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Have you ever called a government agency for help only to be chuckled at and made fun of? Then chances are you have never had to contact the Cocke County Department of Children Services (DCS) located on Heritage Street in Newport, Tennessee.

Such was the case on Monday, July 6, when Renée Lynn, Editor-in-Chief of “The Knoxville Journal,” needed to discuss a dire situation with Kim Ramsey, a case worker at the Cocke County DCS. Mrs. Lynn tried numerous times to reach Ms. Ramsey or anyone in the department to no avail.

Finally, Mrs. Lynn got in touch with Ms. Ramsey to converse about a very serious issue concerning information relevant to two foster children under their jurisdiction. Apparently the information was ignored.

When asked very pertinent questions about the care of these children, Ms. Ramsey began laughing over the phone along with other employees. They just kept on laughing. Ms. Ramsey made no effort to correct her rude behavior with an apology. Mrs. Lynn then informed Ms. Ramsey that this was not a laughing matter, but was a grave set of circumstances. Again Mrs. Lynn was met with snickering.

It just so happened that Mrs. Lynn’s telephone was on speaker phone and at least one other person witnessed the outrageous behavior of Ms. Ramsey.

Mrs. Lynn commented, “It is a sad day when upstanding citizens are being subjected to such disrespect from government employees.”

This is not the first complaint lodged against the Cocke County DCS. This reporter knows of at least one other incident in which the Cocke County office has overstepped their bounds.

Ms. Vicki Hodge, supervisor of the Cocke County DCS did return a call to Mrs. Lynn on Tuesday, July 7, but did not apologize for the offensive conduct of her employees.

If you have any information about the Cocke County DCS you would like to share, please call Myra Wheeler at The Knoxville Journal at (865) 546-5353.

http://www.theknoxvillejournal.com/inside/pages/news/Cocke-County-DCS.html

I am sure they would be interested in all the stories in TN, give it a shot.

Update on Million Survivor March

First and foremost: Million Survivor March is a heartfelt project. I have spent many, many hours dedicated to this project. I have been encouraged by so many of you.

THANK YOU ALL!!

The person that was to mentor me and support us. Has parted ways with this project Million Survivor March will not let this detour us.

To Avoid any confusion, I would like to let you all know the web-site www.MillionSurvivoMarch.org is no longer active, Please go to the official trademarked site: www.MillionSurvivorMarch.com

I do not have a non profit status as of yet, nor am I a musician. However I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse trying to raise awareness. My motives are not for fame and fortune.

So Please continue to support this cause, add the MSM banner to your page, sign the petition, and Tell your friends.

I do appriciate each and everyone of you!!

Sharon,

Sharon@MillionSurvivorMarch.com

www.MillionSurvivorMarch.com

We only have 175 signatures to go, thank you all so much. I was so surprised to see people from Australia, Germany, Portugal, and even Canada have taken a minute for this important cause, You guys are wonderful. What a great Valentines day gift it would be to have my baby returned.We don't have much time left, this petition will be submitted with court documents. These documents will be ready today or tomorrow, so please keep spreading the word.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/in-support-of-lisa-and-bella-smith-2#signatures

Thank You friends,
BellasMom06

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• American Law Sources Online

• Courts.net - Indexed List to U.S. Court Sites

• Davidson County District Attorney's Office - website provides enhanced information about the office to victims, witnesses, members of the community, and the media.

• Federal Register

• FindLaw , A Comprehensive Legal Site Search Engine

• Institute for Court Managment (National Center for State Courts)

• Institute for Law and Justice (ILJ)

• National Criminal Justice Resource Center

• JERITT Project - a national clearinghouse for information on continuing judicial branch education

• Judicial Family Institute

• "Kids and the Law" from California Bar Association

• Law and Politics Internet Guide - (Legal resources)

• Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management

• Nashville Bar Association Appellate Practice Manual

• Nashville School of Law

• National Center for State Courts - A comprehensive listing of State, International and Federal Courts

• SEARCH -National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics

• State Justice Institute

• CTAS - County Technical Assistance Service, University of Tennessee
  (Complete Listings of County Officials)

• TennHelp - A project of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services

• Tennessee Association for Child Care

• Tennessee Bar Association - disciplinary process explained

• Tennessee Bench-Bar CLE

• Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR)

• Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI)

• Tennessee Code Annotated (on Michie site)

• Tennessee County Information (Info from the National Association of Counties )

• Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization

• Tennessee Criminal Law Defense Resources

• Tennessee Attorney General Opinions

• Tennessee Board of Law Examiners

• Tennessee General Assembly  (For current legislation - choose "Bills" from site's menu.)

• Tennessee Legislature Chaptered Bills

• Tennessee District Attorney Generals' Conference

• Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program

• The Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (TLAW)

• Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice

• Tennessee State Agency Rules and Regulations (Non-judicial)

• Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society

• U.S. District Court - Middle Division

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Opinions)

• United State Sentencing Commission

• U.S. Supreme Court

• University of Memphis School of Law

• University of Tennessee College of Law

• University of Missouri - Kansas City - Famous Trials - Detailed Historical Accounts

• Vanderbilt University Law School

• Villanova School of Law

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http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/geninfo/clinks1.htm

The decomposing bodies of four young people were found Wednesday by U.S. marshals delivering an eviction notice, and a woman who answered the door was taken into custody for questioning.

Investigators were trying to determine whether the woman was related to the four victims, who had been dead at least two weeks, authorities said. Her name was not released.

"She was apparently calm throughout," U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Cole Barnhart said.

Mayor Adrian Fenty said the condition of the bodies made it difficult to identify them. "It is going to take scientific tests run by the chief medical examiner's office," he said.

Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the bodies appeared to be of females ranging in age from 5 to 18. Authorities were investigating how and when they died.

The case may not be ruled a homicide until the medical examiner determines the cause of death, police said. Lanier said there were no signs of forced entry into the home.

The bodies were found upstairs in the southeast Washington apartment, part of a block of virtually identical apartment houses near Bolling Air Force Base in one of this city's poorest areas, authorities said.

Larry Jones, who lives next door, said that a woman and two or three children live at the home but that he had not seen them since the summer. The children appeared healthy at the time, he said.

Jones added that in recent months he had noticed a "strange odor" coming through his vent.

"We thought it was probably dead mice in the vent or something," he said, adding that he had talked to the landlord about it.

D.C. Council member Marion Barry, who represents the neighborhood where the bodies were found, questioned why no one had reported the four missing.

"Somebody should have known that some people were not in school," said Barry, the former mayor.

D.C. schools spokeswoman Mafara Hobson said none of the children thought to be living in the home was currently enrolled in the school system. One child at that address had attended Stuart-Hobson Elementary School but withdrew in 2006 as a fifth-grader, she said.

Mindy Good, a spokeswoman for the D.C. Child and Family Services agency, said it had received one report about a family at that address in April through the city's child abuse and neglect reporting hot line.

"We made several attempts to make contact with these people. We were unable to have any face-to-face contact with them," Good said. "On the last attempt (in early May), it appeared they were no longer living at the address."

Investigators later found a new address for the family in Maryland and alerted county authorities there of the report on the family, Good said. She would not say where the family was believed to be living.

"This is a sickmaking situation. It's a horrible thing," she said.

Area resident Rowand Simpkins said that her neighbors tend to keep to themselves and that she never saw the woman or children.

"It's really a mystery," she said of the youths' deaths. "It's a sad situation."

___

Associated Press writers Karen Mahabir and Brett Zongker contributed to this report.

this was in my local paper, out of the 1200 who were adopted, how many do you think were legal?

Please respond to this, contact the editor at the link I provided. Let them know I am not the only person concerned with this, they will do a story if people get off their butts and let them know there is a problem.

Some recent events in the news that pleased us …

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/dec/22/adoptions-growing-grinch-cuts-trees/

WHAT A CELEBRATION: More than 1,200 children in the state have been moved to permanent homes this year, and 122 were in Knox County, according to the state Department of Children's Services. Ten years ago, only 195 children in state custody were adopted. "Every child deserves to grow up in a family that loves them unconditionally," said Dr. Viola Miller, commissioner of DCS, in a statement. Permanent placements have been a top priority for her.

here is the Editors email addy, jump on this and lets get them to do a story on CPS, we keep missing oppurtunities, it doesnt matter if you dont live here either. Let them know there is a problem, its not so rosy.

http://knoxnews.com/staff/jack-mcelroy/contact/

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