Adam Woodworth grew up in the small river town of Nauvoo, Illinois, just a little over an hour north of Hannibal, Missouri, the home of the legendary Mark Twain. A story-teller at heart, Adam always enjoyed creating stories and poetry. In 1998, he had an opportunity to perfect his craft by joining the staff of WCCQ, 98.3 FM where he not only sold air time, but he also wrote original copy for commercials.

In 2005, Adam's breakthrough book, "The Rantings of a 33-Year-Old Father of Two," was released and shortly after, "More Rantings of a 33-Year-Old Father of Two" hit bookstore shelves. He's contributed works of poetry to "In Katrina's Wake," a poetry book with 100% of the proceeds going to hurricane relief. Also a photographer, he has published two photo books, "God is Still Speaking" and "Costa Rica: A Photo Journey."

Adam's other writing credentials include being a popular columnist for the Joliet Herald newspaper and having appeared in the trade magazine Advancing Philanthropy. Adam continues to work on writing projects and lives in the Chicago suburbs.

Visit his websites at www.adamwoodworth.info and www.therantings.com

My passion is ...

Helping Others

I know too much about ...

Fundraising

My parents always told me ...

They'd pay for my college

My childhood ambition ...

To be an astronomer

My favorite memory ...

The days my children were born

Why I write ...

To inspire others

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Voices in my head

My first job ...

A cook at a small restaurant (I was 15)

My best moment ...

Securing a $200,000 donation for a non-profit

My inspiration ...

My family

Politics, News & Issues > US News Should the children who killed a seven-year-old "Mortal Kombat-style" be tried as adults?

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Ever hear of Mortal Kombat? Heather Trujillo (age 16) and her boyfriend Lamar Roberts (age 17) decided that it would be fun to "practice Mortal Kombat moves" on Heather's 7-year-old sister, Zoe. Experiencing a blunt force trauma to her head, Zoe died. Heather told police that she punched Zoe "in the stomach, karate chopped her lower arms, punched and pinched the victim's thighs, kicked her in the shins, slapped her stomach and buttocks and poked at the victim's chest."

Trujillo and Roberts must have been preparing themselves for the day they would have to face off in a Moral Kombat sty...

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