Hey, we’re back with Current Events, now called LNF News! Have you missed us?
Current Events is now done by both Lee and Fox, hence the name LNF, and includes a political cartoon each week chosen by Fox. The selection of stories are collected by us both and then made into the blog post you now see before you!
Our first story is about a 911 call made concerning a stolen van. Now, ordinarily this wouldn’t be so interesting, except for the fact that this van had a gun under the seat. You think the police would be all over fixing this, what with all the gun control stuff going on. But no, no – the guys told the caller to call back later, as if it really wasn’t important. They’ll have a lot on their conscience if something happens with that gun!
On Wednesday there was a ferry crash in New York. Around 60 people were injured, nine with serious injuries and two with critical. The exact reason for the crash is unknown – the ferry was pulling into its dock when it hit the pier. It’s said that it was going a little too fast when pulling in. The crew and captain were checked for alcohol and such, but no one was intoxicated. I’m thinking it was just a bit of carelessness – a deadly bit of carelessness.
An interesting story that I like is this one – a former nurse who was dying of cancer decided to offer herself as a sort of training for other nurses. Those learning to become nurses often don’t get real-life experience – they read from textbooks, treat dummies, but don’t learn how to function with someone who’s actually in pain and dying. I think it was so selfless of that nurse to do that when she was in such pain and literally dying; instead of choosing to spend her last days in some other way, she spent them trying to help other people.
That’s LNF News for this week! We end with a political cartoon (what does it mean to you?):
The cartoon definitely sums up the current state of our political system! Both "sides" are so busy "throwing up" on each other and their political maneuvering and control-freak policies that they no longer remember whom they are to be representing, much less doing anything FOR the people.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this post! You all have a fantastic 2013!