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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

Institute Of France Sends Greeting Here;

At the annual meeting and dinner of the National Institute of Arts and Letters at the University Club, Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fourth Street, a reply to a message sent last Spring by the National Institute in the care of John Finley, State Commissioner of Education, ... Source : query.nytimes.com

Theories on Domestic Violence Being Questioned

Children who witness domestic violence are doomed to repeat 'the cycle' and become either abusers or victims as adults. This alarming claim is one of several underlying assumptions that define how society has approached domestic violence for decades. Researchers are now questioning and testing these assumptions. Last month, the Society for Academic

Examining the boundaries of hate crime law

Although anyone is potentially a victim of crime, some groups are particularly susceptible to victimization because of their vulnerability, social marginality, or invisibility. Some criminals use a victim's minority group membership as a means of gauging the victim's level of guardianship and the degree to which society cares about what

Nottage appointed new Supreme Court Justice

Marie Rubie Nottage was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court. Nottage is the wife of the lawyer W. Kendal Nottage, a former cabinet minister. The couple was in the law, in practice, Grand Bahama for many years. His Excellency Governor-General Arthur Hanna, the appointment to the Council of Justice

The State of Disunion

Currently, judges in New Jersey can recommend mediation for any civil matter and are required to send custody litigation through court-sponsored mediation first. Many lawyers routinely advise their divorce clients either to seek mediation before going to court, or practice mediation themselves. Unlike long divorce trials, which can cost each

It Raises Status of Women -- Most Wives Work

When Gerhard Meyer and Renate Schiller get married in Leipzig this fall, Gerhard can decide whether he wants to drop his own family name and be known as "Herr Schiller." Source : select.nytimes.com

She Sues For A Separation From Her Husband On Account Of His Cruelty

An interesting suit, in which a ballet dancer sues her husband to obtain a limited divorce, or separation from bed and board, was made the subject of a decision by Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday. The action is brought by Jane Portaluppe against Theodore (Pedro) Portalappe. Source : query.nytimes.com

Map: Gay marriage across the US

In November 2006, Arizona voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have banned domestic partnership laws as well as gay marriage. It became the first state to reject such an amendment. Seven other states approved constitutional amendments banning gay marriage on the same day. Arizona already had

Jerome Strelov Is Wed To Miss Manocherian

Kimberly Diana Manocherian, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Manocherian of Scarsdale, N.Y., was married yesterday to Jerome John Strelov, the son of Anne Strelov of New York and the late Jerry Strelov. The Rev. Donald Harrington performed the Unitarian ceremony at the Plaza hotel. Mrs. Strelov, executive director

Renamed and famed

The Solicitors Family Law Association is now known as ‘Resolution’. And with its push for collaborative law, the organisation is changing more than just its name. By Jon Robins So it is goodbye to the dusty old ‘Solicitors Family Law Association’ (SFLA) and hello to the trendy new ‘Resolution’. Why