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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
Election year turns up few 'hot button' business issues.
If you ask a small-business lobbyist his position on issues, he won't hesitate to tell you. But with the economy strong, the small-business agenda this presidential election year might not have the same urgency it's had in past years. "People may say they're fed up with (President Bill) Clinton from
Making Family Leave Family-Friendly
In 1993, Congress passed the Family & Medical Leave Act, which gave employees the right to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn or for a sick family member. Now, family activists in more than two dozen states are pushing for the next step: ensuring that workers
Partners of U.N. Staff Keep Benefits.
A new U.N. directive which took effect Friday dropped problematic language about domestic partnerships, but still allows U.N. staffers' same-sex partners to collect benefits if permitted by the laws of their home countries. The powerful U.N. budget committee asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to re-examine a directive that took effect Feb.
Partnerships granted to gay couples in New Jersey
Hundreds of same-sex couples celebrated as New Jersey began issuing them domestic partnerships yesterday. New Jersey, the fifth state to recognize same-sex relationships in some form, gives couples who register several legal rights, including the ability to make medical decisions for each other and to share in certain benefits. Several
Taxability of IRA transfers and withdrawals resulting from divorce or separation
The transfer of an interest in an IRA by a spouse to a current or former spouse under a divorce or separation instrument can be structured as a nontaxable event. In the context of a divorce or legal separation, several recent cases have examined what constitutes a "transfer of an
Mrs. Johnston-Wood's Suffragist Complaints Are Here Contradicted.
To the Editor of The New York Times: It seems desirable, even necessary, to correct two misstatements made in "Laws Discriminating Against Women in the State of New York," by Harriette M. Johnston-Wood, as quoted in THE TIMES of March 26. Mrs. Johnston-Wood says, "A wife cannot make a binding
New mediators being recruited
The state's Dispute Resolution Program is currently recruiting new mediators in Carter County. Officials say mediating for the Carter County court system offers volunteers a unique and challenging way of serving the community. Program volunteers are asked to donate just 10 hours of their time per year, usually one hour on Monday
Paternal Side of the Family Victorious After Three Years' Suit.
The fight which has been maintained in the Surrogate's Court for over three years between the maternal and the paternal relatives of Charles L. Buchanan, J. Roderick Buchanan, and Adelaide Buchanan, who are still minors, and who were left an estate of about $50,000 under the will of their mother,
Collaborative law can reduce rancor in divorce cases
If you were to create a legal process to end your marriage, would you want the judge to make the decisions for you or would you want to retain control? When the judge is in charge, all your energies are focused on promoting yourself. You want the judge to know
Family & Medical Leave Act revisited.
To many supervisors in the ceramic industry, a request from an employee for a leave of absence regarding a family circumstance can present a management dilemma. A key employee requests leave not because the employee is sick, but because a relative is sick. There is, of course, sympathy for the