by Tammy on March 10, 2010
I mentioned recently that Nick is in the process of picking a college. There’s so much to consider with this. Where will he go? As a mom, obviously I’d rather it be close to home. A dorm or an apartment? This got me looking to see what kind of choices there were out there. If he were to go to USF, he’d be close, and there’s all kinds of choices for USF apartments.
Of course, for the first year or so, he’d probably be better in a dorm. But if he’s anything like me (and sometimes he is), eventually, he might want more freedom than that. And strangely, I’ve heard that living off campus can actually be a lot cheaper than living in the dorms. I never went to college, and one thing that amazed me was the cost of room and board…in some cases (depending on the college), it can almost be more expensive than tuition!
The whole college thing is a learning experience for me. Something I thought I was prepared for. As it comes closer and becomes more real, I’m not so sure. I’d be interested in hearing how others dealt with this whole thing. Is it all as hard as it seems so far? Talk to me!
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by Tammy on March 9, 2010
This is from my good friend Peggy Lee…and this is something that I totally agree with. Please take a minute and voice your own opinion.
The bill PCB GAP 10-03 is going to House committee tomorrow. It wants to suppress 9-1-1 calls from being public record. The public will only have access to them 60 days after the event, and then they have to pay for a redacted transcript of the call. We find this extremely disturbing.
Please vote no to this poll and pass it on!
And thank you! all eyes in the 9-1-1 industry are on Florida right now.
Thank you so much!
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/opinionzone/2010/03/09/a-911-emergency/
If 911 calls are kept from the public, than how is the public to truly know what happened when something goes wrong? Is it okay that an industry becomes responsible for policing themselves? If the 911 calls that were made during Denise Amber Lee’s abduction and murder had been suppressed, the whole thing would have just been swept under the rug. The same could be said for the 911 call that was received about Brian Wood, the North Port man who lay dead at the side of the road for 18 hours after the 911 dispatcher who took a call failed to send help. Yes, having to hear these calls over and over again IS painful to the families of victims….but sometimes it’s necessary to be sure that justice is truly served.
Full article and poll are below. Please express your opinion.
The Legislature that already does too many favors for Florida’s public-safety organizations is poised to do another.
On Wednesday, a House committee will hear a bill that would ban the release of 911 tapes. Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, claims that he has heard from families who had to relive family tragedies when the tapes were released to news organizations. Worse, other legislation would create exemptions to the state’s public-records laws for crime-scene photos.
We sympathize with families who may feel this way. But as The Post reported Tuesday, one Florida family feels very differently, for reasons that are just as personal. Peggy and Mark Lee believe that their daughter-in-law, Denise Amber Lee, was murdered because a 911 dispatcher failed to relay information. They oppose the legislation to ban release of the tapes. Indeed, if the law passed, news organizations and the public would have to wait 60 days, and then could get only a transcript — after paying all the transcription costs. Also, a transcript would be an incomplete picture, lacking a dispatcher voice inflection and other clues about the call. In Memphis, one dispatcher fell asleep.
It’s an annual sport for the Legislature to blame the media. This legislation, though, is just stupid, especially when The Post just reported how Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue divers didn’t find the body of Scott Wilson for an hour after Mr. Wilson’s car was struck by polo mogul John Goodman.
We oppose the ban on release of 911 tapes. What do you think? Take our poll.
