Cyber-bullying victim speaks to lawmakers

Reblogged from FOX6Now.com – Milwaukee News & weather from WITI Television FOX6:

MADISON — A teenage victim of cyber-bullying is speaking up. 17-year-old Janelle Taylor says things were so bad, she didn’t even want to go to school. Now, she’s sharing her experiences with lawmakers in Madison in hopes of sparing others similar pain.

Cyber-bullying is not the sort of thing you expect to have happen to a kid like Janelle Taylor. “I play in the band and I do musicals and stuff like that,” Taylor said.

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Mexico uses tequila train to draw tourists

Drug-related violence across Mexico has killed thousands of people this year alone.

The government is now trying to improve the country’s image and to lure tourists back with a publicity campaign.

The campaign includes the Tequila Express, a train that employs Mexico’s most famous drink, Tequila, and its most recognisable music, Mariachi.