Let’s hope that more schools, especially at the grade school level, institute programs such as this anti-bullying campaign from the University of Buffalo. In January 2006, former postal employee Jennifer San Marco walked into the Goleta Mail Processing Plant in California, pulled out a pistol and, shot six postal employees before ending her own life. … Read more
Interesting article about the current social security system. What do you think? Is it a ponzi scheme? The income that Social Security has received in excess of its expenses has been placed into separate trust funds for the payment of pensions and disability benefits. In addition to the income that Social Security receives from the payroll … Read more
This case involves personal injury protection (PIP) benefits offered by insurance policies written by Farmers. Both by statute and by contract, Farmers was obligated to pay “[a]ll reasonable and necessary expenses of medical, hospital, dental, surgical, ambulance and prosthetic services incurred within one year after the date of the person’s injury,” up to a certain … Read more
The Arizona immigration case decided yesterday at the 9th Circuit. It was decided on preemption grounds. Immigration enforcement is a matter of federal law. States cannot devise a mish mash of separate laws to suit themselves in violation of a federal statutory scheme. The Arizona law was declared facially unconstitutional. You can read the entire … Read more
Here’s the bulk of an article that was published in the Medford Mail Tribune on December 30, 2010 with details of the accident. Police have cited a truck driver whose trailer overturned on Biddle Road Dec. 21 with careless driving and making an improper turn. The 59-year-old man who was pinned inside his pickup after … Read more
Source: Medford Mail Trbune, November 2, 2010 by Mark Freeman The family of an Orchard Hill Elementary School kindergartener who accused her teacher of sexual abusing her last year and making a “pinky promise” with her not to tell has filed a federal lawsuit against the teacher, the school district and two administrators. Filed Friday … Read more
The 1965 football team, coached by Linfield Hall of Fame inductee Paul Durham, has the distinction of being the second Linfield football team to appear in a national championship game. Led by quarterback Terry Durham, the Wildcats compiled a 7-1 regular season win-loss record. The team opened the year with a convincing 17-0 victory over … Read more
This article came across my desk last month and I thought I would share my thoughts on the subject. For a little background here’s a portion of the article: “It looks like the Hyundai Sonata is officially taking its place near the top of the midsize car category. We already told you how it has … Read more
I came across an article a few weeks ago related to poverty that caught my attention. In turn a reader wrote in a response to the editorial that brought up a point about whether stay at home moms should be eligible to “earn” credits within the SSD “bank”. Here are some of the highlights from … Read more
Studies have shown that using a cellphone while driving or reading text messages behind the wheel can be deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration driver distraction was a factor in 12% of vehicle crashes in 2004. By 2008 the figure had risen to just over 16%. Despite these results, 26% of drivers … Read more