If all went well this morning in San Quentin, then there is one less criminal crowding the California Penal system. At 12:01 a.m., mass murderer William Bonin became the first person executed via lethal injection in California.
The Catholic Church's message of pro-life rang in her ears as she walked into the one place she never imagined she would visit – the El Monte Planned Parenthood Clinic.
With a slight hesitation in my step, I slowly approached the demi-god of my dreams as he was crossing the hotel parking lot. Jordan Knight’s dark black hair faded into the gloomy sky. His mysterious nature set him apart from the rest of the group of 20 he was with.
In late 1992, my sister faced a life-threatening choice. It was not a medical choice, but a legal one. She had to decide whether to remain living in the state of California or to break all ties to her family in order to start a new life far from the one she had always known.
Pictures of Firefighter Chris Fields and Baylee Almon appeared all over the media as he carried her dying body out of the destroyed A.P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. She died an hour later due to massive head injuries suffered during last week’s terrorist bombing, but has made a lasting impression in the minds of many.