippies and longhairs and keep them out forever.
  • Posted By: ME: We christians are most always judged by our actions and that is to be expected since we are not perfect in any way. We all make mistakes every day,we get angry,we say things we shouldn't and act out our frustrations sometimes to those closest to us and our friends. We try to do better and ask forgiveness when we do stumble from our christian path. Actions speak louder than words at times, good or bad. Yes we adults act like children at times and children try to act like adults all too soon. We never know who we are influenceing with our actions and words so we need to always try to act,say and do what is right. As long as we are on this earth we will stumble but we should strive to be the best we can be and treat people with love and respect no matter how we are treated. I have turned the cheek many times and been slapped alot and will keep on doing it as long as I breath. My time will come soon enough to be judged as to the way I have lived and treated people.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: I love people on the Yell!!! They give me a chance to laugh everyday. Thanks guys!!
  • Posted By: just looking: UMMMM do you people think that christians are perfect??? Do you think we dont get angry?? Only one person is perfect and that is Jesus Christ...And if a christian says they are perfect, then they arnt a very good christian. We all have faults. Alot of you people cant wait to get up and look at the faults of others and criticize what they believe in....
  • Posted By: Patriot1: Tea Party. There will be a "Tea Party" July 4th from 4:00-6:30 PM at the City Park in Grayson,Ky
  • Posted By: Donna: Please! enough of Michael Jackson. He died, now he will appear before God and face his punishment for his sins against children. He was a morally bankrupt person who the media has presented as an icon. It's no wonder children are so messed up today,too much TV and not enough parenting. You too, are responsible for making him appear as a person to be looked up to. He and others in entertainment and sports are not what the children need, they need moral examples to look up to, please stop the glorification of immoral and indecent individuals.
  • Posted By: food for thought: To those of you telling me to watch out for Fox news, please go back and read carefully what I said about the media and the government. I thank each of you for your information. I am not out to attack anyone whether acclaimed or the average joe. I just know what I have read from reports and from different sites. This information is what our scientists, meteorologists and so forth use in reference to report the records of weather and temperatures. Again thank each of you, and at last Fox news was the channel the fine people at our local (American made) dealership had channeled on the tube, personally I just watch WSAZ, at the local level.
  • Posted By: : Roane Co., why are you not concerned about the safety of small children at amusement parks?
  • Posted By: Htiek: Right on Kris you tell em about Fox News. Everyone that watches knows that the dependable networks are ABF, Anyone But Fox. I am just like everyone else in the know, they lie all the time but please dont press me to cite anything specific as I am having coffee right now. I am new to your side, so pardon me if I get something confused. Those photographs of the ice caps are proof positive as far as I am concerned, these flat earth types that dont believe global warming should compare them to the satellite picutres from the colonial period and over the years since for comparison purposes. I once heard the hottest year on record was in the 1930s but what does that prove. And before one of you know it alls talks about Al Gore riding everywhere in a private plane and having such a huge house and running a company that profits from selling carbon credits, some people in life earn their special privileges simply by showing up and enlightening the rest of us, so there.
  • Posted By: polar ice caps: the weather is always changing.sometime it freezes sometimes it melts,thats gods doings,not mans.wasnt it the great mind of ted danson many years ago that explaind that in 15 or 20 years that the oceans were going to raise so many feet that it would destroy and overflo inward to apolipicate level.i guess the people that live on these coast lines dont know they are under water.we americans are so silly.let me explain what a great creator said,it rains but the oceans are never full.ice melts but the oceans never overflo.i think i,ll believe him instead of a.gore or ted danzen.p.b.s last week on a travel show,,i think,,,,the guide said the glacier there had been melting 150years.that was certainly before the industrial revolution.as for fox,world net daily,newsmax,etc.the liberal press has lost it monolopy on liberal so called news.
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: After you finish showing your true colors, go back and read my post again Jane Doe. Better yet let me cut and paste it for you. "I do hope your little girl is ok. I have children of my own, I know how precious they are." And just for the record, I would never "make fun" of a child, but don't think for one second that I won't point out an adult being hypocritical. Are you not the same Jane Doe that three weeks ago was preaching about God, then in the same breath calling someone "IGNORANT"? So let me say it one more time, I hope your little girl is ok. As for you, thank you for proving once again how kind, loving, patient and understanding some of you fine christians can be.
  • Posted By: Kris: This respectfully goes out to "food for thought" for what they said about fox news and global warming.FOX has great movies and tv shows but their view when it comes to the "news" is so far on the "right" way of thinking that it totally obscures reality in their opions of the subject at hand. They'll twist their views to make sure that it is opposite of "liberals" or people on the "left" and how they feel about the subject.Asf or global warming, we have actual time lapsed pictures of the polar caps melting at an alarming rate. You can actually see it happening. If things are cooling down, then why are the polar caps and icebergs melting at an alarming rate? The evidence is right in front of our faces. I sure do hope you're right because if I am, our planet is doomed. Sincerely, Kris
  • Posted By: Jethro: WHATS WRONG WITH YOU ALL UPDATE THE YELL!!!!!!!!!!WAKE UP!!!!!!
  • Posted By: Keith: Never thought I'd sit around and miss Bush...well the wrecking ball has appointed a racist to the supreme court, one that is inept and incompetent too. Did you notice her latest ruling was overturned today? The economy is not getting better, those of you out of work have my sympathy because this clown is not doing anything to make it better. He never held a real job, never ran a business, just a rabble rouser and agitator. How do you feel about cap and trade energy tax? All over a phony problem that doesnt even exist; WV will wither away to nothing but hey we can all get jobs in the windmill factory, cant we? How do you feel about having your health benefits taxed to pay for Obamacare? How's the hope and change working out for everyone? What do you think card check is going to do the economy? Check out an article about Obama the African Colonialist on the American Thinker Website, dated June 25th. It explains him to a "T." Obama is a wrecking ball, and he's gonna roll over everyone.
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Well hello again good working coal miners of WV this is Big Earl and people I have come to the conclusion that we need some friends in Washington DC that has got some clout. Some people up there has got big names but nobody apparently listens to, that is if they show up at all in court to help you out, those who are sick are excepted. Then there are some people in Charleston who should be in Washington who shall remain unnamed because nobody in Gov. Joes office asked me to say that. But remember who had that bunch from FEMA down here handing out checks before two weeks after the flood water hit and figure out who has clout. You people that went up for the hearing last week should be thanked but the good people never got to say a word but these hippies did, they are apparently now running around the creek with microscopes looking for fish that cant be seen with the eye, something called a microbe, now they are blaming the coal miner for killing off this worthless animal and I sincerely hope Captain D or old Long John will never put some slop like that on my plate when I want good seafood. If you dont see it it cant be of no good use anyway, sort of like a certain US senator with a big rich name who was nowhere to be seen last week.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: To RoaneCo. How dare you critize my comment. This isn't just some fun arguement!! My child is hurt! Do you think that's funny? Do me a favor, Next time I write about my kids, Don't comment! I hope you don't have any kids because you don't see the harm and worry in my comment, You just want to fight and make fun of someone!! This is really serious!! I don't see the humor!!!
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Did any of you people see those PETA nuts on the TV 3 news last night boo hooing about having to tie there dogs up hello again working people of WV this is Big Earl and I don’t know about you but I always thought it was rude and inconsiderate and just being a bad neighbor to let your dogs run wild all over the neighborhood digging up peoples backyards rooting around in garbage cans and doing there business all over the place. Have any of you people in Huntington ever lost a chicken to a wild dog. Even these back to nature types and hippies up here in Boone County tie up there dog to guard there dope patches but they don’t have no sense anyway if they aint going to Washington DC to try and rook us out of our jobs by carrying signs and yelling about some invisible fish that is no good to anybody they are screaming about the coal miner killing polar bears and other animals that don’t even live here. Apparently this bunch had the bright idea to go down to the park on Sunday down in Huntington when people was out with there families trying to walk around and enjoy things and they chained themselves to trees with real dog chains trying to get people to sign a protest petition to of all people a mayor named Wolf now I don’t know about you but that mayor better forget the beware of dog sign he needs to put a beware of the PETA nut sign up in that park.
  • Posted By: The Seeker: @food for thought: It is indeed important to check facts, and it heartens me to see that you're of the type that actively seeks them (even thought I fall on the side of the debate that believes in climate change, as it has solid science behind it). However, I caution you on taking anything from FOX news at face value. This is an organization that in 2000 won a case in Florida appeals court in which the court ruled that FOX has no obligation to tell the truth to it's viewers, and can misinform the public under the first amendment. This is also an organization that has been proven to have an agenda, and frames every bit of it's coverage to favor one political party over the other. My advice is to seek out less obviously biased news sources, especially in cases such as global warming, which is an issue that transcends political parties and affects every being on the planet.
  • Posted By: Hugh: Hey WVa. Checkin out the YELL. Kind of quiet today. Enjoyed my visit there. Met John Henry at the Big Ben Tunnel,saw the big bridge. Stood at Hawk's Nest and viewed the scenery. If I wasn't so old and crippled, I'd bungee jump from the New River Gorge Bridge. Have folks who live in the Talcott area and some around Hinton. Well won't take much of your time today. Just wanted to check in.
  • Posted By: what is foor for thought?: foor?? for thought, you do know Bush made those he commissioned to study it alter their reports when he found out it supported global warming, don't you? Anyone who just sees pictures of the ice caps 30 years ago and now would have to be mentally handicapped not to know there's global warming, the only thing that's possible to debate is the cause of it. Wonder why Fox didn't mention the Bush fiasco? Well I don't really wonder.
  • Posted By: more p.c at wsaz: gays in usa sounds like it was written by a gay person,so it was printed.it was,nt written by a gay person.it was a second thought,after i commented on other sins,such as adultry,but plainly written by a heterosexual person.it was not printed because im straight and not gay.so goes our country and freedom.
  • Posted By: Lou Ann: Ive had a similar bad experience at camden park several years ago. Havent went back since. The pricing is just another deterrent to doing business locally. I love this area but am very discouraged by the lack of pride in our appearance in several of our towns, the prices of doing business, the attitude towards the customer , the lack of merchandise. I could go on. We definately are not tourist friendly in the great ohio valley area.
  • Posted By: foor for thought: Looks like my comment on June 24th may be right. I have done some reading about this Global warming fad the government is putting on. I was sitting in a local car dealership and FOX news was reporting on the government sitting or "burying" studies by two of the highest ranking EPA officials contradicting this myth. Some of the comments from their studies proves the Global temperature if anything has decreased. Although, you should be skeptical about anything the media reports especially when it involves the government these are facts that have been recorded over time. I ask how come when these bozos as Dr. Hansen whom is from NASA(which has done innumerable amounts of damage to our air with their testing) never mention facts as these when trying to prove things they are claiming is a fact. People we in America have became lazy in seeking the truth, I am not disputing anything these scientists and the government tells us, but as we learned in elementary school check facts of both sides.
  • Posted By: gays in u.s.a.: another reflection on gays.if you think god doesn,t care about you because you,re gay ,he must love you more than you can comprehend,if not you could have been born ina muslim country.islam has no homosexuals ,they are not rehabilitate,just beheaded.as a loving and compassionate god says"GO AND SIN NO MORE".that doesnt mean just you it means all of us.yes god allows you to choose,he must really care.
  • Posted By: City of Milton: I'm glad that the City of Milton has so much money to spend and that they spend it wisely. Every time I drive through town on a nice day it never fails that someone is washing their personal vehicle at the VFD. Good to see that they budget personal car washes into the city budget. I think I'll stop in there today and see if I can wash my car as well...should be a nice day!
  • Posted By: Valorie: About four weeks ago, I sent a letter to Camden Park with a friendly suggestion to open the park to the casual visitor again. As of today, I still haven't had a response from them. There used to be a small fee for admission to anyone who just wanted to visit. Once inside the park, a visitor could buy a corn dog or pay to play a few games or ride a few rides. Now people have to pay a full admission price for all day rides, even when they don't plan to stay all day. A lot of people are grandparents who just want to watch their grandchildren ride for an hour or two. Some are young parents with small children who tire easily. As empty nesters, my husband and I would like to drop by to get a bite to eat, play some games or just walk around. Everyone I have spoken to said they would visit Camden Park a whole lot more if they didn't have to pay the full admission price. I challenge everyone to contact Camden Park and ask them to give the people a choice!
  • Posted By: to gay question: god is not a cruel and unfair god.we all have our faults.is homosuxality a bigger sin than adultry,pornography,lying,stealing, and the list goes on.the clue to these behaviors is wanting to make our lives better.we cant blame anyone but ourselves for what we do.if anyone doesnt change its what they want to do.but as long as it doesnt affect me thats between you and god.but it is wrong,just as cheating on your spouse is sin.would we tell the adulterer that its not sin and not to try being a better person,i think not.celibacy would be better than the same old behavior.these have been struggle since creation.
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Losing your religion Jane Doe? What happened to "turn the other cheek"? I do hope your little girl is ok. I have children of my own, I know how precious they are. But next time you read of someone else being "furious" or commenting on their personal issues, maybe you should keep your bible quotes to yourself.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: I recently went with my church and my family to Camden Park this past weekend. Me and my 6 year old daughter rode the Spider, We thought it was going to be lots of fun, we were wrong! It was a nightmare! It went on for 10 minutes and was going way too fast! My daughter was terrified and was screaming! I was furious when the man that helped us off asked if she was okay and I said what do you think and he laughed!! I have rode this ride for many years and loved it, But this time I could tell it was different! But then it gets worse, A friend of mine that stayed at the park longer than us informed me that after we left, The spider closed down and said they had crossed wires and the ride was malfunctioning!!! My daughter can't hardly walk today and has a four inch bruise down her back! I'm taking her to the doctor in the morning. If there is something seriously wrong, I will be speaking to the owner and this situation will be takin care of!!!!!
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