Dad gets 9 months for stealing from football booster clubPLN#12

In the article Dad gets 9 months for stealing from football booster club, I thought that it is so ridiculous to see how crazy people are about getting as much money as they can get their hands on. In the article the father of a former Golden High School football player (43-year-old William Hilborne)was sentenced to 9 months in jail for stealing money from the booster club for his son's football team, Not to mention that he had been on a two year probation for drug use. After pleading guilty to cashing checks that his 39-year-old wife, Kelli Hilborne wrote while serving as treasurer of the Quarterback Club, and she previously was sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years probation. "This is a pattern for him," said prosecutor in asking for incarceration. "He takes money that isn't his." The couple also used the club's credit card to charge meals and entertainment for themselves! About $8,000 was embezzled from the club in which most of that money was raised by the student athletes, they paid back much of the money but they still owe about $1,200 dollars. The last quote in the article is, "This was a huge blow to them," said public defender John Morrison. "It was shameful and embarrassing and destroyed a lot of their relationships here. They moved away to spare their son from suffering the consequences of their embarrassment." I think that these are very strong words said in a statement. What matters in this article is that stealing is wrong, and no matter what you will always get caught sooner or later. How this affects the world is it shows how far some people are willing to go for any extra money that they can get their hands on. This can be a warning to those in the world that are dishonest and are willing to make poor decisions with there lives. How easily people fall from bad situations to worse, and how it is difficult to learn to trust people in this world is how this article affects me. This article reminds me of a quote by Warren G. Harding, "I have no trouble with my enemies. But my friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor nights." This article reminded me of this quote because, many of the people of the community trusted the Hilbornes to be honest because they were there friends. It is like what Harding said, you know who your enemies are, but when it comes to your friends it is easy to trust them until it is to late.

Semi driver not at fault in student's death on I-25PLN#11

In the article Semi driver not at fault in student's death on I-25, It was extremely sad to see how accidents can happen. In the article that the officals don't believe the accident that killed an 18-year-old Legacy High School student involved drugs or alcohol. The 18-year-old named Chris Reagan crashed his car in the northbound lanes Interstate 25. He got out of his car and was hit by a semi in the southbound lanes when he tried to cross the highway. As the semi-driver swerved, the rear wheels of the truck's trailer hit Reagan, killing him. The driver immediately stopped and called authorities. since all of the officials do not suspect the semi driver was using drugs or alcohol he is not going to be charged. The 18-year-old was a senior and soccer star at Legacy High School, with having hopes of playing with Metro in the fall. A statement said by his parents was "Our lives will never be as rich without him and his creative spirit and love for life will forever be missed." I thought that the quote that was said by Chris's parents was a very short way of saying how much they were going to miss him. A connection that I had with the quote said by Chris's parents was the story of Chris McCandles and what I think Chris M's parents would have said. What is important in this article is to inform the world of how important safe driving is along with how easily accidents can happen. How this affects me is, it makes me want to be super careful as a future driver, so that nothing this serious will happen to me ever in my life.

3 arrested in deaths of 2 men at Trinidad bar PLN# 10

In the article about three men getting arrested after a shooting in a bar that lead to two dead, I thought that it was crazy to see how quickly life can be taken away after a little argument. The three men that were arrested were, Samson Lee Lopez and Lukus Sandoval and Ronald Eugene Martinez. Samson Lee Lopez and Lukus Sandoval were arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and Ronald Eugene Martinez was arrested on a charge of being an accessory to crime. Police say 31-year-old Clifford Maes and 21-year-old Benjamin Griego were shot to death at the Hollywood Bar in Trinidad, Colorado about 180 miles south of Denver, Colorado. Lopez is said to be thirty-years-old, and Sandoval is said to be twenty-seven-years-old. Lopez is said to also face an additional charge of aggravated robbery. I thought that it is so sad to think how short life can be if it is taken away. what matters in this article is two men were shot, so two lives were taken away, and the people responsible are now being punished for there harsh actions. This article is really important to the world because, it can inform the world about how dangerous it is to get into a disagreement with a complete stranger, cause you don't know if the stranger has an anger issue or something, it could cost you your life. This affects me personally, because I was born in Trinidad, Colorado. So if I hadn't moved up to Denver, I might have had friends that knew the people that were killed or something. It is a very serious and sad issue for me to think about because to me it is terrible to hear about lives being taken away from young people.

Discovery of white powder at HHS PLN #9

In the article about the discovery of a white powder in a students locker, It was crazy to see how things can be discovered so quickly. In this article an ill student went home and soon after there was a discovery of a white powder in his locker! I think that the discovery of the powder will later benefit the future security of all the littleton public schools. Since the discovery is such a big deal, this might scare some of the other students that might be doing drugs as well. Quickly after Littleton Fire officials to order the evacuation of Heritage High School in the littleton public schools district.A Littleton Fire Department chief Jay Ruoff, had said that the officials have no idea what the substance is despite an initial field test that was "inconclusive". Ruoff said that the powder was found in a gym bag and is being sent to a laboratory for even further testing. Six including two school employees and four students were sent to a local hospital as a result, the school was also closed 40 minuets early, all of the after school events were canceled on Monday. What matters in this article is the awareness needed in order to solve the problems that America is having with kids and drugs. This greatly affects the world around us because, since people are getting more aware of the problems with high school kids and the ones who are using drugs in the schools. How this affects me is, I think that to hear about the use of drugs could be helpful because it might make people know that drugs really mess up lives of the people that use them.

six recovering after home fills with carbon monoxide PLN #8

In the article 6 recovering after home fills with carbon monoxide, I thought that it is pretty scary to see how easily accidents can happen. There was a car left running all night inside of a garage. one of the police officers said the the poisoning does not look like it was intentional at all. He said that the car may have been left running by a person in the family who had every intention of returning to the garage but became distracted and forgot. five of the victims were family members and they fell unconscious in their sleep. the sixth Vitim was their neighbor who went and checked on them, the next day. The indecent happened in Aurora Colorado. This affects the world because it is a perfect example of how people need to be careful and make sure that everyone is careful in everything that they do. This is affective on me because it is a way of scaring me to be more cautious in everything that I do. In this article it was so freaky to see how something can go wrong so quickly, because someone forgot to do something that didn't seem important at the time, but was super important (like leaving the car on over night). I'm sure that this is a way for people to be aware of the danger of forgetting something that doesn't seem like a big deal. What matters in this article is making many people aware of what is important, witch could possibly prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future.

Colorado trucker pulls girls from fiery wreck PLN #7

In the article trucker pulls girls from fiery wreck, I thought that the artical was a very sad one because the girls mother died. The trucker first pulled the little 4-year-old named Peyton out of the wreck only to have her ask were her mother is. her mother had been killed instantly when her SUV had drifted in the way of sanchuez grain truck about 2:30 p.m. on Colorado Highway 392. Then the thirty two year old truck driver jumped from his grain truck to save Peyton along with her one-year-old sister named Morgan from the car wreckage. He pulled out Morgan first, and went back for Peyton, they were both seriously injured, and now the two of them are now recovering at the children's hospital in Aurora. The trucker said "I just feel happy they're alive," he said, hugging his wife, Susie,as he tried to hold back tears. "Because they're going to get to have a happy life. It'll be difficult without their mother. I tried to save her, but I couldn't." This artical is a perfect example of how we can all try and help people who are on danger, because we all need to think of others as well as think of our selves. The affect that this had on me, was it made me super sad to see that these two little girls lost someone who was very important to them in there lives. I was so glad that the trucker didn't only think about himself and how his own life was in danger, but he stopped to think of someone else and their safety. what matters in this article is that someone was a hero, because they saved someone and this only happened because they weren't being selfish.