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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Miracle Riders return to Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — Scott Ressmeyer and the Miracle Riders are back in Columbus after 21 days on the road, closing out a nearly 10,000 mile journey to raise money for the CSU nursing program. Friday evening, the Miracle Riders made one final stop at Covenant Woods retirement community, where residents were the first to welcome the riders home. The group traveled through 34 states, delivering handwritten letters from loved ones in the Chattahoochee Valley. The homecoming continued in Uptown Columbus, where the riders were greeted with hugs, cheers, and a check for $227,950, funds that will go towards the neonatal intensive care simulation lab at Columbus State University. For 17 years, the Miracle Riders have carried messages from the community to cities across the country. This year's Pony Express theme brought a personal touch with each handwritten letter. A final handwritten note from the Miracle Riders was delivered on horseback to Mayor Skip Henderson and CSU President Stuart Rayfield to cap off the Pony Express Ride. The Miracle Riders have now raised a total of $827,950 for CSU's pediatric nursing program, and they say they're not done yet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Miracle Riders delivering letters and messages of hope
The Miracle Riders are in the middle of their ride across the country to help raise funds for Columbus State University's Nursing Program. The Riders took off from Columbus, Georgia on Friday, May 2nd. This year's theme for the Miracle Ride is the 'Pony Express'. The Riders will travel to different homes and hand deliver letters to people across the nation that have a connection to Chattahoochee Valley. On Saturday, May 3rd, the Riders delivered Mary Bowen Banes in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Mary's younger brother, Thomas 'Spanky' Bowen, was an officer with the Columbus Police Department. 'Spanky' was killed in the line of duty. The letter was from a friend of Mary's in Columbus, Georgia. Rick Stinson, who knew Officer Bowen well, spoke about the emtional delivery and how it honored his friend's memory. 'One of the things I think is important is that sometimes we forget what it does to the family of the officer. What they have to go through so it's good to remember them. And I know for myself it brought back all the things that I had to go through. So it was very touching,' said Stinson. The Miracle Riders have supported the Columbus State University School of Nursing since 2021. That's when they established a multi-year fundraising goal of $1 million to enhance the school's pediatric nursing program. To date they have raised $600,000 toward that goal through three separate rides. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WRBL.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Clearly Unhinged': Critics Sink Trump's 'Asinine' Plan To Reopen Alcatraz Prison
President Donald Trump's plan to expand and reopen Alcatraz as a prison 'to house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders' caused the island to trend on X and other social media sites on Sunday. And not many people were on board with the idea. Alcatraz is currently a national park which receives some 1.2 million visitors per year. Those who tour the island in San Francisco Bay see facilities in various states of decay. The prison was crumbling even as it was still in operation, and the high cost of maintaining it was a key reason it shuttered in 1963. Given those realities, restoring Alcatraz and then expanding it, as Trump called for on his Truth Social website, would likely cost a fortune ― and then another pile of cash would be needed to maintain it. Reopening it as a prison would also mean the loss of the tourism revenue the island currently generates as well as a loss of habitat for its thriving bird population. The president, however, said Alcatraz's return to use as a prison would 'serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE.' His critics fired back that the idea would be an expensive boondoggle: Who has been to Alcatraz tour? 🙋🏼♂️It's absolutely asinine after it's been closed longer than I've been alive to get it up to speed the sheer amount of money and resources. Absolutely insane. Truly. — Sarasota Freedom (@dontdemdownsrq) May 4, 2025 Was Donald Trump watching a movie about Alcatraz when he came up with the idea of reopening it and putting tariffs on movies?This guy is clearly unhinged. — Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) May 5, 2025 Alcatraz closed as a federal penitentiary more than sixty years ago. It is now a very popular national park and major tourist attraction. The President's proposal is not a serious one. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 5, 2025 100% tariffs on foreign films (maybe shutting off China market for US films?) Re-open Alcatraz (closed for 60+ years)? I really do not think it is a good idea to leave President Trump alone on Sunday nights. — Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) May 5, 2025 Wanting to reopen Alcatraz, check if the gold is still in Fort Knox, and release the JFK files are exactly the sort of actions that someone who hasn't read anything since high school would want to do. Surprised that he hasn't demanded that the Pony Express be reinstated. — Luke Epplin (@LukeEpplin) May 5, 2025 Trump is an incredibly surrealist, postmodern figure. His whole worldview seems to be informed by urban legends and mid-20th century movie references that he then tries to turn into actual policy. There are too many examples to count. His fixation on the Fort Knox gold is another… — Bobby Miller (@realBobbyMil) May 5, 2025 Wanna bet he watched The Rock this weekend? 😂 — Amy Smith (@watchkeep) May 4, 2025 Great movie. Dumb place to reopen a prison. — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 5, 2025 Rebuilding Alcatraz to imprison more Americans seems like a great use of tax dollars, doesn't it? 🙄If you've been on a tour there then you know this is a terrible likely just red meat for the base that won't happen, but it's hard to tell these days. Pete Hegseth… — Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) May 5, 2025 Watches The Rock once — Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) May 5, 2025 Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered Alcatraz to close in 1962: It "was much more expensive to operate than other facilities; it housed a startlingly small number of prisoners; it was deemed vulnerable to future escape attempts." via @sfchronicle — Carla 'Bluechecked' Marinucci (@cmarinucci) May 5, 2025 I toured Alcatraz not too long ago. The place is a full on museum, on the top of a really steep hill. Rebuilt? Enlarged? Does this mean he's scrapping the El Salvador gulag plans? What is this potato even talking about? — Sara McGee for Texas HD 132 (@SaraForTexLege) May 5, 2025 Wait until they figure out how expensive it will be to remodel, modernize and operate Alcatraz. The plumbing alone would take years to upgrade and I'm not even sure if it's possible. It will never happen. — Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) May 4, 2025 Alcatraz Island contributes significantly to the economy, generating about $60 million in annual revenue for park partners. This revenue comes from the 1.6 million visitors who tour the island each year. This revenue helps fund park projects and supports local — Artem Russakovskii (@ArtemR) May 4, 2025 Reopening and rebuilding Alcatraz as a prison would cost approximately $235–370 million upfront and $40–60 million annually to operate. Where you at @DOGE? — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) May 4, 2025 I had the honor of visiting Alcatraz last year. It was of the most haunting exhibits was a map of the world with black balls to help you visualize the prison populations of each countryPerhaps President Trump should visit. He might learn something — Rachel Coyle (@RachelCoyleOhio) May 5, 2025 Where's DOGE at? — Ryan Jones (@RyanJones_23) May 5, 2025 Listen we all want to see a sequel to The Rock but this is too much — Tim Lim (@TimLimDC) May 4, 2025
Associated Press
03-04-2025
- Associated Press
Today in History: April 3, Unabomber arrested in Montana
Today in history: On April 3, 1996, Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, was arrested at his remote Montana cabin by FBI agents. Also on this date: In 1860, the first Pony Express mail delivery rides began; one heading west from St. Joseph, Missouri, and one heading east from Sacramento, California. In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed in St. Joseph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang. In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey, for the kidnap-murder of 20-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Smith v. Allwright, struck down a Democratic Party of Texas rule that allowed only white voters to participate in Democratic primaries. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist communism. In 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, 'I've been to the mountaintop….I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!' (The following day, King was killed by an assassin's bullet at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.) In 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. In 1974, an outbreak of tornadoes began hitting wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; 148 tornadoes caused more than 300 fatalities in what became known as the 1974 Super Outbreak.
Boston Globe
03-04-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Today in History: April 3, Unabomber arrested in Montana
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the USS Constitution, chased by two British frigates that outgunned it, raced south along the North Shore seeking shelter as crowds gathered to watch along the coast. In its bid to lighten the ship as the frigates gained on it, the crew dumped overboard water casks, spare parts, beef and pork, and – finally – 1,500 gallons of rum. A favorable wind allowed it to enter Marblehead Harbor, protected by the guns of Fort Sewell, and, eventually, Salem Harbor, protected by Fort Pickering. Advertisement In 1860, the first Pony Express mail delivery rides began; one heading west from St. Joseph, Mo., and one heading east from Sacramento, Calif. Advertisement In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang. In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J., for the kidnap-murder of 20-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. In 1944, the USSupreme Court, in Smith v. Allwright, struck down a Democratic Party of Texas rule that allowed only white voters to participate in Democratic primaries. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist communism. In 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., 'I've been to the mountaintop. ... I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!' (The following day, King was killed by an assassin's bullet at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.) In 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner, as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. In 1974, an outbreak of tornadoes began hitting wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada. The 148 tornadoes caused more than 300 fatalities in what became known as the 1974 Super Outbreak. Advertisement In 1996, a USAir Force jet crashed as it approached Dubrovnik, Croatia. All 35 people on board were killed, including US Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. In 1996, Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, was arrested at his remote Montana cabin by FBI agents.
