May's Special Assignments

<IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0427/743193_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="USS John F. Kennedy" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-74316020010426-210418.html" target="new">Go Behind The Scenes On USS John F. Kennedy</a> Channel 4's Dan Evans had the privilege of seeing what kind of challenges the crew of the USS John F. Kennedy has every day. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0426/741615_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Animal Control Investigation" BORDER="0" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-74311520010426-200422.html" target="new">Why Spend Millions Fixing Up An Facility Slated To Close?</a> Complaints continue about Jacksonville Animal Control, not enough staff, cruel conditions at the kennels and even charges of abuse. Now the city is throwing lots of money at the problem. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0426/741638.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="School Bullies" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0"><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-74795320010430-200426.html" target="new">Students Speak Out On Bullying</A> One third of American middle and high school students report being involved in bullying. Channel 4's Deborah Gianoulis sat down with a group of local students who admit bullying is big, especially against those who don't fit in. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0426/741639.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Murder House" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0"><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-75006120010501-190523.html" target="new">Could It Have Happened Where You Live?</a> Murders, suicides and violent crimes may have been committed right where you're sitting and no one ever told you. Do you have the right to know? Channel four's Jennifer Waugh has the answers. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0426/741642.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Surrendered Wife" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0"><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-75224920010502-200553.html" target="new">Does This Strategy Really Promote Peace At Home?</a> A best selling author says she's discovered the answer. She's written a book, called "The Surrendered Wife" -- A practical guide to finding intimacy, passion, and peace with a man. Channel 4 reporter Staci Spanos looks at why this book has stirred up controversy. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0503/753500.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Bloussant" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0"><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-75430020010503-200506.html" target="new">Can A Pill Increase Your Bust Size?</a> From water bras to push up bras to plastic surgery, many women go to great lengths to boost their bust lines. Now there's a new pill on the market that promises to create cleavage, but at what cost? And does it really work? <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0505/756309_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Big Daddy" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-75572420010504-150544.html" target="new">Tasty Ice Cream That's A Dieters Dream</a> Like cream rising to the top, one frozen desert is rising above the competition in Jacksonville. It's not a Swedish Import or the product of two environmentally conscious Vermont Baby Boomers. It comes from a company that churned it up right here in Florida. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0507/757509.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Missing School Supplies" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-75910720010507-190558.html" target="new">Are They Stolen Or Just Misplaced?</a>More than $500,000 worth of school stuff can't be found this year -- some of it stolen, most of it just "unaccounted for." Anything from televisions to state of the art computers used to enhance your child's education. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0509/761291_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Pet Transplants" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/sports/stories/sports-76124220010508-210554.html" target="new">How Far Would You Go For Your Best Friend?</a> The University of Florida is one of only six facilities in the country to perform organ transplants for cats. You're probably thinking, 'who would go to those lengths to keep kitty alive?' Meet them. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0507/757889.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Wards of the Street" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-75786220010507-100544.html" target="new">'They're Running For Their Lives'</a> That's what a child welfare experts say about kids who run away. Almost 20 years ago Channel 4's Tom Wills began covering the plight of runaways in an award-winning documentary called "Wards of the Street." Is it any better in 2001? <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0510/763993_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="infidelity" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-76399020010509-190557.html" target="new">Can A Marriage Survive Infidelity?</a> It's a secret life, one that many say takes a lot of covering up to maintain. We're talking about infidelity, and in spite of how tough it can be to keep that secret, affairs are very common. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0510/765256.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Energetic Balancing" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-76522520010510-140517.html" target="new">Can Energy Heal Deadly Illness?</a> Is it possible to heal illnesses with Energy? A new church order has a growing list of followers who claim they're living proof it works. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0511/768725_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="City Complaints" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-76872820010510-220510.html" target="new">Is The City Doing Anything About Your Complaint?</a> When you complain to the city about a problem, you expect immediate answers and action. But a Channel 4 investigation shows some of those complaints have sat around for months, and instead of answering them, the city just closed those complaints. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0511/769827.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Faking The Perfect Body" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" /> <a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-76995220010511-160502.html" target="new">Is It Possible To "Fake" The Perfect Body?</a> How would you like to show off a similar silhouette without going through drastic dieting or cosmetic surgery? Sound too good to be true? Well, there are ways to fudge the truth a bit. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0515/773109_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Bomb Investigators" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-77298820010514-200532.html" target="new">Go Inside The Art Of Bomb Investigation</a> When a bomb exploded in January, killing a woman, federal agents with the department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms helped reconstruct the bomb. In the end, their work helped lead police to a suspect. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0516/777326_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="Money" BORDER="0" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-77729820010515-200548.html" target="new">Can You Tell Funny Money From Real?</a> Up to $15,000 of counterfeit money is passed to unsuspecting businesses every week. Police say that it's become so easy to make fake money that it's hard to protect you from being duped. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0518/780322_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="sharks" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-78032320010517-200539.html" target="new">How Safe Are The Waters You're Swimming In?</a> Shark sightings are up at Jacksonville Beach this year, and so are the number of shark attacks. A surfer was bitten in early May, and seven others have been bitten in nearby Volusia County. But just how dangerous are the waters? <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0522/783223_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="development" BORDER="0" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/specialassignment/stories/specialassignment-78322420010521-220544.html" target="new">Northside, Westside Upset Over Southside Development</a> It seems that more popular businesses are popping up on the southside, and some people who live in other areas of Jacksonville say that southside expansion isn't fair to the rest of the city. <IMG SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2001/0524/787277_120X90.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="90" ALT="wrecked car" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5" /><a xlink:href="http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/stories/news-78727820010523-210533.html" target="new">Do You Own A Rebuilt Wreck And Not Know It?</a> If you know ahead of time that you're buying a rebuilt car, you can negotiate a fair price. But if you don't know, and the car's title history is clean you'll end up paying hundreds, even thousands of dollars more than the car is worth.