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Sadness is not the invariable characteristic of insanity, and maniacs are often funny in a way, but they are rarely if ever really humorous, and it is just possible that in a good many cases the madman is simply one who has lost his sense of humor and with it all appreciation of the proportion of things. Source : query.nytimes.com

Mediation Works Well In Divorce Cases

As a mediator, I was glad to read "Divorce Fee-for-All" (Topics of The Times, Jan. 28), on a New York State blue-ribbon committee to propose reforms of lawyer abuses in matrimonial cases. For the unfortunate people who are divorcing it would be better if as much attention were given to mediation as to litigation. Mediators are trained and accredited. Some are lawyers, some mental health professionals. We believe mediation is the better way to separate, especially when children are involved. The cost and time are a fraction of those for lawyer-led actions. Lawyers are not cut out of the process.

American Topics : Nevada to Shut Courts a Day To Study Domestic Violence

The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered all courts in the state to close for one day next month for a seminar on domestic violence, the Los Angeles Times reports. All of the approximately 150 judges in Nevada, from the chief justice to juvenile court referees, will be required to attend the eight-hour session. Nevada is the first state to hold such a mandatory seminar. Justice Robert E. Rose handed down the order, which will cost $28,000 in judicial salaries and expenses. Judge Rose said some of his colleagues have objected: "They feel it should be voluntary, and that they have 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 contract with her husband to pay her for services within or without the household." Source : query.nytimes.com

Colorado State U. panel discusses political activism.

To Marilyn Musgrave, marriage and money were among the issues debated during Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Days (T'BGLAD) business panel on Tuesday night. The panelists spoke on the topics of domestic partnerships, political activism and religious conflict, to 11 listeners in the Lory Student Center. The new... Source : accessmylibrary.com