Cookie-gate update

The other day, I wrote about the story of two Colorado teenage girls who decided to avoid a party and stay home and bake cookies for their neighbors. One of the neighbors -- Wanita Renea Young -- had a panic attack when she discovered the cookies that evening and the next day, she decided that she was having a heart attack and went to the hospital. She then turned around and sued the two girls for the cost of her medical adventure... Kevin Aylward at Wizbang has a very nice update to this story: bq. How Much Do You Think That's Worth? Good news for the teens girls mention in Paul's post from this afternoon; a local radio station has raised their fine.

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Two teenage girls who got in trouble for surprising their neighbors with homemade cookies will not have to pay nearly $1,000 in medical bills for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go to the hospital. Radio station KOA-AM of Denver raised more than $1,900 from listeners Friday to pay the girls' $930.78 fine. The rest of the money will go to a charity dedicated to victims of the Columbine High School massacre.

bq. The hypochondriac neighbor, Wanita Renea Young, hopes the girls have learned a lesson. If you follow the story link it sure sounds like the lesson to be learned is that the Young family are assholes... The title of the story refers to something that happened to Kevin on a trip to Las Vegas -- fun story, visit the link and check it out, very representative of life these days... And what Kevin meant by this comment bq. If you follow the story link it sure sounds like the lesson to be learned is that the Young family are assholes... Can be found in these last two paragraphs of the story: bq. Meanwhile, Richard Ostergaard, father of Taylor, got a restraining order against Young's husband, Herb, in county court, claiming he continues to make harassing telephone calls to the Ostergaard residence. bq. Wanita Young said, "This has turned into quite a fiasco. It's something that never should have happened and it's just devastating. My phone hasn't stopped ringing. My life has been threatened and I'll probably have to move out of town." Hey Wanita -- right this moment, your neighbors are going door to door taking up a collection for two Greyhound Bus tickets. You are welcome!