Name Battle Fails Child’s Best Interest in NJ Court
Victoria Cuscino notes a New Jersey ruling forcing a boy to carry his biological father’s surname despite the child knowing his mother’s name. The case centers on ownership of the child’s identity amid custody disputes, with criticism of gender bias and calls to keep the child’s name as known by the mother and child.
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Scott
New Jersey
Karen Deremer
Supreme Court
Alan Gubernat
Easton
Gubernat
Superior Court
John Strutehoff
Deremer
Stritehoff
Gubernat- Deremer
Deremer-Gubernat
Victoria Cuscino
the News
Lion Roaring Contest Crowns Jungle King at Pittsburgh Zoo
At the Pittsburgh Zoo a lion roaring contest drew 40 competitors including children and adults. Judges scored by loudness realism and length on a 1 to 10 scale as participants roared to imitate lions while some spectators remained noticeably quieter.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Zoo
Lions roar contest crowns young rivals at zoo event
In suburban Pittsburgh a playful lions roar contest drew 12 year old Greg DeCarlo winner, 13 year old Jill Chiswell second, and 4 year old Brandon Wentling third. The lions watched indifferently as Kerry Ford, the zoo spokeswoman, noted the animals were above it all at the Disney The Lion King promotion.
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Greg DeCarlo
Pittsburgh
Jill Chiswell
Brandon Wentling
Turtle Creek
Kerry Ford
Refueling in Flight by the 171st Air Guard Boom Operator
Sgt. Ken Teyssier of the 146th Air Refueling Squadron lies face down in a KC-135 during aerial refueling orientation over Pittsburgh. The team from the 171st Air Refueling Wing refuels a C-141 from Andrews AFB, tracing a flight path from Pittsburgh over Lake Erie to Cleveland and back.
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Coraopolis
Ken Teyssier
171St
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Washington County
146Th
Teyssier
ANG
171St Air Refueling Wing
Pittsburgh International
William B. Lynch
Dave Rader
Steve Painter
Casey O’connor
Joyce Fike
Sandy Slavin
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Sandusky
Toledo
Ohio
Casey O'Connor
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William Lynch
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