Gay marriage

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/opinion/seeking-the-riches-of-gay-marriage.html?_r=0

The editorial above me is about the rights for gay and lesbian couples to get married. Mayor R. T. Rybak of Minneapolis opened the doors of City Hall to gay couples on Aug. 1, just as the state’s new same-sex marriage law took effect. He married 46 couples that first day, and I think it's great. It shouldn't be any differences on people who get married because everyone is worth as much as anyone else, no matter who you love. 

SF Chosen As Finalist To Host NCAA Championships

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/sf-chosen-as-finalist-to-host-ncaa-championships/?id=155346

Sioux Falls has been chosen to host the NCAA games this year, which includes Division II (DII) Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, DII Men’s Basketball, DII Women’s Basketball, DII Women’s Volleyball, and DII Wrestling.

New shutdown in January 2014

http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/17/with-next-possible-shutdown-90-days-away-obama-pushes-immigration-rewrite/


'' The next potential government shutdown is a little over 12 weeks away and President Obama using the time to push for passage of the stalled immigration reform bill, plus approval of higher taxes and higher spending. ''

The reason why they are planning a new shutdown is because they are trying to force Obama to abandon the immigration bill.

Body Identified As 20-Year-Old Sioux City Man

http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31014&Itemid=57

The body was found in Lincoln County sunday afternoon, has been proved to be a 20-year old man from Sioux City. His name was Adrian Rojas Hernandez and he died from a single gunshot to the head. They have Ricardo Jaime Vital, a 22-year old from Sioux City in custody but are still looking for the man they believe are the one who committed the crime - Martin Castellanos. 

'Innocent' Engesser Released After Conviction Overturned

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/innocent-engesser-released-after-conviction-overturned/?id=155296

The article tells us about Oakley Engesser and that he now is released after 12 years prison because of new witnesses. His charges was vehicular battery and manslaughter. 

What happened that day in 2001 was that he and his friend was in a car accident after driving over 100 mph. New witnesses has told the judge that they saw a woman driving that car, the women who died. 

Bullying

The editorial I read talk about bullying and how it affect people throughout life. And I totally agree. It's hard. Being judged, pushed, teased and talked about. It's hard pretending that nothing is wrong. Because, we all know that almost no one tell anyone about the bullying. The article also talk about how we can fix this problem, and I would like to start by saying that some schools have to step up. In a lot of situations scared kids have actually tried to tell an adult or a teacher, but he/she wasn't believed because there is no proof. Suicide happens all over the world because of bullying, and I'm not blaming parents or anyone but in a lot of cases things could have ended differently if somebody believed and stepped up for the Kid. 

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-09-13/explore/ph-ho-cf-editorial-0913-20120913_1_facebook-page-prevalence-of-social-media-facebook-and-twitter

Skyforce To Host Open House At Pentagon

The Sioux Falls Skyforce will host an open house for current and prospective season ticket holders at the Sanford Pentagon on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Skyforce fans will have the opportunity to tour the entire facility and Skyforce representatives will be on hand to answer questions about season tickets, flex packs, suites and group tickets. 

Pet Illness Linked To Jerky Treats

The article talks about how animals is getting sick, and its blaming Jerky Treats. It has already killed nearly 600 animals, and the only thing they have found out is that the Jerky Treats came from China. 

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/pet-illness-linked-to-jerky-treats-/?id=154981

Teenagers Face Charges After Shooting At Unmarked Police Car

The article talks about two 17-year olds who pulled up to a car, and pointed at it with a BB gun. The man in the other car was a police officer, who later found them an arrested the driver but the passenger ran off. The officer later caught up with the passenger and arrested him too. They are now facing charges.





http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/teenagers-face-charges-after-shooting-at-unmarked-police-car/?id=154976

Congress Dives, Anti-Incumbency Soars in Deep Post-Shutdown Criticism

Polling of Americans show that approval for the government and the way its being run is at a record low. The polls show that a meager 12% approve of the government's shutdown, while a staggering 85% disapprove. Further polling shows that support for incumbents has taken a huge dive as well, with only 25% planning to reelect and 66% saying they are going to "look around" when selecting a new representative to support. Most of the blame seems to have landed on Republican shoulders by 53%, compared to 29% blaming other parties.
All that said, it doesnt mean incumbents wont stay in office, public opinion tends to change, as these poll results reflect closely to the polls taken in January 1996 when Bill Clinton vs the Republicans shutdown the government. The Republicans held onto congress while Clinton got reelected, the same could happen next November, when Americans go to vote they may have forgotten about the shutdown, in light of some new pressing crisis. That said, there is still widespread criticism, as both Republican and Democratic parties took a major hit in popularity according to the polls. With President Obama's numbers staying relatively the same, 46% disapprove, 52% approve.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/10/congress-dives-anti-incumbency-soars-in-deep-post-shutdown-criticism/

US Republicans in debt-ceiling offer

US Republicans have offered President Obama a short-term limit increase to stave off default.

Republicans are meeting with the President in Thursday. On Wednesday, Mr Obama met House Democrats at the White House and told them he would prefer a longer-term increase of one year to the nation's $16.69 trillion debt ceiling

6th-grade girl sent home with a ''fat letter''.

'' Florida state laws mandating health screenings at school are sparking controversy after an athletic sixth-grader was sent home with a letter saying she had an “at-risk” body mass index and therefore was overweight. '' 

Do you really believe that you should send a letter like that home with your child? It is a serious problem because the overweight problem in America is getting bigger and bigger. What can you do about this? Keep your children away from anything unhealthy? Make sure your children are always doing something to be active? It shouldn't be like this. Let kids be kids and deal with overweight if it becomes really too much. A few pounds over the normal weight is not dangerous.