This Week's Distractions

EASTON, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania school district says it will take its fight against "I (heart) Boobies!" awareness bracelets to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Easton Area School District board voted 7-1 Tuesday night to appeal a decision rejecting its claim the awareness bracelets are lewd and should be banned from school. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also determined the district didn't prove the awareness bracelets are disruptive when it upheld a lower court's decision in August. The silicone wristbands  are designed to promote breast cancer awareness among young people. Two girls challenged the school's ban in 2010. Superintendent John Reinhart tells The Express-Times of Easton the ruling compromised administrators' ability to determine what is and is not appropriate in school. Dissenting board member Frank Pintabone says the district should let the matter go. The Easton Area School District board voted 7-1 Tuesday night to appeal a decision rejecting its claim the awareness bracelets are lewd and should be banned from school. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also determined the district didn't prove the bracelets are disruptive Continue reading →

Yesterday (Sunday) marked the third anniversary of the death of Jamie Haslett. Student Jamie, who grew up in Onchan and played football for Laxey, was killed in Sheffield by a police car responding to a call. The Haslett family chose Victim Support to be the recipient charity for donations in lieu of flowers. Since that time, the family have been involved in fundraising for the charity and have raised more than £10,000 in Jamie’s memory. Victim Support continues to support the family to this day, through the Independent Police Complaint Commission (IPCC) inquiry following the court case. The charity’s manager, Paula Gelling, said: ‘Finding out that Victim Support had been chosen to receive Continue reading →

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A Ripon woman has launched fundraising wristbands to pay for a life-changing operation for her grandson who was refused NHS treatment. So far Avril Ogden, of Westgate, has raised £500 towards a £40,000 operation for Oliver, two, who has spastic diplegia – a form of cerebral palsy – and relies on a frame to walk. “We were devastated when we found out that we would need to raise the money ourselves,” said Avril, who indicated the complex spinal surgery –called selective dorsal rhitzomy – would allow Oliver to walk unaided. The NHS has said the operation for Oliver would be too risky to peform, forcing his parents – who live in Wiltshire – to seek private treatment. Fundraising Wristbands for Oliver Continue reading →

We all do it. Promise ourselves we'll save up for that ABC, not spend money on XYZ... and then promise ourselves the same thing all over again next month! The trick to saving the family finances are, in fact, several tricks. 1. Turn off TV occasionally. All that 'buy, buy, buy' advertising makes us think we need stuff. When all really do is want it. Stuff is just stuff - look around you, do you really need more? 2. Cancel all those daily deal emails. They might appear to be a bargain... but buying something you don't really need or even want at half price isn't a bargain, it's just a waste. How often do you let the deals lapse, how often do you just not use that XYZ? If the answer is more than once, go straight to the inbox and unsubscribe right now! 3. Bored on the weekend? Continue reading →