It’s time to report on our old friend the Supreme Court. Their latest decision has come down and the results are in. Anyone who requests a lawyer has only fourteen days to do so before their request becomes invalid. This means that police can question people without repeating the Miranda Rights.

The case was based on a man who confessed to a crime after he was released from custody. The court ruled that anyone who answers questions by police does not have to have their Miranda rights repeated to them. The good news is that anyone still does not have to answer any questions without a lawyer present. It is good that everyone know what their rights are.

It is always good to hear news about a hero. One such man is David Benke. He is a math teacher at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado. This is his story. Near the end of the school day, a man started shooting a rifle at students in the parking lot. Amid all the confusion, Benke made a decision. He took action and ran toward the shooter and tackled him, he then held him there until police arrived.

The shooter was a 32 year old man named Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood. He is currently in jail with one million dollar bail set by a judge. He has a history of criminal activity and faces attempted first degree murder charges. I’m glad that Mr. Benke was able to stop this man before further damage was done.

The New Orleans Saints have won Super Bowl 44!! Congratulations to the Saints for winning their first Super Bowl. They defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 31-17.
The Saints MVP quarterback Drew Brees expressed his happiness for the city that survived hurricane Katrina after the game by saying “This championship is for you, New Orleans”

I was lucky enough to join the other 106.5 million television viewers who tuned in to see the game. The game was pretty good and full of surprising plays. I congratulate the Saints for finally breaking through and winning the big game!!

I know this is not a prison story, but I wanted to write it anyway. I was fortunate enough to come across some copper wire the other day and so I took it home. I stripped away the insulation and had occasion to visit the scrap yard. I love the thought of recycling and getting paid for it is even better!

I am happy to inform everybody that I ended up with 51 pounds of number 1 copper wire. I received $2.30 per pound for a grand total of $117.30. I was as happy as could be as I can always use a little extra cash. Maybe I’ll be able to help the economy a little and help someone keep their job!

There will be a full moon tonight and it will be a special one. Because it is the first full moon of the year, it is known as the wolf’s moon. This is the name given to it by the Native American Indians who noticed wolves howling at the full moon. There is another reason it will be special, and that is because it is also a perigee moon. A perigee moon is when the moon is closest to the earth in its orbit. The two special combinations of tonight’s moon will make it bright and big.

There is also some speculation that a full moon causes humans and animals to act strangely. While many people believe that strange things happen when the moon is full, there is no proof as of yet. Many studies that have been done have found no correlations between the two. There are still those though who feel that the full moon brings out the worst in human behavior. I guess we’ll have to wait for another study to be done to find conclusive proof.