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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Theagitator.com
« on: November 03, 2002, 07:07:00 PM »
Well that's cool ~ we got a little write up in Mr. Radley Balko's column over at http://theagitator.com/ regarding DFAF's about face with their forum......lol

Ken.......

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Anybody out there interested in filling out a DFAF questionnaire instead?, it's fun, it's easy, its free, be creative:)



Go to DFAF.org and it opens up to the "town".



1, Select the "Criminal Justice" building

2, Select "Site Navigation"

3, Select "Your Opinion Counts"



and fill out the questionnaire...

Remember: "YOUR OPINION COUNTS"..



Ken

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / I Emailed DFAF
« on: November 02, 2002, 10:39:00 AM »
To DFAF:

Come on guys,
 
Open your "forums for a variety of people and subjects" back up. We survivors of Straight Inc. ~ make up part of that variety whether you choose to recognize it or not. Are we still into censorship here after all these decades????? Please keep in mind that any responses to me will be immediately forwarded to all Straight Inc., and spin-off survivor websites....
 
Ken

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People, you guys might want to give them a little feedback at Yahoo.com. Noelle is the big subject there today. Here is their link: http://post.news.messages.yahoo.com/bbs ... daughter_1



and.... my 2cents...... http://news.messages.yahoo.com/bbs?acti ... 5&mid=3856



Ken

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / 10-16-82 ~ 10-16-02
« on: October 16, 2002, 08:33:00 AM »
Well here it is, twenty years today that I entered that hellhole on
earth in Cincinnati. I remember it well, it was a Saturday, around
one in the afternoon, it was just around exercise rap. I remember
feeling like a wreck. Staff had just gotten finished tearing me apart
for being the center of the universes problems, and I really believed
them son of a bitches. Anyway, like the rest of you, I then "had a
seat" in a blue chair and began the next 20 years of my life.

I thought I was going to feel bummed out today, but I really don't. I
actually feel relieved, relieved that some 20 years later, I know the
truth now about those bastards who accused me of being
a "liar", "manipulator", and "con". It was 1997 that Wes called me
out of the blue from a newspaper article that he found on the
internet that I did back in 1984 with the Detroit Free Press. It was
5 years ago that I began this slow process of reeducating myself of
the truth behind Straight and the mind rapists that ran it. I
actually "graduated" from Straight, so in my case, I left there truly
BELIEVING that I had a "substance problem" and all my other problems
were just "symptoms", God what a bunch of shit.

The truth is that I was the one who was lied too, and I was the one
who was manipulated, I was the one who was conned, I'm not that bad
guy as they made me believe for so many years. Straight did a number
on me too, just the emotional abuse could of taken its toll on me,
but with the help of a damned good therapist, I've been able to get
it together pretty well.

The greatest thing for my recovery from the mind rapists is to spend
a little time each day drawing attention to them, be it writing
people in government, or media, or sharing information I found
on "whoever" and exposing them. It's really true what they say,
cockroaches hate light, so I just continue to chip away bit by bit in
exposing them. Isn't kind of funny that those that perpetrated and
profited off us once loved to bask in all the attention, and now that
we are giving them "attention", they just want us all to go
away..........LOL........Yeah ~ Right.....That'll be the day....

Take care all........Ken

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / St. Pete Times
« on: June 10, 2002, 10:05:00 PM »
I've been doing some surfing around the St. Pete Times. Looks like we are getting some interest from readers in the forum section.
Happy reading........Ken








http://forums.sptimes.com/Forums/ubb/cg ... 5&t=002129




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I am happy to see that Mr. Balkos story on Straight Inc. survivor testimonies now appears at his website and is slated for print on Foxnews.com as early as tomorrow!!

See for yourself:

http://www.theagitator.com/2002_05_01_a ... p#85100686

Ken

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Just a freindly reminder, we are on the air today at 1 p.m. on http://www.wmnf.org Hope you guys are able to listen in. Wish I could, but I gotta work:(

Take care...........Ken

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Just a freindly reminder, we are on the air today at 1 p.m. on http://www.wmnf.org Hope you guys are able to listen in. Wish I could, but I gotta work:(

Take care...........Ken

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Just a freindly reminder, we are on the air today at 1 p.m. on http://www.wmnf.org Hope you guys are able to listen in. Wish I could, but I gotta work:(

Take care...........Ken

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / We are on WMNF today at 1p.m.
« on: April 25, 2002, 10:12:00 AM »
Just a freindly reminder, we are on the air today at 1 p.m. on http://www.wmnf.org Hope you guys are able to listen in. Wish I could, but I gotta work:(

Take care...........Ken

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Just wondering.......
« on: June 01, 2001, 01:16:52 PM »
Just wondering.......
I was curious how many people out there are posting from Michigan right now? Could you please email me?, I have a few questions for you about Michigan if you don't mind.


Thanks.....Ken >http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif
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All of you bare your souls, but leave MY kids alone!!!!
>http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif' alt=':)'>  Looks like Laura's kids are supposed to be left alone, we all are supposed to mind our own business because this is private, never mind that one time in your life you were forced daily to bare your sole for their benefit. They never could of qualify for Straight or its spin-offs, heck no, never......http://www.freep.com/news/nw/laura15_20010615.htm'>yeah.....right.....


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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Don't think it can't happen?
« on: December 02, 2001, 12:52:38 AM »
Don't think it can't happen?
Here is just a little something to look forward to for all of you abusing Young people at AARC, just ask those "in charge" at SAFE (like AARC, another spin-off of Straight Inc.) how it happened to them, or better yet, look for yourself:


http://fornits.com/safe/video/'>fornits.com/safe/video/

http://fornits.com/safe/images/'>fornits.com/safe/images/


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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Betty Sembler "honered"
« on: October 01, 2001, 10:02:09 PM »
Betty Sembler "honered"
Friends, family honor Betty Sembler at 70 Series: ON THE TOWN

St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Sep 9, 2001; LENNIE BENNETT;


Abstract:

Iris Salzer and Hazel Hough walked from their downtown condominiums; Mrs. Hough is just back from a summer in Aspen, Colo., with husband [Bill Heller]. Lawyers Pam Campbell and Evelyn Kuttler sat with Judge Irene Sullivan, who could only stay through the salad. Joyce Baker's husband, Rick Baker (the mayor of St. Petersburg, by the way), was dining at another BayWalk restaurant and stopped by to wish Mrs. Sembler a happy birthday.


News from the committee planning Pavilion, the uber-gala in Tampa on Nov. 3 to benefit the Tampa Museum of Art: Ladies' Spa Day, a sort of gala warmup (gotta get those pores steamed open), will be held at Marcelina on Oct. 20, says Mary Perry.


CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: A big cake with candles at International Plaza marks the occasion and launches a new name for the organization, formerly the Suncoast Children's Dream Fund, that arranges "dreams" for seriously ill children. Among the activities is a build-a-bear workshop to benefit the fund. Cake will be cut at noon. 2223 N Westshore Blvd., Tampa. 892-6737.


Full Text:

Copyright Times Publishing Co. Sep 9, 2001


Hard to believe that Betty Sembler turned 70 recently. The indefatigable wife, mother, activist and philanthropist soon will add another title to her string of accomplishments: chatelaine of the American Embassy in Rome, once the Senate confirmation comes through for husband Mel Sembler's appointment as ambassador to Italy.


Her daughters-in-law, Liz, Debbie and Diane Sembler, invited several hundred friends to a birthday luncheon for Mrs. Sembler, commandeering Gratzzi, the Italian restaurant at BayWalk, for the occasion.


Iris Salzer and Hazel Hough walked from their downtown condominiums; Mrs. Hough is just back from a summer in Aspen, Colo., with husband Bill. Lawyers Pam Campbell and Evelyn Kuttler sat with Judge Irene Sullivan, who could only stay through the salad. Joyce Baker's husband, Rick Baker (the mayor of St. Petersburg, by the way), was dining at another BayWalk restaurant and stopped by to wish Mrs. Sembler a happy birthday.


Sembler gave a lovely tribute to his wife, recalling their first meeting on the campus of Northwestern University when she was 19, followed by one from longtime friends of the Semblers, sisters Marilyn Benjamin and Sonya Miller.


Also in the crowd were Jane Silverberg, Ramona Updegraff, Evelyn Bilirakis, Judy Davis, Ellen Merkow, Janet Root, Elaine Hearn and Margo Fischer.


A nice touch: Instead of gifts, guests made donations to the Drug Free America Foundation, which the Semblers founded, one of many worthy causes they have supported through the years.


That Betty Sembler has so many true friends and a loving family is no surprise. Among all the people I meet, she has always been special to me. Her warmth, kindness and total lack of pretention shine through. I wish her many more happy birthdays.


News from the committee planning Pavilion, the uber-gala in Tampa on Nov. 3 to benefit the Tampa Museum of Art: Ladies' Spa Day, a sort of gala warmup (gotta get those pores steamed open), will be held at Marcelina on Oct. 20, says Mary Perry.


Marcelina is a new private club for women expected to open in October, the newest venture by businesswoman Maureen Rorech Dunkel, who gained fame by amassing a collection of dresses worn by the late Princess Diana. She used the dresses to raise thousands of dollars for charity.


Mrs. Perry said she expects the event to sell out quickly, like Pavilion itself, which she said will probably top out at 600 patrons. The lucky few who attend Ladies' Spa Day will be treated to the expected range of services - massages, manicures, hair stuff - and more this year. Marcelina will stock Valentino's couture line, so you can pick up your ball gown at the same time. For information, call (813) 286-8659.


The annual Affaires d'Art pamphlets are out, with a menu of fun parties, hosted mostly by Stuart Society members, to benefit the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. They include cooking classes with local chefs, card parties, and miscellany such as a luncheon entitled Figure Faux Pas and Fixes, Proportion in Dressing. For information, call 866-0202.


Two dates to add to the On the Town Calendar are the gala benefiting St. Anthony's Health Care on April 27 and the Heart Ball on Feb. 16, a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.


The committee for the Heart Ball met Thursday for its marching orders, and tall ones they are. The group's goal is to raise $200,000 at the party. The Heart Association has its own ambitious goal, to reduce heart disease and strokes by 25 percent by 2010. The ball's goal, at least, seems doable. The steering committee includes well- connected community folks such as Bill Heller and Sue Brody, who are co-chairmen and know how to fill tables.


Still, said Heller, "It's going to be a little uphill this year. When the economy is down, the sponsorships drop. But we'll get there; it's a good cause."


The venue is Hangar One at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport so, of course, the theme is aeronautical. Dress code is black tie optional and tickets begin at $200. More on both parties later.


LOOKING AHEAD


Today


AN AFTERNOON OF JAZZ AND ART: Members of the St. Petersburg affiliate of LINKS, the prestigious national organization of black women, host a fundraiser at Sunken Gardens to benefit local Boy Scout troops. Several groups will perform, authors will sign books, and there will be art and photography displays. With refreshments. 5-9 p.m. 1825 Fourth St. N. $25.


Saturday


CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: A big cake with candles at International Plaza marks the occasion and launches a new name for the organization, formerly the Suncoast Children's Dream Fund, that arranges "dreams" for seriously ill children. Among the activities is a build-a-bear workshop to benefit the fund. Cake will be cut at noon. 2223 N Westshore Blvd., Tampa. 892-6737.



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