“Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” Ah, the words of wisdom from Dean Vernon Wormer in “Animal House” ring true to us all some days. Especially those days after watching a late basketball game ...
Read More »When jurors byte back
Earlier this month a federal judge was forced to declare a mistrial after learning that nine jurors hearing a drug trial had done research on the case via cell phone. What? The defense lawyers were stunned, and probably not real ...
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Read More »There’s a business buried on my desk
Where is my desk? A pile of piles, a stray highlighter, a cute penholder that looks like two books, an old coffee cup with a cute kid on it, a water bottle half full – or is it half empty? ...
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Read More »Obama should stop overcharging
Do you ever wonder if the ladies and gentleman inhabiting the halls of the U.S. Justice Department want to just throw in the towel on some of the cases from the previous regime? I mean, obviously the left is going ...
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Read More »So why are we giving money to Citibank?
The president inspired us all last week with his speech before Congress on the state of our nation, but what the heck is really happening? I will be the first to admit I am no economist. I will not pretend ...
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Read More »Cabin fever hits hardest in February
The subtle monotony of February and wintertime is starting to get on everyone’s nerves. It’s very different from the smiling faces you see those first few brisk days or snowy mornings at the end of fall while you walk a ...
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Read More »Give repeat DUI drivers the tube
Got a call from a guy I knew in high school recently. He was one of those wild guys, smart enough to do about whatever he wanted but crazy enough to take the hardest road to get there. I can ...
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Read More »My brain needs to hit the gym
Ever open your mouth and spew mush? It’s happened to me a couple of times in the past few weeks. While I have had work to do the past few months, it seems since November I’ve had little but status ...
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Read More »What do millionaires know about the poor?
There is no doubt that I supported Barack Obama for president. His message of change rang true with me, my antiestablishment tendencies and that wannabe teenage punk-rock streak of social justice. But in the early steps of the administration, I’m ...
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Read More »Juvenile courts need our time
I got into this whole lawyer thing after a stint as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Greene County, Ohio. I was also covering the courts and county government for the Xenia Daily Gazette there and got to know the ...
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Read More »Who’s flying the economy’s plane?
I am hoping the plane that crashed into the Hudson River last week will be a good metaphor for our economy. The engines die. The whole thing is going to go down whether we like it or not, and a ...
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