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Air Force dad surprises daughter at schoolBy AmBer Bell

reporter@trcle.com

When fifth grade student Kaitlynd McQueenwoke up for school Monday morning, she hadno idea what surprises awaited her that after-noon.

The day at Gerard Elementary Schoolseemed normal enough until a few bites intolunch, when Kaitlynds father, Air Force StaffSgt. Michael McQueen, unexpectedly appearedand wrapped her in a giant hug.

At first, Kaitlynd sat shocked, staring into

his face. Then her eyes filled with tears as sherealized exactly what was happening.

It had been more than six months since Mc-Queen, stationed at Osan Air Force Base inSouth Korea, had seen his daughter.

Crystal McQueen and Cindy Ledlow, Mc-Queens wife and mother, planned the surprisefor Kaitlynd after a failed homecoming earlierthis summer. When McQueen was unable toleave South Korea, Crystal said Kaitlynd wasdevastated.

By mAttSmith

msmith@trcle.com

Johnson County Sheriffs Officedeputies arrested an Arlington man onSunday in connection with a recent firein the Venus area.

Patrick David Pantuso, 21, admittedto having set seven fires in the area dur-ing the past 2 1/2 weeks, Sheriff BobAlford said.

Pantusos arrestproved the culminationof an investigation ledby JCSO and the John-son County Stop theOffender SpecialCrimes Unit. Bothagencies developed in-formation on the sus-pect thanks to leadssupplied by the Venus

Fire Department andothers, Alford said.

Firefighters responded to a fire onCounty Road 506 near Farm-to-MarketRoad 157 at about 2:30 p.m. on Satur-day. Through witness statements andsurveillance, investigators determinedthat Pantuso set that fire, according toofficials.

Officers obtained a warrant and ar-rested Pantuso on Mitchell Saxon Roadin Fort Worth.

Pantuso admitted to having set onefire that burned in Ellis County andothers on county roads 505, 506 and514 near Venus, officials said. All thefires were small in size and caused no

injuries to persons or damage to struc-tures, officers said.

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CAC leads panel discussion on bullying at CISD inserviceBy liSA mAgerS

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Bullying and teachers roles and re-sponsibilities as front line people

was one of Cleburne ISDs lead inser-vice sessions before the start of school.

A panel discussion conducted bystaff members and agency partners ofChildrens Advocacy Center was pre-sented in separate sessions for elemen-tary and secondary teachers and staff.

Bullying is impacting kids and

hurting kids, said Tammy King, CACexecutive director. School is often thelast safe place for them and when bul-lying occurs, its the last straw that canpush them over the edge.

School districts across the statehave and will be implementing addi-tional measures to address what hasbeen described as an age-old prob-lem. In the 2011 Student Code ofConduct, cyberbullying and sextingare now included as violations relatingto the misuse of technology and the In-

ternet, on or off school property.Beginning with the 2012-13 school

year, House Bill 1942 will requireschool boards to adopt policies and ad-ministrative procedures relating bully-

ing and how it is addressed to ensureschool districts respond in a consistentand proactive manner.

Preceding the panel discussion,teachers viewed a video created byColeman Elementary fourth grader

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DALLAS (AP) Dallas police Officer An-drew Litz falls frequently and cant walk acrossthe room without help.

He sometimes uses a wheelchair or cane. He

suffers seizures. Hes confused and disoriented.Hes in and out of the emergency room almostevery week.

After three combat tours in Iraq, he suffers

from post-traumatic stress disorder and a trau-matic brain injury caused by a 2005 roadsidebomb.

Litz was among the thousands of Americanswho enlisted in the military during a burst ofpatriotism after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist at-tacks.

Now, a decade later, he has become a victimof the wars spawned by 9/11.

I feel like Im broken, said the 30-year-oldformer Marine sergeant, now a Dallas police of-

ficer who cant work because of his healthproblems.

After intense criticism over its handling ofblast concussions, the military has in recentyears toughened protocols for handling them.But for Litz and others, it is too little, too late.

Litz relies on the strained medical services

of the Department of Veterans Affairs, wherepsychological injuries and brain injuries com-

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