Justice for Kiera

Action Alert – May 17, 2013

Kiera Wilmot is an excellent student, described as a good kid with no previous trouble. She was enrolled at her high school in Polk County, until …

iStock_000000483883Medium.jpgDuring what school officials have deemed an “unapproved science experiment”, and others call youthful curiosity, Kiera combined a toilet bowl cleaning product and aluminum foil in a plastic bottle. The reaction blew the top off the bottle with a “firecracker” type bang and some smoke.

The kind of thing warranting school detention or picking up trash on school grounds, right?

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Roy Miller challenges advocates at Voices for Ohio’s Children Event: “Let go of what hasn’t worked for children and concentrate on what will!”

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Top Story – May 08, 2013 Since 2005 Voices for Ohio’s Children has held an annual celebration for children. The celebration brings many hundreds of champions for children to the foreground and showcases their work and achievements for the previous year and beyond. On April 26, 2013, Voices for Ohio’s Children honored the achievements of [...]

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Legislative Connection – It’s a Wrap

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Legislative Connection – May 06, 2013 The 2013 Legislative Session ended on Friday.  The final days delivered no answers on Medicaid, questionable passage of Governor Scott’s manufacturing tax cut, procedural maneuvering which introduced “Mary” – the state’s automated bill reader – and a $74.5 billion budget. Adjourning at 7:16 p.m., this Session was more congenial [...]

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When Silence is Not Golden – Special Report

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Legislative Connection (Special Friday Edition) – May 3, 2013 David Lawrence sent an email urging people to read a New Republic article, “The Hell of American Day Care.” We noted his outreach before and we share his deep concern about the poor quality of early learning in this country, and, by extension, Florida, which certainly has its [...]

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New Hope for At-Risk Girls In All Communities

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Top Story – May 1, 2013 What comes to your mind when hearing the words “human trafficking?” For many the term conjures images of young women being smuggled into America from other countries and from places with far less security than offered to our own children. Sometimes girls are smuggled across borders but it’s not always [...]

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Can You Hear Us Now? Florida Needs Health Care Expansion

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Legislative Connection – April 29, 2013 The House of Representatives passed its health plan and it rejected a whopping $51-billion dollars from the federal government.  $51-billion! How much is 51 billion of anything?  Well, the earth is 238,857 miles from the moon.  To reach 51 billion would require two hundred thirteen thousand five hundred seventeen [...]

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Bridges Built, Bridges Needed

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Top Story – April 24, 2013 Visual reminders abound in April of all the compassionate and visionary efforts being undertaken for children. From multi-colored puzzle ribbons heralding National Autism Awareness Month (founded in the 1970’s) to the blue and silver pinwheels scattered about our community that champion National Child Abuse Prevention Month (founded in 1983), April [...]

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