Ron King

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First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Wheatbelt first to get new equipment

State-of-the-art: Ag Implements Narembeen branch manager Ron King and dealer principal Graeme Pember in the Intergrated Distance Training room.Demonstration: Local farmers hear everything about the Horsch Sprinter.Groundbreaking: Australia s first Horsch ... [Published Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - May 16 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

International Financial Crime Conference & Exhibition

20% Discount for KYC360 MembersThe ground-breaking ACFCS conference on May 16-18, at the Westin Diplomat, in Hollywood, Florida USA will plumb crucial financial crime issues with 36 experts on 15 panels over 2 ½ days.The experts will dissect subjects ... [Published KYC 360 - May 07 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Walter Watkinson

, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside. Visitation: 4–7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Online condolences: www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.WELLMAN, Iowa— , 96, of Riverside, passed away on Wednesday, ... [Published Muscatine Journal - May 02 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

MAXWELL: For conservatives, it's all about race

When I was a journalism professor in 2005 at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, a white student from the University of Alabama came to my campus and handed me a bullet-ridden sheet of standard copy paper.It was a target that had been used at a local shooting ... [Published Evansville Courier - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Thomas Richardson

Thomas Lee Richardson, 93, of Lithia Springs, Ga., died Wednesday, April 17, 2013.Funeral services will be Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m. at the Douglas Chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home with Rev. Ron King, Rev. Mike Sinyard, Rev. Ikey Watson, and Dr. ... [Published Carroll County Times-Georgian - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Our weekly CHAMP & CHUMP: John Cowin & Ron King

John Cowin: For most people, the first instinct when a bomb goes off is to run away. John Cowin's reaction was to rush to the aid of those injured by the blasts near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon. Cowin, an orthopedic surgeon, and his wife, ... [Published Orlando Sentinel - Apr 20 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Creating a new America, one story at a time

High school students in Wilcox County, Ga. – about three hours south of Atlanta – are organizing their high school’s first ever integrated prom. Their action shows what can happen when people embrace diversity, rather than fear it, columnist says. (Courtesy ... [Published Atlanta Voice - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 3 reports

Hearing held for officer accused of using ‘Trayvon’ targets

A termination hearing is scheduled on Friday for the Port Canaveral police officer accused of conducting practice with targets resembling Trayvon Martin wearing a hoodie.Sgt. Ron King reportedly took shooting targets resembling Trayvon Martin to an April ... [Published Click Orlando - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 3 reports

Interim port chief: Offering Trayvon-themed targets to officers 'unacceptable'

_ Political agendas had nothing to do with the termination of Port Canaveral Police Sgt. Ron King for bringing Trayvon Martin-themed hoodie-style targets to a shooting range, the ports top official said this afternoon.Rather, King was fired, because offering ... [Published Florida Today - Apr 17 2013]
First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 44 reports

Cop fired for using 'Trayvon' shooting target apologizes

The former Florida cop who brought a hooded sweatshirt image — in the likeness of Trayvon Martin — to target practice claims it was only meant as a teaching tool.Ex-police officer Ron King defended himself in a video uploaded Saturday to YouTube, and ... [Published New York Daily News - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 8 reports

Fired Cop Claims Trayvon Martin Target Was Not For Shooting (VIDEO)

A Florida police officer who was fired for bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a training session has claimed that the targets were used as a no-shoot training tool, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.Port Canaveral, Fla. Police Sgt. Ron ... [Published Talking Points Memo - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 36 reports

Fired Officer Explains Trayvon Martin Targets

Florida (USA Today) -- A Florida police officer fired for bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range apologized to the shooting victim's family but said the target is a valuable training tool.Police Sgt. Ron King denied claims by Port Canaveral, ... [Published WLTX - Apr 14 2013]

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"i am being accused of using a trayvon martin silhouette target for firearms training in a manner that is less than professional. i take these allegations seriously and i find that others are accusing me of something that i just plain did not do" King said
... The description states it as a "response to false accusations." In the video King said "i find that people are accusing me of doing something that i just plain did not do.” king went on to explain that he brought the targets to demonstrate what officers should not shoot at, and claimed that anyone who is saying otherwise is trying to further their own political agenda."
"while others have used it as a novelty, i view it as a tool for scenario-based firearms training" said King. He believes the targets would help train officers when not to fire at suspects
"the only stupid act i performed was to believe that some of my coworkers would be mature enough and care enough to use a bad situation as a learning tool" King said, referring to the Martin case

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Defending premiers tough to beat in EDFL [Published Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - May 16 2013]
Wheatbelt first to get new equipment [Published Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - May 16 2013]
Obituary: John King Sr. [Published Russellville Courier - May 07 2013]
International Financial Crime Conference & Exhi... [Published KYC 360 - May 07 2013]
Kenya sentenced life imprisonment to two Irania... [Published The Guardian Express - May 07 2013]
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Walter Watkinson [Published Muscatine Journal - May 02 2013]
MAXWELL: For conservatives, it's all about race [Published Evansville Courier - May 02 2013]
ACFCS conference will dissect FATCA duties, thr... [Published Prlog - Apr 30 2013]
World War II Vet Thomas Lee Richardson, 93, Dies [Published Douglasville Patch - Apr 20 2013]
Our weekly CHAMP & CHUMP: John Cowin & Ron King [Published Orlando Sentinel - Apr 20 2013]
Hearing held for officer accused of using ‘Tray... [Published Click Orlando - Apr 19 2013]
Creating a new America, one story at a time [Published Atlanta Voice - Apr 19 2013]
Will officer lose job over 'Trayvon Martin' tar... [Published Central Florida News 13 - Apr 19 2013]
Will officer lose job for 'Trayvon Martin' target? [Published Central Florida News 13 - Apr 19 2013]
Thomas Richardson [Published Carroll County Times-Georgian - Apr 19 2013]
OBITUARIES: Thomas Lee Richardson, Mary Dover, ... [Published Douglas County Sentinel - Apr 19 2013]
Sgt. Ron King Posts Response Video about "false... [Published Amsterdam News - Apr 18 2013]
SR Commercial Purchases Industrial Park for $19.8M [Published National Real Estate Investor - Apr 17 2013]
Port Canaveral officer’s actions unjustifiable [Published University of South Florida Oracle - Apr 17 2013]
Port chief: Targets behind cop's firing [Published Florida Today - Apr 17 2013]
Interim port chief: Offering Trayvon-themed tar... [Published Florida Today - Apr 17 2013]
Trayvon Martin target 'unacceptable,' official ... [Published USA Today - Apr 17 2013]
Police officer fired for using 'Trayvon Martin'... [Published Upn 15 - Apr 17 2013]
5 to Watch: Boston bombs & heroism [Published MSN News - Apr 16 2013]
Matt Reed: Stop rooting for shooting [Published Florida Today - Apr 16 2013]
Awards honor exemplary service by residents [Published Star-Telegram - Apr 15 2013]
Police Sergent Fired for Handing out Shooting T... [Published FOX47News - Apr 15 2013]
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Fired Cop Claims Trayvon Martin Target Was Not ... [Published Talking Points Memo - Apr 15 2013]
A Florida police officer who was fired for bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a training session has claimed that the targets were used as a no-shoot training tool, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.Port Canaveral, Fla. Police Sgt. Ron ...
CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Apr 15 2013]
BREAKING OVERNIGHT: CNN : Iraq bombings kill at least 17, wound more than 120 A series of car bombings across Iraq on Monday killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 120 others, police said. The 17 attacks took place in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Tuz ...
Embedding with startups to study entrepreneurship [Published WUSTL Science & Technology News - Jan 15 2013]
Washington University’s business, engineering and law schools are collaborating on a new course in 2013 that will embed students in the center of the thriving entrepreneur community in downtown St. Louis. Students will trade their campus classroom for ...
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