"He said Houston was a complete professional and moved the cast and crew to tears two months ago when she sang the gospel hymn "Her Eyes on the Sparrow" for a scene shot in Detroit."

Really?! The hymn referred to is "His Eyes Are On the Sparrow". It comes from a remark Jesus made about God caring about every baby sparrow that falls from its nest, so of course, we can depend on God to care about each of use because we are worth more to him "than many sparrows." The final line of the song is "his eyes are on the sparrow, so I know he watches me".

I heard portions of the conversation played on KOMO 1000 radio yesterday. It sounded like the 911 operator was distracted as he was trying to sort out who the social worker was and why she was calling. I immediately thought of how he was trying to type information as he was asking questions. I can't type and talk to someone at the same time. Can you? It made me wonder if there is some way 911 can incorporate the new speech recognition software into their call centers so messages to police dispatchers can be formed from what the 911 operator is saying.

I agree with you, Snafu, but it could serve the purpose of causing people to realize that appearances can be deceiving. What an awful mess all this was. I'm sure many people involved with this case have had a hard time sleeping lately wondering, "What could I have done differently?"

Rob McKenna has a facebook page.

I agree, this is terrible. However, thank you, KOMO, for printing it. I'm sure thousands of dog owners all over the Northwest are taking a long look at their dog and their stove right now. Many lives and much property might be saved as a result of this story. Dogs can do incredible things that you would never imagine -- until it happens. One of my dogs managed to reach a cake in a 9x13" Pyrex pan off a tall kitchen counter. I found the pan setting on the floor, completely undamaged -- and completely empy and polished clean. Another thought -- my friend lost her dog because she left a CLOSED first aid kit on the kitchen table. Her dog got it down, somehow found a way to open it, and ate the cherry flavored childrens' aspirin out of it. (Aspirin is lethal to dogs.) That one made ME think carefully.

Um, "education" refers to making people aware of the symptoms of breast cancer, how to do self examinations, what are the options for people diagnosed with breast cancer, etc. All of their education work helps people to understand the importance of catching breast cancer early -- which gives the best hope of surviving it. Education is one of the most vital parts of the cure. Without fundraising, there would be no organization because (unlike Planned Parenthood which collects staggering amounts of federal funding each year) SGK operates entirely on donations. Those donations are vital to the work for the cure. If there were NO administration, this huge, national organization would be in total chaos. Organization -- that would be leaders, support staff, etc. -- are vital to working toward the cure. So, let's review -- a whopping 100% goes to THE CURE.

Good call, SadieB! I was wondering if ANYBODY was going to notice that. By the way, Lookitsme, at no time in all this mess did Planned Parenthood tell the truth. I just did some research on PP. They receive about half a BILLION dollars a year from a combination of federal funds, donations, and other income. They were receiving $700,000 a year from Susan G. Komen. PP made it sound like, without the grants from SGK, they would absolutely go under and be unable to provide healthcare, yackety, yackety. What nonsense! Just this morning they were crowing about how they harvested THREE MILLION DOLLARS from good intentioned people who thought the loss of the SGK money would make some kind of a difference to PP. The investigation they keep referring to as a "sham" is a very valid look at how PP uses the vast sums of money they are given. Do an internet search on "investigation of Planned Parenthood" and you can easily find all the facts. I know they have done some good things, but this is NOT a nice organization.

Tried to give you 20 thumbs up, but the machine won't let me.

We're not voting for civil rights, Exidore. We are voting about legal categories.

VERY good point, JLS1950!