STOP Sex Offenders Cool Sightings!

Hi! STOP Sex Offenders (SSO) has been showing up in some pretty popular places recently, and we thought we would share some of these sources with you! If you know of any website, newspaper, television or radio station (online or off), that highlights SSO, please let us know so we can include it here :). See who else is linking to us!

• Television sighting: Dr. Phil show #661 titled, "Is This Normal?" Our website was shown as a result of an internet search - there were 2 other websites shown on the screen besides ours :). This show had 4 guests, and our website was shown during the story with Stephanie, who had a fear of being raped, kidnapped or mugged, and was afraid to stay home alone. January 25, 2006.
• Magazine sighting: CosmoGIRL! December/January issue, Linking to sex offender letter campaign, Dec 2005 - Jan 2006.
• Web sighting: Sex Offenders Banned From Storm Shelters, Article from The Associated Press, 1 of 5 Netscape Editors' Web Picks, linking to SSO's Questions You Should Ask a Prospective Babysitter, August 27, 2005.
• Not all sex offenders on registry can be found, Article from The Greenville News, linking to SSO's Resources for survivors of abuse, Responding to Child Abuse, and Guide to Online Safety, July 14, 2005.
• Crime Databases and Statistics, and Public Records, American Press Institute
• Fox News Story: Are Your Kids Safe? Listed as one of 5 Related Websites, May 15, 2005.
• Contacted by CN8, The Comcast Network for interview regarding sex offender websites and how they inform the public. February 14, 2005.
• Reno Gazette-Journal: Listed as a web link, September 23, 2004
• Realtor® Magazine Online: March 23, 2004. National Association of Realtors.
• The Miami Herald: Page 31HS, March 21, 2004. South Florida. Article: "Websites Offer Information on Schools, Crime."
• The Kim Komando Radio Show, Chicago: February 16, 2004. This is our third mention. Also mentioned in their 2/7/04 newsletter, on usatoday.com and numerous other online newspaper websites that host her column. Thanx again Kim!
• SSO is mentioned as the sole resource in the child safety section of the book, "The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Buying a House!" (3rd book!)
• A two-page article by StopSexOffenders.com was reprinted in the Back to School issue of Parenting Plus Magazine: August, 2003.
• Listed in the "WebWatch: Best Bets on the Net" section of Jacksonville.com's The Florida Times-Union.: June 13, 2003
• The Kim Komando Radio Show, Chicago: June, 10, 2003. This is our second mention. We were first discovered by Kim's show back in March, 2000. Thanx again Kim!
• We are listed again as a resource from an Omaha-World Herald Online Edition article Nebraska sex-offender list, June 3, 2003.
• USA TODAY HOTSITE AWARD! Check it out :). May 28, 2003
• Linked as a resource to the news information article, "Nebraska Sex Offender List: Omaha World-Herald, March 9, 2003
• Newslink from NewsChannel 6 WPSDTV: March 5, 2003
• Contacted by The John Walsh Show for guests to be on a show about adult survivors of abuse who have taken action and fought for justice. Information forwarded to our contacts: March 7, 2003
• We are listed as the newslink at WPSDTV's website. Click here: March 5, 2003
• Contacted by The Montel Williams Show for a guest who is a survivor or a victim's family who feels the sentence a violent offender received was unjust. Information forwarded to our contacts: February 25, 2003
• We were notified by a visitor that our website was noticed on the Oprah show on sex offenders and Megan's Law. It came up in the top 3 of the web search they showed on the show: February 25, 2003
• Article interview for the Sun Sentinel -- Retraction was needed. Quote was supposed to say, "...If it's an adult that sex-offends a child, there is no mistake there and I can't see that it's a one-time thing." February 23, 2003
• We have 2 links featured in this CanyonGossip.com Newspaper article Get Rid of the Scum: Part 3 in a series on child abductions, November 1, 2002.
• We are listed as a resource from an Omaha-World Herald Online Edition article Nebraska sex-offender list, October 3, 2002.
• Phone interview with The Ricki Lake Show: Tips and information given, September, 2002.
• Email interview with a reporter from Computer User Magazine: Tips and information given, September, 2002.
• Parenting Plus Magazine: 2 page article in the print and online editions, in the August/September issue "Back to School (and Other) Safety Tips."
• We are listed as a resource on the US Dept. of Justice's website! Office for Victims of Crime
• New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV): Link for Internet Safety, March 20, 2002
• Quad-City Newspaper: Times Investigations: Article Link. February, 2002
• DeltaNEWS WXVT 15: Cool Links Section. January, 2002
• The Big One - NewsRadio 1170 WWVA Resources: Wheeling, West Virginia. January 16, 2002
• SSO has been interviewed and will be mentioned and quoted in the _______2002 issue of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, print and online editions (article currently on hold).
• SSO's "Questions to Ask a Prospective Babysitter" are printed in this book: "Be Alert, Be Aware, Have a Plan: The Complete Guide to Protecting Yourself, Your Home, Your Family!" (2nd book!)
• BBC News: Newsmakers: Listed as resource, December 21, 2001
• SSO and My ParenTime's Family Community of Sites were featured in the December 16, 2001 print and online edition of the Jupiter Courier.
• Yahoo Internet Life: Site reference in "Ask the Surf Guru" Section, September 5, 2001 *Yahoo Internet Life is no longer in publication.*
• The Advocate Messenger: Newspaper article: listed as an information resource, August, 2001
• The Springfield News-Leader: Listed as an information resource, July, 2001
• CBSnews.com: Listed as an information resource, June 25, 2001
• Scranton Times Tribune: Listed as an information resource, May, 2001
• 4therapy.com: SSO was recognized by 4therapy.com, a nation-wide network of professionals, as a website that provides a useful public service to consumers and/or professionals seeking information on the Internet. We are recipients of their RECOGNIZED BY 4therapy.com Award, and thus display it proudly on this page. Thank you 4therapy.com! March 29, 2001
• Sun Sentinel: Article about the My ParenTime Community of Websites, March 25, 2001
• Oxford County Library: Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Lost in Cyberspace Article "Social Responsibility and the Internet," November 20, 2000
• Vote.com: Listed as only supporting resource for story about voting on a New Jersey online sex offender registry, November, 2000
• Justice For All: Site of the Month for October, 2000
• Reno Gazette-Journal: Listed as resource for article about sex offenders, July 29, 2000
• CBS Channel 12 KWCN News Wichita Kansas: Listed as Resource to related story
• CBS Channel 12 WKRC News: Listed in their News Links
• KSN News Wichita Kansas: Listed in their News Links, Bogner's Bookmarks
• WDBJ Channel 7: In their Informative Website Listings
• TheMilwaukeeChannel.com WISN 12: SSO listed as a resource for the article, "Judge Cites Loopholes In Net Sex Offender Law", August 28, 2000
• Reno Gazette-Journal: Link for the article, "Bill would restrict where sex offenders can live," July 29, 2000
• Neighborhood Post: Weekly edition of The Palm Beach Post (online & print), Florida, June 14, 2000
• Parenting Plus Magazine: Article printed in May, 2000 issue.
• Skali: Web Reviews, March, 2000
• University of South Carolina Beaufort Library: March, 2000
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Lifestyle Section & Best of the Net, March, 2000
• Northcentral Wisconsin's NewsChannel 7: March, 2000
• Just13plus: March, 2000
• The Kim Komando Radio Show, Chicago: March, 2000
• ComputerCurrents: March, 2000
• NewsBytes: March, 2000
• Parenthood Web Newsletter: February, 26, 2000
• ParoleWatch
• WDBJ TV News Channel 7, Roanoke Valley, Virginia: Provided a link to My ParenTime instead of SSO, since they already have the Virginia Registry link, January, 2000.
  
• Ad Council: My ParenTime linked for SSO's donation of ad space for non-profit organizations, January, 2000 to present.
• StreamBroadcast.com: SSO listed as a resource for article, "Killer Kidnapper", November, 1999.
• SSO listed in Chapter 31 (page 277) of the book, "Naked in Cyberspace: How to Find Personal Information Online", May, 1999. (1st book!)