| Disabled girl turned away by bus driver
Ms Pickup, of Leith, said when she tried to board the bus from Ocean Terminal on Saturday there was a woman with a buggy taking up the wheelchair space. She claimed the driver did not ask the woman to fold up the pushchair, but simply said she would have to wait for the next bus.The helpdesk consultant said when she phoned to complain she was told the driver was not able to move people from the space.She now plans to write to the First Minister asking for the issue to be looked at."I was just so angry with the bus driver because of his attitude," she said. "I thought these spaces were meant to be for wheelchair users, and I can't see why the woman couldn't fold up the buggy so my daughter could get on the bus."All I keep thinking about is what if my daughter was an adult and travelling on her own and the bus driver told her she wasn't getting on.
11-year-old boy accused of stabbing girl, forcing her to undress
An 11-year-old Midlothian boy is accused of ordering an 11-year-old girl to undress and then stabbing her when she refused to have sex with him. The boy fled after she tried to fend him off with a golf club, Midlothian police said Friday. He faces a charge of aggravated assault. The girl, who was treated for a collapsed lung, was released from the hospital Thursday. On Feb. 8, she had just returned from school on the bus and was alone inside her home when the doorbell rang. She did not answer it but soon encountered a stranger standing in the hallway leading to her bedroom. The boy offered her $100 to have sex with him, and he ordered her to undress while brandishing a pocketknife, police say. The girl got undressed but then quit cooperating.
Quick-thinking duo help Canton woman escape blaze
Lynn Rodway had just sat down for coffee Friday at Peltiers Collision Center in Canton when Doug McKinney burst through the door and said Kathy Hilt's house was on fire.
Tom Kadinger, who was at Peltiers, figured that Hilt was sleeping because she works nights. So the men jumped in a pickup and drove to 400 N. West St. at 2 p.m.
Rodway honked the horn on the pickup. Kadinger hollered and banged on the front door until he pushed it in and found Hilt three steps away. "Boy, we were abusive, kicking and beating the door," Rodway said. "(Kadinger) was about ready to break it."
Thick smoke consumed the home, Rodway said. Kadinger led her out and retrieved her cat on the sofa. Rodway used a knife to cut a leash on the kennel attached to the garage to get her dog, with flames leaping toward it from the porthole.
Sports Columnists
We could argue for days over which of our winter sports franchises is better, but that would miss the depressing point. Since neither is any good, isn't it more appropriate to ponder, category by category, which is worse? TEAM The Hawks have a better squad than their record indicates. (They're 18-22, having lost five of six.) Even after losing five in a row, the Thrashers have a better record than statistics would warrant. (The team that has yielded more goals than any other is 23-25-4, due mostly to its success in overtime and shootouts.) You watch the Hawks and come away believing they should be better. You watch the Thrashers and wonder how they're as competitive as they are. WHO'S WORSE?: The Thrashers, because they wouldn't be in the playoffs if the postseason started today, while the Hawks, not exactly on merit, would.
A good egg: 'Omelet king' rules breakfast at The Shack
Whiffs of browning meat drift out to hungry diners seated at the tables. Unlike a greasy spoon where clients watch the cook over a countertop, diners rarely see Morrow in his stainless-steel world at the back of this down-home restaurant.But he knows the regulars by what they eat, how they like it done and if they depart from their habits. Limp bacon, crispy bacon, white toast, brown toast. Special orders are common."It's typical of our customers. They don't order what's on the menu," jokes Morrow. "They just use it as a guide."Diners open the restaurant door and walk into the toasty smell. They dig in, the yolk dribbling down chins, the bacon crunching."Doak has been doing this for so long the customers know when he's cooking," said Janet Ball, a floor manager for 19 years. "They'll say, 'This is a Doak omelet.' It's magic.'"The wheel spins; five tickets flutter.Morrow cooks silently, chomping ice or sipping water.
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