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eChurchWebsites Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Guest post from the Christian Mental Health Website Team:- This is the anniversary of a Christian brother (Justin Robert Thomas) who suffered from mental illness and sadly committed suicide this time last year. As a result of his death the Christian Mental health website was set up for Christian mental health sufferers, carers and professionals and has [...]
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Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
A small group of officers at the Pentagon is in the early stages of work on a new concept to combine the capabilities of the Air Force and Navy, offset their vulnerabilities and better use their assets to deter or defeat future enemies.The idea has the potential, some observers think, to revolutionize the way the Air Force and Navy work with each other.“This is the next big thing,” one...
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J News You Can Use (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Best Winery Tasting Room: J Vineyards & Winery, Healdsburg, CA The vibe: Sleek, artful, and very much about good bubbles with food: On weekends, spring for the sit-down pairing ($60) in the Bubble Room, for inspired food like the "BLT"―foie gras, applewood-smoked bacon, heirloom tomato, and mâche on toast points with the J Brut Rosé. Sips to try: J "Cuvée...
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brokencountry.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
I told you all that these people were nuts. JD Robert Thomas, who claims to have been a confidante and researcher for Mr Heene, has been interviewed by police. Mr Thomas’s lawyer, Linda Lee, claimed: “Heene believes the world is going to end in 2012. Because of that he wanted to make money quickly, become [...]
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Nieman Journalism Lab (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
On Saturday, Gawker broke a big story: It ran a first-person account by a man named Robert Thomas who said Richard Heene (of balloon-boy fame) had talked about planning a hoax to get media attention and make himself famous. Not long thereafter, the local sheriff said the stunt was, indeed, a hoax. Gawker got some attention [...]
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Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - An investigation into possible criminal charges for a Colorado couple who told authorities their son floated off in a balloon shaped like a flying saucer has spread to those who worked with them. Robert Thomas told sheriff's investigators about what he observed between amateur storm chasers Richard and Mayumi Heene when he helped record the husband's ideas earlier this year,...
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Elizabeth's Hot Topics & News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Robert Thomas, Richard Heene's former business partner, came forward to talk about Richard Heene and why he is sure that Heene was media driven enough to pull a stunt like the one pulled last week. Thomas sold his story to Gawker.com, as he stated to MSNBC Today show, for a small amount. Well, I would have as well, who wouldn't, especially when your are a starving college student. Visit msnbc.com...
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Valleywag (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Well look here, it's our friend Robert Thomas—ex-associate of Balloon Dad Richard Heene—all up on the Today Show this morning. Thomas on Heene: "The negatives outweigh the positives." It...
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The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Robert Thomas, a Denver businessman who claimed Richard Heene told him he was planning a media stunt to promote a proposed reality show, sent his former pal down the river on The TODAY Show Tuesday. Thomas, a researcher, sold his story to Gawker.com and provided the site with e-mail exchanges between him and Heene. Thomas [...]
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The Eagle Nation (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- An investigation into possible criminal charges for a Colorado couple who told authorities their son floated off in a balloon shaped like a flying saucer has spread to those who worked with them.Robert Thomas told sheriff's inv ...
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Digital Cheeseburger (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Digital Cheeseburger - your daily diet of irresistible unhealthy stuff is an entertainment post from: Digital Cheeseburger - covering Celebrity News, Hollywood Rumors, Celebrity Gossip, Celeb Opinion The Fort Collins , Colorado, sheriff's office is investigating the possibility that an unnamed (by Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden ) media outlet (believed to be website Gawker.com ) that paid Robert...
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The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The Heene family, accused of perpetrating the Balloon Boy hoax to promote a reality show, are looking at some serious criminal charges this week or next. The couple's lawyer, David Lane, expects charges to be filed by Wednesday, and says the Heenes will themselves in to avoid the spectacle of a public arrest. Ironic that Richard Heene does not want a public spectacle this time. Sheriff Jim Alderden...
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Will the Heene Family end up getting a reality show? ( poll ) Gawker has an exclusive by Robert Thomas who admits he helped Richard Heene in his publicity stunt. Thomas writes : Bells were ringing; whistles were whistling. I said, "Wow, Richard is using his children as pawns to facilitate a global media hoax that's going to give him enough publicity to temporarily attract A-list celebrity status...
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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
An associate of the father accused of carrying out the now-infamous balloon boy ordeal to promote a reality TV show was wanted for questioning after e-mails surfaced showing the two had discussed a similar stunt months ago as part of a public relations campaign for the program. Investigators said they want to interview Robert Thomas, a Denver man who claimed Richard Heene had told him he was planning...
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reality blurred (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The balloon boy saga that played out live on cable television on Thursday was ultimately all about getting a reality show, according to police. Balloon boy's parents Richard and Mayumi Heene may be charged with a felony for what police now say is a stunt--and what their own kid said was "for the show." Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters Sunday that everything that happened "has been...
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