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Poor Mike Duffy. Well....Not Literally I Guess

Posted By: Gerry Forbes http://www.cjay92.com · 5/17/2013 5:58:00 AM

I am sure you are aware of the saying two wrongs don’t make a right, well in this case one Wright makes a wrong, the rescue attempt on Mike Duffy is just so wrong on so many levels its astounding.

First of all to get caught trying to pull a fast one on the tax man and then avoiding the media for three months was nothing other than gutless, old Mike used to hammer guys for this kind of stuff all the time when he was on the tube.

Then running down halls and hiding in elevators continued until they could come up with a solution, and not much of one at that, the willingness to take the money in the first place was an ill advised jackass move then to try and lie to cover it up was worse.

What to do now? Call the Chief of Staff and ...

Here's to You Mom

Posted By: Gerry Forbes http://www.cjay92.com · 5/12/2013 10:35:00 AM

Its that time of year again when we finally get to celebrate the most wonderful people in the world, that being Mothers Day.  A day we get the opportunity to once again pause and say thanks for everything you have done for us.

My mother Noreen is now in her mid eighties and although she has lost a step physically she is still as charming, brilliant and funny as she has ever been.

Just weeks ago I spoke long distance to the wonderful lady I call mom and she made me promise that I would come see her for her birthday on Sept 2nd, or as she put it “ before I expire”.

Mom has a ton of great one liners in every conversation, when she was in the hospital she said “ You have to get me out of here its just a bunch of old people and ...

Summer + Open Windows = Kids Falling Out of Them

Posted By: Gerry Forbes http://www.cjay92.com · 5/8/2013 10:34:00 AM

I have been in the media some 38 years now and I have seen just about everything but something I noticed every spring continues on after all these years and I decided to make a spring checklist to prevent more sadness and tragedy.

I mention this every year in hopes that people will take a second to think about this and prevent it.

I remind parents at this time of year to check the kid’s rooms for dressers or beds located near windows and to make sure there is a lock on the windows themselves.

I mentioned it last week and was saddened to pick up the paper and read about the little girl in Douglasdale that climbed up and did exactly what I ask parents to check on, she was playing near the window leaned on it and fell two stories and is now in serious but stable condition.

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