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A sign reading "Pray for Haiti" sits outside the Central Valley Baptist Church on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in Meridian, Idaho. Laura Silsby is among five members of the Central Valley Baptist church congregation being held in a Haitian jail on charges of kidnapping. A closer look at Silsby's life shows that the adoption fiasco follows a predictable pattern surrounding the 40-year-old businesswoman and mother of two: Her big promises and big dreams often give way to questionable actions and frequent legal action. (Charlie Litchfield / Fr164915ap)

A sign reading "Pray for Haiti" sits outside the Central Valley Baptist Church on Tuesday in Meridian. Laura Silsby is among five members of the Central Valley Baptist church congregation being held in a Haitian jail on charges of kidnapping. A closer look at Silsby's life shows that the adoption fiasco follows a predictable pattern surrounding the 40-year-old businesswoman and mother of two: Her big promises and big dreams often give way to questionable actions and frequent legal action. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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