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• DON’T ROCK THE BOAT: Italian Ship Goes Down
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 1/17/12

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While watching the news about the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster over the weekend, my daughter asked me, “Where does the captain go if his ship sinks?”  Without hesitation, I responded, “nowhere, honey, the captain goes down with the ship.”  She looked at me and said, “You mean, always? They always stay on the ship while it’s sinking? What would happen if they left the ship?”  I told her...

• LOSING THE PLOT: Mom Faces Jail For Vegetable Garden
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 7/13/11

Not to be crass, but apparently you can plant your dead kid in the woods, but you can't plant veggies in your yard?!  Really!?  Have you heard about the Michigan mom who is facing jail time for planting a vegetable garden in her front yard to teach her kids about healthy food?  

The city of Oak Park, MI, is taking issue because the veggies aren't considered "suitable...

• TV HERO: Kid Learns CPR On Tube
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 6/2/11

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Too much TV isn’t all bad, apparently, because 9-year-old Tristin Saghin says that’s where he learned to do CPR.  Tristin used the life saving skills he learned on TV to save his 2-year old sister’s life.  The children’s mother found the little girl floating in their grandmother’s swimming pool, and pulled her out.  Tristin immediately ran to her and gave her CPR until she started breathing...

• A WING AND A PRAYER: Air Traffic Controllers Asleep In The Tower
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 4/20/11

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How do we keep air travel safe?  Good question for the FAA to answer, as the rest of us make our summer travel plans.  Top FAA officials and union representatives are on a nationwide tour to talk about professionalism and safety in the control towers across America.  Why?  Well, air traffic controllers have been in the news of late...for being over-tired, off task or watching too much TV. ...

• GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER: Lohan Charged With Felony
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 2/10/11

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Actress Lindsay Lohan just can’t seem to keep it together.  Just when she’s got the ankle bracelet off, she goes and steals another piece of bling. Seriously? She was charged with felony grand theft for stealing a $250,000 necklace from a Venice, CA, jewelry store.  To add insult to injury, Lohan showed up to court in a clingy white dress to plead her case.  Way to get the judge to take pity?!...