Miscellaneous

• “How does Sandusky waiving his preliminary hearing affect new victims?”

  Scott Cooper | December 14, 2011 7:11 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Below is SchmidtKramer’s Senior Partner Charles Schmidt commenting on WHP-TV 21 In Harrisburg on the lastest in the Sandusky case and reacting to Mr. Sandusky waiving his...

• Where's the Beef?

  Bret Hanna | December 13, 2011 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Republican presidential candidates love to deride so-called Obamacare as a socialist evil destined to lead to the demise of the republic; and so on. But jumping up and down and hurling criticisms...

• 10 Travel Safety Tips

  J. Robert Davis | December 13, 2011 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsThe Alamo City, TX

  Two years ago, after much prodding by my 12 year old son, we decided to embark on a fishing trip to the Amazon Basin. Excited but a little uneasy about making the trip with my child, I logged on...

• Statute of Limitations Works Hardship in Syracuse Coach Case

  Ted Sherwood | December 12, 2011 3:53 PM | 1 CommentTulsa, OK

  Recently a District Attorney refused to press charges against Syracuse coach Bernie Fine for sexual molestation of a minor even though the DA found the charges to be credible. Why? The statute...

• Once Paralyzed Olympic Athlete Makes Miraculous and Full Recovery

  David Mittleman | December 12, 2011 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Monique van der Vorst has faced her share of obstacles. First, she suffered a debilitating nerve damage injury during a routine ankle operation when she was 13 years old that left her paralyzed...

• Go Navy Beat Army

  Gerry McGill | December 10, 2011 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  As I write this Navy has just kicked off to Army for the 111th time. Most football fans won't care. Neither team will go to a bowl this year. They are ranked 119 and 120. But the game does...

• Don't Throw Safety Out the Window With On-Field Celebrations

  Kevin Duffan | December 10, 2011 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  We all know that playing sports can be dangerous. Most of us, however, don’t think of sitting in the stands as a very risky activity. And that’s true so long as you stay in the...

• LGBT Education is not Sex Education

  Lindsay Rakers | December 10, 2011 12:36 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  A Los Angelos High School teacher, Danielle Taklender, has quietly been teaching a controversial book without controversy for seven years at Grover Cleveland High School. CNN reports that the...

• “Breaking Dawn: Part One” movie reportedly causing seizures

  Pierce Egerton | December 09, 2011 7:24 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Apparently, what we had thought were fictional vampires are actually out going to and fro in the world, causing real danger to living people. OK … Not really. But according to some...

• Second Circuit Upholds Award of $1.50 in Attorneys’ Fees in Section 1983 Case

  Michael Hill | December 09, 2011 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit once again reminded civil rights attorneys why they should be especially cautious when filing certain lawsuits on behalf of prisoners....