describes the best answer to the question how to go green? in relation to energy efficient windows. discusses the advantage of gas filled energy efficient windows.
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A helpful article on green shoes for men. Going green and being eco-friendly is becoming easier and more attractive to everyone.
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The best ideas to turn your digital photos of your new baby into great digital gifts.
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This a poem for earth day 2009
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Jerry Bohler haled by some as a great mayor of past in Canton, IL Kevin Meade current mayor accused of being good ole boy and not in touch with the people of canton. I beg the differ
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This a news story on the Illinois State Special Olympics basketball tournament held March 13th- 15th 2009.
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Lauren our little angle won the mvp in game one of the Illinois State special Olympics tournament for her division. Canton Special Olympics junior team made the championships and won both games earning Gold metals for the state in their division. It was so amazing to watch them play and it is such a wonderful event. Lauren just had her first track practice and is going to try the long jump, 100meter and relay this year. Last year she made it to state and won Gold metals as well. Go Canton little Giants
The dept of human rights who was supposedly investigating the discrimination complaint against our former landlords Fulton County Housing Authority decided their was not enough evidence. What a joke. The report eluded to things that never happened, interviews that did ot take place. It also included a denial that the former landlord had any knowledge of Brad being disabled. Fact: the housing authority on 4 different occasions received for income verification purposes our award letters from Social security disability. Exactly how could a Housing authority not know the person is disabled? Further they said that Bradley never requested a reasonable accommodation. They also stated receiving a request for an accommodation but said it was not on the proper from, Ridiculous. The matter is now up for review by the Illinois Human Rights Commission. They received a 24 page reason why the case should not have been dismissed and hopefully they will do the right thing and not drop the ball on this one. Since moving from the Fulton County Housing Authority owned property we moved into this house from hell. The one good thing about the HUD funded projects is they keep property up to codes. We are now facing eviction again for what amounts to complaining to the city about the deplorable conditions of the property. The judge we got is the same as last time and because of this we requested a jury trial. It is sad that people can get away with renting property to others knowing it is in such bad shape that the life and health and safety of the renters is at risk. We have to keep fighting this discrimination until somebody does the job that needs to be done. Other news here in Canton relating to discrimination is the school board just fired a teacher because the principal did not like her. The community is outraged and is forming a group to protest, petition, and fight the discrimination of the school district. The mayor candidate race is heating up as the former mayor Bohler settled a discrimination suit against a secretary during his last term of office and the current mayor Meade is running to keep his office. It is sad that a person who may or may not be a good mayor has to screw up and do something stupid. This as it is stated by Bohler" minor non issue" not only cost the city money but was a very serious charge and should preclude him from being mayor period. Look what happened to Clinton.
The weekend went well Lauren’s team won the state championship. The family bonded and enjoyed a camp fire on both Sunday and Monday nights. It was fun Brad, Lauren and I all went and gathered wood around the local country roads. Nature provides plenty of wood that has fallen to the ground no need to buy it. Monday night we had a possum enter our yard but we startled it and it left. Arek still making progress in communicating. He has major sensory issues which we are working on. We still all waiting for an attorney for the eviction we are facing on march 23rd. We hired an attorney to represent us in the personal injuries suffered by our family. Hope it works out cause the attorney gets 33&1/3. today I found out a local teacher who from the comments posted about her suggest was a great teacher was dismissed y the school board for what amounts to personal differences between herself and the principal. Discrimination charges were filed before this incident which makes you wonder what the motivation behind the firing really was. Autism rating today was mildly stressful Arek was pretty good all day. he still strips down to diaper as soon as he gets home from school. He is in school for only 4 hours a day but it is long enough he needs to stim when he gets home. Autism education reform is still desperately needed as far as training and equipment here in canton. the schools do what they can with what they got. We still have not received our income tax or SSA stimulus payment. Financially we are under water and the bubbles are slowly leaving our lungs. certainly we could use some more income and better budgeting. The past 6 months have been very trying on us as a family and hopefully the end of our struggle is soon. I am still taking medication which helps some but does not perform miracles. I am i the process of finding a psychiatrist. My therapist is great his name is Dr. Phil. been trying to spend more time with the family and less time endlessly fighting the travesties I have been subjected to. It is a strain on our family and almost to the point of just giving up which for me is nearly impossible. That is all for now write more later as info comes along.
Arek is coming along so great. He is talking now at least somewhat. He listens sometimes and has stopped taking his diaper off for the most part. He gives hugs and kisses and calls his family members by our names well very close. He still has sensory integration issues we call him superman cause no matter how hard we try to prevent him from damaging something he still manages to do it. He actually lifted the computer desk up with the computer and monitor on it. Luckily only the computer case and one hard drive was destroyed. The computer is no longer accessible to him it is currently in the basement. until i can secure the computer desk and devise a way to secure the computer and monitor. Got to get some sleep will update more soon.
Lauren is still playing Special Olympics basketball and is going to the Illinois state championship march 14th to play for state championship in her teams division. My baby is going for second Gold metal in a row they won last year. She is looking forward to track. Go Lauren you are so awesome and inspiring to watch, my little angel.
until next time,
Brad Smith
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