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  • New Milford man charged with attempted murder of former wife has case postponed Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:01PMLITCHFIELD -- A New Milford man accused of stabbing his then-estranged wife in the driveway of her home last November in the presence of two of their children will have his case continued until September to provide time for evaluation of psychiatric reports.
  • B.C. aims to defuse divorce conflict Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:04PMThe B.C. government is proposing to do away with terms such as “custody” and “access” to reduce the battles over children and property that often accompany marital breakup.
  • Rome's Subculture of Gay Priests Rocks the Vatican Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:40PMFor residents of Rome, the sight of courting priests is hardly an anomaly. But a recent exposÈ is rocking the Catholic Church, which victims’ advocates say has responded with more urgency to the rumor of gay priests than to the history of child sex abuse.
  • Court documents: Kaine seeks money from Terri to pay for attorney fees Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:28PMLaura Rackner, Kaine Horman’s attorney, filed paperwork Monday seeking payment from Terri Horman for Kaine’s legal fees. Kaine is seeking half of his attorney's fees paid for.
  • Not a witch hunt -- a treasure hunt: GLTB persons Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:28PMIn our rural immigrant family, we had an entire gaggle of old women who were devotees of little St Francis of the animals. They loved him because he spoke to the birds and the creatures. “Like we do.” They liked Francis because he worked hard outdoors. “Like we do.”
  • Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez Law Firm Moves, Expands to Weston, Brickell Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:59PMMIAMI----The law firm Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez, P.A., long an institution in North Miami Beach and South Florida, has moved and expanded to two offices in Brickell and Weston.
  • Family and Law Enforcement Imply Kyron Horman Still Alive – Search Continues Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:57PMCounty law enforcement Tuesday afternoon announced the reward for tips leading to the return of seven-year-old Kyron Horman will be doubled to $50,000 thanks to the contribution of an anonymous donor.
  • Vail Law: Good Samaritans and the law Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:48PMIn the Bible, the story of the Good Samaritan is found at Luke 10:25-37. In answer to a question raised by an expert in the law asking, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied by sharing a parable.
  • Polygamist’s Rape Convictions Are Overturned in Utah Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:28PMUtah’s Supreme Court ordered a new trial for the polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs, ruling that the jury instructions had been faulty.
  • Candidate's daughter: 'Don't vote for my dad' Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:49PMOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Jan Schill has a message for voters in Oklahoma choosing a district judge in elections on Tuesday — do not vote for my dad.
  • All In The (Dysfunctional) Family In Oklahoma; Gov. Race Highlights Primary Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:44AMThe ultimate negative campaign ad: A judicial candidate is being dissed by his own daughter. Plus, the latest on today's Oklahoma gubernatorial primaries.
  • Daughter urges Okla. voters to not vote for father Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:17AMOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judicial candidate is fending off a political attack from his daughter, who has taken out a local newspaper ad urging voters: “Do not vote for my dad!”
  • State appellate court delays Allen trial Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:38AMA state appeals court halted the trial of Columbus Allen Jr. II on Monday afternoon, just hours afte
  • 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:37AMRichard Strauss'
  • Danville lawyers named to associate judgeships in Fifth Circuit Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:07AMDANVILLE – Two private-practice attorneys in Danville will be the newest members of the Vermilion County judiciary. read more
  • Montrose woman, 84, smothered; son-in-law shot himself, coroner reports Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:25AMMONTROSE — Jeanne Mennell, 84, was suffocated before her son-in-law, Mark Koeman, 61, committed suicide with a gunshot to the head Friday morning, the Montrose County coroner reported Monday.
  • Drew wants gun case dropped Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:03AMAn attorney for Drew Peterson on Monday filed motions to have a gun charge dropped against Peterson but won't get to plead his case for another month. The judge presiding over the gun case was not in court, and another judge accepted the motions and scheduled an Aug. 23 hearing on them. Peterson, 56, a retired Bolingbrook police sergeant, is charged with possessing an assault weapon with a ...
  • Jefferson County filmmaker puts career in frame Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:53AMFormer St. Louis city policeman Mike Hartig, 58, of House Springs, resigned from the force in 1990 after 10 years to follow what he considers to be his true calling - filmmaking.
  • Three challenge incumbent judge in St. Charles County Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:52AMTwo primary opponents of St. Charles County Associate Circuit Judge Matthew Thornhill say he should be voted off the bench Aug. 3 because his religious views, expressed in court, have clouded the fairness of his decision-making.
  • 'Do Not Vote for My Dad' [Families] Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:33AM# families Jan Schill , the daughter of a judicial candidate in Oklahoma, really doesn't want her father to be a judge. So much so that she took out a full-page ad telling people not to vote for him. And started a blog . More »
  • Durango woman: 'Do not vote for my dad' Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:36AMA Durango woman is making waves in Oklahoma this week for trying to derail her father's run for elected office.
  • Father seeks money from missing Oregon boy’s stepmother Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:16AMPORTLAND — Kyron Horman’s father has gone back to court in an expanding legal battle against the stepmother he believes is involved in the disappearance of the 7-year-old boy from his school last month. Kaine Horman claimed in documents filed Monday that the stepmother, Terri Horman, paid $350,000 to one …
  • 'Mad Men': Who is Don Draper? Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:02AM"Who is Don Draper?" were the first words uttered in tonight's season premiere of "Mad Men."
  • Wyclef Plans Presidential Run in Haiti? Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:57AM*Responding to rumors that Wyclef Jean is plotting a run for the presidency of his native Haiti, the musician’s rep would neither confirm nor deny, according to the Canadian Press. “We don’t have anything to talk about at this point, that’s for sure,” Adrienne Jacoby told The Canadian Press in a telephone interview Saturday. “I [...]
  • Give credit where it is due Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:52AMI DON’T get to watch much television but my friend Leon did not allow me to have my lunch in peace when we met last Thursday, as he was going on and on about this movie he caught on HBO, Flash of Genius. I chanced upon it on Saturday and decided to see what the fuss was all about.
  • 'Falling gracefully' into a true gender Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:45AMAdvice, support at transgender forum Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio):  TransForm Conference TransForm Conference TransForm Conference TransForm Conference Lee Basna, 22, drove from Rhode Island to Concord this weekend in search of the courage to tell his co-workers he used to live life as a girl. Janice Josephine Carney, 60, of Massachusetts came to inspire: Her children are no ...
  • Moupo vacates the driver's seat Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:06AMBotswana National Front president, Otsweletse Moupo, will leave the BNF presidency this weekend after serving for nine years. It was a tumultuous presidency, characterised by perennial infighting that almost left the BNF comatose. How should the BNF and Batswana remember Moupo? Moupo discusses his triumphs and tribulations with Mmegi's GIDEON NKALA
  • Cloud Centric Systems, Inc.'s Subsidiary Receives Purchase Order From Prestigious European Law Firm Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:06AMLONDON--(Marketwire - July 26, 2010) - Cloud Centric Systems, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : CLDR ) is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, VClouds Ltd., has received a purchase order from OEM Partner eXpd8 Ltd. for their customer Logan & Corry Solicitors. The European law firm, headquartered in North Ireland, will be using the compliance modules specifically designed for the ...
  • Twisted Reality Local tattoo artist straight talks about safety and art Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:53AMThinking about an inexpensive bootleg tattoo? Better think again. By allowing a non-professional to tattoo your skin, you run the risk of developing one or more of a dozen possibly life-threatening diseases, including AIDS, herpes, malaria, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and cutaneous gonorrhea, says Thomas Deaton, who recently purchased Twisted Reality Tattoo in Chickasha.
  • Financial decisions in good hands Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:38PMI read the July 10 guest viewpoint and the writer's criticism of the new New York State no-fault divorce law. I would like to clear up the writer's misconceptions regarding the effect of the law.
  • Love Smarter—Not Harder Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:27PMHow to fight right
  • Ex-guard clarifies 'assault' Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:13PMConvicted of having sex while on duty, he wants it known that he'd been dating the inmate before she was jailed.
  • Give helicopter parents a break Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:41PMParents who hover may not be so crazy, say experts who blame social, legal and marketing pressures instead
  • Pay-for-judge requirement for disputed divorces Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:23PMMandate issued as budget stop gap, but concern raised among some attorneys — Looking to divorce in York County or Poquoson? If contested, it's going to cost $250 an hour just for the judge.
  • Inside Politics: Fayetteville Democrats prepare for N.C. convention Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:09PMDemocrats are excited about having the state convention come to Fayetteville this weekend. The event, held every two years, is like the Super Bowl for political insiders. A time to rally the base. A time to adopt policy positions and hobnob with the party's influential.
  • For the Record 6/21/10 Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:07PMThe following is a listing of public records from Houston County from 6/14/10-6/21/10. This list is updated and published weekly
  • Transcript of interview with Sen. Enrile at the Kapihan sa Senado Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:56PMJuly 22, 2010. On directing the Senate Secretary to open the session on Monday. JPE: I will tell you this. All along, it has been my position that my term as a Senate President would end at noon of June 30 of this year. This is after the election, after the end of the 14th Congress. First I was elected as...
  • Lawyers 'optimistic' over legal services reform Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 6:50PMAlternative business structures will bring more work for high street and other firms as the big brands educate the public that they need to make a will, solicitors have suggested in a recent report. However, practitioners also indicated that the cost of regulation is driving some lawyers who do non-reserved work to cease to be solicitors. read more
  • Sadie Frost seeing a therapist since she was 16 Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 6:47PMThe actress-and-fashion designer – who has a son Finlay, 19, with Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp and Rafferty, 13, Iris, nine, and seven-year-old Rudy with Jude Law – revealed becoming a mother has made her feel “more complete”, but admits the impact of seeing her parents split up when she was younger still has an effect on her.
  • Say ‘I do’ to financial planning; arguments over finances a better predictor of divorce than those over sex or in-laws Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 4:16PMA sound financial footing may contribute to marital bliss and longevity, and this is one reason Connecticut Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging newlywed couples to make financial management a top priority.
  • Gov’t takes measures to accelerate court trials Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:57PMThe project, aimed at helping cut expenses for the legal system, focuses on mediation and attempts to make sides reach consensus out of a courtroom.
  • Governor Rowland: More Visible This Year, Is He A Plus Or Poison To Candidates? Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:04PMFormer Governor's Visibility Has Increased In This Political Year By Giving Political Advice Or Money To Candidates Republican gubernatorial front-runner Tom Foley says that ex-Gov. John G. Rowland has been informally helping him to gather political support around Rowland's hometown of Waterbury.
  • Earl Spencer reveals his barrister named piglets 'pompous', 'self-regarding' and 'pillock' after High Court judge Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:34PMEarl Spencer has got his revenge on a barrister he blames for costing him £1 million in a divorce hearing by disclosing embarrassing remarks he made about a High Court judge.
  • Legal aid group eyes Barstow for clinic Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:58AMBARSTOW • Barstow area residents involved in family law cases may soon be able to receive free legal counseling closer to home. The Legal Aid Society has recently received a $10,000 grant that will help fund free legal clinics to benefit those of...
  • Living together before marriage Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:25AMDespite unfriendly glares and crude remarks, many couples are opting to live together before marriage for a variety of reasons.
  • New on DVD: 'Clash of the Titans' Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:16AMNEW on DVD
  • 'Mad Men' series inaccurately depicts difficulties of divorce for women in '60s Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 11:49PMLike a tumbler of scotch, the marriage of Betty and Don Draper is on the rocks.
  • Living together before marriage Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 9:25PMWITH no strings attached, sticky pre-nuptials or pricey wedding ceremonies, the trend to share living quarters is fast picking up among couples.
  • Could WSF Follow the Course That BC Ferries Charted? Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:38PMShould the state consider any semblance of privatization for Washington State Ferries, it need look no further than British Columbia's system for an example.
  • Fathers’ rights activist taking political leap Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:35PMDetermined to have an impact on the appointment of judges in Massachusetts, a fathers’ rights activist from Natick is running for a seat on the Governor’s Council, which has final say over judicial nominations. Massachusetts - Natick Massachusetts - Natick - United States - Boston Scientific