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U.S. STATISTICS

President: Barack Obama

Vice President: Joe Biden

Population Clocks

U.S. 309,168,387
World 6,817,984,597
08:08 UTC (EST+5) Apr 30, 2010

Life expectancy: (2009): 78

Births (2007):  4,269,000 (14.16 per 1,000 pop.)
Deaths (2007): 2,416,000 (8.27 per 1,000 pop.)
Marriages (2005): 2,230,000 (7.5 per 1,000 pop.)
Divorces (2005): 3.6 per 1,000 pop.

ECONOMICS

US GDP (2008): $14.6 trillion

Median Family Income
(current dollars):  (2009) family of four: $64,615

Consumer Price Index:   211.143

Unemployment:   9.7%
Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.44

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Sawyer Brown was gracious enough to do a benefit concert .

"Campbell County High survivor story"

Campbell County school shooting survivor shares story:
One of the surviving victims of the Campbell County High School shooting, Assistant Principal Jim Pierce, decided to share his story with the local media. I’ll just quote the highlights…

“After a little discussion, bang, bang, bang,” Pierce describes what happened. “It was quick.”

Pierce, now recovering at home, says he tackled Bartley after a few shots had been fired.

The next thing he remembers is seeing Bartley tied up.

A teacher peeling Pierce off the floor told him to hang on and keep breathing.

“I know if someone didn’t do something, we were all doomed,” Pierce explained. “I just jumped to grab him, and I think that’s when he shot me.”

The bullet that grazed Pierce’s hand came close to killing him.

“It came through the back of my arm, through my side and it collapsed both my lungs,” he pointed to the scars. “I’ve never experienced that kind of pain before.”

This is the first time in 36 years of teaching Pierce has used his sick days for illness.

Pierce is left wondering why a student whose father was a boyhood friend would want to hurt him.

“We ran around together,” Pierce said of Kenneth, Sr. “I really hadn’t met Kenny Junior until he enrolled him at the high school. He introduced him because we were friends growing up.”

Other than that introduction, Pierce said the two had waved at each other in the hallway.

Both Pierce and Seale will carry bullets forever. Pierce isn’t sure how he feels about having it lodged behind his aorta.

He says he doesn’t have any hard feelings towards the alleged shooter but thinks he does need help.

Campbell County shooting victims called heroes

The three men who were shot at Campbell County High School Tuesday are being called heroes for getting the gun away from the suspect.

"The courageous efforts of Gary and Jim and Ken saved, probably saved many other lives and lives of our students," said Campbell County Superintendent Dr. Judy Blevins.

By all accounts, Principal Gary Seale and Assistant Principals Jim Pierce and Ken Bruce were dedicated to their students. Tuesday they showed just how much.

"I'm sure that when these men received their degrees and planned to enter into the field of education, they never dreamed they'd be put in a position of taking a bullet," said Blevins.

Now the boy who is accused may be tried as a man.

"We are asking he be tried as an adult and subject to adult penalties," said District Attorney General Paul Phillips.

Phillips says Bartley got the gun from home. And he did not have it at school long before others found out.

"The students did exactly what they should have done, they reported it to the appropriate officials," said Phillips.

Those officials called Bartley into the office. That is apparently when they got shot. But even after that, the students were first on their minds. They managed to get the gun away from Bartley and put the school into lockdown.

"The specific school officials that were present when this took place were heroic in the way they handled this situation," said Phillips.

Shooting victim remembered

A day after her husband was shot and killed at the school where he worked, Ken Bruce's wife, Jo, talked about the man she loved and how much his job meant to him.

Sitting in the garden of the church they attend, the Bruce family remembered the good times they had with Ken Bruce. "He was man who believed in three things, God, Family, and Country," says his wife, "and he lived by that."

Ken Bruce was one of three school administrators shot Tuesday afternoon at Campbell County High School. A student, 15-year-old Kenny Bartley,is accused of shooting all three men.

Ken Bruce's wake will be Friday at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in LaFollette. From 5-8 with a prayer service at 8 p.m.

Funeral Mass is Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
Both are open to the community.

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TO HELP

Who: Campbell County business and community leaders have set up the Campbell County High School Relief Fund after the November 8th school shooting.

What: Contributors can specify where they want their donations to go: family relief (for the families of Ken Bruce, Jim Pierce and/or Gary Seale), school relief (i.e., school safety or violence prevention programs), counseling efforts, a school memorial, or a college scholarship fund in Ken Bruce's honor.

How: Make checks payable to Campbell County High School Relief Fund and specify your intended recipient or category.

Mail To:

Campbell County High School Relief Fund

P.O. Box 187

Jacksboro, TN 37757

For more information:

Contact:

Sharon Ridenour

865-394-1233

millss1@k12tn.net

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PEOPLE WHO DIED

Over the past two years, the world has said goodbye to many prominent faces. Of these, many have lived a long and prosperous life, while others slipped away too soon.

Steve Irwin

February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006

The Crocodile Hunter’s life came to an end when he was stung in the chest by a stingray barb, while he was filming an underwater documentary in Australia. Steve Irwin was educated about animals, by his father, at a very young age and took a particular liking to reptiles, especially crocodiles. He devoted his life to wildlife conservation, as well as wildlife rescue.

Anna Nicole Smith

November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007

Playboy Playmate, Anna Nicole Smith, born Vickie Lynn Hogan, lived a very public life. Her marriage to 89-year-old billionaire, J. Howard Marshall II, turned a lot of heads and perhaps a few stomachs. She was known for her modeling and acting career, as well as being a spokeswoman for the weight loss pill, TrimSpa. Anna Nicole’s son, Daniel passed away on September 10, 2006 from an accidental overdose, just three days after Anna gave birth to baby girl, Dannielynn.

Heath Ledger

April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008

The news of Heath Ledger’s death shocked the world. The 28-year-old Australian-born actor had starred in numerous movies, such as: 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight’s Tale, The Order and Brokeback Mountain. His latest role was portraying the Joker in the new Batman film, The Dark Knight. Heath’s body was found in his New York City apartment and was pronounced dead when medics got to him. It was reported that the cause of death was due to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

Jeff Healey

March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008

Rock and jazz musician, Jeff Healey recently passed away after losing his battle with cancer. He lost his sight at a young age because of a rare form of eye cancer, but refused to let this tragedy prevent him from pursuing his dream. Healey picked up a guitar at the age of three and never put it down.