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At The Theatres This Week
Fierce Indians, Scouts, half-breeds, United States regulars, and the wives and sweethearts or all of them appear in the play to be given at the Manhattan Theatre this week, "John Ermine of the Yellowstone." James K. Hackett will have the lending role. Frederic Remington, the artist, whose Western types are widely known, has had a share in the building of this American drama. Source : query.nytimes.com
Our view: Exhibits offer awareness of domestic violence
Some issues often develop tedious exposure. They begin to humans something to eliminate or ignore. Domestic violence is not part of the issues, and citizens should consider. In a perfect world, they revolted and motivation to help, who are in need. In recognition of National Women's History Month, Shippensburg University done their part to draw attention to domestic violence. To protect their credit lines, the school is hosting two exhibits that focus on different types of abuse, such as rape, sexual assault, incest and crimes motivated by hate and crime. Both are available to the public. Dickinson College's Clothes Line
Emotional social issues at the Legislature
GOV. Ben Cayetano is pushing the Legislature to begin a discussion of emotional social issues such as domestic partnerships for same-sex couples, doctor-assisted death and medical use of marijuana. Senate President Norman Mizuguchi and House Speaker Calvin Say want legislators to fix their attention on the economy. Mizuguchi says the Senate probably won't get to the social issues this year and possibly not even next year. It sounds like a conflict. but that's not necessarily so. Cayetano is right that lawmakers must start a discussion of these issues to move them toward resolution. And legislative leaders are right that they don't have
These Minnesota lawyers practice by the Book.
A small plaque on Paul Baertschi's desk contains a quotation from the 18th-century Irish politician Edmund Burke: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." That philosophy helps guide Baertschi, a criminal prosecutor for the small Minneapolis firm of Tallen and Baertschi, and his work as president of the Minnesota chapter of the Christian Legal Society, a 45-year-old national organization consisting of Christian attorneys, judges, law professors and law students. While the national CLS advocates for freedom of religious expression and for pro-life causes, Baertschi said the local chapter stays away from lobbying
House approves anti-crime bill to fight violence against women
The House approved a sweeping anti-crime bill Friday that includes more than $3 billion to fight violence against women and seeks to protect women brought into the U.S. by the international illegal sex trade. The catchall legislation also has provisions that would make it easier for victims to collect compensation from terrorist states and would force states to pay costs when a criminal is released from prison and commits a crime in another state. It passed 371-1 and is expected to be approved by the Senate early next week. Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act has been a top priority
Fractured Families: More Couples Resort To Faith-Based Divorce Counseling
AVON PARK - Jackie Stiles divorced less than 2 years but still had some problems with management. For her, with the consequences that it has been several times to visit "DivorceCare" classes with Donna Titus, a church volunteer. At the meeting on Wednesday, the second on the last for the course, Titus Stiles, and discuss with others, such as women. Both Titus and video, it uses bands, because it is in the Bible. She quoted II Corinthians 5:18. "And all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the word of reconciliation." The classes
Teenage Violence Linked To Later Domestic Violence
Adolescents who engaged in violent behavior at a relatively steady rate through their teenage years and those whose violence began in their mid teens and increased over the years are significantly more likely to engage in domestic violence in their mid 20s than other young adults, according to a new University of Washington study. "Most people think youth violence and domestic violence are separate problems, but this study shows that they are intertwined," said Todd Herrenkohl, lead author of the study and a UW associate professor of social work. The study also found no independent link between an individual's use of alcohol
Moursund family still profits from co-op ties
A.W. Moursund, a powerful friend and business partner of Lyndon Johnson's, was attacked. The General Council of the time, Peder of Alès Electric Cooperative, defending his regime and the non-receipt of the auction by its insurance contracts, securities and law firms during a Public Utility Commission in 1983 for a price. "I have always done, from right to left (co-op), although there are people who are trying to smear me," he was quoted in these terms in the 19th June 1983, American-Statesman history. Ten days later, regulatory authorities to an agreement to allow the Co-op to raise rates, but it
Fight On In Court For De Saulles Boy
The likelihood that the guardianship of John L. De Saulles, Jr., the infant son of Mrs. Blanca Errazuriz De Saulles, will be taken from her before she has been indicted for killing her husband was indicated yesterday in the course of an argument before Surrogate Fowler in the application of Charles A.H. De Saulles, uncle of the boy, to be named Source : query.nytimes.com
Dinkins Is Endorsed By Two Gay Groups
LEAD: Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins yesterday accepted the endorsement of two gay political groups in his race for the Democratic mayoral nomination, saying he would fight for legal recognition of gay and lesbian domestic partnerships. Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins yesterday accepted the endorsement of two gay political groups in his race for the Democratic mayoral nomination, saying he would fight for legal recognition of gay and lesbian domestic partnerships. Mr. Dinkins met at City Hall with the leaders of both groups, the Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats and the Lambda Independent Democrats. The city's third major
U.N. conference calls for AIDS programs, domestic violence laws to protect women
After all-night debate, delegates from 180 nations at a U.N. conference hammered out a broad plan Saturday that aims to enhance and protect the rights of women worldwide. Negotiating paragraph by paragraph, participants at the conference in New York agreed on a document that calls for tougher measures to combat
Shea named member of Collaborative Family Law Association
Michael P. Shea of Shea, Kohl, Alessi & O'Donnell was recently accepted into the Collaborative Family Law Association. There are only 25 such attorneys in the St. Louis area; Shea is one of only three trained collaborative law attorneys in the St. Charles County Westplex area. As... Source : accessmylibrary.com
Court Backs Town In Lawsuit Over Domestic Violence
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal law provides no guarantee of a specific police response to domestic violence complaints, even when a restraining order has been issued against a potential perpetrator. The case, a victory for cities and states that feared costly lawsuits, stemmed from allegations by a woman in
In Trenton, Votes on Stolen Pets, Divorce, Horse Racing and a Lot More
A busy week in the Legislature included action on a bill that would make the state Insurance Commissioner responsible for making sure that shareholders are protected during a reorganization of the Newark-based Prudential Insurance Co. of America. The company, the only mutually owned (owned by policyholders) insurance company in the
Learning What to Do About Domestic Violence
You report that Dr. Antonia C. Novello, the Surgeon General, is calling for changes in the health care system's response to domestic violence (some editions, Oct. 17). New York State developed the first comprehensive domestic-violence program for health care providers in the country in 1986. Since then protocols have been
Lawyers urge 'no fault' divorces
Resolution, which represents about 5,000 family lawyers, says the present system creates a "blame culture". Group chairman Jane McCulloch said it was wrong that "unreasonable behaviour" or adultery had to be proved to obtain an immediate divorce. There were 141,750 divorces in England and Wales in 2005, 10,940 in Scotland
Topics of the times.
WALTER STOREY, General Secretary of the National Board of Censorship which has taken upon itself the guardianship of public morals from injury by moving-picture shows, defends his organization from the charges just brought against it by the Woman's Municipal League Source : query.nytimes.com
Litigation Report: Employment Law and Privacy Report from Mealey Publ.
Mealey Publications (King of Prussia, MN), a unit of LexisNexis (Dayton, OH) will begin the publication of two new monthly reports in July, including Mealey's Litigation Report: Employment Law and Mealey's Privacy Report. Designed to cover litigation involving employees, employers and the workplace, Litigation Report: Employment Law will cover... Source :
States vs. The Feds: All Eyes On Roberts
Who exactly is Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr., and what does he stand for? Some Washington Democrats see the answer in Roberts' association with the conservative Federalist Society, which advocates states' rights and limits on federal power. But the White House has gone out of its way to
FMLA doesn't offer protection if you can't do the job anymore.
Q. I went out on sick leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but I know for sure I can't do my old job any more _ and job accommodations won't help me. Do I still have a right to a job? A. Unfortunately, the law does not