Jaron Varner said growing up in Detroit, he could have found himself in a lot of trouble with gangs.First, don't you think Jaron Varner should not be in trouble with the law, drugs, and other problems?
Instead, thanks to an aunt who lived in Iowa, he spent his summers in Iowa City, attending sports and theater camps at the University of Iowa. He also was ushered into sports leagues through the Detroit Police and other community groups.
He said he hopes to provide some of the opportunities to stay out of trouble to at-risk youth through his new company, Renaissance Remedial Services...
...Varner, who previously was an owner of the restaurant Verde in Iowa City, said he has a background in youth services, having worked with Rep. Wayne Ford, D-Des Moines, and his organization, Urban Dreams, as well as Disproportionate Minority Confinement, the Iowa City Youth Athletic League and the Iowa City School District. However, he said he wanted to do even more with at-risk youth, many of whom come from minority groups...
...Varner said he plans for Renaissance Remedial Services, which he started in October after three years of work and "every penny of my savings," to work with elementary- and junior high-aged youth. With social worker and therapist Virgil Gooding of Cedar Rapids as his clinical director, he said he wants to work with the children to prevent them from getting into trouble with the law, drugs and other problems.
On December 20, 2010, Jaron Varner plead guilty in Johnson County court (Case 06521 AGCR091463) to Possession Of A Controlled Substance, Marijuana, fined $315, sentenced to 55 days in jail by Judge Stephen C. Gerard II.
Varner also plead guilty to Driving While License Denied Or Revoked and fined $1000 by Gerard.
Who wrote this story? Rob Daniel of the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Rob The Reporter, did you bother to check the background of your subject? It's not difficult. All you have to do is look at a couple of web sites. Start A Case Search Here.
Where are the editors? Do you just rubber stamp whatever story comes through the door? What did super-sized Des Moines Register reporterette Nancy Clark say back in 2005 about blogs:
Know that if the information is coming from the mainstream media -the accredited reporters, broadcasters and photojournalists -they are following strict professional guidelines that the looser outlets don't require. The information has been verified, has been scrutinized by editors, has been fact-checked and proofed.So how does Jaron Varner earn his money? Is it from the school district? Some government agency?
Who is paying the salary of a guy who has been recently busted for drugs and is currently working with elementary and junior high school aged kids?
Do you dumbass reporters want to ask that question instead?
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