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Foster care gone wrong again
Three-year-old Marcus Fiesel who was developmentally disabled and in foster care of David and Liz Carroll was found dead.
It is alleged the couple locked the boy in a closet while they went away for two days to a family reunion in Kentucky on August 4th. Marcus was finally reported missing on August 15th and Liz claimed she passed out due to the heat while at the park with Marcus and he wondered off.
Marcus’s body was found burned and in unbelievable condition.

Right out of the Horses Mouth
“Remarkable” was the word President Bush used after touring New Orleans on Monday and seeing first hand the progress that has been made over the last year.
The day started with breakfast with Mayor Ray Nagin, attending a service of remembrance at St. Louis Cathedral and visiting a local high school. Bush also acknowledged that the devastation that hit the region will most likely take years to recover from. Despite the efforts that are being made, the area has suffered unthinkable damages and keeps pushing forward, only time will tell.

Judge clips wings of flight attendants
Northwest Airlines filed a motion in New York Federal Court recently to stop flight attendants from walking out on the job. The airline received an injunction while the judge reviews the issues at hand. A strike would be devastating for the bankrupt airline and its passengers. Having to deal with fuel costs and still trying to keep prices at a competitive range the airline is in a bind and plan to pass the cuts across the board.
The attendants are angry about recent company imposed pay cuts and new work rules.

Aimless in the Atlantic
A large disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean has yet to be correctly categorized. Tropical storm? Hurricane? Wind storm? Lightning storm? Whatever you want to call it at this point may or may not hit land, cause damage, or leave heavy rainfall in some or no regions in the southeast. Meteorologists are not sure what Ernesto is going to bring to the U.S. but are sure to give it a name.