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ABC News
6 days ago
- ABC News
Mother of missing fisherman Corrie Feehan pleads for answers
The mother of a fisherman missing off Western Australia's Mid West coast says her heart is breaking after her son's sudden disappearance. Corrie Feehan was last seen about 9am on April 26, paddling a blue and white kayak north along the coast near Freshwater Point in Leeman, about 260 kilometres north of Perth. Police suspended an extensive land and sea search without a definitive result. His family remains desperate for a breakthrough more than five weeks on. Julie Deery said she was living a nightmare but chose to publicise her grief in a bid to solve her son's disappearance. "The police can't proceed without any new evidence, so I've kind of put it on my own back to get [the message] out there," she said. "Some people might come forward … any information, big or small, it doesn't matter, it all helps." Ms Deery said her nature-loving son was a happy-go-lucky person. She said the pain she felt in his absence was indescribable. "I don't know how to describe it, I feel like my heart is breaking," Ms Deery said. Ms Deery said it was out of character for her son to not make contact with friends or family. "If he was feeling a bit down he would come to me always," she said. "He would never let his family down, he'd never put us through this." Dongara police said officers were investigating Mr Feehan's disappearance. A spokesperson said an upturned kayak had been recovered on April 30, after the search was suspended. The watercraft was found near the Abrolhos Islands, about 200km north of where Mr Feehan was last seen. "No other items were located around the area," they said. "The kayak will form part of police inquiries." Police are appealing for anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online via
Boston Globe
10-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
The high cost of Trump's English-only order
Advertisement President Trump issued an executive order earlier this month Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up Trump's executive order But for More important, immigrants don't need an executive order to want to learn English. In fact, it's a myth that they refuse to learn English, Leeman said. 'This idea of making English the official language in order to encourage people to become proficient in English is a red herring,' Leeman told me. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of US Census data, Advertisement 'There is no need for this executive order, except to cause hardship and division,' Leeman said. In other words, the order will have material consequences. While Even if it's not immediately clear what, if any, services will be eliminated, experts are worried that there will be people who, for example, go to an emergency room who may see their request for an interpreter denied because that particular hospital stopped funding those services. That's a problem, because Making it harder to find interpreters, or reducing access to translated documents, isn't going to make more people learn English — because the incentives to learn English are already overwhelming. It's just going to make life a little more difficult for immigrants and anyone else whose first language isn't English. Advertisement Language is more than just words — it's about connection, understanding, and, at times, survival. In a moment of great vulnerability, despite my fluency in English, the comfort and clarity of Spanish, my first language, would have saved me time and pain. Trump's executive order ignores this fundamental truth: Language is a bridge to better health care, civic participation, and a more inclusive society. Marcela García is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Officials say escaped Dodge County inmate from Green Bay taken into custody
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – The 30-year-old woman with Huber privileges and a Green Bay address is in custody after she was reported as an escaped inmate at the Dodge County Jail. According to an update to a Dodge County Sheriff's Office release, Alissa A. Leeman is back in custody as of 4:11 p.m. on Thursday. Leeman has court-ordered Huber privileges. 'Enough fentanyl for 1,200 doses': Police in Wisconsin recover drugs in proactive traffic stop Leeman reportedly left the Dodge County Jail to go to work in Horicon, but left early to go to a Beaver Dam Walgreens. She had last been seen at a Super 8 hotel in Beaver Dam around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leeman was originally supposed to be back at the jail by 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, as Huber privileges allow specific inmates to leave for either work or medical appointments. No additional information was provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
