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| Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:00 AM PST "We've bonded. We have bonded over shitty phone service all over the United States," Joan Rivers remarked to us on Friday, after a few frustrating rounds of phone tag, thanks to AT&T and some botched lines. But "Can you hear me now?" aside, the comedienne is totally impossible to catch up with, anyway. As of late, she's been making the media rounds, promoting her new reality show for We TV and sounding off on a variety of subjects all along the way. Check out what Joan had to say to The Huffington Post about Michelle Obama's State Dinner dress, Tiger Mom and how she got into the fashion commenting business to begin with. HP: One thing that has been making headlines in the fashion world this week is Michelle Obama wearing McQueen to the State Dinner. HP: Do you think there's occasions when the first lady could wear a foreign designer? HP: What do you think of Hillary Clinton's style? HP: Shifting gears, you're on a reality show now with your daughter. What do you think of Tiger Mom? HP: What was it like to have cameras following you around all of the time for "Joan & Melissa"? HP: Was there anything that was sacred or anything that you didn't want to put on the air? HP: I actually recently watched your documentary. One thing I was wondering about is how you started in this business of fashion commenting. HP: One last question -- who do you think is going to be a total walking disaster this awards season? Can't get enough of Joan? Catch "Joan & Melissa" at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays on We TV. Get HuffPost Style On Twitter and Facebook! Know something we don't? E-mail us at style@huffingtonpost.comThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| 3 kids removed from filthy Uniontown apartment - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:17 AM PST A Uniontown police officer and the city code enforcement officer said the condition of a Gallatin Avenue residence they entered Thursday was among the worst they have encountered. The tenant, Patricia Lynn Stokes, 44, of 189 N. Gallatin Ave., was charged before District Judge Michael Metros with three felony counts of endangering the welfare of children. Three children living in the apartment, who were younger than 18, were placed in the custody of Children and Youth Services. Two older children of Stokes' also lived there. The arresting officer, Patrolman Eric Hanula, noted Friday that Stokes did not take advantage of social service agencies that could have come to her aid. In a criminal complaint, Hanula said police were asked to accompany a CYS caseworker for a follow-up investigation after caseworkers had tried and failed repeatedly to contact the family at the home. The officer said Stokes admitted him and the caseworker into the home, where they detected a strong odor of feces and saw numerous bags of garbage and dog and cat feces on the floor. Everyone in the home was wearing soiled clothing, Hanula wrote. Loose garbage was scattered throughout bedrooms, and mattresses were dirty. There was no stove or refrigerator in the kitchen, where the sink was overflowing with garbage, he said. The house had no running water. Hanula said Stokes told him that she had no money to pay for utilities. The children told him that they had not eaten, and he saw no food in the house. "It was one of the worst," he said. Stokes appeared to care about the children's welfare but was unable to provide for them, the officer said. Stokes, who is free on her own recognizance, will face a preliminary hearing before Metros. Hanula expressed frustration that Stokes did not take advantage of social services or food banks. Madeline Sloboda, director of operations for the Fayette County Community Action Agency, said the agency offers several programs to assist with basic needs such as food and housing. "We assist a lot of residents with rent and mortgage (payments), and we can help with utility payments," she said. Families with children younger than 5 can apply for the Women, Infants and Children program to purchase nutritional food. "We have helped many families secure better housing. It's a shame, but a lot of the time people choose to live that way," Sloboda said. "We try to get the word out in the county that there are services available. The police call us with referrals quite often. If we don't provide (a requested service), we try to link people with an agency that can," she said. Property owner Russell Mechling of Uniontown said he was in the process of evicting Stokes, and it was his understanding that she would vacate the property by Feb. 1. He said she had not paid rent for a few months. "We began cleaning out yesterday, and we are continuing today. We will put the place back in service, once it's OK'd by the code officer. Hopefully social agencies have been made aware, and at least the kids will get some help," Mechling said. "You try to be compassionate. A certain percentage of (tenants) need all the help they can get," he said. Code enforcement officer Mark Pasquale said the property had been condemned. "The majority of the filth and disgust, for lack of a better word, was due to the tenants themselves," he said. Tenants living downstairs also had to be relocated because they had only partial utilities, Pasquale said. Mechling will be given a time frame in which to bring the property into compliance, he added. Earlier this month, the parents of six children who were removed from a city home that police said was covered in filth were charged with child endangerment. City police Officer Michael Garrow Sr. filed the charges against Elizabeth Shaffer, 36, and James Elvin Boord, 48, both of 71 Mifflin Ave. Garrow visited the couple's house after officials at LaFayette Elementary-Middle School were unable to get in touch with Shaffer to attend a conference. Boord, who according to a police report is the stepfather of the child, went to the conference and said Shaffer did not appear because she is addicted to computer games. In a police report, Garrow wrote, "Filthy is a compliment. No carpets, anywhere, with dirt obviously there for years, not months or days. Inside the refrigerator was mold, dirt, old rotten food, a food plate with old, moldy French fries and ketchup." The walls were dirty, and the floors were covered in feces and huge piles of clothing. Garrow found dirty bare mattresses and pillows in bedrooms. Children and Youth Services removed the couple's children, including three toddlers, from the home, the officer said. 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