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  • Florida Woman, 71, Accused of Kidnapping Family at Gunpoint

    08/19/2025 6:32:42 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 41 replies
    News Worthy Women via MSN ^ | 08 19 2025 | Staff
    A 71-year-old Florida woman is behind bars after authorities say she lured a father and his two daughters to her property and held them at gunpoint in a bizarre case that’s left authorities reeling over what caused this strange incident. According to the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Department, Helen Litchfield has been charged with three counts of kidnapping, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of armed burglary. She was arrested Friday and booked into the Wakulla County Jail. The incident began on August 4, when a father and his two daughters, both under the age of 13, were fishing...
  • Litchfield schools will no longer get Jewish holiday off (VIDEO)

    02/02/2012 6:02:13 PM PST · by matt04 · 15 replies · 1+ views
    Starting in September, schools in Litchfield will no longer get Jewish holidays off. In a 5-to-3 vote, the school boar ruled not to observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Supporters say it's a fair decision to the majority of students who are not Jewish. Opponents say it's creating a sense of intolerance. According to a school board member who voted against the measure, Litchfield schools were once called out for not being culturally sensitive enough. She argues this latest measure is proof of that. ... "Litchfield once again demonstrates its lack of cultural sensitivity and lack of flexibility when it...
  • Litchfield Conn. slaps down our war heroes, orders yellow ribbons removed to “save the trees”

    12/11/2009 6:07:48 AM PST · by jmaroneps37 · 12 replies · 756+ views
    The Collins Report ^ | December 11, 2009 | Kevin “Coach” Collins
    Litchfield Connecticut settled in 1721 and the home of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen has turned its back on today’s war heroes. Since 2003 yellow ribbons have been tied around five trees standing on the Litchfield’s “Green”, the center of its civic life. Earlier this week Litchfield’s Town Board ruled the ribbons had to be removed regardless of their purpose as reminders that America is fighting a war of survival. Can’t get their stories straight Like most challenged liberals the town’s Board is fuzzy about why they pulled this stunt. Despite six years with no evidence to support it, they...