Parrot arrested!!!

In Barranquilla, Colombia wednesday, a parrot was arrested. Lorenzo, the arrested parrot, was squaking the pharse, "run, run or the cat will get you!" Which led cops to think there was a robbery being held. Nearly 300 cop cars arrived at the scene but found the place vacated. What they found though was a trained parrot who repeated the phrase. According to authorities alerted the inmates and thieves to beat feet. Lorenzo was arrested and turned over to an ainmal shelter.
How I feel-
I think it was dumb,  scratch that, flat out ridiculous that a parrot had been arrested. It wasn't his fault he had been trained to say that! He probably didn't even know what he was saying. He must have been scared when he saw so many people outside, all grabbing at him. Why does it seem like other countries always do...um...lets say weird things. American's wouldn't have done that, are we more educated?

Baby squirrel adopted by mother cat

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/09/13/dnt.cat.takes.in.squirrel.WLBT?iref=allsearch

A mother kitten had adopted a baby squirrel, odd isn't it? The cat had just given birth to a new litter of kittens and her owners found a baby squirrel that had fallen out of a tree. The owner did not know how to climb trees to put the animal back, so she put the baby in a box with the kittens. The mother adopted the baby right away. The baby squirrel has adapted easily to the new family and has even learned how to purr when being pet! The squirrel can never be released back into the wild because it doesn't know how to fend for  its self.

How i feel
I think this is a very neat story. You don't hear about a squirrel being adopted by a cat every day. It if very sweet how the cat had adopted the animal. The thing that kind of bugs me though is, yes, any one with a heart would have brought in the squirrel, but the squirrel would never be with their original family ever again. The squirrel mother must have been very sad to find one of her baby's had dissapeard.

Doctor found dead in chimney Saturday

Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, had been reported missing on Thursday and her body had been found lodged in her boyfriends chimney on Saturday. Kotarac was last seen attempting to get into her boyfriends house late Wednesday night. Police did not say who the boyfriend was or why Kotarac was trying to get inside his house. When Kotarac did not show up to work Thursday, her assistant, and Kotarac's boyfriend searched the house. Her car and belongings were there, but there was no sign that she had gotten inside the building. Friday, the neighbors said they smelled an odd odor and heard a distant cry for help, which they thought was coming from a near by swimming pool. The house-sitter smelled a strong odor coming from the fireplace, and he decided to inspect when it was coming from. That's when he located the deceased woman lodged in the flue about two feet above the top of the fireplace inside opening. It took police 5 hours to get the body out of the fireplace, and it horrified Kotarac's family upon thinking how long she had been up there.
How i feel- After reading the article it made me wonder, why did the neighbors think it was kids yelling help from a pool? Were they not curious if the children were actually in danger? I think it is very sad that Kotarac had died. But i am still wondering why she wanted to get into the home. Did the boyfriend take something of hers? You would think a doctor would think a bit more smart.
                                                                    (Jacquelyn Kotarac)

Civics blog post #2

I read the article "Freed American arrives home from North Korea" that was showed on CNN. A man named Aijalon Mahli Gomes was rescued from North Korea by former president Jimmy Carter. Gomes was sentenced to 8 years of hard labor for crossing of the North Korean border illegally. Former president brought him home in a private jet the other day. Gomes` family's eyes welled with tears when he stepped off the jet.
How i feel about the article-
I am very happy that Gomes has returned. I was unfair that he was sentenced 8 years for crossing over illegally. It was very kind of Jimmy Carter to spend his time bringing him home. I'm glad that Gomes was reunited with his family. His family is happy to see him back i know i would be if he were in my family