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My buddy Mark Greenblatt has won not one, but two Emmys! This was his first time winning and he got double the reward! The first Emmy is for a story called “fudging the numbers” about how the Houston Police Department tried to make the city look safer than it is. The other Emmy is for something called “dwi disaster” which exposed the state’s negligence in tracking where DWI crashes were taking place. In fact, they weren’t tracking them at all. And people were dying. And so they passed a state law after Marks’ story that fired the state agency who dropped the ball… giving the responsibility to track the information to another one. Very cool Blatt…well done my friend!

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My mother’s company, Azusa Publishing, creates these T-Shirts…it’s stirred up a bit of controversey.

Here is the article from the Rocky Mountain News.

This article is from the Westword (below)…

Shirt Happens, After Columbus Day

The Colorado History Museum has put these Homeland Security tees on ice until the Columbus Day contention cools down.

Published: October 4, 2007

he $17.99 T-shirt features a historic photo depicting a well-armed Geronimo and a few friends above this slogan: “Homeland Security: Fighting terrorism since 1492.” It’s available at the Colorado History Museum gift shop — but only if you ask for it specifically, since the clerks are keeping the shirts in a back storage room until after Columbus Day.

Welcome to Colorado, where Columbus is both loved and hated and Columbus Day has become a flash point between proud Italian-Americans, who typically celebrate their Nina-skippering paisan with a parade and other festivities, and protesting Native Americans, who see the explorer as an oppressor and a symbol of a skewed history that credits Columbus with “discovering” America in 1492 while ignoring Native Americans. Colorado was the first state to honor Columbus with a holiday, exactly one hundred years ago, and both sides have promised plenty of fireworks at this year’s Columbus Day Parade on October 6 (for more details, see Follow That Story).

The Colorado Historical Society, which runs the museum, is well known for its exhibits documenting Native American history, and right now it’s honoring the state’s rich Italian heritage, as well, with The Italians of Denver, a show that runs until next July. But while the two cultures exist relatively peacefully inside the museum’s walls, the “Homeland Security” T-shirt has raised a few eyebrows, admits CHS spokeswoman Rebecca Laurie. “Wed get a couple of phone calls and letters about it,” she says.

And so the shirt is being kept under wraps, at least through Columbus Day. After that, the CHS will have a little pow-wow with the private concessionaire running the shop and decide whether Geronimo gets the heave-ho.

 

If you’re interested in buying one of the Homeland Security T-Shirts please do so by ordering one on her website:

http://azusapublishing.com/store/show/S001

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My cousin Mark was recently on CNBC talking about SOX and some of it’s ecomonic implications, amongst other things.

I think i would crack under the pressure of live news anchors asking me targeting time contraint based questions…

He did great.

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So, a wonderful high school buddy of mine, Marke Greenblatt, is kicking ass in Houston as an investigative reporter for channel 11. He’s done about 18 stories this year and is full of talent. It’s a funny thing…seeing a buddy you know in such a laid back and relaxed setting, then seeing him in action. Check out the video links in the below stories.

http://www.khou.com/news/defenders/investigate/stories/khou061116_gj_teacher.440e8313.html

and

http://www.khou.com/news/defenders/investigate/stories/khou061113_cd_crimemapping.34f759d6.html[…]

My cousin Paul just won a student Emmy for his student thesis film. His film, Henry Wood Elliott: Defender of the Fur Seal, has been entered into numerous film festivals and has been shown on Montana PBS, amongst others. What a stud. He cleans up well.

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