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• Brand New National Children's Museum Plans Unveiled

  I love taking my toddler to museums. But when checking out exhibits like the recent Chihuly show that came through my town, the cultural encounters are filled with more anxiety than art.  At moments like this, one very much welcomes an educational and age appropriate destination like a museum just for the kids. Today, new plans were just unveiled for a brand new National Children’s Museum near Washington D.C.. Read More... Posted Apr 22 2009, 06:00 PM by SunnyChanel with | with no comments Filed under: museums, Washington D.C., Maryland, Children’s museum, Cesar Pelli

• Woman Will Go Free If Son Comes Back To Life

  In what has to be a first, a Maryland court has accepted a plea bargain where she will testify against her fellow cult members and plead guilty -- unless her son is resurrected. 22-year-old Ria Ramkissoon is accused of refusing to feed her son Javon because "he didn't say 'amen' before breakfast." Ramkissoon and other parents were allegedly ordered to do this by a woman named Queen Antoinette, the leader of a group called One Mind Ministries. Queen Antoinette is charged with murder and child abuse resulting in death; in exchange for her testimony, Ramkissoon will plead guilty only to the latter charge. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 09:30 AM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: news, crime, wtf, Washington Post, bizarre, Maryland, court, Brett Singer, Ria Ramkissoon, Queen Antoinette, One Mind Ministries

• Halloween Not So Festive For Sex Offenders

  Most of the year we say, "Hey kids, don't take candy from strangers." The exception of course is Halloween, when we have kids actually solicit for candy, and 'aw yeah' for that. Some states are taking measures to prevent registered violent and child sex offenders from participating in the holiday, a thought that made my fears of pumpkin smashing seem a little more trivial.  In Maryland, 1,200 sex offenders received a letter instructing them to... Read More... Posted Oct 19 2008, 10:35 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: children, law, ACLU, crime, child abuse, safety, punishment, police, Halloween, states, Maryland, protection, rights, parole, pumpkin, sign

• When Boys Attack: 12-Year-Old Saves Mom, Kills Attacker

  How does a young man say “I Love You” to his mother?  Flowers? Candy? How about fending off her attacker and slaying the man? Yeah, extra points for originality.    When the boy, whose name was not released in this article, heard his mom’s screams, he ran to the kitchen of the boarding house where they live and found a fellow boarder pinning her to the floor and choking her.  That’s when the boy picked up a knife… Read More... Posted Apr 04 2008, 07:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: boy, mother, Maryland, God, sacrifice, attacker, 12-year-old, boarding house, knife

• Vaccinate or Go to Jail

  Parents of about 2300 Maryland schoolkids face fines and possible jail time if they fail to show up to court tomorrow because they have failed to vaccinate their kids. The kids themselves will have to witness their parents being lectured to/yelled at by a judge, and the kids won't be able to leave the courthouse until they've been vaccinated. My 11-year old was just looking over my shoulder just now, which prompted an interesting discussion during which we looked up (for his benefit) the word "draconian".  I've told you before where I stand on vaccinations for my kids, but hello? This is ridiculous. Read More... Posted Nov 16 2007, 07:26 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 18 comment(s) Filed under: kids, health, vaccinations, jail, immunizations, Maryland, prince george's county