Police say two teens accused of slashing Christmas decorations set up in an Ohio neighborhood to help a child diagnosed with terminal cancer celebrate the holiday early have been arrested. Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Colerain Township said Thursday the juveniles were caught after a neighbor saw them slashing a decoration late Wednesday. Police didn't release any information about charges. The decorations are up for 2-year-old Brody Allen, whose family says this could be his last Christmas celebration. Some inflatable yard decorations, including a Santa, were slashed the past few days.

Martin has resisted this reading of history, claiming in the first lesson that Columbus was just “gettin’ what was his” and throughout the course he has maintained that the native tribes were “cruisin’ for a bruisin’” (his words, not mine). While we appreciate students expressing alternate views in class, Martin’s statements make the other students feel unsafe. Is there a good time for us to have a phone chat about how to work together to help Martin not be so very awful?

Rats, asbestos, urine leaking from the ceilings—the Palace of Westminster is in dire need of repair.