Miscellaneous

• The Roundabout

  Amber Wheat | September 22, 2008 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  I was in France the first time I saw a roundabout. It is a feature of the road and it is very cool. It is a circle instead of a four-way stop. It is very neat to watch and kind of scary to drive in....

• Wall Street, Main Street and Mean Streets

  Wayne Parsons | September 22, 2008 2:57 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  Yes Mean Streets is one of my favorite movies and the financial crisis is overusing the first two street names so I threw my version of what is happening out for your consideration. Are you...

• Texas Hurricane Ike Victims Qualify for IRS Disaster Relief

  David Coffey | September 22, 2008 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  On September 18, 2008, the IRS granted Texas Hurricane Ike Victims IRS Disaster Relief .Taxpayers residing in the effected area have been granted an extension of time to file and pay taxes until...

• Toledo, Ohio dog bite attorney backs up Lucas County Dog Warden

  Chuck Boyk | September 22, 2008 8:06 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  In his recent Toledo Blade op-ed piece, “Skeldon does his duty, tells it like it is,” Toledo, Ohio dog bite attorney Dale Emch defends Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon. As Dale’s column...

• Nursing Home Outreach

  Michael Myers | September 21, 2008 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I recently read that there are over three million elderly people residing in nursing homes in the United States. Alarmingly, twenty-five percent of them are neglected or abused.  Medicare...

• Biden: End "Cowboy Mentality" of Bush-McCain Era of Deregulation on Wall Street

  Paul Kiesel | September 19, 2008 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told about 1,000 supporters earlier today in Virginia that, "ending the cowboy mentality of the Bush-McCain era" on Wall Street is part of the...

• What's Missing From Bush's Bailout Plan? For Starters, the Word Bailout...

  Paul Kiesel | September 19, 2008 7:36 PM | 2 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  It's finally happened. The federal government, much to the chagrin and support of Congressional leaders, stepped in this morning and has written a blank check for Wall Street's blunders. In his...

• Former Allstate CEO to Run AIG - Yikes!

  Nick DiCello | September 19, 2008 5:50 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  Next in line for a government, i.e taxpayer, bailout is the biggest insurance company in the world, American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"). The United States government has been forced to...

• Honey...Who Owns Our Mortgage!

  Bruce Bierhans | September 19, 2008 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Confused by the machinations of the stock market and the government this past week? If you're not, perhaps you'd like a position running my law practice. We are experiencing unprecedented times in...

• Promote Judge Manderfield to the Michigan Court of Appeals

  David Mittleman | September 19, 2008 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  This November people in 58 Michigan counties (the northern half of the lower peninsula and all of the UP) have the good fortune of being able to vote and promote Ingham County Circuit Judge Paula...