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I'm curious what impact her escape made on her sentencing. Didn't she escape about 10 or 15 yrs ago when she was incarcerated in Salem and captured a few days later? There must have been additional time added on to her sentence.

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One thing we all can do is become mentors to kids. There are all kinds of organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters in the area (and the state) that will match you with a kid who need a positive adult in his/her life. Some of these kids are in foster care, some have incarcerated parents, some just need a friend to help them along. It can be very powerful for a child to have that one person who is just there for them (not to mention a great experience for the mentor!). Giving an hour or two a week to play ball, go to OMZI or the Zoo, or work on an art project with a kid can make all the difference in the world to that kid and to all of us as a society! It may sound like using a pebble to fill a crater but if we all stepped up, I think we'd be surprised at how fast we could fill it!

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Julia, If you are looking for a way to support the soldiers, there is a place online where you can support the soldiers directly called Soldiers Angels. On this site, no one cares whether or not you support the war, it's all about the soldiers. You can sign up to "adopt" a specific soldier or you can just periodically send care packages to soldiers who need them. Last year I adopted a soldier from Indiana who was in Iraq and we emailed back and forth (he had access to a computer) and it was lots of fun! He was expecting a baby so I even got to send stuff to his fiance' in Indiana for the baby!

When you adopt a soldier, you agree to send them care packages once or twice a month for the time that they are over there. If you can't do a long term committment, you can just send packages periodically to soldiers through the website. Even though I'm NOT a supporter of the war, I AM a supporter of the soldiers and have found that this is an great way to do that directly. Check it out at www.soldiersangels.com The organization is in demand with the soldiers (many of them know about it) so there are many soldiers waiting to be adopted and supported. They deserve it!

Thanks Bill and Mandy for your service!

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