Archive for May 2016
The Great Bathroom Debate – What Are We So Afraid Of?
This too shall pass from the headlines in time, but while the issue of who-can-legally-use-what-public-bathroom is still red hot here are some thoughts. We are a nation of almost 320 million people. Statistics are not plentiful. There are no national figures kept but it’s estimated the number of transgendered Americans is about 700,000 or 0.3%…
Read MoreFailure to Act on Immigration Reform Puts Us in Danger
Decisions always have a consequence. That’s what I told my daughter as she was growing up. Make a decision to do something but, realize, you must then live with the consequences. I’m left wondering if Washington politicians had mothers who taught them the same lesson. The consequence of Washington’s long-term failure to fix our fractured…
Read MoreAG Loretta Lynch Must Recuse Herself on Clinton Case
A federal prosecutor friend wrote me recently and attached a news article with the headline, “Decision Time for FBI on Clinton.” “Why does the media say stuff like this?” he asked. “The FBI has no say in this or any investigation.” And he went on to muse about how reporters just don’t seem to understand…
Read MorePlundering Grandma’s Estate Via Court Ordered Guardianships
Note: This is the last of three columns on this topic… Would you hire someone to manage your personal affairs and finances who charged $50,599.18 in just three months? What if they charged $1560.00 to make two phone calls to your son to discuss, “Dates for (a) Christmas” visit with you. Or if you got…
Read MorePlundering Grandma’s Estate Via Court Ordered Guardianships
Note: This is the last of three columns on this topic… Would you hire someone to manage your personal affairs and finances who charged $50,599.18 in just three months? What if they charged $1560.00 to make two phone calls to your son to discuss, “Dates for (a) Christmas” visit with you. Or if you got…
Read MoreJudicial Compassion Can Save a Life
The former Special Forces Sergeant stood before the Veteran’s Treatment Court judge – as he had every two weeks since being charged with driving under the influence a year earlier — and admitted he had lied. His urinalysis test had come back positive but Sergeant Joe Serna had originally denied it. Serna had been fighting…
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