Amy Sciarretto

Alabama Man Battles Town Over Right to Keep Wife’s Remains Buried in Front Yard of Home
An elderly Alabama widower is doing battle with local officials over his right to keep his late wife’s remains buried in the front yard of his home.

Father Leaves Gay Son’s Children Out of Will Unless He Marries Their Birth Mother — Is It Fair?
New York City businessman Frank Mandelbaum, the founder of Intellicheck, an ID verification system, left behind a very specific request for his gay son, Robert, in his will, should he have any children — marry the mother or the children will be left with nothing.

Why Does One Town Want to Put a Stop to Drive-Thrus?
In today’s instant society and culture, drive-thrus are a godsend. You can get your coffee, your donuts, your money and your prescription pills via drive-thru.
But not everyone loves them.
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300-Pound Pee Wee Football Player Banned from League Due to Size — Is It Fair? [POLL]
A 12-year-old boy in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area who is six feet tall and weighs 300 pounds is being denied the opportunity to play football with his friends, thanks to his size.
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Louisiana School Forcing Students Suspected of Being Pregnant to Take Tests — Is It Fair? [POLL]
If the administration at the Delhi Charter School in Delhi, Louisiana suspects a student of being pregnant, they are forcing the girls to take pregnancy tests.

Airline Food Gets Even Worse After Needle Found in Sandwich on Air Canada Flight
Airplane food isn’t exactly cuisine reserved for the discerning palette, but it gets the job done. However, you might want to think twice before noshing on plane food and not because of nutritional concerns.
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Smoker Fired for Smelling Like Cigarette Smoke — Is It Fair? [POLL]
Smoking is banned in a lot of places, since people don’t want to breathe in the fumes. But to fire someone from their job for smelling like smoke seems a bit excessive, no? Turns out it’s a loaded argument.

Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dead at 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Colorado Shooting Victim Survives Being Shot in Face Due to Brain Defect
Miracles do happen. A church pastor who counseled parents post-Columbine has offered a detailed update about the status and prognosis of one of the victims of last week’s Aurora, CO massacre at a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’
The victim survived due to a brain defect that she didn’t even know she had.

CDC Study Finds That 1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol
It’s pretty common knowledge that pregnant women should not consume alcohol, due to the potential negative effects it could have on the fetus and its development.
However, that’s not stopping one in 13 pregnant women from drinking alcoholic beverages while with child.