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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
Do Arrests Increase the Rates Of Repeated Domestic Violence?
WHEN the police arrest men who are assaulting their wives or lovers, it can sometimes lead to more attacks once the men are released, according to a major new study of domestic violence. The new findings suggest that factors in the men's lives, like whether they have jobs, affect the
Summer, Children And 'War of the Exes'
The length of the visit usually depends on more than a father's personal commitment. It often hinges on how far the child has to travel, how much vacation the father has, and whether or not a new wife, friends or grandparents can help look after the youngsters, Mr. Melamed said.
Sequel To An Old Divorce Suit
A wealthy merchant of Boston, named Charles Croft Holbrook, charged his wife, Tabiah M. G. Holbrook, with adultery in 1859. A countercharge was made against him, and an attempt was therefore made to avoid the publication of the domestic troubles by arranging for a voluntary separation. Rufus Choate acted as
A Role for Mediation
While ''More Options to Answer 'What About the Kids?' '' addresses the impact of divorce on children and provides examples of creative solutions to parent arrangements, mediation is barely mentioned. Mediation best enables couples to reach agreements and protect their children from antagonisms and bad behavior often associated with the
Breakups may hit men harder
The image of men as suck-it-up survivors of emotional trauma just took another knock. A new Statistics Canada study on marital breakdown, released Tuesday, shows that men are more likely than women to suffer from depression in the two years following the end of a marriage or common-law relationship. The
Case Settled in Two Minutes -- Divorce Follows Automatically in Three Years
The separation suit of Langevin vs. Langevin was disposed of in two minutes in the First Chamber of the Paris court to-day. The presiding Magistrate read the judgment so hurriedly and indistinctly that no one in the court was able to understand him, and the case passed unnoticed. Source : query.nytimes.com
Blunkett paternity battle
Mr Blunkett applied on 11 November for paternity and access rights to the child. On Friday, High Court judge Mr Justice Ryder was asked to decide whether a district court judge was right in refusing Mrs Quinn an adjournment of the case until April 2005 on health grounds. Lawyers for
Divorce or separation: which parent gets the dependency exemption?
The tax code contains a special set of rules that govern dependency exemptions when a couple divorces. The problem is that these rules are rather arbitrary and are designed to minimize IRS involvement in marital disputes. But sometimes the rules can produce what appears to be unfair results. For example,
Forced Into Action on Gay Marriage, Vermont Finds Itself Deeply Split
In her piping soprano, 10-year-old Courtney Dozetos told hundreds of Vermonters crammed into the state House here late Tuesday night: ''It would make me feel special and good if my moms could get married. I don't and probably never will understand why they can't.'' Linda Pastelnick, representing the opposite side,
Graduate assistants turn to unionization for better pay, benefits.
NEW YORK _ The way Jason Patch sees it, the $12,000 he gets as a teaching assistant at New York University for grading papers, preparing lectures, and keeping office hours works out to about $44 a day. That, he grumbles, is a pittance compared to what a junior faculty member