Shawn Johnson

Incredible 16-Year-Old Upstages World Gymnastics Champion!

AP | By NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 03.04.2012

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NEW YORK -- No better place for Gabby Douglas to have a coming out party than Madison Square Garden. Oozing class, confidence and some serious star p...

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2 DPD Cops Fired For Beating Will Not Be Reinstated... For Now

Posted 01.09.2012

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The two Denver Police officers -- Devin Sparks and Randy Murr -- who were fired in March for lying in an excessive force case and were reinstated in S...

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WATCH: 2 DPD Cops Fired For Vicious Beating, Get Jobs Back

Posted 11.07.2011

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Two Denver Police officers -- Devin Sparks and Randy Murr -- who were fired back in March over a vicious 2009 beating of 24-year-old Michael DeHerrera...

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The Ruinous Culture We've Created in Elementary Schools

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elementary School, Standardized Testing, Test-Prep, Teacher-Preparation, Adequate Yearly Progress, Shaun Johnson, K-12, Shawn Johnson, Ayp, Education News
Shaun Johnson

With high-stakes standardized testing, this is the educational culture we've created. Seeing schools in test-mode is an observation in a disheartening obsession with quantitative values.

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Michael DeHerrera, Father Meet With City As Video Shows Cops Bragging About Beating

9News | Jeffrey Wolf and Deborah Sherman | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER - After waiting one year and eight months, Denver city officials told Michael DeHerrera, whose police beating was caught on video last year, t...

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Michael DeHerrera Hopes Denver Police Officers Who Beat Him Will Be Fired (VIDEO) [UPDATED}

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE (8/16) Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has asked the FBI to look into the Michael DeHererra case to determine whether excessive force was used. ...

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Olympic Gold Medalist: I Feared My Stalker

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson voice cracked Thursday as a prosecutor showed her a knife found in the car of a man accused of stalk...

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Robert O'Ryan, Shawn Johnson's Alleged Stalker, Had Loaded Guns: Prosecutors

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A man accused of stalking Shawn Johnson harbored a dangerous obsession to marry the Olympic gold-medalist, a prosecutor claimed Tu...

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Shawn Johnson Injury: Olympic Medalist Hurts Knee Skiing In Colorado

AP | LUKE MEREDITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson will be in a leg brace for six weeks and her training will be limited for six months afte...

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Helping Kids Go For Their Dreams

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dreams, Shawn Johnson, Kids, Self-Confidence, Adam Lambert, Dancing With the Stars, Psychologist, American Idol, Kris Allen, Goals, Healthy Living News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Instead of screaming on the soccer sidelines like an overzealous mother, I supported their desires and boosted their self confidence by listening, supporting and dreaming with them.

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SPOILER: 'Dancing With The Stars' Finale, Winner Announced

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Shawn Johnson is adding a mirrorball trophy to her collection of Olympic medals. The 17-year-old gymnast was named "Dancing With ...

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Armed Shawn Johnson Fan Arrested At 'Dancing' Studio

AP | SOLVEJ SCHOU | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A man who police say had guns, duct tape and love letters in his car when he tried to jump a security fence in an attempt to meet ...

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David Archuleta's Crush: Shawn Johnson? Singer Won't Say But Friends Speculate

Los Angeles Times | Stephanie Lysaght | Posted 05.25.2011

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"All my friends keep saying, 'You should try to hook up with Shawn Johnson,'" confessed "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta with a giggle. It w...

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Shawn Johnson Takes Home The Gold In Balance Beam

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnso...

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Romania's Sandra Izbasa Upsets Johnson, Liukin in Women's Floor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — Romania's Sandra Izbasa grabbed the gold medal on floor away from world champion Shawn Johnson at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday night...

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Liukin Wins Gold, Johnson Earns Silver In Gymnastics All-Around

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — No runner-up finish to her friend and rival this time. Nastia Liukin won the biggest prize of all. Liukin edged teammate Shawn Johnson...

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