Miscellaneous

• Obama Ends Bush’s Policy That Favored Corporations Over Consumer

  Greg Webb | May 26, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Recently, the Obama White House undid a Bush administration pre-emption policy, which used federal health and safety regulations to limit the power of injured consumers to sue companies in state...

• A thought for Memorial Day

  Gerry McGill | May 25, 2009 1:35 PM | 1 CommentBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A veteran is someone who, at one point in his (or her) life, wrote a blank check made payable to the 'United States of America' for an amount 'up to and including my life'. That is honor, and there...

• Hotel TV Falls on One Year Old

  Jessica Smagacz | May 25, 2009 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that this past Friday, a television set fell on top of a one year old girl at a Cherokee County motel in Georgia. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office...

• A Little Memorial Day Reading

  Mike Bryant | May 25, 2009 9:07 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It's Memorial Day. Thank You to every solider that has served our country and to all those that continue today. It a day to salute each and every one of you. Started as a day that was to commemorate...

• Obama Wants to Pay More in SSD Payments, but It Will Cost Money

  Stuart McAtee | May 25, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The Associated Press is reporting a story out of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, where President Barack Obama says he likes the idea of increasing income limits for those receiving Social Security...

• One Killed in Crash on I-10

  Greg Owen | May 24, 2009 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  A motorist was killed in a fiery crash today on the eastbound 10 Freeway in the West Adams area of Los Angeles, authorities said. A silver Toyota Camry was speeding on the Western Avenue offramp at...

• Social Security Disability Experiencing Backlog

  Karl Truman | May 24, 2009 6:16 PM | 3 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The national average processing time for the month of March 2009 was 501 days, which is two days above January and February 2009. The cumulative average processing time for the first six months of...

• Alabama Judges

  Jon Lewis | May 24, 2009 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The Alabama Legislature recently passed a law which requires Judges to have minimum levels of experience before being eligible to run for office. Appellate Court Judges must have been a member of...

• Southern California Slaughterhouse Sued After 2008 Beef Recall

  Jamie Sheller | May 24, 2009 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  The nation's largest beef recall in 2008, involving 143 million pounds of beef, was sparked by activities at Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., based in Chino, California. A videotape shows workers at the...

• Ground Beef Subject of Another Recall

  Jamie Sheller | May 24, 2009 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  A Coal Valley, Ill. company recently recalled almost 96,000 pounds of ground beef products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that the beef, from...