O-mama - Opinionated Moms

• STABBED IN THE BACK: NY Cabbie’s Anti-Muslim Attack
• Posted by • 8/26/10

Photo Pool/Steven Hirsch

New York city cab driver, Ahmed Sharif , was stabbed by a passenger who first asked him if he was a Muslim.  When the driver, who is from Bangladesh, said yes, 21-year old, Michael Enright, attacked him with a knife.  The cabby locked his attacker in the back seat and the man was apprehended and  is now being charged for the crime.  Ironically, Enright works for a...

• QUE BELLA: Miss Mexico Wins Miss Universe
• Posted by • 8/25/10

Jimena Navarette won this years’ Miss Universe competition, beating out 83 other women.   During the pageant, Navarette was asked about children and unsupervised internet use and said, ”I do believe that Internet is an indispensable, necessary tool for the present time…we must be sure to teach them the values that we learned as a...

• TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT: Sherrod Turns Down Gov't Job Offer
• Posted by • 8/25/10

Photo AP Manuel Balce Cenata

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT: Sherrod Turns Down Gov't Job Offer

Shirley Sherrod has told the USDA that she will not return to work there, even though they offered to reinstate her.   She told Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that she could not accept a job, ”at this point, with all that has happened.”  Sherrod was sacked in July after the website...

• AMAZING RACE: President Announces Education Winners
• Posted by • 8/25/10

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Photo AP

TOP OF THE HEAP: Education Reform Prize Winners Named

The President announced the winners of his “Race to the Top” education reform competition.  Schools across the country initiated education reforms, including new teacher accountability criteria, in an effort to receive part of the $3.4 billion reward, which is part of the stimulus package. The...

• HOLD DOWN THAT RACKET:Hearing Loss In Teens
• Posted by • 8/25/10

New research from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention shows that 1 in 5 teenagers suffers from some type of hearing loss.  This statistic is up 31% from the mid-90’s, pointing to a concerning trend that may be attributed to headphones.  Furthermore, an Australian study of kids with mild to moderate hearing loss found that using an iPod type portable music device was...