- Michael Roberts | January 20, 2012 9:46 AM | Gadsden, AL
Category:
Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
Nearly a week after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy, rescue operations may be drawing to a close. At least 11 people were killed in the tragic accident...
- Dottie Perry | April 11, 2011 3:04 PM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
Thousands of women across the United States will be recognizing Equal Pay Day on April 12, 2011. The National Committee on Pay Equity reports that women are paid an average of only 75- 77 cents for...
- Pete Burns | August 24, 2009 10:25 AM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
Let’s hear it for New York federal Judge Jed S. Rakoff who, in presiding over the settlement between the S.E.C. and Bank of America. Judge Rakoff is requiring disclosure of the identity of...
- Pete Burns | March 17, 2009 1:13 PM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
Arbitration is an illogical procedure for dispute resolution in our society. Arbitration clauses are buried in consumer contracts of all sorts and until you have a legal problem most people either...
- Pete Burns | February 17, 2009 9:36 AM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
The pendulum is swinging toward reasonable accountability in the business world. News flash: Officers have fiduciary duties to their companies! The lack of regulation that lead to our disastrous...
- Pete Burns | February 10, 2009 5:31 PM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
Arbitration is expensive and favors business over consumers. Furthermore, it is an arrogant concept based upon the notion that industry insiders are better able to deliver justice than judges and...
- Trevor Reid | November 04, 2008 12:06 AM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
Recording votes electronically is a bad idea. I take that back. It's a horrible, no good, awfully rotten idea. And there is no way to make it better.
Unlike a physical record, altered data in...
- Jon Lewis | July 29, 2008 9:17 AM | Birmingham, AL
Category:
Automobile Accidents
With Greg Lemond's and Lance Armstrong's performances in the Tour de France, the popularity of cycling has increased enormously. Gas prices aren't hurting either. With that said, cyclists and...