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A single trip and a life is changed forever. The life Wisconsin state Rep. Jimmy Anderson. A drunk driver killed his entire family, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. In his office in Madison, Anderson spoke of that fateful day.Parking Enforcement Officer Stabbed I see my little brother, he has blood all over him, Anderson said stanley bottles .Anderson is 32 years old. When he was only 26, a drunk driver T-boned the vehicle carrying his entire family. Gone 鈥?his father and younger brother. Anderson was the lone survivor. I remember hearing a s stanley spain mack, and the next thing I m in the SUV hanging upside down, Anderson said.The crash left him a quadriplegic. I feel like a burning sensation throughout my body. I feel myself kind of hanging, and I want to move, and I can t, he said.Today, Anderson works to change the drinking culture in Wisconsin. I think the first thing we ought to do is make a first-offense OWI an actual criminal penalty, he said.Wisconsin is the only state where a first-time OWI offense is not a criminal offense. Anderson s nonprofit foundation, Breathe Clearly, supports victims of OWI crashes.Anderson admits, We don t do enough to help people get beyond whatever it is that s forcing them to the alcohol. The rewarding w stanley cup ork of his foundation motivated Anderson to run for the state Assembly. Being able to help others has given me so much joy. I thought, How can I keep doing this How can I keep expanding this opportunity That s why I ran for office. We don t Qmwa Trial beginning for man accused in Milwaukee officer s death
Members of the U.S. Women s National Hockey Team have agreed to a 4-year labor deal with USA Hockey.It signals an end to the team s protest for fair pay, which lasted for over a week.The women s team had vowed to sit out the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship games unless it reached a deal with USA Hockey.The games, which the U.S. is hosting, begin on Friday. The team is the defending champ and was supposed to report to training camp last week, but negotiations with USA Hockey faltered.The women s players were asking for a $68,000 annual salary as well as for benefits like child care, maternity leave and the ability to compete in more games throughout the year.The financial terms of the deal weren t released but one thing the women got was the formation of a group that will oversee the advance stanley deutschland ment of girls and women s hockey. We re extremely excited both sides were able to come to an agr vaso stanley eement and compromise, stanley cup national team member Monique Lamoureux told CNNMoney after the deal was struck. I don t think either side had to give up major things to make each other happy, Lamoureux said. USA Hockey is now the leading federation for women s hockey and hopefully other countries follow suit. The women, who are ranked 1 in the world, also wanted better benefits at IIHF World Championship games. Specifically, they wanted to be able to bring guests to competitions, fly in business class and get disability insurance.These are all benefits that the male pl |
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