It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Any recommendations for very light weight and comfortable? Bonus if they fit big heads...

Prosecutor Kim Hunley, Santa Cruz county attorney, is expected to announce at a Monday status hearing whether the case is headed for a retrial or not. Kelly is charged with second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

rivals tempting us

Nice interview here with Tom Lange, who served as the lead detective for the murders of NBS and RG. It's amazing how much evidence Simpson's lawyers successfully had thrown out of the trial, or wasn't used by the prosecution.


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As previously reported, an armed Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris got into a physical fight with other agents at Joint Base Andrews on Monday morning.

According to reports, the problem agent, identified as Michelle Herczeg, began acting aggressively, speaking gibberish and shouting incoherently at other agents while they were near the lounge at JBA.

Herczeg reportedly threw menstrual pads at another agent before getting into a brawl a JBA.

RealClearPolitics reported that Herczeg grabbed a male agent’s personal cell phone and began deleting apps on it before she completely melted down.

Agent Herczeg had to be physically restrained and her firearm was taken away from her. She was handcuffed and taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

“Herczeg then chest-bumped and shoved her superior, then tackled him and punched him. The agents involved in restraining Herczeg were especially concerned because she still had her gun in the holster. They wrestled her to the ground, took the gun from her, cuffed her, and then removed her from the terminal,” RealClearPolitics reported.

One other agent was also hospitalized.

Kamala Harris was at the Naval Observatory at the time of the fight.

The New York Post reported that agent Herzceg previously filed a $ 1 million gender discrimination lawsuit against the city of Dallas while she was a police officer.

Sure, anyone can off themselves anytime they want. But, the option to die in a dignified manner is often hotly debated.

Personally, I don’t understand why this isn’t available to everyone, everywhere.


LIMA, April 22 (Reuters) - A Peruvian woman suffering from a degenerative illness has died by euthanasia after a lengthy court battle ended in a landmark ruling allowing her to end her life with medical assistance, her lawyer said on Monday.

Ana Estrada, 47, had lived with a rare incurable condition called polymyositis, which causes muscle weakness, for the past three decades. She was bed-ridden and required a ventilator to breathe.

She died on Sunday, her lawyer Josefina Miro Quesada said on X.

Estrada, a psychologist, went to court in 2016 to fight for access to euthanasia, illegal in Peru. In 2022, the Latin American nation's Supreme Court confirmed a ruling that gave Estrada an exemption to end her life.



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"Ana has left us grateful to all the people who helped give her a voice, who were with her through this fight and who supported her decision unconditionally, with love," Miro Quesada said.

Euthanasia is illegal in most countries including Peru, a majority Roman Catholic nation. In Latin America, Colombia, Ecuador and Cuba have allowed the practice under certain conditions
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In an interview with Reuters after her court win, Estrada said she hoped her case would set legal precedent for the right to assisted suicide. Under Peruvian law, assisting someone's suicide and killing a terminally ill patient are punishable with prison time.

While the Supreme Court ruling did not legalize assisted dying, it exempted the doctor who supplied the drug to end Estrada's life from any punishment.

"There will come a time when I will no longer be able to write, or express myself," Estrada said at the time. "My body fails, but my mind and spirit are happy. I want the last moments of my life to be just like this

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I certainly don't remember giving two flying craps in HS or College about anything going on in the world. In HS we cared about who was getting our beer that weekend and where the party would be. In college/military dorm life it was about what girls we were going to pick up at the club.

(of course this guy is only half right because EVERYONE is always pissed off)

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USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow​

What's your go to? Pen cap? Paper clip? Matchbook? Thread from shirt? What are people doing these days?

California Teachers Quit Over ‘Woke Lies’ And ‘Indoctrination’
A California teacher couple decided to quit teaching in public schools due to what they referred to as "indoctrination, not education." The longtime teachers decided to establish a Christian online school that reportedly resists the left-leaning educational agenda featured within the public school system.

Kali And Joshua Fontanilla Established The Exodus Institute
Kali and Joshua Fontanilla reportedly established a Christian online school known as the Exodus Institute as an alternative to the standard public school setup. A detailed profile on the pair published by the Washington Post indicated that the pair were active for a long time within California.
The Fontanilla couple used to teach English class at the middle and high school level when working for public schools. However, they reportedly resigned from their jobs and later launched their online school.

COVID-19 Closures, Black Lives Matter Support Led To Resignation Decision
The Fontanilla couple apparently did not appreciate the school closures that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. That was one of the reasons that led to their decision to resign from teaching in public schools. The couple was also reportedly dissatisfied by their colleagues deciding to support the Black Lives Matter movement. In their opinion, the movement allegedly adopted an "anti-police stance", which was ultimately "false and hateful."

Fontanilla Couple Was Convinced School Taught Harmful Ideas About Race,
Kali and Joshua, ages 41 and 42 respectively, were also convinced that the public school that they taught at focused on teaching harmful ideas about history and race. According to the couple, they believed that the school taught a false theory that America was systemically racist.
Mostly conservative fathers and mothers throughout the country raised similar alarms as anxiety later fueled legislation that restricted how educators were able to teach about sex, race, and gender. New laws affected nearly half of the nation's students by April 2024.

Fontanilla Couple Wanted To Expose Propaganda Of Public Schools And Offer Alternative
Kali and Joshua wanted to essentially expose what they viewed as propaganda shared by the public school system and offer an alternative for families to consider. The couple moved to Florida to establish their own Christian school in 2021. They have since grew their school to a size of almost 200 students. The buzz generated overall by the school was substantially boosted by Kali's appearances and interviews with such conservative media outlets as Fox News.

Kali Fontanilla Uses Her Instagram Following To Recruit New Students
Kali reportedly posts Instagram videos regularly that are full of right-wing rhetoric. She has generated an audience of over 333,000 followers within the social media platform. This has proven to become an effective recruiting tool for the couple's school as well.

Fontanilla Criticized Online For Offering 'Racist, One-Sided, Whitewashed' Opinions
Not everyone has had a positive reaction to Kali Fontanilla's online presence. One report shows that she has spurred a vast number of critical messages from people online that believe she is indoctrinating students with a conservatively skewed perspective.
One recent post from one of the online critics referred to her content as a "racist, one-sided, whitewashed opinion." Another user indicated that no one was "impressed by the trash" that Kali is "trying to sell."

Governor Newsom Signed Legislation To Require Students To Take Ethnic Studies Class
California Governor Gavin Newsom made waves back in October 2021 when he signed legislation that required high school students to take an ethnic studies class to be able to graduate. The mandate was designed to become effective with the graduating class of 2030.
However, high schools were required to start offering ethnic studies courses effective for the 2025-26 school year. One report claims that hundreds of high schools already had similar courses when the new law went into effect.

Ethnics Studies Class Was Required To Focus On Four Ethnic And Racial Groups
According to the legislation, the ethnic studies curriculum must draw attention to four major ethnic and racial groups with stories and history that were traditionally overlooked. The four groups specifically referenced were Latinos, Blacks, Native Americans, and Asian Americans.
The model curriculum was designed to include discussions on the legacies and ethnic heritage of students within their community. It consisted of lesson plans that highlighted Arab, Jewish, Sikh, and Armenian Americans as well.

Kali Analyzed Ethnic Studies Lesson Plans That Highlighted 'Critical Race Theory'
While still teaching English in a Salinas district public school Kali did research on the ethnic studies lesson plans within the internal systems of the school. She discovered evidence that certain colleagues were introducing their students to the "critical race theory."
The "critical race theory" is known as a college-level academic framework that indicates racism is woven into the seams of American institutions. Kali personally encountered the theory when she attended graduate school and was disgusted by it.

District Officials Claimed Feedback To Critical Race Theory Lessons Was Positive
District officials wrote in a statement to the Washington Post regarding questions asked about the ethnic studies course. The statement indicated that "embedded in the lesson outcomes was the question for students to analyze whether or not race may be viewed as a contributor to one's experiences." The district indicated that it conducted a survey with students that completed the ethnic studies class in 2022. According to the officials, the feedback and response from those surveyed "was overwhelmingly positive."

Joshua Fontanilla Analyzed The 'American Dream' Unit Of English Curriculum
Kali's husband Joshua reportedly did some thorough research of his own into the "American Dream" unit designed to be taught with the English curriculum. He personally researched the politics of each author featured within the curriculum.
According to the Washington Post, he concluded that at least 12 of 19 authors were recognized as "left-leaning." According to Joshua's opinion, that included "socialist" poet Langston Hughes and "leftist" historian Studs Terkel.

Joshua Also Noticed The Bias Perceived In School Regarding LGBT Community
Joshua mentioned to the Washington Post that he also noticed what he interpreted as bias within the school. For instance, his suspicions heightened when he noticed that announcements about meetings for the Gay-Straight Alliance Club were made directly over the loudspeakers.
On the contrary, many other clubs did not receive the same level of exposure. For instance, he specifically referenced his own chess group meetings that did not get announced to the students in the same way.

Kali Became Disillusioned With President Obama After $8.7 Billion Food Stamp Cut
Kali reportedly became disillusioned with President Barack Obama after he signed a law in 2014 that cut $8.7 billion in food stamps. The 2014 Farm Bill caused 850,000 households to lose an average amount of $90 per month, according to MSNBC.
At the time, Obama stated that the bipartisan bill was "going to make a big difference in communities across the country." Kali indicated that her mother relied on food stamps to raise her and her siblings throughout her childhood years.

Joshua Admitted That He Started To Agree With Former President Trump's Policies
Joshua also acknowledged that he started to agree with many of former U.S. President Donald Trump's policies. He focused specifically on the hardline stance that Trump made about immigration. Kali wrote a letter directly to the School Board in the summer of 2021. She wrote that the district would "only harden the hearts of many of our students" if it continued to "move forward with all these divisive teachings."

Mrs. Stein capturing the hearts and minds of American youth.

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New age of football. Out offense has been stuck in 1975 for decades, but it’s sink or swim with the portal boys.

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Mike Pinder, the last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, whose innovative use of the Mellotron — a predecessor of the sampler — helped make the band a pioneer of progressive rock, died on Wednesday at his home in the Sacramento area. He was 82.
His son Dan confirmed the death. He said that his father had breathing difficulties and had been in hospice care for a few days.
The Moody Blues were formed in 1964, with a lineup of Mr. Pinder on keyboards, Denny Laine on guitar, Graeme Edge on drums, Ray Thomas on flute and Clint Warwick on bass. The group’s “Go Now!,” sung by Mr. Laine, rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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The Moody Blues at the house they shared in South London in 1965. From left: Ray Thomas, Denny Laine, Graeme Edge, Clint Warwick and Mr. Pinder.Credit...Chris Ware/Keystone Features, via Getty Images
Mr. Laine and Mr. Warwick left after the release of the band’s first album, “The Magnificent Moodies” (1965), and were replaced by Justin Hayward and John Lodge. The change in personnel set the stage for a change in direction: from R&B-tinged rock to the psychedelic, orchestral sound that the Moody Blues vividly showcased on their breakthrough 1967 album, “Days of Future Passed.”
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Mr. Pinder had worked as a tester in the Mellotron factory in Birmingham, England, before the Moody Blues formed. Playing the company’s Mark II model for the first time was “my first ‘man on the moon’ event,” he told the British music website Brumbeat.
So he understood the musical possibilities of using the Mellotron, an electromechanical keyboard that uses tape loops to simulate the sounds and rhythms of an orchestra, on “Days of Future Passed” and beyond.
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The Moody Blues unveiled a dramatic change in direction, thanks in large part to Mr. Pinder’s work on the Mellotron, on their breakthrough 1967 album, “Days of Future Passed.” Credit...Deram Records
“With the ’Tron, I could develop melodies and countermelodies within the Moody Blues’ songs,” Mr. Pinder told Rolling Stone in 2018 for its oral history of “Nights in White Satin,” the album’s signature song, which was written and sung by Mr. Hayward. “When you become the orchestra, I think you become the arranger by default. I could create the backdrops and the landscape for the melodies that the guys were writing.”
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After Mr. Pinder’s death, Mr. Hayward wrote on Facebook: “Mike was a natural born musician who could play any style of music with warmth and love. His reimagining and rebuilding (literally) of the Mellotron gave us our identifiable early sound.”

Mr. Pinder said that he had recommended the Mellotron to John Lennon. It was played by Paul McCartney on the Beatles’ 1967 single “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
“Days of Future Passed” also featured Mr. Pinder’s baritone-voiced recitation of “Late Lament,” the mystical coda (written by Mr. Edge) to “Nights in White Satin.” Mr. Pinder was lying down “in a meditative state,” he said in the oral history, when he recited the poem that famously begins, “Breathe deep the gathering gloom/Watch lights fade from every room.”
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Mr. Pinder performing with the Moody Blues in Amsterdam in 1972.Credit...Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns, via Getty Images
Michael Thomas Pinder was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham, and grew up in nearby Kingstanding. His father, Bertram, was a bus driver, and his mother, Gladys (Lay) Pinder, was a barmaid.
Michael had no formal training and started playing the piano and guitar when he was young. He was in the British Army, where he performed with a band, when he first heard the Beatles.
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“When I heard ‘Love Me Do,’ it was like, ‘OK, that’s what I’ve been waiting for,’” he told the website Classic Bands in an undated interview. “I’ve been waiting for that signal, because the music scene in England up until then was pretty poor.”
When they formed in 1964, the Moody Blues were called the M&B 5, using the initials of the brewery that owned clubs and dance halls where they had been playing. The name was a ploy to get money from the brewery to fund the band. It didn’t work. So, Mr. Pinder told Classic Bands, he was inspired to create the name Moody Blues by tying together “the mood affecting changes of music” and the fact that the band’s repertoire at the time was primarily rhythm and blues.
Mr. Pinder remained with the Moody Blues until 1978, providing vocals and contributing songs as well as continuing to use the Mellotron on albums like “In Search of the Lost Chord” (1968) and “On the Threshold of a Dream” (1969). He moved to another electromechanical keyboard, the Chamberlin, for “Seventh Sojourn” (1972), and the synthesizer for “Octave” (1978).

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Mr. Pinder released his first solo album, “The Promise,” in 1976.Credit...Threshold/Polydor
By then, he had already released a solo album, “The Promise,” in 1976. He spent many years off the scene, part of that time consulting on composing music for computers for Atari, the video game maker, before recording a second album, “Among the Stars,” in 1995. He also recorded two albums for children, “Planet With One Mind” (1995) and “A People With One Heart” (1996), in which he told stories, accompanied by his musical arrangements.
“We wanted stories that had multilevel meanings,” he told The San Francisco Examiner in 1997, referring to the search for the right picture books that he pursued with his wife, Taralee (Grant) Pinder. “We went through hundreds of books. We were looking through a lot of books that were like, ‘The rabbit went down to the mouse’s house for a cup of tea.’ But we were looking for books like, ‘The rabbit went down to the mouse’s house and discussed the Zen of tea making.’"

In addition to his wife and his son Daniel, from his marriage to Donna Arkoff, which ended in divorce, Mr. Pinder is survived by two other sons, Michael and Matthew, from his second marriage; four grandchildren; and a sister, Monica Hackett.

A Valley man who appeared in a documentary in 2016 about young athletes was arrested Thursday for allegedly recording himself having sex with two females without their permission, according to court records.
Gage Gregurich, 19, faces two counts of unlawful intrusion by phone or video, a felony. He faces up to two years in prison on each charge if convicted. He was ordered held on $25,000 bail Thursday.
The Douglas County affidavit filed by Valley police alleges:

In 2022, Gregurich had separate consensual sexual encounters, one in May and one in December, with two females.
At the time, one female was 17 and the other was 18. Gregurich, who was then 16, recorded the encounters without either partner’s consent.

Later, Gregurich sent each of his former sexual partners a copy of the videos “and asked each victim to go out with him several times, but each victim had always refused.”

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The alleged victims also told investigators Gregurich sent unsolicited photos of his genitals to them both before and “well after” the encounters and asked them for naked photos.





Gage Gregurich, shown here at age 10, of Valley competed and set new American and World Records at the Cornhusker State Games that year.

“Our investigation shows (Gregurich) threatened both victims to upload the video to the web and allow it to go viral before the victims blocked (Gregurich) from all social media outlets,” the affidavit said.
In 2014, The World-Herald reported that Gregurich, a 10-year-old at the time, was shattering world records in weightlifting.

Gregurich also appeared in the documentary “Baby Bodybuilders” which aired on TLC in 2016. According to a U.S. Sun article in 2022, at age 9 Gregurich was able to deadlift three times his own bodyweight “which would have been 171 pounds.”

Gregurich’s preliminary hearing is set for June 5.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

She was hilarious on Colbert tonight. Worth the find when it is posted online.

Highly recommend. 91 and still kicking a$$and taking names.

Two recently installed vending machines in Omaha are making it as quick and easy to access emergency contraception as it is to grab a Snickers or a Diet Coke.




Alexis Pappas of Omaha tries out an emergency contraception vending machine Thursday as it is unveiled at Nite Owl, 3902 Farnam St. “I’m just someone who believes emergency contraception should be less than $60 and should be more accessible to everyone,” Pappas said.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
The Women’s Fund of Omaha on Thursday unveiled its second sexual health vending machine, located at the Nite Owl, a bar and restaurant at 3902 Farnam St. in the city’s popular Blackstone District.
Like the first machine — which the organization quietly launched about a month ago at the Nebraska AIDS Project at 6220 Maple St. in the Benson neighborhood — the Nite Owl machine dispenses the so-called morning-after pill for $8 and pregnancy tests for $3.
Elsewhere, emergency birth control can retail for as much as $50, although some brands cost considerably less, and a two-pack of pregnancy tests lists for $12 to $20 at pharmacies.

Jo Giles, the Women’s Fund’s executive director, said she believes the vending machines are the first of their kind in Nebraska. She said they are intended to provide discreet access to both products when people need them.

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An emergency contraception vending machine in a restroom at Nite Owl at 3902 Farnam St., in Omaha on Thursday, April 25, 2024. With pregnancy tests and emergency contraception available, it is the second vending machine of its kind by the Women’s Fund of Omaha. The first is located at the Nebraska AIDS Project offices in Benson.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
While emergency contraceptives are over-the-counter medications, they’re often kept in clear, locked cases in pharmacies, which can be a deterrent for some people, she said. And due to staffing issues, fewer area pharmacies are open 24 hours a day.
The Benson machine is located inside a vestibule that is open 24/7; the Nite Owl is open until 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Katie Mock, who co-owns the Nite Owl with husband Noah Mock, said the 10-year-old bar has a young clientele and is happy to provide access to the products they need. Said Noah Mock, “We’re very excited to be a part of it.”

Giles noted that the installations come at a time when many states, including Nebraska, have restricted access to abortion after the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended constitutional protections for abortion. Nebraska lawmakers passed a 12-week ban based on gestational age last year.

For organizations involved in women’s health issues, access to contraception, particularly emergency birth control, has become a more urgent issue.


“It’s really important for the Women’s Fund to remain committed to meeting people where they are and provide barrier-free access in ways that can improve the community,” Giles said.
Mariel Harding, senior director of programs and initiatives with Nebraska Family Planning, said it’s a great idea to place emergency contraception, a commonly used medication, in places people already frequent.





Tommy Dennis, an outreach manager with the Nebraska AIDS Project, and Jo Giles, executive director of the Women’s Fund of Omaha, celebrate as an emergency contraception vending machine is unveiled at Nite Owl on Thursday.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD

I know it is a generational thing. I still work hard to correct them all the time.

Between using that term and someone puttting an "R" in Washington, I lose my shit quite a bit around my previous generation.

Per Verbal Commits.
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Two Hinton wrestlers and their parents have sued the school district, administrators and coaches, saying they enabled a wrestling program that was "a breeding ground for harassment and bullying," culminating in incidents in which underclassmen allegedly were assaulted with sex toys and an electric stun gun.
After learning of the incidents, coaches did not inform parents or school administrators or try to prevent future incidents, instead telling wrestlers to delete social media accounts that could get the students and coaches in trouble.
"(The district) was aware that bullying, hazing and violence were a problem on the wrestling team and did nothing to stop it. In fact, the actions of the coaches and athletic director encouraged the behavior. They personally witnessed it on many occasions," the lawsuits said.

Filed earlier this month in Plymouth County District Court, the lawsuits allege negligence by the school district, superintendent Ken Slater, then-head coach Casey Crawford, assistant coach Bradley "Woody" Skuodas and athletic director Brian DeJong. The lawsuits also claim negligent supervision by the school district, which, the suits said, did not have adequate measures in place to prevent the behavior or protect students from it and did not train its employees how to respond to bullying, assault and sadomasochistic abuse by its students.

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Slater referred questions to the district's attorneys, Timothy and Zachary Clausen, of Sioux City.
"The lawsuits and the division they have caused in the Hinton School District community are certainly unfortunate. While the district intends to zealously defend against the claims, it is district policy to not comment on pending litigation, especially when such litigation involves minor students of the district. The administration, faculty and staff of the district will continue to work tirelessly toward improving all academic and extracurricular programs to provide a positive and safe learning environment for the benefit of all students," Timothy Clausen said in an email to the Journal Thursday.





Ken Slater, Hinton Community School District Superintendent, talks about the need to pass a bond issue and levy to improve the district's. Comments came during a public forum on Oct. 26.
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The lawsuits paint a picture of a wrestling program in which coaches encouraged physical and mental intimidation. Common during practice were games such as "slap back," in which wrestlers were slapped on the back so hard that marks remained for days, and "target" in which individuals, usually a junior varsity team member, were pelted with dodge balls by the rest of team with the goal to hit the student as hard as possible.


"The coaches were well aware of all of the above-described practices and were present for much if not all of it," the suits said, and coaches did not end them after being confronted by parents about it.
The lawsuits said wrestlers were choked out, tripped, punched and shoved in the locker room, during practice and meets. Some wrestlers were so afraid of being in the locker room, the suits said, they would change their clothes in their vehicles and would not shower at school.

The behavior intensified during two trips in which the team stayed at hotels while participating in tournaments during this past season.

While at a tournament in Omaha in January, the suits said, wrestlers were allowed to leave the hotel and go to a mall, where several wrestlers bought dildos and other sex toys. That night at the hotel, some students "forcibly" used dildos on other wrestlers, holding one wrestler down while another wrestler shoved a dildo down the boy's throat. Wrestlers took photos and videos and sent them to members of the team's group Snapchat social media account.


According to the lawsuits, coaches later became aware of the sex items and claimed to have confiscated them, but didn't inform any parents or school administrators about what had happened.

Parents seek more answers about Hinton wrestling assault probe involving stun gun
UPDATED: Hinton wrestling coach placed on leave in wake of assault investigations
On the weekend of Feb. 2-3, while staying in a Coralville, Iowa, hotel for the state dual wrestling tournament, underclassmen were targeted by some older team members, the suits said.
The lawsuits said one of the upperclassmen involved in the alleged assaults in Omaha brought a stun gun. On the nights of Feb. 2 and 3, a Friday and Saturday, three upperclassmen, who the lawsuit said were known by school officials to have caused problems in the past with their "violent and bullying behavior" shocked freshmen with the stun gun.



Two of the upperclassmen would restrain a freshman on a bed and hold their hands over his mouth while a third upperclassman shocked him. Other freshmen were shocked while standing up, and some agreed to shock themselves after being threatened by the upperclassmen and asked "Would you like to do this the easy way or the hard way?"

One freshman who had been held down and shocked on Friday night was held down again on Saturday and threatened.
"In a video of the incident, a student states the upperclassmen appeared to 'torture' (the freshman)," the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit said Crawford, Skuodas and DeJong, who accompanied the team as the athletic director, did not check on wrestlers' rooms during the entire stay, and instead had taken the two free drink vouchers each room received and were in or near the hotel lobby drinking alcohol while the alleged assaults occurred.


By Sunday, coaches were aware of the incidents, the suits said, but did not inform parents, who became aware of the incidents later that day after a parent found video of them on a wrestler's phone. That parent contacted other parents and an assistant coach, who, according to the lawsuit, said he would initiate the reporting process but also said "this could negatively affect the wrestling program."

Hinton School Board accepts wrestling coach's resignation, discusses policies
On Monday, Crawford sent an email to the team at 6:45 a.m. that included the practice schedule and a team dinner, but did not mention the alleged shocking incidents.
That same morning, a mother of one of the wrestlers who had been assaulted went to the school and showed a video of the incident to the guidance counselor, who notified Slater.

At a team meeting that afternoon, the lawsuits said, Crawford yelled at wrestlers about what had happened, specifically with sex toys and stun guns, telling them, "this is how coaches get f-----g fired." He then told them to delete the Snapchat group chat from their phones because it would get him, and them, in trouble.
Crawford and Skuodas were placed on administrative leave, but Crawford was allowed to continue in his teaching position, conducting a homeroom period for one of the victims and teaching two of the other victims in a class.

Coralville police received a call the day after the tournament about a possible assault involving the Hinton wrestlers. Police Chief Shane Kron said in February he could not comment on the case during the investigation and would not release the juveniles' names. Kron did not respond Thursday to voice mail and email inquiries about the status of the investigation.
Team members' behaviors also led to a Hinton police investigation. Police chief James Conway said in February he could not comment on an ongoing investigation. He did not respond Thursday to messages inquiring if the investigation has been completed.
Plymouth County Attorney Darin Raymond said he was aware of the allegations, but had no comment on any investigations, charges or other matters within juvenile court. In most cases except those involving the most serious crimes, juvenile court files are confidential.
The three students believed to be the perpetrators were suspended for 10 days and did not wrestle in the district meet, preventing them from possibly qualifying for the individual state tournament. The school board ultimately voted 3-1 during a special session to "reassign" two of the three from school.
Skuodas was reinstated to his coaching position after serving two days on administrative leave and coached the team at the state individual wrestling tournament in Des Moines, where team members wore t-shirts saying "Free Crawford."
Crawford resigned his coaching position in March. He did not respond to a text message seeking comment. Skuodas remains on contract through the school year.
DeJong, who also was the middle school principal, submitted his resignation, effective in June, in March. He was not at school Thursday and did not return messages seeking comment.
The parents, who are represented by Des Moines attorneys Alison Kanne and Reuben Neff, said in the lawsuits their sons have suffered mental, physical and emotional distress. They are seeking damages in an amount to be determined at trial and punitive damages. The parents' names are listed in court filings, but the Journal is not referring to them by name in order to protect the identities of their sons, who are referred to in the lawsuits only by their initials.

Biden can't use his $5 BILLION fleet of presidential helicopters because they keep burning the White House lawn... and no one knows how to fix it​

• The new VH-92 Patriot helicopter is only being used on pavement
• Lockheed still working out how to stop it from scorching grass
• New presidential fleet cost $5 billion to make

President Joe Biden's new $5 billion fleet of presidential helicopters has been regulated to second string because they keep scorching the grass on the South Lawn of the White House.

The VH-92 Patriot is landing only on paved runways for now, because its spinning rotors and engine exhaust sometimes scorch the grass where it lands, Bloomberg News reported.

The problem was first identified in 2018 and Biden is using VH-3D Sea King until the scorched earth situation is solved.

Lockheed has delivered 20 VH-92 helicopters to the Marine Corps under the $5 billion program, Lockheed spokeswoman Melissa Chadwick told Bloomberg. She said the company believes it's found a fix and will start testing soon.


They'll probably only charge another $2 billion to fix the problem.