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Robynne Hayes of Des Moines is fighting a legal battle after someone reported her to the police after a disciplining incident at a Walmart recently. Hayes is now battling in the courtroom against the Department of Human Services to regain custody of her five-year-old grandson, DeShawn Long, Jr. / Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register
The woman who summoned police estimates she was standing 30 to 40 feet away when she saw Robynne Hayes strike her 5-year-old grandson at the Wal-Mart on Des Moines� south side.
�He was on the floor, and she grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back up,� said Kristina Adams, a day-care provider and mandatory child-abuse reporter under Iowa law.
�And then she smacked him, and he fell to one knee. We could hear the hit.�
Corporal punishment, like gun control, is a social tempest. While surveys show American parents favor some sort of it, those opposed to hitting children have pushed harder in several states to ban corporal punishment.
Hayes� criminal case promises to be decided this spring. The 48-year-old pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning on a charge of child endangerment without causing injury, an aggravated misdemeanor.
But what the grandmother wanted to know from The Des Moines Register Reader�s Watchdog is whether the state can take her grandchildren from their families because of what she did. And, she asked, did DHS follow its own rules and state law?
�Yes, I believe in disciplining children, but corporal punishment is legal in Iowa,� Hayes said. �Where is the justice?�
Nine days after Hayes admitted to police that she �popped� two of her grandkids Nov. 27 for acting up at Wal-Mart, they were placed in foster care. On that day, Dec. 6, police and a child-protective worker ignored the protests of their legal parents and took the children away.
Since then, the Des Moines grandmother has started an online petition at Change.org to get her grandson � who remains in foster care � returned to family. Along the way, she has solicited help from her church, Pilgrim Baptist, and several legislators, including state Rep. Ako Abdul Samad.
Abdul Samad told me that he, too, has questions about how and why the children were taken.
�Does this mean if you discipline your child in Wal-Mart, you are going to risk losing him forever?� he asked. �I�ve been through there many times and seen a mother grab a child by the arm and tell him to straighten up. I wouldn�t think of calling DHS.�
Some lawyers active in juvenile court said the method by which both children were removed was troubling.
Grandson DeShawn Long Jr., 5, was removed from his mother�s custody under a law that requires him to be in imminent danger, but he was safe at home with his mother, not Robynne Hayes, when he was taken by a social worker.
Granddaughter Breea Johnson, 6, was also placed in state custody that day. But she was soon returned to her parents� care because the state lacked a court order or evidence to keep her from them, a child abuse report filed later shows.
Roger Munns, a spokesman for Iowa�s Department of Human Services, would not address questions about the legality of state human services workers� actions in this case.
But he did say when children are removed from their parents� custody, state workers take into consideration �prior threats to safety,� depending on the severity of the action; elapsed time since the abuse; and �efforts by perpetrators to make changes to ensure safety for kids.�
While Hayes and her family want DeShawn returned to them, the case also illuminates stark but common differences in perceptions over who committed a greater wrong: a grandmother whose family has a long history in the court system or child-welfare professionals who, she contends, stretched the law to take her kin.
From Walmart aisles to the courtroom
DeShawn was born to Robynne Hayes� daughter, then was adopted by Rhonda Hayes, Robynne�s sister, after his birth mother was convicted on drug charges.
Breea is the daughter of Ericka Hayes and Stacy Johnson.
The youngsters were rolling on the floor and misbehaving while picking out lunchboxes that day at Wal-Mart, according to Hayes.
�I had told them to chill out, but they were still acting up so I turned around and popped my granddaughter upside the head and grandson in the shoulder,� Hayes told me.
Hayes said she believes in giving children a talking to, a stern eye and a spanking if they are acting up. But she denied giving her grandson a more serious �whoopin�.�
No matter what you believe about smacking or spanking a child, Iowa courts have concluded corporal punishment is legally permissible. (Teachers and foster parents are exceptions.)
Whether discipline rises to child abuse in a criminal court is a call that hinges on the age of a child, whether it was done in anger or for discipline and whether the strike left an injury that requires healing, according to Iowa case law.
The officer who arrested Hayes at Wal-Mart reported �mild redness and swelling� to the right side of the DeShawn�s face, and called the discipline �unreasonable� to control the child.
Mike Bandstra, a longtime attorney in juvenile court, said for such a strike to be considered abuse to DHS, rules dictate that the redness of the skin must last more than 24 hours.
Hayes said she insisted Des Moines police take pictures of De
But as far as she knows, neither the video nor the pictures were reviewed by a judge before a social worker and her supervisor took action.
Why put children in foster care?
Child protective worker Brenna Maher and supervisor Darci Patterson decided to take emergency steps to place both children in foster care nine days after the Wal-Mart incident during the course of a child-abuse investigation.
This happened on Dec. 6, the day of Hayes� preliminary court hearing.
On that day, Maher visited DeShawn at his school after the hearing and questioned him in private.
Maher wrote afterward in her abuse report summary the boy told her at that time he was living with his grandmother and that he sometimes got a �whoopin� when he misbehaved. The social worker reported that the boy also said a relative who has lived at his grandmother�s house smoked pot in the basement, which Hayes denies.
Typically, judges have to sign off on any decision to take a child from the custody of his caregivers. State law does allow police and juvenile court officers to take custody in emergency situations without a child-welfare hearing. However, that law requires the children be in imminent danger and that there must be no time to apply for a court order.
In other cases I have reported on in the past, neither corporal punishment nor marijuana use had been cause to remove children from homes in Polk County.
But in this case, Maher and Patterson consulted Frank Severino, bureau chief of the Polk County attorney�s juvenile division, and agreed a removal was warranted, according to Maher�s child-abuse report.
Maher, the child-protective worker, went to Robynne Hayes� house accompanied by police officers. According to Hayes, the social worker presented her with a no-contact order that mirrored one used for sex offenders. The order barred Hayes from being around any children under the age of 18, and from going to places where children typically are found.
Maher wanted to determine if DeShawn was really living with his grandmother and whether he was home. When Hayes said DeShawn hadn�t been there, Maher asked to go inside the house to see if DeShawn was there or if he really lived there. At first Hayes refused, saying Maher needed a search warrant, but she said she eventually relented on the advice of a police officer.
The social worker found a twin bed in one bedroom with Spider-Man sheets, but Hayes insisted the boy did not live there all the time.
Maher reportedly told Hayes that she had reviewed Hayes� criminal convictions and others among her husband and adult children for drug-related crimes.
When it was apparent to Hayes that Maher had made up her mind and intended to seek custody of De
Hayes does not deny she told the social worker to �get the f--- out.�
The application for temporary removal of DeShawn presented later that day to Rhonda Hayes, DeShawn�s mother, was not signed by a judge, Robynee Hayes said. In fact, an official one wasn�t stamped at the courthouse until Dec.
The application did not cite any imminent danger. Instead it said DeShawn�s mother �does not want to parent.� By putting DeShawn in the care of the grandmother who hit him, Maher decided, Rhonda Hayes had put the boy at risk.
There was no removal order, signed or unsigned, used to place DeShawn�s cousin Breea Johnson in emergency foster care on Dec. 6, Hayes said. No child abuse was alleged against Breea, but Maher said she was also taking the girl from Rhonda Hayes� house. Hayes� two other children were not taken into custody.
That afternoon, Breea�s father, Stacy Johnson, showed up to try to collect his daughter, only to be told by social workers he couldn�t. Police were called. Things got nastier.
Bandstra � the juvenile attorney who is not involved in this case � said while he did not know all the facts, he questions why the girl was taken.
�What was the imminent danger?� he asked.
A child-abuse report filed later mentioned nothing about the lack of legal paperwork for Breea�s removal or why family members might have been justifiably incited to anger.
Instead, it noted that Johnson was not �given the opportunity to consent to the removal because the situation had become rather escalated, necessitating assistance by six DMPD officers.�
Breea was returned to her parents Dec. 7 after state human services workers conferred with the Polk County attorney�s office and Breea�s parents showed up to a DHS office, explaining again Breea lived with her father.
The summary of events stated Breea was returned to her parents after a consultation with Severino. �In consideration of the additional information brought forth, there was no longer believed to be substantial evidence to continue the removal,� the child-abuse report said.
Judge sides with foster care
DHS workers conduct background checks at the beginning of a child-abuse investigation. Any criminal history of caretakers or prior abuse factors into safety and risk assessments they perform to consider whether a child can be returned safely home.
Hayes� last conviction for a drug crime was in 2009, the result of a drug bust at her home. She told me she doesn�t use drugs and does not allow them in her home.
Child-welfare judges must weigh evidence from prosecutors, DHS workers, lawyers for children and parents at hearings in abuse cases, with safety of the child being the most important factor.
At a Dec. 12 hearing contesting DeShawn�s removal from his mother�s home, Judge Romonda Belcher determined there was enough evidence to suggest that DeShawn had been living with his grandmother and that he had been abused at Wal-Mart.
Mike Sorci, the head of the Youth Law Center in Des Moines, said that in order to keep De
But the state also is required to make reasonable efforts to prevent putting a child in foster care or eliminate the need for removing him from his home.
Bandstra said Belcher could return DeShawn to Rhonda Hayes or other family at any time with restrictions preventing or limiting contact with Robynne Hayes, if need be.
Relatives tell me social workers have not reached out to other eligible family who have volunteered to take custody, which should have been a priority under state and federal law. Those laws were built on a body of research that suggests psychological harm comes to children who are stripped of family. In practice, however, some in the child-welfare system are understandably fearful for children in families with criminal histories.
Lawmakers have encouraged Hayes to file a complaint with the state ombudsman, an official arbiter of whether DHS broke any policies or laws. She said she intends to.
But in this case, whether DeShawn returns to family or not will hinge on whether Belcher can be convinced that family members can keep the boy safe.
Lee Rood�s Reader�s Watchdog column helps Iowans get answers and accountability from public officials, the justice system, businesses and nonprofits. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 515-284-8549. Read past reports at DesMoinesRegister.com/ReadersWatchdog.
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"/article/20131205/NEWS/312050040/Funding-key-securing-downtown-Des-Moines-convention-center-project" }, { "artid": "312050035", "title": "Video of juvenile home employee abusing girl shouldn't be public, information board says", "url": "/article/20131205/NEWS14/312050035/Video-juvenile-home-employee-abusing-girl-shouldn-t-public-information-board-says" }, { "artid": "131205002", "title": "Steel ornaments, sheeting taken at Noah�s Ark in Des Moines", "url": "/article/20131205/NEWS01/131205002/Steel-ornaments-sheeting-taken-Noah-s-Ark-Des-Moines" }, { "artid": "131205001", "title": "Bomb threats force two school evacuations in Bondurant", "url": "/article/20131205/NEWS01/131205001/Bomb-threats-force-two-school-evacuations-Bondurant" }, { "artid": "312050043", "title": "Big decisions on Des Moines' finances await newest council member", "url": "/article/20131205/NEWS/312050043/Big-decisions-Des-Moines-finances-await-newest-council-member" }, { "artid": "312050036", "title": "Residents chime in on revitalizing Des Moines' Riverview Park", "url": "/article/20131205/NEWS/312050036/Residents-chime-revitalizing-Des-Moines-Riverview-Park" }, { "artid": "131204020", "title": "New audio: Listen to officers, dispatchers during shooting", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/131204020/New-audio-Listen-officers-dispatchers-during-shooting" }, { "artid": "131204022", "title": "Threatening note prompts evacuation of Bondurant-Farrar High School", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/131204022/Threatening-note-prompts-evacuation-Bondurant-Farrar-High-School" }, { "artid": "312040105", "title": "Three gifts of love: Kidney recipients to meet donors", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040105/Three-gifts-love-Kidney-recipients-meet-donors" }, { "artid": "312040104", "title": "Utility: Idle nuclear plant near Iowa is ready to restart", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040104/Utility-Idle-nuclear-plant-near-Iowa-ready-restart" }, { "artid": "312040103", "title": "Workers race to fix towboat ahead of extreme cold", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040103/Workers-race-fix-towboat-ahead-extreme-cold" }, { "artid": "131204028", "title": "Chilling 911 tapes of Sandy Hook massacre released", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/131204028/Chilling-911-tapes-Sandy-Hook-massacre-released" }, { "artid": "131204025", "title": "Suites of 800 Locust sold to Minnesota company", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/131204025/Suites-800-Locust-sold-Minnesota-company" }, { "artid": "312040099", "title": "Regents approve U of I law school tuition cut for Iowa residents", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040099/Regents-approve-U-law-school-tuition-cut-Iowa-residents" }, { "artid": "312040098", "title": "Slick spots could cause problems for Des Moines-area drivers tonight", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040098/Slick-spots-could-cause-problems-Des-Moines-area-drivers-tonight" }, { "artid": "131204011", "title": "Pharmacist�s license suspended after state declares her �an immediate danger�", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/131204011/Pharmacist-s-license-suspended-after-state-declares-her-an-immediate-danger-" }, { "artid": "312040096", "title": "FBI seizes computers from Sorenson's home", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040096/FBI-seizes-computers-from-Sorenson-s-home" }, { "artid": "131204010", "title": "Public shouldn't see video of Iowa workers abusing girl, records oversight director says", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS10/131204010/Public-shouldn-t-see-video-Iowa-workers-abusing-girl-records-oversight-director-says" }, { "artid": "312040093", "title": "Planning underway to revitalize site of former Des Moines amusement park", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040093/Planning-underway-revitalize-site-former-Des-Moines-amusement-park" }, { "artid": "312040091", "title": "At tonight's YPC Annual Event, a changing of the young professional guard", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040091/At-tonight-s-YPC-Annual-Event-changing-young-professional-guard" }, { "artid": "312040090", "title": "Branstad mulls optional, flatter income tax", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040090/Branstad-mulls-optional-flatter-income-tax" }, { "artid": "131204007", "title": "Rose Mitchell, retired Hy-Vee VP, to chair Branstad-Reynolds 2014 campaign", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/131204007/Rose-Mitchell-retired-Hy-Vee-VP-chair-Branstad-Reynolds-2014-campaign" }, { "artid": "312040075", "title": "Fire marshall offers tips for fire safety this holiday season", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040075/Fire-marshall-offers-tips-fire-safety-holiday-season" }, { "artid": "312040073", "title": "$1,000 in metal, hundreds in damage caused during Noah's Ark burglary", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/312040073/-1-000-metal-hundreds-damage-caused-during-Noah-s-Ark-burglary" }, { "artid": "312040060", "title": "Fog expected through morning, followed by cold front", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040060/Fog-expected-through-morning-followed-by-cold-front" }, { "artid": "131204002", "title": "Two sky divers killed after mid-air collision", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/131204002/Two-sky-divers-killed-after-mid-air-collision" }, { "artid": "312040049", "title": "Ex-prosecutor: Troubles began with age discrimination warning", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/312040049/Ex-prosecutor-Troubles-began-age-discrimination-warning" }, { "artid": "312040041", "title": "GOP sees Braley as vulnerable because of Obamacare", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040041/GOP-sees-Braley-vulnerable-because-Obamacare" }, { "artid": "312040047", "title": "Munson: Nodaway's Santas rise from the ashes", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS03/312040047/Munson-Nodaway-s-Santas-rise-from-ashes" }, { "artid": "312040053", "title": "Class rank a dying measure in Iowa high schools", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS02/312040053/Class-rank-dying-measure-Iowa-high-schools" }, { "artid": "312040057", "title": "ATV theft may ruin Army veteran's hunting season", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/312040057/ATV-theft-may-ruin-Army-veteran-s-hunting-season" }, { "artid": "312040065", "title": "D.M. Water Works leans toward keeping fluoride in water", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040065/D-M-Water-Works-leans-toward-keeping-fluoride-water" }, { "artid": "312040064", "title": "Polk County grant goes to Drake archives", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040064/Polk-County-grant-goes-Drake-archives" }, { "artid": "312040048", "title": "Joint funeral set for Saturday for Iowa brothers who drowned", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040048/Joint-funeral-set-Saturday-Iowa-brothers-who-drowned" }, { "artid": "312040062", "title": "Branstad reasserts his support for renewable fuels", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040062/Branstad-reasserts-his-support-renewable-fuels" }, { "artid": "312040058", "title": "Runoff vote sends Gray to Des Moines council", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040058/Runoff-vote-sends-Gray-Des-Moines-council" }, { "artid": "312040046", "title": "Dying inmate Kristina Fetters granted hospice-only parole", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040046/Dying-inmate-Kristina-Fetters-granted-hospice-only-parole" }, { "artid": "312040051", "title": "Dying inmate Fetters' release is first of its kind in Iowa", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040051/Dying-inmate-Fetters-release-first-its-kind-Iowa" }, { "artid": "312040035", "title": "Amtrak begins offering bus links to Des Moines, Ames for 3-day periods", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040035/Amtrak-begins-offering-bus-links-Des-Moines-Ames-3-day-periods" }, { "artid": "131203030", "title": "Hensley�s wallet stolen, found on bike path", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/131203030/Hensley-s-wallet-stolen-found-bike-path" }, { "artid": "312040045", "title": "Medicaid, Hawk-I enrollments jump", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040045/Medicaid-Hawk-enrollments-jump" }, { "artid": "131203028", "title": "Rock-eating man admits using meth", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/131203028/Rock-eating-man-admits-using-meth" }, { "artid": "131203027", "title": "Pharmacy robber leaves without drugs", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/131203027/Pharmacy-robber-leaves-without-drugs" }, { "artid": "312040044", "title": "Iowa waiting for OK on health program", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040044/Iowa-waiting-OK-health-program" }, { "artid": "131203026", "title": "Trucker gets two life sentences for murders", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/131203026/Trucker-gets-two-life-sentences-murders" }, { "artid": "312040037", "title": "Ex-DHS worker is chided by judge, denied benefits", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040037/Ex-DHS-worker-chided-by-judge-denied-benefits" }, { "artid": "312040042", "title": "Six Obamacare arguments Republicans make against Braley", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040042/Six-Obamacare-arguments-Republicans-make-against-Braley" }, { "artid": "312040034", "title": "Branstad announces Home Base Iowa rules", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS09/312040034/Branstad-announces-Home-Base-Iowa-rules" }, { "artid": "312040033", "title": "Social Club will ring in new year with first event in new building", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040033/Social-Club-will-ring-new-year-first-event-new-building" }, { "artid": "312040032", "title": "U.S. dismisses warrant, says Canadian fugitive isn't in Iowa", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS01/312040032/U-S-dismisses-warrant-says-Canadian-fugitive-isn-t-Iowa" }, { "artid": "312040028", "title": "What you need to know today: Fog advisory this morning", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS15/312040028/What-you-need-know-today-Fog-advisory-morning" }, { "artid": "312040014", "title": "Obama defends health care overhaul", "url": "/article/20131204/NEWS/312040014/Obama-defends-health-care-overhaul" }, { "artid": "312030128", "title": "No problems with train's brakes before derailment", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030128/No-problems-train-s-brakes-before-derailment" }, { "artid": "131203023", "title": "Bill Gray wins Des Moines Ward 1 runoff", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS10/131203023/Bill-Gray-wins-Des-Moines-Ward-1-runoff" }, { "artid": "312030123", "title": "Iowa Veterans Cemetery to host Wreaths Across America Day", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030123/Iowa-Veterans-Cemetery-host-Wreaths-Across-America-Day" }, { "artid": "312030122", "title": "Day of remembrance planned for anniversary of Pearl Harbor", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030122/Day-remembrance-planned-anniversary-Pearl-Harbor" }, { "artid": "312030119", "title": "U of I study: Messy toddlers learn words in a hands-on manner", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030119/U-study-Messy-toddlers-learn-words-hands-manner" }, { "artid": "312030118", "title": "Rifles, bow missing from storage unit on Fleur Drive", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/312030118/Rifles-bow-missing-from-storage-unit-Fleur-Drive" }, { "artid": "312030116", "title": "Colder temperatures expected for the weekend", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030116/Colder-temperatures-expected-weekend" }, { "artid": "312030115", "title": "Des Moines Water Works staff recommends continued fluoridation", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030115/Des-Moines-Water-Works-staff-recommends-continued-fluoridation" }, { "artid": "312030113", "title": "Polk County grant approved for Drake archives construction", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030113/Polk-County-grant-approved-Drake-archives-construction" }, { "artid": "131203019", "title": "Des Moines trucker convicted of double slaying given two life sentences today", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131203019/Des-Moines-trucker-convicted-double-slaying-given-two-life-sentences-today" }, { "artid": "131203018", "title": "Police: Nervous robber left pharmacy without drugs", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131203018/Police-Nervous-robber-left-pharmacy-without-drugs" }, { "artid": "131203017", "title": "Stagnant air prompts Iowa pollution warning ", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131203017/Stagnant-air-prompts-Iowa-pollution-warning-" }, { "artid": "131203016", "title": "Superintendent of Iowa schools for deaf and blind to retire", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS03/131203016/Superintendent-Iowa-schools-deaf-blind-retire" }, { "artid": "131203014", "title": "Amtrak offering bus-train connections to Des Moines, Ames for holiday rail trips nationwide", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131203014/Amtrak-offering-bus-train-connections-Des-Moines-Ames-holiday-rail-trips-nationwide" }, { "artid": "131203012", "title": "Names of trooper, suspect released in officer-involved shooting", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131203012/Names-trooper-suspect-released-officer-involved-shooting" }, { "artid": "131203006", "title": "Dying inmate Kristina Fetters granted hospice-only parole", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131203006/Dying-inmate-Kristina-Fetters-granted-hospice-only-parole" }, { "artid": "312030112", "title": "Family of brothers who drowned in pond thanks community", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030112/Family-brothers-who-drowned-pond-thanks-community" }, { "artid": "312030111", "title": "Towboat owner says it will pay costs of sinking", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030111/Towboat-owner-says-will-pay-costs-sinking" }, { "artid": "312030108", "title": "Police: Man was eating rocks, talking about meth", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/312030108/Police-Man-eating-rocks-talking-about-meth" }, { "artid": "131203010", "title": "Des Moines Social Club releases plans for New Years Eve bash", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131203010/Des-Moines-Social-Club-releases-plans-New-Years-Eve-bash" }, { "artid": "131203008", "title": "$835 dollar tip left for Thanksgiving dinner", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131203008/-835-dollar-tip-left-Thanksgiving-dinner" }, { "artid": "312030105", "title": "Branstad announces new Home Base Iowa components", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030105/Branstad-announces-new-Home-Base-Iowa-components" }, { "artid": "312030106", "title": "West Des Moines City Manager will step down next year", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030106/West-Des-Moines-City-Manager-will-step-down-next-year" }, { "artid": "312030104", "title": "After Houston fundraising trip, Branstad says he owes no favors to Texas oil industry", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030104/After-Houston-fundraising-trip-Branstad-says-he-owes-no-favors-Texas-oil-industry" }, { "artid": "312030102", "title": "Branstad has little to say about potential rival's divorce", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030102/Branstad-has-little-say-about-potential-rival-s-divorce" }, { "artid": "131203005", "title": "Man charged with killing father will plead insanity", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131203005/Man-charged-killing-father-will-plead-insanity" }, { "artid": "312030100", "title": "Republican nominee selected for Iowa House special election", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030100/Republican-nominee-selected-Iowa-House-special-election" }, { "artid": "312030099", "title": "City council member's wallet reportedly stolen", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/312030099/City-council-member-s-wallet-reportedly-stolen" }, { "artid": "312030098", "title": "Branstad to testify at EPA hearing on Renewable Fuel Standard, backing ethanol industry", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030098/Branstad-testify-EPA-hearing-Renewable-Fuel-Standard-backing-ethanol-industry" }, { "artid": "131203003", "title": "What are the top baby names of 2013?", "url": "/interactive/article/20131203/NEWS/131203003/What-top-baby-names-2013-" }, { "artid": "131203002", "title": "4-hour standoff ends in Eagle Grove man's arrest", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131203002/4-hour-standoff-ends-Eagle-Grove-man-s-arrest" }, { "artid": "131203001", "title": "Police: Teen admitted to trying to rob store with BB gun", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131203001/Police-Teen-admitted-trying-rob-store-BB-gun" }, { "artid": "312030077", "title": "Iowa Kids: Immigrant family perseveres in Des Moines", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030077/Iowa-Kids-Immigrant-family-perseveres-Des-Moines" }, { "artid": "312030097", "title": "Former Iowa inmate will get $71,000 in settlement", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030097/Former-Iowa-inmate-will-get-71-000-settlement" }, { "artid": "312030096", "title": "Involuntary manslaughter case heads into appeal", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030096/Involuntary-manslaughter-case-heads-into-appeal" }, { "artid": "312030094", "title": "Munson: Iowan helps map Philippines' trauma", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS03/312030094/Munson-Iowan-helps-map-Philippines-trauma" }, { "artid": "131202035", "title": "Suspicious package causes evacuation", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131202035/Suspicious-package-causes-evacuation" }, { "artid": "131202034", "title": "Driver loses control on Indianola Road", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131202034/Driver-loses-control-Indianola-Road" }, { "artid": "131202033", "title": "Arrest made after shots fired at apartment", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131202033/Arrest-made-after-shots-fired-apartment" }, { "artid": "131202032", "title": "Alleged K2 smokers end up in hospital, jail", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS01/131202032/Alleged-K2-smokers-end-up-hospital-jail" }, { "artid": "312030090", "title": "Branstad's fundraising trip to Texas criticized", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030090/Branstad-s-fundraising-trip-Texas-criticized" }, { "artid": "312030089", "title": "Dying inmate's review by parole board today", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030089/Dying-inmate-s-review-by-parole-board-today" }, { "artid": "312030088", "title": "Doctor: Drug mix-up didn't lead to death at Des Moines facility", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030088/Doctor-Drug-mix-up-didn-t-lead-death-Des-Moines-facility" }, { "artid": "312030083", "title": "Altoona, N.W. Des Moines hold election runoffs today", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030083/Altoona-N-W-Des-Moines-hold-election-runoffs-today" }, { "artid": "312030080", "title": "Governor candidate Tyler Olson announces divorce", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS09/312030080/Governor-candidate-Tyler-Olson-announces-divorce" }, { "artid": "312030078", "title": "Waukee hardware store's new cat has big pawprints to fill", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/312030078/Waukee-hardware-store-s-new-cat-has-big-pawprints-fill" }, { "artid": "131202030", "title": "Drowned close-knit brothers had been playing", "url": "/article/20131203/NEWS/131202030/Drowned-close-knit-brothers-had-been-playing" }, { "artid": "312020095", "title": "Man destroys pipe, causes Des Moines apartment building to flood", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/312020095/Man-destroys-pipe-causes-Des-Moines-apartment-building-flood" }, { "artid": "131202029", "title": "Applebee�s to serve tablets at every table", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/131202029/Applebee-s-serve-tablets-every-table" }, { "artid": "312020093", "title": "Drowned close-knit brothers had been playing", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020093/Drowned-close-knit-brothers-had-been-playing" }, { "artid": "312020092", "title": "North of Grand neighborhood to meet on billboard proposal Wednesday", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020092/North-Grand-neighborhood-meet-billboard-proposal-Wednesday" }, { "artid": "312020087", "title": "Des Moines man reportedly fires shots at apartment complex early Monday", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/312020087/Des-Moines-man-reportedly-fires-shots-apartment-complex-early-Monday" }, { "artid": "312020060", "title": "Prognosis is good for Grand View wrestlers hospitalized after crash", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020060/Prognosis-good-Grand-View-wrestlers-hospitalized-after-crash" }, { "artid": "312020085", "title": "Iowa to pay $71,000 after former prisoner wins employment discrimination case", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020085/Iowa-pay-71-000-after-former-prisoner-wins-employment-discrimination-case" }, { "artid": "312020084", "title": "Obradovich: Olson divorce announcement halts campaign momentum", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS09/312020084/Obradovich-Olson-divorce-announcement-halts-campaign-momentum" }, { "artid": "312020077", "title": "Candidate for governor Tyler Olson is getting a divorce", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS09/312020077/Candidate-governor-Tyler-Olson-getting-divorce" }, { "artid": "131202021", "title": "National gay rights group backs Staci Appel in race against U.S. Rep. Latham", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS09/131202021/National-gay-rights-group-backs-Staci-Appel-race-against-U-S-Rep-Latham" }, { "artid": "131202020", "title": "Iowa Gov. Branstad raising campaign cash in Texas; Reynolds heads to Cabo San Lucas", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS09/131202020/Iowa-Gov-Branstad-raising-campaign-cash-Texas-Reynolds-heads-Cabo-San-Lucas" }, { "artid": "312020082", "title": "Iowan helps provide high-tech eyes of disaster relief in Philippines", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS03/312020082/Iowan-helps-provide-high-tech-eyes-disaster-relief-Philippines" }, { "artid": "131202018", "title": "'Guns Save Lives' bus-stop ad back in Arizona court", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/131202018/-Guns-Save-Lives-bus-stop-ad-back-Arizona-court" }, { "artid": "131202004", "title": "Police: Two children drowned after falling through ice Saturday", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/131202004/Police-Two-children-drowned-after-falling-through-ice-Saturday" }, { "artid": "312020080", "title": "Accident briefly closes portion of Indianola Road near Easter Lake Park", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020080/Accident-briefly-closes-portion-Indianola-Road-near-Easter-Lake-Park" }, { "artid": "131202007", "title": "West Des Moines office building evacuated after suspicious package discovered", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/131202007/West-Des-Moines-office-building-evacuated-after-suspicious-package-discovered" }, { "artid": "312020073", "title": "Residents in Altoona, Des Moines' Ward 1 vote Tuesday", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020073/Residents-Altoona-Des-Moines-Ward-1-vote-Tuesday" }, { "artid": "312020072", "title": "Johnston school board will hear proposals from firms for superintendent search", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS02/312020072/Johnston-school-board-will-hear-proposals-from-firms-superintendent-search" }, { "artid": "312020064", "title": "Branstad out of state campaigning; Reynolds heads to Cabo San Lucas", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS09/312020064/Branstad-out-state-campaigning-Reynolds-heads-Cabo-San-Lucas" }, { "artid": "312020068", "title": "Synthetic drug K2 lands woman in hospital", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/312020068/Synthetic-drug-K2-lands-woman-hospital" }, { "artid": "312020066", "title": "Parole board to review Kristina Fetters' case on Tuesday, could choose to parole dying inmate", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/312020066/Parole-board-review-Kristina-Fetters-case-Tuesday-could-choose-parole-dying-inmate" }, { "artid": "312020063", "title": "Report: Iowa tax revenue up, but growth rate slowing", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020063/Report-Iowa-tax-revenue-up-growth-rate-slowing" }, { "artid": "312020058", "title": "Warm temperatures to give way to cold midway through week", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020058/Warm-temperatures-give-way-cold-midway-through-week" }, { "artid": "312020056", "title": "Watch for speed cameras at these Des Moines, Polk County locations", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020056/Watch-speed-cameras-these-Des-Moines-Polk-County-locations" }, { "artid": "131201014", "title": "Phone recovered in Des Moines might belong to burglar", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/131201014/Phone-recovered-Des-Moines-might-belong-burglar" }, { "artid": "131201013", "title": "1 of 2 suspects arrested after home break-in in Des Moines", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/131201013/1-2-suspects-arrested-after-home-break-in-Des-Moines" }, { "artid": "312020053", "title": "Iowa officials want attorney taken off discrimination case", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020053/Iowa-officials-want-attorney-taken-off-discrimination-case" }, { "artid": "312020051", "title": "Gangs no longer have same allure to youths", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020051/Gangs-no-longer-same-allure-youths" }, { "artid": "312020043", "title": "Rotary Clubs raise $500,000 for playground on Des Moines River", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020043/Rotary-Clubs-raise-500-000-playground-Des-Moines-River" }, { "artid": "312020030", "title": "Homicide, crime spree reported on weekend", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/312020030/Homicide-crime-spree-reported-weekend" }, { "artid": "312020041", "title": "Iowa Kids: After prison, mother aims to show her kids 'a better path'", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020041/Iowa-Kids-After-prison-mother-aims-show-her-kids-better-path-" }, { "artid": "312020050", "title": "Des Moines police unit keeping gang violence in check", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020050/Des-Moines-police-unit-keeping-gang-violence-check" }, { "artid": "131201012", "title": "Robber takes Des Moines convenience store�s cash", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/131201012/Robber-takes-Des-Moines-convenience-store-s-cash" }, { "artid": "312020054", "title": "Former Register managing editor Richard Tapscott dies", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020054/Former-Register-managing-editor-Richard-Tapscott-dies" }, { "artid": "312020037", "title": "Bike collective's leader gears up", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020037/Bike-collective-s-leader-gears-up" }, { "artid": "312020040", "title": "Suspect shot in high-speed chase", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS01/312020040/Suspect-shot-high-speed-chase" }, { "artid": "312020038", "title": "Scholars' spouses feel marginalized", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020038/Scholars-spouses-feel-marginalized" }, { "artid": "312020036", "title": "Iowa car dealers oppose 1 percent sales fee increase", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020036/Iowa-car-dealers-oppose-1-percent-sales-fee-increase" }, { "artid": "312020024", "title": "What you need to know today", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS15/312020024/What-you-need-know-today" }, { "artid": "312020059", "title": "Iowa authorities say 2 drown in Adams County pond ", "url": "/article/20131202/NEWS/312020059/Iowa-authorities-say-2-drown-Adams-County-pond-" }, { "artid": "131201011", "title": "Iowa authorities say 2 drown in Adams County pond ", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/131201011/Iowa-authorities-say-2-drown-Adams-County-pond-" }, { "artid": "312010076", "title": "Des Moines man arrested after alleged burglary, fleeing police", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS01/312010076/Des-Moines-man-arrested-after-alleged-burglary-fleeing-police" }, { "artid": "312010074", "title": "Thanksgiving weekend keeps law enforcement, fire officials busy", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010074/Thanksgiving-weekend-keeps-law-enforcement-fire-officials-busy" }, { "artid": "131201004", "title": "Iowa State Trooper shoots suspect to end chase in Council Bluffs", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/131201004/Iowa-State-Trooper-shoots-suspect-end-chase-Council-Bluffs" }, { "artid": "312010077", "title": "Safe, gun missing after alleged burglary", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS01/312010077/Safe-gun-missing-after-alleged-burglary" }, { "artid": "312010073", "title": "Polk County speed traffic enforcement locations for Dec. 2-6", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS01/312010073/Polk-County-speed-traffic-enforcement-locations-Dec-2-6" }, { "artid": "131201002", "title": "4 killed after passenger train derails in NYC", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/131201002/4-killed-after-passenger-train-derails-NYC" }, { "artid": "131201003", "title": "White House: HealthCare.gov met repair goals", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS09/131201003/White-House-HealthCare-gov-met-repair-goals" }, { "artid": "312010066", "title": "Iowa's prison population expected to keep expanding", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010066/Iowa-s-prison-population-expected-keep-expanding" }, { "artid": "312010065", "title": "Insurance smoking fee could spur another vice: Lying about doing it", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010065/Insurance-smoking-fee-could-spur-another-vice-Lying-about-doing-it" }, { "artid": "312010071", "title": "Experts clash on aging farmers", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010071/Experts-clash-aging-farmers" }, { "artid": "312010069", "title": "Ex-Register columnist Offenburger honored for Raccoon River Valley Trail work", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010069/Ex-Register-columnist-Offenburger-honored-Raccoon-River-Valley-Trail-work" }, { "artid": "312010072", "title": "More crime spree details released by police", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS01/312010072/More-crime-spree-details-released-by-police" }, { "artid": "312010068", "title": "Study: Both sexes focus on women's bodies", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010068/Study-Both-sexes-focus-women-s-bodies" }, { "artid": "312010061", "title": "Register Investigation: Here's where patrols write most tickets", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS03/312010061/Register-Investigation-Here-s-where-patrols-write-most-tickets" }, { "artid": "312010063", "title": "Inclusive cheerleading squad unites peers in Waukee", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS02/312010063/Inclusive-cheerleading-squad-unites-peers-Waukee" }, { "artid": "312010064", "title": "Iowa Kids: In the face of challenges, family says happiness is worth more than money", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010064/Iowa-Kids-face-challenges-family-says-happiness-worth-more-than-money" }, { "artid": "312010062", "title": "Photo of Taco John manager in Charles City leads to her firing", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010062/Photo-Taco-John-manager-Charles-City-leads-her-firing" }, { "artid": "312010058", "title": "Iowa COPS' president keeps giving back after own '07 tragedy", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS01/312010058/Iowa-COPS-president-keeps-giving-back-after-own-07-tragedy" }, { "artid": "312010057", "title": "Man injured in Des Moines house fire Saturday", "url": "/article/20131201/NEWS/312010057/Man-injured-Des-Moines-house-fire-Saturday" }, { "artid": "311300075", "title": "Publicist: 'Fast & Furious' star Paul Walker dies in car crash", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300075/Publicist-Fast-Furious-star-Paul-Walker-dies-car-crash" }, { "artid": "311300022", "title": "Munson: Shared trait: Families fight for their kids", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300022/Munson-Shared-trait-Families-fight-their-kids" }, { "artid": "311300021", "title": "Iowa Kids: In the face of challenges, family says happiness is worth more than money", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300021/Iowa-Kids-face-challenges-family-says-happiness-worth-more-than-money" }, { "artid": "311300072", "title": "$1,700 generator reportedly stolen from trailer", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/311300072/-1-700-generator-reportedly-stolen-from-trailer" }, { "artid": "311300071", "title": "Des Moines man finds cell phone of alleged burglar Saturday", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/311300071/Des-Moines-man-finds-cell-phone-alleged-burglar-Saturday" }, { "artid": "311300074", "title": "Man injured in Des Moines house fire Saturday", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300074/Man-injured-Des-Moines-house-fire-Saturday" }, { "artid": "312010055", "title": "Small Business Saturday: Get 170 gift ideas in our guide", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/312010055/Small-Business-Saturday-Get-170-gift-ideas-our-guide" }, { "artid": "131130003", "title": "Texan charged in Des Moines metro crime spree", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/131130003/Texan-charged-Des-Moines-metro-crime-spree" }, { "artid": "131130002", "title": "Police: Man breaks into house after crashing car into Grand View structure", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/131130002/Police-Man-breaks-into-house-after-crashing-car-into-Grand-View-structure" }, { "artid": "131130001", "title": "Man dies in Marshall County car accident Friday", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/131130001/Man-dies-Marshall-County-car-accident-Friday" }, { "artid": "311300045", "title": "Jolly Holiday Lights keeps making wishes happen", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300045/Jolly-Holiday-Lights-keeps-making-wishes-happen" }, { "artid": "311300046", "title": "King lambasted over Mexican immigrants comment", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS09/311300046/King-lambasted-over-Mexican-immigrants-comment" }, { "artid": "311300044", "title": "Des Moines man is stabbed to death", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/311300044/Des-Moines-man-stabbed-death" }, { "artid": "311300043", "title": "Tales of the season: In search of the perfect tree", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300043/Tales-season-search-perfect-tree" }, { "artid": "311300047", "title": "RFD-TV show to feature RAGBRAI", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300047/RFD-TV-show-feature-RAGBRAI" }, { "artid": "311300040", "title": "Texan faces multiple charges tied to afternoon crime spree", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/311300040/Texan-faces-multiple-charges-tied-afternoon-crime-spree" }, { "artid": "311300035", "title": "Tomorrow Plan calls for affordable housing", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300035/Tomorrow-Plan-calls-affordable-housing" }, { "artid": "311300042", "title": "U of I turns storm damage into energy opportunity", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS02/311300042/U-turns-storm-damage-into-energy-opportunity" }, { "artid": "311300037", "title": "Survey of Chichaqua Bottoms aims to help endangered species", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300037/Survey-Chichaqua-Bottoms-aims-help-endangered-species" }, { "artid": "311300033", "title": "Stephanie Rose trial will examine judge's treatment of lawyer", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/311300033/Stephanie-Rose-trial-will-examine-judge-s-treatment-lawyer" }, { "artid": "311300031", "title": "Groups help wildlife affected by oil spill", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS/311300031/Groups-help-wildlife-affected-by-oil-spill" }, { "artid": "311290117", "title": "Car collides with structure at Grand View", "url": "/article/20131130/NEWS01/311290117/Car-collides-structure-Grand-View" }Reader's Watchdog: Custody battle rages after grandmother 'popped' kids at Walmart
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Observer's Jesus story upsets archbishop
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
THE Observer was yesterday chastised by Archbishop of Kingston Donald Reece for its front-page display of an artist's sculpture of a nude Jesus. Reece, while calling the prominent placement of the story distasteful, questioned, in a scathing letter to the editor, whether the same judgement call would have been made had the sculpture been of the Islamic prophet Mohammed.
According to the Roman Catholic archbishop, the Observer's decision represented "a piece of a trend" to attack what is sacred in Western society and an attempt to undermine the Christian faith.
"...For the life of me I cannot begin to fathom the Observer's rationale for a full three-page exposition of Christ's naked body with reference to the sacrosanct belief of the Eucharist," said Reece.
"I wonder if an artist had caricatured the prophet Mohammed or some aspects of the Koran, if you would have featured it so readily and prominently in your newspaper," Reece questioned.
Unflattering depictions of prophet Mohammed have been known to spark violent protests in countries where the Islamic faith is prominent.
In July 2007, a series of drawings by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks depicting Mohammed as a 'roundabout dog' resulted in protests and threats on the artist's life. Several art galleries in Sweden declined to show the drawings, citing security concerns and fear of violence. The controversy gained international attention after the Örebro-based regional newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published one of the drawings on August 18 to illustrate an editorial on self-censorship and freedom of religion.
The publication of the cartoons also drew official condemnations from several foreign governments, including Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Jordan, as well as by the inter-governmental Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
In contrast, Christians' reaction to the many artworks of Christ and criticism of them over the years have never rose to the level of violence.
The piece complained of by Reece — a 10-foot-high Styrofoam sculpture of a nude male torso, with exposed genitalia, by artist Laura Facey, is titled Body and Blood of Christ and is on display at the PanCaribbean building in New Kingston.
Facey, who told the Sunday Observer that she enjoys that her work triggers debate and thought, said "...If you don't create a stir, then what's the point of doing the work? Not that that's my aim. I'm happy that it does, actually. It makes me feel that we're alive, I'm alive, my work is doing something."
Facey is also known for her controversial 2003 piece Redemption Song, the sculpture of a naked man and woman that graces the Oxford Road entrance to Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
Yesterday, the archbishop made clear that his contention was not with Facey's expression, saying that, "she, like other artists, must have her reasons for the preoccupation with nudity". Reece, however, said he found the article to be in "poor taste for the commemoration of the holiest day for Christians, Easter".
He also complained that Christianity "is fair game for one and all, especially at this time of the year which we could call 'religious silly season' for at every Easter there is some farfetched notion being put forth either to belittle or to call into question the Christian faith".
Added Reece: "In western society, nothing seems to be sacred anymore: sex is no longer sacred, it's now a commodity; religious beliefs or objects are no longer held sacred; and the human body is forever being trivialised, and considered disposable.
"In sum, the mystery of life is slowly being eroded. Then we wonder about the mores of our society, and hypocritically wring our hands in desperation about occurrences like 'no panty days' by schoolgirls. We adults have opened the sluice gate of relativism, inappropriateness, and indecency; the result is far-reaching. Sanctity of life linked to a sense of mystery is fast disappearing. Do the media have a role to play in this sorry pass?"
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In the local culture, criticisms, no matter how valid, offends the party in power..They either pretend that they are doing something to deal with the problem or just let the problem go on until the complaints vanish naturally. In this country of religious people, so called only Christian nation in Asia, can be observed many unchristian behavior from amongst its people.Taking advantage of every opportunity to milk some cash from airport passengers is almost normal.The airport remained sub standard since the people who benefit from this airport are somehow linked to politicians in power..Im so ashame of my country of birth. Citizens of this Island nation has so much pride that they dont really deserve.
Manila 30 years ago was once a beaming city and now to see it on the verge of urban decay is really heartbreaking for a Filipino like me. Why is the government always turn to private sector to upgrade its infrastructures? The NAIA airport collects massive airport taxes per year and yet it cannot repair a peeling ceiling plaster. Where do the funds go? Obviously to the pockets of those who are in power. This is only the tip of the iceberg of how serious and rampant the corruption in this country. I salute every taxpayer who still remain content on how the government manages public funds.
Easily the worst (major city) airport in East Asia. As someone who has to fly through that dump of an airport once every other year… let me say, I will be applauding the day they bulldoze, blow up, close or sell off NAIA to a private operator.
But, color me skeptical… I bet it'll be just as awful 10 years from now.
manila girl,
The government is turning to the private sector because it can do a better job. You just said so yourself, that the airport tax doesnt even get to work.
Just do something. If we want to showcase the beauty of our country then we should start with our very own airport…it's been decrepit for so long, well, not just the structure but even the people who run it.
I'm very sorry to comment off topic but everybody has the same opinion about this topic. What troubles me is how the English language could be slowly bludgeoned to death in this article. How did this get past the editor of the Wall Street Journal no less.
To wit:
"..and with traffic now bumping up against capacity, passengers fear matters will only get WORST." <– really?
how come a business tycoon like henry sy can build a very nice shopping mall with very nice employees but our government can't even build a decent airport with decent staffs? 'hope pnoy's "matuwid na daan" can cover these airport woes…
I flew through Manila twice a few weeks ago. The graft, corruption, and mismanagement are unseemly. I also flew through larger airports like Bangkok, Dubai, Munich, as well as smaller terminals in Chiang Mai, Luang Prebang, and Vientiane. Sadly, Vientiane was the only airport that scored lower than Manila on my list, and it handles probably 1% of Manila's traffic.
For various reasons (protectionism, support for graft and corruption), Manila has several terminals that share a single runway. Cebu Pacific and other Philippine carriers are given preferential treatment in the "newer" terminal (only half of this terminal is used – a large number of gates remain empty or unfinished, and they don't run the escalators at all. Someone is probably paying the electric bill but those funds are going into someone's pocket. Strangely, you can't even exit the plane and walk directly into the terminal. They take everyone outside and take a bus 50 meters to a door, where you walk back upstairs to the very exit point of the same jetway you just exited. Astonishing.
It will take years for the PI to overcome its culture of corruption. Until that time, continue paying your 750 Peso "airport tax" and shopping at sad little stores.
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I read that article in the "guide to sleeping in airports" and I found it to be unfair. Living in Phils as a foreigner I have been through NAIA many times and have NEVER been ripped of by any official. A police officer even changed currency for me and gave me an excellent rate. On occasions I have had to sleep at the airport to get a connecting flight and always feel very safe sleeping on the benches outside the airport, after all, there is a guard with a shotgun there. OK, maybe some other airports are a bit more fancy and new, but with that comes the sterile, boring, and characterless Mc Donalds restaurant and crappy overprices designer goods stores or CD stores (does anyone still use CD's?). I say leave NAIA as it is, I like it the way it is. I can eat nice (and cheap) filipino food at the restaurant, then smoke a cigarette and drink beer in the bar. Try doing that at any of the other plastic asian hubs ! I say the people that voted it as the worst airport to sleep at are just a bunch of pussies or whiners.
I flew PAL from Manila to Bohol in Oct., and waited in the plane with no air con for almost an hour for 4 'late' passengers to show up . Eventually 1 showed up and we were permitted to leave , ha . Anyway , fly cebu pacific whenever possible !
When you take an international flight out of MNL you better show up about 5 hours be takeoff . Nightmare , like driving in Manila .
I am a filipina..and yes i did experience how terrible my own country is..i dont know how they can open youre stuff (though its lock),and get the most valuable things u have!really worse airport indeed..sad to say but i think it is the most corrupt country too..costoms?yeah mind blowing..
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The gang agrees to help the Gobs find the culprit in exchange for help getting their van repaired.
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The "Wheel of Fun" is the opposite of the "Wheel of Chaos". Spinning it gives some kind of bonus to the spinning player. It costs one Scooby snack to spin the wheel. Whenever a player has any Scooby snacks, he is given the option of spinning the wheel at the beginning of their turn.
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SouthPeak, with an arrangement with Time-Warner, provided the team with videotapes of all 25 original half-hour episodes of Scooby-Doo to help them inject the game with an authentic feel.
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Question by Don Ewart 11 · May 23 '12 at 07:42 PM · honey paleo
I consume maybe 20 grams of carb daily. High fat and some protein. However I do down a teaspoon of raw honey before bed. I seem to sleep more soundly that way. My question: Is honey Paleo? It's been consumed by humans for a few thousand years, bui don't know if it goes back 10,000 years. Can someone shed light on this?
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Answer by Eugenia 11763 · May 23 '12 at 07:47 PM
Yes, honey IS Paleo (despite some Paleo decision-tree graphics that float online saying it's not). Hunter-gatherer tribes are often put their lives at risk to get some honey. As long as:
You're not trying to lose weight
You're not trying to be ketogenic
Your honey is raw, unfiltered, AND local
then honey is perfectly Paleo, and it has very potent anti-microbial properties (just don't heat it up, so its agents remain alive during consumption).
As for its fructose and other sugar content, it's all monosaccarides, which is totally absorbable by the human body before reaches the gut, and so it does not feed gut bacteria (which result in other problems). This is why the healing SCD and GAPS diets (similar to Paleo) allow "real" honey, even if they're low carb otherwise.
Answer by CS 2662 · May 23 '12 at 07:50 PM
Raw honey contains a small amount of minerals, amino acids, and vitamins making it a far better choice than cane sugar, agave or stevia. Processed honey is crap.
Source: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-honey-a-safer-sweetener/#axzz1viwXz39m
Answer by Kristen 1 933 · May 23 '12 at 09:19 PM
Remember: we eat this way because it is an effective way to eat whole, natural foods, which benefit our bodies. It doesn't necessarily follow that we would or would not eat something that our ancestors ate thousands of years ago (we wouldn't be able to know exactly what they ate, anyways, without a time machine!). If you wanted to go that route, why are you on the internet? haha
Whenever possible, you should purchase locally raised, raw honey. It is tastier & more potent! The benefits outweigh any negatives in my opinion.
Answer by EDouble 191 · May 24 '12 at 04:05 AM
Ask this guy if it's Paleo after he climbed a 40m tree in the Congo to gather honey for his family (from the MDA post mentioned previously):
Answer by borofergie 11802 · May 23 '12 at 07:45 PM
Only if you kill the bees yourself.
I can remember watching Ray Mears in Africa with tribes that still hunter gather and they eat honey ! I found this clip which shows how they obtain it. Go to 2.39 to see!
http:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7s9DWNDkbIAnswer by Acumen Athletics 1727 · May 24 '12 at 01:29 AM
Ive read that honey is a whole food only when larva is present.
Answer by jjcoco 1 · Jul 11 '12 at 06:34 AM
Watch the BBC human planet series. there is a great examples of tribes risking their lives for honey.
Answer by Katey Goodrich 1 · Apr 22 at 02:32 AM
Honey was definitely eaten and enjoyed by our Paleolithic ancestors. There are pictographs in Africa from c5000 bc showing hunters raiding wild bee hives for honey. Depictions in Egypt on tombs 2500 bc showing smoke blown into wild hives and in Israel man made hives have been excavated from 1000bc.
Answer by Cyn 2 1 · Jun 27 at 05:06 AM
Ancient Egyptians used honey to sweeten their blue lotus infused wine as blue lotus made the wine more bitter. Honey is a fantastic sweetener in moderation... I like brushing it on my fish or veggies with salt and pepper. Raw organic honey has a stronger flavor than the store bought processed garbage, only a little (1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon) I've found goes a very long way, so if in moderation it should not affect a low carb diet badly unless you eat massive quantities. I also use organic liquid and powdered stevia to sweeten, stevia is just an herb that's a great alternative to disgusting artificial cancer causing sweeteners.
Answer by mandy 7 71 · Jun 27 at 10:32 AM
Honey was absolutely, without a doubt, consumed by our ancestors. I'm a farmer and I know how hard it is to use my hands to turn soil and water and sunshine into nourishing calories...so I can only imagine how hard it was without seed catalogs, composted horse manure, and drip irrigation! If a paleolithic tribe found an abandoned hollow log full of honey it would have been our modern day equivalent to winning the lottery! Easy calories that don't need any processing (drying, fermenting, etc.) and keeps forever! A separate question is, for a contemporary tummy attempting to tap into the health of our ancestors, is honey a good choice? If you are eating honey before bed and feeling good, then I think you have already answered your own question. Honey is 'paleo' for you. For some people (sadly, myself right now) honey causes problems. But my feeling is a healthy happy healed tummy can tolerate honey very well and that raw honey is an amazing and sacred food! I see not being able to digest honey, or honey giving my stomach a hard time, as a sign of needing healing in the gut. Because, honey is right up there with lard and liver as being a crazy awesome gift from the earth!
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