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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

President Requests Gov. Ammons to Withdraw State Militia Temporarily.

At the urgent request of Gov. Elias M. Ammons of Colorado, President Wilson to-day ordered Federal troops sent to the scene of strike disorder, and issued a proclamation directing all persons "engaged in or connected with said domestic violence" to retire peaceably to their homes on or before April 30. Source

Weekends With Dad, Courtesy of D.S.L.

WITH work and the school week behind them, Charles A. Mason III and his daughter, Arielle, who live more than 1,500 miles apart, prepared for their scheduled weekend visit. There was no packing involved, no plane tickets, no car rides or drop-offs. All it took was some instant messaging on

Egypt's Women Win Equal Rights to Divorce

The narrow corridors of Family Court were once painted a cheerful red, but now they are pitted and stained with a dull brown patina of grime and the smoke from countless acrid cigarettes. The stories told in these trash-strewn hallways are just as dismal: children abandoned, families impoverished and women

Law For Retarded Gets Mixed Rating

A RECENTLY revised state law on the rights of mentally retarded people has been hailed as enlightened and comprehensive, but it has also caused some worries for families of the retarded and problems for staff at state facilities for the retarded. Under the law, which became effective last Oct. 1,

A Georgia Guardian And His Alabama Wards

In December, 1855, Gazaway B. Lamar, a well-known and wealthy merchant of Georgia, then temporarily residing on Staten Island, was appointed by the Surrogate of Richmond County guardian of the estate of Anna C. Sims, a little girl 4 years of age, who was a native and resident of the

Domestic Violence Law Set to Be Renewed

In 1994, soon after Gov. George E. Pataki took office, lawmakers enacted a measure that required police officers to arrest anyone suspected of domestic abuse -- regardless of whether their victims wished to press charges. The law is set to expire next month, and efforts to expand its scope and

Dispute Resolution: Collaborative Law; Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce without Litigation

The ABA (Chicago, IL) has produced Collaborative Law: Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce without Litigation, a handbook that examines the dispute resolution model of collaborative law now being used in divorce proceedings. Suggesting that the model can help customize outcomes, lower fees and Costs and enable divorcing spouses to... Source :

To Have And To Hold On To

Most divorces these days are nasty, brutish, and all too long. Not to mention damned expensive. The average cost of a wedding is just under $28,000, according to Conde Nast Bridal Group--double what it was 16 years ago. The average cost of a divorce? "That's like asking how much a

Commentary: Creative problem solving for your client and the ethics rules

The issues clients bring to us essentially boil down to how we should behave toward one another in complex human communities. The tradition of our profession set forth in the Preamble to the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct is that lawyers are advisers, helping clients to understand their best interests

Review of Kenya’s Compliance with the ICCPR

We write to share with you information about violations of women’s property rights in Kenya to assist your review of Kenya’s second periodic report on its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) at your eighty-third session. The Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch has