Miscellaneous

• Former Boy Scout Leader Facing More Sexual Abuse Charges

  John McKiggan | May 11, 2012 2:35 PM | 12 CommentsHalifax, NS

  Ontario Provincial Police have laid more sexual abuse charges against former Boy Scout leader and Anglican priest, Ralph Rowe. Rowe is charged with five counts of sexual assault and two...

• Myths and Facts about the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis

  John McKiggan | October 08, 2011 6:40 PM | 12 CommentsHalifax, NS

  A reader sent me a link to an article published by the Catholic Education Resource Center titled 10 Myths about Priestly Pedophilia. The article claims to “debunk” myths perpetrated by...

• Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mike Bryant | February 12, 2011 9:10 AM | 12 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Last year, I pointed out a victory for consumers in Wisconsin: Wisconsin Going In The Right Direction On Auto Insurance, Mike Bryant | September 10, 2009 9:33 AM Now with a new administration and...

• The End of Your Pet's Life: The Grief May Surprise You

  Mark Bello | April 21, 2010 11:16 AM | 12 CommentsVoices

  This is a bit off topic for me, but my wife, daughters and I made the very difficult decision to euthanize our beloved family pet, a black Labrador mix named Bogie (Humphrey Bogart Bello). Bogie was...

• "F**k You!" - Schwarzenegger Veto Message to Legislator

  Joe Crumley | October 28, 2009 2:47 PM | 12 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a clear - and profane - message to a California Legislator who heckled and criticized him recently. The Guver-nator vetoed a bill sponsored by the...

• Tort Reform: A War of Attrition

  Michael Bennett | May 21, 2009 3:21 PM | 12 CommentsVoices

  Rather than initially launching an all out assault, conducting war by using a slow, incremental wearing down of personnel and resources, military leaders throughout the ages have often used war of...

• The Fight To Cap Payday Loans

  Eddie Farah | April 11, 2009 1:11 AM | 12 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  PayDay Loans. If you see them you should run the other way. Florida is among a few states that has tried to stop the abusive high interest loans. In the average scenario, a person takes out a...

• Fresno Diocese Continues to Let "Accused" Child Molester Work with Children

  Paul Kiesel | March 19, 2009 7:20 PM | 12 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A little over two years ago, a Fresno jury found Father Eric Swearingen guilty (9-3) of molesting a former altar boy, however, Bishop John J. Steinbock has continued to allow this man to work with...

• Don't take the bait on drug labeling preemption

  David Mittleman | February 04, 2009 9:40 AM | 12 CommentsLansing, MI

  An editorial in last Thursday’s Detroit Free Press by Sally C. Pipes had me scratching my head over the ramifications of an upcoming United States Supreme Court decision in Wyatt v Levine....

• Allcare Dental Closure National Class Action Lawsuit Filed

  William Eadie | February 07, 2011 3:48 PM | 11 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Allcare Dental’s recent and unexpected closure has left Allcare Dental patients waiting on services in a lurch—without records or a dentist. While Allcare Dental has been providing...