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THE COFFEE BREAK - Wednesday, May 5, 2008
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A 15-year-old boy in Florida allegedly hid tacks between
his fingers before high-fiving several students and teachers
at his middle school, police say.
Police in Ocala, Fla., said the unidentified teenager
claimed to have placed the tacks in between his fingers as
a joke, but he could now face felony charges for his
actions, WKMG-TV in Orlando reported Saturday.
The teen allegedly gave the hand-smacking greeting to two
teachers and six of his peers at his middle school while
holding the tacks, police say.
No injuries were reported in connection with Friday's
incident.
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for an inappropriate joke?
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Hospital billed man after wife's death
A Seattle man says a hospital repeatedly sent him bills
claiming his wife had undergone a pricey procedure four
months after her death. Thomas Smailus, whose wife Melanie
died of leukemia in February 2007, said he called to complain
after receiving a $2,700 bill from the Seattle Cancer Care
Alliance for a procedure dated June 2007, the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer reported Monday. Smailus said a billing
department representative told him the matter would be
investigated, but he received a second bill for the same
procedure and amount a few months later. He said he made a
second call, but the bills continued to arrive. The
Post-Intelligencer said it contacted the alliance Friday
to inquire about the case and Smailus was contacted later
in the day and told the charges had been removed from his
account. A hospital spokesman said the bill was for the
search for a bone marrow donor to perform a transplant for
Smailus' wife and the workers performing the search were
not made aware of Melanie Smailus' death until months
afterward. "I'd hope institutions would have mechanisms
in place to allow internal employees to fix these problems
before they impact the customer," Smailus said.
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Pastor blesses motorcycles
A Harley Davidson-riding minister in Wisconsin has led a
convoy of motorcyclists in a blessing over their preferred
mode of transport. Pastor Mark Jaramillo of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church in Kenosha led the 19th annual bike blessing
event of the Lake Shore Chapter of the Harley Owners Group,
the Kenosha News reported Monday. Jaramillo led the bikers
in a ride from Lake Shore Harley-Davidson in Libertyville,
Ill., to the parking lot of his church, where he and other
religious figures blessed the bikes in groups of two or
three. The pastor said he found motorcycle riding to be
its own religious experience. "You get to ride with people
who have the same passion you do," Jaramillo said. "Some
people see me (riding) and say, 'You're a pastor. What are
you doing?' I say I'm doing it because I'm a pastor and I
love life." "A ride is about finding God in manners you
never thought about," Jaramillo told his fellow bikers.
"And I hope you do find God on the road this year."
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Police: Mom shot daughter on $1 bet
Police in Sheboygan, Wis., say an 8-year-old girl was shot
in the leg by her BB gun-wielding mother as part of a $1
bet the parent made with her boyfriend. Angelique Vandeberg,
28, was charged with a felony count of intentional child
abuse after her daughter told her school councilor Vandeberg
shot her in the leg with a BB gun after her boyfriend bet
her $1 she wouldn't do it, the Sheboygan Press reported
Monday. The girl said both adults had been drinking heavily
before the incident. The school councilor said a circular
bruise that appeared to be consistent with a BB gun-inflicted
injury remained visible on the child's leg days after the
alleged incident. "In my time as a prosecutor I've seen
alcohol influence people to do some strange things,"
Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco said of
the case. "When people are not in the state of mind to
think right, you get strange things happening." Vandeberg
could face up to three years in prison if convicted.
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