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Guest Editorial: Child Protection

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By John Shryock - bio | email

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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DANGER, DANGER, DANGER…WARNING, WARNING, WARNING shouted the robot in the old television show, "Lost in Space," when it sensed impending danger. 

Now more than ever, I urge parents to keep a closer eye on your children and ALL children. 

Become more vigilant, no matter how many times in the past you have allowed your children to play outside alone without parental or responsible adult supervision, our comfort levels should now shift to "defensive mode."  When the attempted kidnapping of a little girl took place on the grounds of a church on Easter Sunday right here in Montgomery, that tells us that predators are out there and they have no regard for our children's innocence or their well being.

Don't "push the panic button," but I do encourage you to become more aware of where your children are at all times, there are those out there who may make our children targets for possible abduction. 

The world as we knew it when we were children has changed…don't let your children become victims, keep them close no matter how much they resist your supervision…after all, you are the parent. 

Right now would be a good time to have the "STRANGER DANGER" talk within your family as well as with the friends of your children…we can never have this talk too many times.  We don't want ANY child or family to suffer the anguish of abduction of their child or the possible senseless death of an innocent child because we failed to do the responsible thing.

Barbara Mays