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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
Coping With The Divorce 'Logjam'
Another alternative to divorce litigation, as mentioned in "Divorce Logjam Leads to Alternatives" on July 26, is mediation. It is important to note that couples who mediate their marital agreements together rarely find themselves in court for postjudgment litigation. This is especially true concerning child-support obligations. It seems that once
U.K. recognizes gay marriage
Northern Ireland — Two lesbians become the first gay couple in the United Kingdom to win legal recognition under a civil partnership Monday, a ceremony that attracted scorn from evangelical Christian protesters but praise from gay-rights activists. Grainne Close, a social worker from Northern Ireland, and Shannon Sickels, a playwright from
Court lets stand lesbian's rights as parent
A landmark state Supreme Court ruling that a Seattle woman can seek parental rights to a girl she helped raise with her lesbian partner will stand now that the nation's highest court won't intervene. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider the case of Mian Carvin and Page Britain,
Domestic Violence Survivor Brings Case to International Tribunal
Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and Columbia Law School Human Rights entered a clinic soon to match Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) this week in the case of a logo for survivors domestic violence. The case Jessica Lenahan (ex-Gonzales), whose three girls were abducted and murdered by
Courts Expand the Rights of Unmarried Fathers
The courts, which have been granting more parental rights to fathers, are expanding their definition of paternity to include unmarried fathers who have traditionally been locked out of their children's upbringing. The courts, which have been granting more parental rights to fathers, are expanding their definition of paternity to
B.C. granted guardianship of baby found at Vancouver bus stop
A baby girl abandoned at a bus stop has been placed in the guardianship of the province following exhaustive but unsuccessful efforts to find her parents, officials say. Judge Jodie F. Werier announced the decision in a five-minute hearing Thursday in Vancouver Family Court, taking note of efforts by police
Court Cases.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
Atlantis Financial Resource L.L.C., Old Greenwich. Filed by Water Pollution Control Authority of the City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport. Plaintiff's attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. Action: plaintiff claims that defendant has failed to pay bills due; seeks $1,014, plus interest and cost for monies allegedly owed. Filed Dec. 15. Case no.
Alarm Helps to Fight Domestic Violence
In a new adaptation of law enforcement technology, city probation officers in Brooklyn are using electronic bracelets to monitor the whereabouts of domestic violence offenders and to sound an immediate alarm if an offender violates probation by going within 500 feet of a victim's home, the Giuliani administration and the
Holding Court with Joan Biskupic
This week, the Supreme Court again gave its 1966 decision of Miranda, one of the most important events that criminal law and the rights of the accused. The judges' ultimate decision will have a major impact on how to proceed from the police and the way the criminal law is
Dueling Senators
Your April 26 front-page article on the feud between Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert G. Torricelli of New Jersey reminded me of the couples I work with as a divorce mediator. I try to encourage them to concentrate on the goals they have in common, like putting the best