by Sandy Frost

SHC Study Suspended, FDA Excludes Doctors' Research

A twenty-year clinical study to develop a burn treatment conducted by doctors at the Shriners Burn Hospital (SHC) in Cincinnati and overseen by the University Of Cincinnati (U of C) School Of Medicine Institutional Review Board was such a mess that:

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Feds Define Jesters

The June 7 criminal complaint in the case of United States of America v. Michael Lesinski paints a clear picture of “Mirth and Merriment,” Royal Order of Jesters style. That’s how they describe their activities to the IRS, you know.

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Retired Deputy Charged in Jester Sex Trafficking Investigation

Dan Herbeck of the Buffalo News reported today that a former Erie County Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with conspiring to violate the Mann Act after allegedly arranging for the transportation of about a dozen prostitutes to a national meeting of the Royal Order of Jest …

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FDA Report Details Hundreds of Violations in Shriners' Burn Treatment Study as Product Heads To Market

Officials at the FDA and the University of Cincinnati have confirmed investigations into the clinical study for a burn treatment developed at the Shriners Hospital for Children (SHC) in Cincinnati as it appears to be heading to market (1).

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FDA Warning Letter Sent to SHC Cincinnati Still Unresolved

An FDA official confirmed last week that a "Close out letter" has not been issued to resolve a January, 2007 Warning Letter sent to Dr. Richard Kagan, Chief of Staff at the Shriners Hospital for Children (SHC) Cincinnati. According to the FDA:

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Royal Order of Jester Limerick Contest and Poll!

This came to me after attending a Journalism That Matters "un-conference" at the University of Washington the past four days. It was kind of like a pow wow where we met in circles to talk about anything and everything, from professionalism to passion.

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Jesters in High Places

So many have asked "How many members of law enforcement or the judiciary or elected officials or other high profile agencies are also members of the Royal Order of Jesters (ROJ)?"

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Editorial: Human Rights Day, 2009

Editor's Note: Dedicated to the memory of my friend and mentor, Dr. Paula Gunn Allen. Thank you, Sandy 12/10/2009 10:17:57 AM It's 0817 on Human Rights Day.

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Blue Christmas - Photo Essay From Memorial Site Where Four Lakewood Police Officers Were Killed While Their Caskets Arrived at Tacoma Dome Memorial Service

"LAKEWOOD, Wash. - Four Lakewood police officers lost their lives Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire on them as they sat in a Parkland coffee shop preparing to begin their shifts.

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FOX News Atlanta to cover Schair v Marsteller child sex tourism story today

You can watch FOX News Atlanta reporter Dale Russell here at 6pm PST today as he reports about the rivalry between two fishing tour operators over allegations of child sex tourism in Brazil.

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Updated: Copyright Infringement Challenge Settled, Jesters Hide Prostitutes' Expenses, Blackmail Themselves into Secrecy

Update: 11/11/2009: The author of the Royal Order of Jesters "Mirth Missives" newsletter, Mack "Tazmack" Gooding, filed a second copyright infringement notice with Newsvine today, incorrectly claiming that I edited out his copyright notices on the newsletters as well as the sub …

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Shriners Swarm Vegas, Jester Girl Code of Conduct Revealed

This next week, the Shriners will be swarming Las Vegas to support the Justin Timberlake Golf Tournament benefitting their hospitals.

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Nevada Assembly Formally Welcomed Shriners & Jesters

Surprise, surprise, surprise! Back on March 9, 2001, Nevada Assemblyman Joe E. Dini Jr. (D) formally welcomed both the Shriners and Royal Order of Jesters to Nevada. Speaking on behalf of the Nevada State Assembly, Dini:

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The Next Right Thing

It's Sunday and I feel like preaching. Time for a little evangelical journalism. It's time to pray that a Brazilian federal judge does the next right thing, especially with Rio getting the Olympic nod.

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Tax Returns Reveal Jesters Controlled by "Secret Order of Brothers in Blood," Jester Officer Links National Court to Fishing Tour Operator Indicted in Brazil Child Sex Case

I was puttering around the other night and got the urge to find the Jesters most recent tax returns. I found them on Guidestar and armed with a yellow highlighter, sticky notes and legal pad, began scanning the categories, dollars and answers reported.

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Newsitorial: Schair's Failed Application for Habeas Corpus Confirms Indictment, Implicates Jesters

Disclaimer and Adult Content Warning: This is called a "newsitorial" because investigative journalism doesn’t need to be dry, dull and boooring.

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Society of Professional Journalists National Honors

Update 5/9/2009: It has just been confirmed that I have been appointed to the Society of Professional Journalists national Diversity Committee. Thanks to our new president, Kevin Z. Smith for this honor. My philosophy is based on the symbol of the Native American medicine wheel.

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Editorial: Filings Fly Prior to Tills Sentencing for Jester Prostitution

Former Judge Ronald Tills is being sentenced tomorrow for pleading guilty to violating the Mann Act.

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Richard W. Schair v Newsvine Dismissed as Brazilian Judge Accepts Rape & Underage Prostitution Case Against Him

Richard Schair's motion to dismiss was granted last Friday after defendant Newsvine moved his libel and defamation complaint against the MSNBC online subsidiary to federal court.

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Editorial: Schair v Newsvine Illustrates Importance of Reporter Shield and Child Protection Bills Before Congress

Leaders from the Society of Professional Journalists spent yesterday and today on Capitol Hill advising our nation's law makers why they should support a federal version of the reporter shield law. From this SPJ press release:

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Brazilian Judge Rejects Jester Fishing Tour Operator's Request for Habeas Corpus

Adult content warning and disclaimer: Linked court documents describe acts and images of an adult nature and were legally and lawfully obtained while publically available on the United States Federal Court PACER system.

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Radio Interview about Royal Order of Jesters with Henrik Palmgren of Sweden's Red Ice Creations

You can listen to my two hour radio interview about the Royal Order of Jesters, among other things, with Henrik Palmgren, host of Red Ice Radio, here. The second hour is subscription only and is well worth the price of admission. Henrik described the program online as:

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Honoring Lori Piestewa

Editor's Note: I originally published this on May 29, 2006 to honor the first American Indian woman killed in U.S. combat, Lori Piestewa. Thank you for allowing me to share this with you as we remember all those who have served, fought and died for our freedom.

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Shriner/Jester Court Updates, Brazilian Indictment & My Statement to the Buffalo News

Here are updates in two Shriner and Jester court cases, news that the owner of the fishing tour business who took members of the Royal Order of Jesters (ROJ) fishing on the Amazon has closed shop and has been indicted by Brazilian authorities as well as my reaction to a ROJ spoke …

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  • SHC Study Suspended, FDA Excludes Doctors' Research

    A twenty-year clinical study to develop a burn treatment conducted by doctors at the Shriners Burn Hospital (SHC) in Cincinnati and overseen by the University Of Cincinnati (U of C) School Of Medicine Institutional Review Board was such a mess that:

  • Shriners Now Bill Insurance

    The Shriners Hospital for Children in Spokane begins billing insurance companies next week, a major change for a charitable organization that for decades cared for children with crippling bone, joint and muscle problems, and absorbed the expense.

  • FDA Protects 8 Year Old Burn Victim From Skin Substitute Cited in Warning Letter Due to Hundreds of Clinical Study Violations

    The FDA is stepping in to suspend the use of a cultured skin substitute developed at the Shriners Burn Hospital in Cincinatti because of a previous inspection report that itemized hundreds of violations in the product's clinical research study.

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    Jimmy Buffett and a few of his friends plan to give a free concert on the Alabama coast to show support for the Gulf region.

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    The June 7 criminal complaint in the case of United States of America v. Michael Lesinski paints a clear picture of “Mirth and Merriment,” Royal Order of Jesters style. That’s how they describe their activities to the IRS, you know.

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