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Saturday, July 23, 2005

California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A California prison inmate has sued a Florida food packager after biting into a human fingertip in one of its packaged vegetarian meals, his lawyer said on Friday.
... California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal - Yahoo! News ...industrial accident, said attorney Jeffrey Schwarzschild.

Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies (Santa Paula Times)

There was always a certain courtliness and gentleness about Phillip Romney, the longtime Santa Paula City Attorney, Chairman of the Santa Paula Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and dedicated community activist.
... Santa Paula Times: Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies ... After graduating from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Utah Law School, Phil joined his late father Blaine's practice.... Cathy and Carl Barringer had known Phil since he was a child and said he was a fiercely loyal friend who - decades ago - made time every day to visit their daughter Carol, recovering from a severe skiing accident.

California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A California prison inmate has sued a Florida food packager after biting into a human fingertip in one of its packaged vegetarian meals, his lawyer said on Friday.
... California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal - Yahoo! News ...industrial accident, said attorney Jeffrey Schwarzschild.

Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies (Santa Paula Times)

There was always a certain courtliness and gentleness about Phillip Romney, the longtime Santa Paula City Attorney, Chairman of the Santa Paula Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and dedicated community activist.
... Santa Paula Times: Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies ... After graduating from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Utah Law School, Phil joined his late father Blaine's practice.... Cathy and Carl Barringer had known Phil since he was a child and said he was a fiercely loyal friend who - decades ago - made time every day to visit their daughter Carol, recovering from a severe skiing accident.

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DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle (phillyburbs.com)

DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle (phillyburbs.com)

UNIONTOWN, Pa. - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Pennsylvania News DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle The Associated Press UNIONTOWN, Pa.... - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.... DeFazio maintained the crash was an accident.

The Citizens Voice - News - 07/23/2005 - Police seek identity of hit-run driver who hit constable (Citizens Voice)

Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.
... Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.... Attorney William Anzalone, who is representing Mattern and his family, is offering a $5,000 reward for the person who can identify the operator of a red or maroon pick-up truck that struck the 77-year-old constable July 7 about 10:30 p.... Joseph Walters, commander of Pennsylvania State Constables, has been re-evaluating the accident scene since the hit and run.

Illegal alien charged in fatal crash (phillyburbs.com)

Julio Xiloj Madrid did not have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license. He could get seven years in prison if convicted.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Intelligencer Illegal alien charged in fatal crash By COURTNEY DENTCH The Intelligencer An illegal immigrant from Guatemala living in Philadelphia could face up to seven years in prison on charges stemming from an accident in Tinicum that killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist, authorities said.... Xiloj Madrid faces a maximum prison term of seven years if convicted of the felony and related charges, Assistant District Attorney Anthony Capuccio said.

DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle (phillyburbs.com)

UNIONTOWN, Pa. - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Pennsylvania News DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle The Associated Press UNIONTOWN, Pa.... - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.... DeFazio maintained the crash was an accident.

The Citizens Voice - News - 07/23/2005 - Police seek identity of hit-run driver who hit constable (Citizens Voice)

Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.
... Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.... Attorney William Anzalone, who is representing Mattern and his family, is offering a $5,000 reward for the person who can identify the operator of a red or maroon pick-up truck that struck the 77-year-old constable July 7 about 10:30 p.... Joseph Walters, commander of Pennsylvania State Constables, has been re-evaluating the accident scene since the hit and run.

Illegal alien charged in fatal crash (phillyburbs.com)

Julio Xiloj Madrid did not have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license. He could get seven years in prison if convicted.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Intelligencer Illegal alien charged in fatal crash By COURTNEY DENTCH The Intelligencer An illegal immigrant from Guatemala living in Philadelphia could face up to seven years in prison on charges stemming from an accident in Tinicum that killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist, authorities said.... Xiloj Madrid faces a maximum prison term of seven years if convicted of the felony and related charges, Assistant District Attorney Anthony Capuccio said.

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California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A California prison inmate has sued a Florida food packager after biting into a human fingertip in one of its packaged vegetarian meals, his lawyer said on Friday.
... California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal - Yahoo! News ...industrial accident, said attorney Jeffrey Schwarzschild.

Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies (Santa Paula Times)

There was always a certain courtliness and gentleness about Phillip Romney, the longtime Santa Paula City Attorney, Chairman of the Santa Paula Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and dedicated community activist.
... Santa Paula Times: Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies ... After graduating from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Utah Law School, Phil joined his late father Blaine's practice.... Cathy and Carl Barringer had known Phil since he was a child and said he was a fiercely loyal friend who - decades ago - made time every day to visit their daughter Carol, recovering from a severe skiing accident.

California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A California prison inmate has sued a Florida food packager after biting into a human fingertip in one of its packaged vegetarian meals, his lawyer said on Friday.
... California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal - Yahoo! News ...industrial accident, said attorney Jeffrey Schwarzschild.

Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies (Santa Paula Times)

There was always a certain courtliness and gentleness about Phillip Romney, the longtime Santa Paula City Attorney, Chairman of the Santa Paula Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and dedicated community activist.
... Santa Paula Times: Longtime SP community activist, attorney Phil Romney dies ... After graduating from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Utah Law School, Phil joined his late father Blaine's practice.... Cathy and Carl Barringer had known Phil since he was a child and said he was a fiercely loyal friend who - decades ago - made time every day to visit their daughter Carol, recovering from a severe skiing accident.

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DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle (phillyburbs.com)

DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle (phillyburbs.com)

UNIONTOWN, Pa. - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Pennsylvania News DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle The Associated Press UNIONTOWN, Pa.... - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.... DeFazio maintained the crash was an accident.

The Citizens Voice - News - 07/23/2005 - Police seek identity of hit-run driver who hit constable (Citizens Voice)

Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.
... Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.... Attorney William Anzalone, who is representing Mattern and his family, is offering a $5,000 reward for the person who can identify the operator of a red or maroon pick-up truck that struck the 77-year-old constable July 7 about 10:30 p.... Joseph Walters, commander of Pennsylvania State Constables, has been re-evaluating the accident scene since the hit and run.

Illegal alien charged in fatal crash (phillyburbs.com)

Julio Xiloj Madrid did not have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license. He could get seven years in prison if convicted.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Intelligencer Illegal alien charged in fatal crash By COURTNEY DENTCH The Intelligencer An illegal immigrant from Guatemala living in Philadelphia could face up to seven years in prison on charges stemming from an accident in Tinicum that killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist, authorities said.... Xiloj Madrid faces a maximum prison term of seven years if convicted of the felony and related charges, Assistant District Attorney Anthony Capuccio said.

DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle (phillyburbs.com)

UNIONTOWN, Pa. - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Pennsylvania News DA to seek death penalty against man accused of ramming cycle The Associated Press UNIONTOWN, Pa.... - The district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of using his truck to ram a motorcycle, killing his former girlfriend and the driver.... DeFazio maintained the crash was an accident.

The Citizens Voice - News - 07/23/2005 - Police seek identity of hit-run driver who hit constable (Citizens Voice)

Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.
... Police are still seeking a truck driver that struck Pennsylvania constable Richard Mattern of Kingston outside the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.... Attorney William Anzalone, who is representing Mattern and his family, is offering a $5,000 reward for the person who can identify the operator of a red or maroon pick-up truck that struck the 77-year-old constable July 7 about 10:30 p.... Joseph Walters, commander of Pennsylvania State Constables, has been re-evaluating the accident scene since the hit and run.

Illegal alien charged in fatal crash (phillyburbs.com)

Julio Xiloj Madrid did not have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license. He could get seven years in prison if convicted.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Intelligencer Illegal alien charged in fatal crash By COURTNEY DENTCH The Intelligencer An illegal immigrant from Guatemala living in Philadelphia could face up to seven years in prison on charges stemming from an accident in Tinicum that killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist, authorities said.... Xiloj Madrid faces a maximum prison term of seven years if convicted of the felony and related charges, Assistant District Attorney Anthony Capuccio said.

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Court: Prosecutors must show pot was cause (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

Court: Prosecutors must show pot was cause (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

TRAVERSE CITY - Prosecutors must prove that a Traverse City woman's marijuana intoxication caused a winter accident that killed a woman and left two children disabled, according to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling.
...TRAVERSE CITY - Prosecutors must prove that a Traverse City woman's marijuana intoxication caused a winter accident that killed a woman and left two children disabled, according to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling....Derror's attorney, Randy Smith, was pleased with the decision.

Huron Daily Tribune - News - 07/22/2005 - Huron County chief assistant prosecutor arrested (Huron Daily Tribune)

BAD AXE Huron County's Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Stephen J. Allen, was arrested and lodged in the Huron County Jail Wednesday evening after police were called to his Port Hope-area home where he and his wife allegedly had a tussle over the couple's pets.
... Gaertner said this morning he has started the formal, legal procedure of contacting the Michigan Attorney General for the appointment of a special prosecutor to review the entire matter to determine if formal charges will be filed.... She was not suspended after she was involved in an automobile accident that claimed the life of an elderly woman in Grand Haven.

Court: Prosecutors must show pot was cause (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

TRAVERSE CITY - Prosecutors must prove that a Traverse City woman's marijuana intoxication caused a winter accident that killed a woman and left two children disabled, according to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling.
...TRAVERSE CITY - Prosecutors must prove that a Traverse City woman's marijuana intoxication caused a winter accident that killed a woman and left two children disabled, according to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling....Derror's attorney, Randy Smith, was pleased with the decision.

Huron Daily Tribune - News - 07/22/2005 - Huron County chief assistant prosecutor arrested (Huron Daily Tribune)

BAD AXE Huron County's Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Stephen J. Allen, was arrested and lodged in the Huron County Jail Wednesday evening after police were called to his Port Hope-area home where he and his wife allegedly had a tussle over the couple's pets.
... Gaertner said this morning he has started the formal, legal procedure of contacting the Michigan Attorney General for the appointment of a special prosecutor to review the entire matter to determine if formal charges will be filed.... She was not suspended after she was involved in an automobile accident that claimed the life of an elderly woman in Grand Haven.

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Adam McFadden - a Bone Marrow Donor (R News)

Adam McFadden - a Bone Marrow Donor (R News)

Rochester residents know Adam McFadden as a sometimes controversial city councilman. Someone else knows him as a life saver. McFadden is a bone marrow donor, and Friday he's going to Illinois to meet the person who received that donation.
... McFadden is a bone marrow donor, and Saturday he's going to Illinois to meet the person who received that donation.... A local attorney talks about his personal experience with Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.... • Man Dies in Construction Accident

Adam McFadden - a Bone Marrow Donor (R News)

Rochester residents know Adam McFadden as a sometimes controversial city councilman. Someone else knows him as a life saver. McFadden is a bone marrow donor, and Friday he's going to Illinois to meet the person who received that donation.
... McFadden is a bone marrow donor, and Saturday he's going to Illinois to meet the person who received that donation.... A local attorney talks about his personal experience with Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.... • Man Dies in Construction Accident

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Fingertip in prison meal is gruel and unusual punishment: inmate (Khaleej Times)

Fingertip in prison meal is gruel and unusual punishment: inmate (Khaleej Times)

SAN FRANCISCO - A US maximum-security inmate who chomped down on a fingertip in his vegetarian prison meal is suing the contractor who provided the meal for 75,000 dollars, his lawyer said on Friday.
... Fingertip in prison meal is cruel and unusual punishment: inmate (AFP) 23 July 2005 SAN FRANCISCO - A US maximum-security inmate who chomped down on a fingertip in his vegetarian prison meal is suing the contractor who provided the meal for 75,000 dollars, his lawyer said on Friday....” Schwarzschild said he filed a civil suit in San Francisco federal court, accusing the Florida food company that made the meal of product liability and demanding it pay Rocha at least 75,000 dollars for feeding him the finger.... GA Food Service in the US state of Florida admitted to Rocha and prison officials that part of a worker's finger was loped off in an industrial accident while the frozen meal was being made last year, Schwarzschild said.

Finger Found in Inmate's Food (KRON 4 Bay Area)

Posted July 22, 2005 at 3:40 p.m. PELICAN BAY (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real.
... PELICAN BAY (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it ' s for real...., a Florida food wholesaler, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.... The letter says that company staff extensively washed down and sanitized the equipment after its employee ' s accident, but the fingertip apparently lodged in a valve and was not detected.

Finger-In-Food Lawsuit Filed California Inmate Sues Over Finger In Packaged Meal (NBC 11 Bay Area)

SAN FRANCISCO -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real.
... 2005 SAN FRANCISCO -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real...., a Florida food wholesaler, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.... The letter says that company staff extensively washed down and sanitized the equipment after its employee's accident, but the fingertip apparently lodged in a valve and was not detected.

Inmate Sues After Finger Found in Food (KRON 4 Bay Area)

Posted: July 22, 2005 at 1:09 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real.
... SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it ' s for real...., a Florida food wholesaler, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.... The letter says that company staff extensively washed down and sanitized the equipment after its employee ' s accident, but the fingertip apparently lodged in a valve and was not detected.

Fingertip in prison meal is gruel and unusual punishment: inmate (Khaleej Times)

SAN FRANCISCO - A US maximum-security inmate who chomped down on a fingertip in his vegetarian prison meal is suing the contractor who provided the meal for 75,000 dollars, his lawyer said on Friday.
... Fingertip in prison meal is cruel and unusual punishment: inmate (AFP) 23 July 2005 SAN FRANCISCO - A US maximum-security inmate who chomped down on a fingertip in his vegetarian prison meal is suing the contractor who provided the meal for 75,000 dollars, his lawyer said on Friday....” Schwarzschild said he filed a civil suit in San Francisco federal court, accusing the Florida food company that made the meal of product liability and demanding it pay Rocha at least 75,000 dollars for feeding him the finger.... GA Food Service in the US state of Florida admitted to Rocha and prison officials that part of a worker's finger was loped off in an industrial accident while the frozen meal was being made last year, Schwarzschild said.

Finger Found in Inmate's Food (KRON 4 Bay Area)

Posted July 22, 2005 at 3:40 p.m. PELICAN BAY (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real.
... PELICAN BAY (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it ' s for real...., a Florida food wholesaler, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.... The letter says that company staff extensively washed down and sanitized the equipment after its employee ' s accident, but the fingertip apparently lodged in a valve and was not detected.

Finger-In-Food Lawsuit Filed California Inmate Sues Over Finger In Packaged Meal (NBC 11 Bay Area)

SAN FRANCISCO -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real.
... 2005 SAN FRANCISCO -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real...., a Florida food wholesaler, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.... The letter says that company staff extensively washed down and sanitized the equipment after its employee's accident, but the fingertip apparently lodged in a valve and was not detected.

Inmate Sues After Finger Found in Food (KRON 4 Bay Area)

Posted: July 22, 2005 at 1:09 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it's for real.
... SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A finger-in-food lawsuit has been filed, and this time lawyers for the plaintiff say it ' s for real...., a Florida food wholesaler, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.... The letter says that company staff extensively washed down and sanitized the equipment after its employee ' s accident, but the fingertip apparently lodged in a valve and was not detected.

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Newlywed bliss turns to tragedy after gunmen target young Iraqi groom and bride North County Times - North San Diego (North County Times)

Newlywed bliss turns to tragedy after gunmen target young Iraqi groom and bride North County Times - North San Diego (North County Times)

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- It should have been a joyous homecoming for the newlyweds. Iraqi army captain Wissam Abdul-Wahab and his bride had spent their wedding night at a fancy hotel.
... "We had an industrial accident that day -- it was a laceration," he said, adding the worker still "has all his fingers," but needed sutures.... As if chomping on a bit of finger wasn't bad enough, Rocha's attorney said if was particularly offensive for his client because he's a Buddhist -- and a vegetarian.... citizen, left his job at Bundaberg Base Hospital in April for Portland, Ore.

Newlywed bliss turns to tragedy after gunmen target young Iraqi groom and bride North County Times - North San Diego (North County Times)

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- It should have been a joyous homecoming for the newlyweds. Iraqi army captain Wissam Abdul-Wahab and his bride had spent their wedding night at a fancy hotel.
... "We had an industrial accident that day -- it was a laceration," he said, adding the worker still "has all his fingers," but needed sutures.... As if chomping on a bit of finger wasn't bad enough, Rocha's attorney said if was particularly offensive for his client because he's a Buddhist -- and a vegetarian.... citizen, left his job at Bundaberg Base Hospital in April for Portland, Ore.

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Friday, July 22, 2005

Nearly retired attorney prohibited from practicing (Belleville News-Democrat)

Nearly retired attorney prohibited from practicing (Belleville News-Democrat)

Thomas Lakin has been prohibited from practicing law in West Virginia for a year after being accused of trying to take two personal-injury clients from another attorney.
... Belleville News-Democrat | 07/22/2005 | Nearly retired attorney prohibited from practicing ... The disciplinary board said former Lakin client Al Richter, of Pennsylvania, went to the West Virginia home of a man Ketchum represented who had been hurt in a construction accident.

Man sentenced in crash trial (Daily Local News)

WEST CHESTER -- The cousin of the Avon Grove High School student killed in a car crash last Labor Day weekend remembered attending a picnic about a mile from where the accident happened.
... WEST CHESTER -- The cousin of the Avon Grove High School student killed in a car crash last Labor Day weekend remembered attending a picnic about a mile from where the accident happened.... Hall, after reviewing Perkins ' driving history dating back to 1994, said the defendant had "gross disregard for driving laws in Pennsylvania...." The proceeding took place as scheduled because Hall earlier in the day had denied a motion from defense attorney Joseph P.

News in brief from the Philadelphia area (TimesLeader.com)

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Two men will stand trial in the January killings of a man, a woman and the woman's unborn baby, a judge ruled. Ernest Reginald Morris, 25, and Harold Murray IV, 27, both of Philadelphia, appeared in a preliminary hearing Thursday before District Judge William Maruszczak.
... Defense attorneys argued that prosecutors failed to tie Morris and Murray to the deaths.... Ulerick was flown to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he died Wednesday night.... Though accident free for much of his career, he had been struck in the eye with a nail in March, and returned to work in June after surgery on his retina, his wife said.

Easton SWAT team out, adviser in (The Morning Call)

Easton Mayor Phil Mitman disbanded the Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team and hired an outside adviser for the police chief Thursday to try to end the stream of multimillion-dollar lawsuit settlements strangling the city's finances.
... Pennsylvania news New Jersey news Philadelphia news Poconos news U.... The suits started stinging taxpayers two years ago, when attorney John P.... City officials have said the shooting was an accident, but state investigators have launched a grand jury investigation that was expanded last week to include a break-in this month at the chief's office.

Nearly retired attorney prohibited from practicing (Belleville News-Democrat)

Thomas Lakin has been prohibited from practicing law in West Virginia for a year after being accused of trying to take two personal-injury clients from another attorney.
... Belleville News-Democrat | 07/22/2005 | Nearly retired attorney prohibited from practicing ... The disciplinary board said former Lakin client Al Richter, of Pennsylvania, went to the West Virginia home of a man Ketchum represented who had been hurt in a construction accident.

Man sentenced in crash trial (Daily Local News)

WEST CHESTER -- The cousin of the Avon Grove High School student killed in a car crash last Labor Day weekend remembered attending a picnic about a mile from where the accident happened.
... WEST CHESTER -- The cousin of the Avon Grove High School student killed in a car crash last Labor Day weekend remembered attending a picnic about a mile from where the accident happened.... Hall, after reviewing Perkins ' driving history dating back to 1994, said the defendant had "gross disregard for driving laws in Pennsylvania...." The proceeding took place as scheduled because Hall earlier in the day had denied a motion from defense attorney Joseph P.

News in brief from the Philadelphia area (TimesLeader.com)

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Two men will stand trial in the January killings of a man, a woman and the woman's unborn baby, a judge ruled. Ernest Reginald Morris, 25, and Harold Murray IV, 27, both of Philadelphia, appeared in a preliminary hearing Thursday before District Judge William Maruszczak.
... Defense attorneys argued that prosecutors failed to tie Morris and Murray to the deaths.... Ulerick was flown to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he died Wednesday night.... Though accident free for much of his career, he had been struck in the eye with a nail in March, and returned to work in June after surgery on his retina, his wife said.

Easton SWAT team out, adviser in (The Morning Call)

Easton Mayor Phil Mitman disbanded the Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team and hired an outside adviser for the police chief Thursday to try to end the stream of multimillion-dollar lawsuit settlements strangling the city's finances.
... Pennsylvania news New Jersey news Philadelphia news Poconos news U.... The suits started stinging taxpayers two years ago, when attorney John P.... City officials have said the shooting was an accident, but state investigators have launched a grand jury investigation that was expanded last week to include a break-in this month at the chief's office.

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Unabomber items to be sold for restitution (Salt Lake Tribune)

Unabomber items to be sold for restitution (Salt Lake Tribune)

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court Thursday ordered the government to sell Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's writings and other materials seized in 1996 from his Montana cabin, and use the proceeds to compensate his victims. Kaczynski, who pleaded guilty in 1998 to a nearly 20-year bombing spree that killed three people and wounded 23, wanted to donate his works to the University of
... Kaczynski, who pleaded guilty in 1998 to a nearly 20-year bombing spree that killed three people and wounded 23, wanted to donate his works to the University of Michigan.... "They told me the accident happened before I went to work.... Attorney McGregor Scott said the prosecutor was still reviewing the decision and would not

Unabomber items to be sold for restitution (Salt Lake Tribune)

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court Thursday ordered the government to sell Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's writings and other materials seized in 1996 from his Montana cabin, and use the proceeds to compensate his victims. Kaczynski, who pleaded guilty in 1998 to a nearly 20-year bombing spree that killed three people and wounded 23, wanted to donate his works to the University of
... Kaczynski, who pleaded guilty in 1998 to a nearly 20-year bombing spree that killed three people and wounded 23, wanted to donate his works to the University of Michigan.... "They told me the accident happened before I went to work.... Attorney McGregor Scott said the prosecutor was still reviewing the decision and would not

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Family says TV show left an unhappy ending (Newsday.com)

Family says TV show left an unhappy ending (Newsday.com)

A Lemont-area family featured last year on Fox's "Renovate My Family" filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the network, the Hollywood production company, an Illinois developer and DuPage County, claiming shoddy work created safety hazards in their home.
... A Lemont-area family featured last year on Fox's "Renovate My Family" filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the network, the Hollywood production company, an Illinois developer and DuPage County, claiming shoddy work created safety hazards in their home.... Gary and Sharon Rosier were selected for the reality show because their home needed to be made accessible for their son Steven, 18, who lost the use of his limbs after a snowboarding accident two years ago...."This family had already been dealing with the tragic situation of their son's horrible accident," said their attorney, Mark Belongia.

Lawsuit faults city in fatal crash (Macomb Journal)

MACOMB - A lawsuit was filed in McDonough County Circuit Court Wednesday claiming the city of Macomb allegedly had prior knowledge about structural faults on a bridge involved in a fatal automobile accident earlier this year.
... MACOMB - A lawsuit was filed in McDonough County Circuit Court Wednesday claiming the city of Macomb allegedly had prior knowledge about structural faults on a bridge involved in a fatal automobile accident earlier this year.... "We filed the lawsuit with the city of Macomb and before we filed the lawsuit, it was apparent that we are going to be able to prove that they knew the barrier was defective and they did nothing about it," said Shawn Kasserman, an attorney for the Chicago based Corboy and Demetrio, P.... The results of an investigation by the Illinois State Police, following the accident, revealed to a coroner's jury that the bridge had not been properly maintained.

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HAMILTON, Ill. - The Hamilton City Council unanimously approved the third and final reading of its 2005-2006 appropriations ordinance Monday, and began circulating an unofficial petition for a change to the merge lane on U.S. 136 near the Hamilton-Warsaw blacktop.
... The increase in the water fund reflects construction of the new water plant as well as an additional $ 12,000 in attorney fees associated with the project.... Hamilton Mayor Steve Woodruff announced that he will place an unofficial petition at gas station/convenience stores and other businesses that are receptive to gather signatures to send to the Illinois Department of Transportation.... There is an average of 12,500 cars per day that travel from Keokuk to Hamilton and an average of accidents per year based on accident records in 2001 to 2003.

Family says TV show left an unhappy ending (Newsday.com)

A Lemont-area family featured last year on Fox's "Renovate My Family" filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the network, the Hollywood production company, an Illinois developer and DuPage County, claiming shoddy work created safety hazards in their home.
... A Lemont-area family featured last year on Fox's "Renovate My Family" filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the network, the Hollywood production company, an Illinois developer and DuPage County, claiming shoddy work created safety hazards in their home.... Gary and Sharon Rosier were selected for the reality show because their home needed to be made accessible for their son Steven, 18, who lost the use of his limbs after a snowboarding accident two years ago...."This family had already been dealing with the tragic situation of their son's horrible accident," said their attorney, Mark Belongia.

Lawsuit faults city in fatal crash (Macomb Journal)

MACOMB - A lawsuit was filed in McDonough County Circuit Court Wednesday claiming the city of Macomb allegedly had prior knowledge about structural faults on a bridge involved in a fatal automobile accident earlier this year.
... MACOMB - A lawsuit was filed in McDonough County Circuit Court Wednesday claiming the city of Macomb allegedly had prior knowledge about structural faults on a bridge involved in a fatal automobile accident earlier this year.... "We filed the lawsuit with the city of Macomb and before we filed the lawsuit, it was apparent that we are going to be able to prove that they knew the barrier was defective and they did nothing about it," said Shawn Kasserman, an attorney for the Chicago based Corboy and Demetrio, P.... The results of an investigation by the Illinois State Police, following the accident, revealed to a coroner's jury that the bridge had not been properly maintained.

News (Daily Gate City)

HAMILTON, Ill. - The Hamilton City Council unanimously approved the third and final reading of its 2005-2006 appropriations ordinance Monday, and began circulating an unofficial petition for a change to the merge lane on U.S. 136 near the Hamilton-Warsaw blacktop.
... The increase in the water fund reflects construction of the new water plant as well as an additional $ 12,000 in attorney fees associated with the project.... Hamilton Mayor Steve Woodruff announced that he will place an unofficial petition at gas station/convenience stores and other businesses that are receptive to gather signatures to send to the Illinois Department of Transportation.... There is an average of 12,500 cars per day that travel from Keokuk to Hamilton and an average of accidents per year based on accident records in 2001 to 2003.

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AP Exclusive: Mine safety officials subject of federal probe (phillyburbs.com)

AP Exclusive: Mine safety officials subject of federal probe (phillyburbs.com)

The U.S. Labor Department is investigating whether the two federal officials responsible for ensuring safety in Pennsylvania's few remaining underground anthracite mines have been harassing mine operators and unfairly driving some out of business - a probe that follows long-simmering tensions in the coalfields between miners and their regulators.
... The miners' lawyer, Adele Abrams, said Kuzar was furious about being transferred from Denver - where he had headed the agency's largest mining district - to the smallest district, and has taken out his anger on the mine operators.... Dudash said that in one case, Kuzar and Sparvieri ordered him to write a citation for a Schuylkill County mine where an accident had occurred, even though he and his supervisor could not find any violations of the law.

AP Exclusive: Mine safety officials subject of federal probe (TimesLeader.com)

The U.S. Labor Department is investigating whether the two federal officials responsible for ensuring safety in Pennsylvania's few remaining underground anthracite mines have been harassing mine operators and unfairly driving some out of business - a probe that follows long-simmering tensions in the coalfields between miners and their regulators.
... The miners' lawyer, Adele Abrams, said Kuzar was furious about being transferred from Denver - where he had headed the agency's largest mining district - to the smallest district, and has taken out his anger on the mine operators.... Dudash said that in one case, Kuzar and Sparvieri ordered him to write a citation for a Schuylkill County mine where an accident had occurred, even though he and his supervisor could not find any violations of the law.

AP Exclusive: Mine safety officials subject of federal probe (phillyburbs.com)

The U.S. Labor Department is investigating whether the two federal officials responsible for ensuring safety in Pennsylvania's few remaining underground anthracite mines have been harassing mine operators and unfairly driving some out of business - a probe that follows long-simmering tensions in the coalfields between miners and their regulators.
... The miners' lawyer, Adele Abrams, said Kuzar was furious about being transferred from Denver - where he had headed the agency's largest mining district - to the smallest district, and has taken out his anger on the mine operators.... Dudash said that in one case, Kuzar and Sparvieri ordered him to write a citation for a Schuylkill County mine where an accident had occurred, even though he and his supervisor could not find any violations of the law.

AP Exclusive: Mine safety officials subject of federal probe (TimesLeader.com)

The U.S. Labor Department is investigating whether the two federal officials responsible for ensuring safety in Pennsylvania's few remaining underground anthracite mines have been harassing mine operators and unfairly driving some out of business - a probe that follows long-simmering tensions in the coalfields between miners and their regulators.
... The miners' lawyer, Adele Abrams, said Kuzar was furious about being transferred from Denver - where he had headed the agency's largest mining district - to the smallest district, and has taken out his anger on the mine operators.... Dudash said that in one case, Kuzar and Sparvieri ordered him to write a citation for a Schuylkill County mine where an accident had occurred, even though he and his supervisor could not find any violations of the law.

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LAST CHAPTER (Kansas City Star)

LAST CHAPTER (Kansas City Star)

MIAMI Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth-named storm of the busy hurricane season, formed Thursday, and was expected to meander in the western Atlantic off Florida for at least the next few days, forecasters said.
...

Fitzgibbons Did His Client No Favors (Tampa Tribune)

W hat would you call this? A story of beauty and the big house? Imagine, if you will, a criminal defense attorney standing before a bank of microphones and arguing (with a straight face) his male client, who had been charged with a series of sex crimes, was too handsome to go to prison.
... Imagine, if you will, a criminal defense attorney standing before a bank of microphones and arguing (with a straight face) his male client, who had been charged with a series of sex crimes, was too handsome to go to prison.... ``To place Debbie into a Florida state women's penitentiary, to place an attractive young woman in that kind of hellhole is like putting a piece of raw meat in with the lions,'' Fitzgibbons said.... And it is certainly a family tragedy that Lafave struggled to come to terms with the death of her sister in a 2001 car accident.

LAST CHAPTER (Kansas City Star)

MIAMI Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth-named storm of the busy hurricane season, formed Thursday, and was expected to meander in the western Atlantic off Florida for at least the next few days, forecasters said.
...

Fitzgibbons Did His Client No Favors (Tampa Tribune)

W hat would you call this? A story of beauty and the big house? Imagine, if you will, a criminal defense attorney standing before a bank of microphones and arguing (with a straight face) his male client, who had been charged with a series of sex crimes, was too handsome to go to prison.
... Imagine, if you will, a criminal defense attorney standing before a bank of microphones and arguing (with a straight face) his male client, who had been charged with a series of sex crimes, was too handsome to go to prison.... ``To place Debbie into a Florida state women's penitentiary, to place an attractive young woman in that kind of hellhole is like putting a piece of raw meat in with the lions,'' Fitzgibbons said.... And it is certainly a family tragedy that Lafave struggled to come to terms with the death of her sister in a 2001 car accident.

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Life without life (Colorado Springs Independent)

Life without life (Colorado Springs Independent)

Should kids be punished as adults in Colorados justice system? At 16, Dietrick Mitchell was a troubled boy. His aunt Linda says Dietrick was troubled from age 8, when she called his school to report that his mother -- her sister -- was a drug abuser who neglected and abused her children.
... Should kids be punished as adults in Colorado's justice system? ...When Dietrick confessed to his aunt what he had done, she took him to the police station, telling him what happened was an accident and that he should face the consequences...."We didn't get an attorney," Linda Mitchell said.

Father indicted in kids fire deaths (Colorado Springs Gazette)

The father of three children killed in a fire that swept through the family s home in March 2003 was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder and arson.
... a CAR Classifieds ColoradoSprings.... “In January, the Colorado Springs Police Department and my office began meeting, coming up with new investigation strategies and working the case again from new angles with much more diligence,” said District Attorney John Newsome, who took office in January.... “Maybe there isn't an answer and it's just a horrible, tragic accident.

Life without life (Colorado Springs Independent)

Should kids be punished as adults in Colorados justice system? At 16, Dietrick Mitchell was a troubled boy. His aunt Linda says Dietrick was troubled from age 8, when she called his school to report that his mother -- her sister -- was a drug abuser who neglected and abused her children.
... Should kids be punished as adults in Colorado's justice system? ...When Dietrick confessed to his aunt what he had done, she took him to the police station, telling him what happened was an accident and that he should face the consequences...."We didn't get an attorney," Linda Mitchell said.

Father indicted in kids fire deaths (Colorado Springs Gazette)

The father of three children killed in a fire that swept through the family s home in March 2003 was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder and arson.
... a CAR Classifieds ColoradoSprings.... “In January, the Colorado Springs Police Department and my office began meeting, coming up with new investigation strategies and working the case again from new angles with much more diligence,” said District Attorney John Newsome, who took office in January.... “Maybe there isn't an answer and it's just a horrible, tragic accident.

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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Precious Moments Park brings religious sentiments to ordinary life (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Precious Moments Park brings religious sentiments to ordinary life (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

CARTHAGE, Mo. - (KRT) - Twice daily, the Fountain of Angels erupts into life. In the center of its own 10-story theater, the multilayered fountain blasts water over 120 4-foot bronze statues of bare-bottomed cherubs, cheerful-looking fish and water-spouting ducks.
... But what led Michigan-native Butcher, a former janitor and dishwasher, to build his park in Carthage is another story.... When Butcher's young son Philip died in a car accident in 1990, the family dedicated a room in the chapel to him, complete with its own mural..../It was the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to fair trial.

Precious Moments Park brings religious sentiments to ordinary life (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

CARTHAGE, Mo. - (KRT) - Twice daily, the Fountain of Angels erupts into life. In the center of its own 10-story theater, the multilayered fountain blasts water over 120 4-foot bronze statues of bare-bottomed cherubs, cheerful-looking fish and water-spouting ducks.
... But what led Michigan-native Butcher, a former janitor and dishwasher, to build his park in Carthage is another story.... When Butcher's young son Philip died in a car accident in 1990, the family dedicated a room in the chapel to him, complete with its own mural..../It was the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to fair trial.

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Lemont Family Featured In Reality Show Files Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)

Lemont Family Featured In Reality Show Files Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)

CHICAGO -- A Lemont Township couple charged in a lawsuit Wednesday that they were misled by officials associated with a television reality program and that their home was remodeled in a shoddy fashion.
... The Rosiers had three children, one of them bound to a wheelchair from an accident.... The suit also accused Fox and Rocket Science of violating the Illinois Deceptive Business Practices Act, fraud and negligence, and sought unspecified damages in excess of $50,000 on those counts.... Rocket Science Laboratories attorney Matt Laviano, also based in Los Angeles, and representatives of DuPage County and David Dressler Inc.

Lemont Family Featured In Reality Show Files Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)

CHICAGO -- A Lemont Township couple charged in a lawsuit Wednesday that they were misled by officials associated with a television reality program and that their home was remodeled in a shoddy fashion.
... The Rosiers had three children, one of them bound to a wheelchair from an accident.... The suit also accused Fox and Rocket Science of violating the Illinois Deceptive Business Practices Act, fraud and negligence, and sought unspecified damages in excess of $50,000 on those counts.... Rocket Science Laboratories attorney Matt Laviano, also based in Los Angeles, and representatives of DuPage County and David Dressler Inc.

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Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother (Hindustan Times)

Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother (Hindustan Times)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has dismissed charges against an Indian mother, whose baby was taken away from her after the state determined she could not support the newborn and did not seek prenatal care.
... Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother: Indians Abroad - HindustanTimes.... A DCF lawyer told the County judge Katherine Essrig yesterday that Patel does not have means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child, the paper said.... Patel had been hit by a car months before the delivery and while visiting friends in New Jersey, her child was born two months prematurely because of injuries she received in the accident.

DCF Dismisses Charges Against Mother From India (Tampa Bay Online News)

TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.
... TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.... A DCF lawyer told Hillsborough County Judge Katherine Essrig that Patel does have the means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child.... Her baby was born premature due to injuries sustained in the accident.

Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother (Hindustan Times)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has dismissed charges against an Indian mother, whose baby was taken away from her after the state determined she could not support the newborn and did not seek prenatal care.
... Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother: Indians Abroad - HindustanTimes.... A DCF lawyer told the County judge Katherine Essrig yesterday that Patel does not have means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child, the paper said.... Patel had been hit by a car months before the delivery and while visiting friends in New Jersey, her child was born two months prematurely because of injuries she received in the accident.

DCF Dismisses Charges Against Mother From India (Tampa Bay Online News)

TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.
... TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.... A DCF lawyer told Hillsborough County Judge Katherine Essrig that Patel does have the means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child.... Her baby was born premature due to injuries sustained in the accident.

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Precious Moments Park brings religious sentiments to ordinary life (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Precious Moments Park brings religious sentiments to ordinary life (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

CARTHAGE, Mo. - (KRT) - Twice daily, the Fountain of Angels erupts into life. In the center of its own 10-story theater, the multilayered fountain blasts water over 120 4-foot bronze statues of bare-bottomed cherubs, cheerful-looking fish and water-spouting ducks.
... But what led Michigan-native Butcher, a former janitor and dishwasher, to build his park in Carthage is another story.... When Butcher's young son Philip died in a car accident in 1990, the family dedicated a room in the chapel to him, complete with its own mural..../It was the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to fair trial.

Precious Moments Park brings religious sentiments to ordinary life (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

CARTHAGE, Mo. - (KRT) - Twice daily, the Fountain of Angels erupts into life. In the center of its own 10-story theater, the multilayered fountain blasts water over 120 4-foot bronze statues of bare-bottomed cherubs, cheerful-looking fish and water-spouting ducks.
... But what led Michigan-native Butcher, a former janitor and dishwasher, to build his park in Carthage is another story.... When Butcher's young son Philip died in a car accident in 1990, the family dedicated a room in the chapel to him, complete with its own mural..../It was the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to fair trial.

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Lemont Family Featured In Reality Show Files Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)

Lemont Family Featured In Reality Show Files Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)

CHICAGO -- A Lemont Township couple charged in a lawsuit Wednesday that they were misled by officials associated with a television reality program and that their home was remodeled in a shoddy fashion.
... The Rosiers had three children, one of them bound to a wheelchair from an accident.... The suit also accused Fox and Rocket Science of violating the Illinois Deceptive Business Practices Act, fraud and negligence, and sought unspecified damages in excess of $50,000 on those counts.... Rocket Science Laboratories attorney Matt Laviano, also based in Los Angeles, and representatives of DuPage County and David Dressler Inc.

Lemont Family Featured In Reality Show Files Lawsuit (NBC 5 Chicago)

CHICAGO -- A Lemont Township couple charged in a lawsuit Wednesday that they were misled by officials associated with a television reality program and that their home was remodeled in a shoddy fashion.
... The Rosiers had three children, one of them bound to a wheelchair from an accident.... The suit also accused Fox and Rocket Science of violating the Illinois Deceptive Business Practices Act, fraud and negligence, and sought unspecified damages in excess of $50,000 on those counts.... Rocket Science Laboratories attorney Matt Laviano, also based in Los Angeles, and representatives of DuPage County and David Dressler Inc.

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Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother (Hindustan Times)

Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother (Hindustan Times)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has dismissed charges against an Indian mother, whose baby was taken away from her after the state determined she could not support the newborn and did not seek prenatal care.
... Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother: Indians Abroad - HindustanTimes.... A DCF lawyer told the County judge Katherine Essrig yesterday that Patel does not have means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child, the paper said.... Patel had been hit by a car months before the delivery and while visiting friends in New Jersey, her child was born two months prematurely because of injuries she received in the accident.

DCF Dismisses Charges Against Mother From India (Tampa Bay Online News)

TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.
... TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.... A DCF lawyer told Hillsborough County Judge Katherine Essrig that Patel does have the means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child.... Her baby was born premature due to injuries sustained in the accident.

Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother (Hindustan Times)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has dismissed charges against an Indian mother, whose baby was taken away from her after the state determined she could not support the newborn and did not seek prenatal care.
... Florida dismisses charges against Indian mother: Indians Abroad - HindustanTimes.... A DCF lawyer told the County judge Katherine Essrig yesterday that Patel does not have means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child, the paper said.... Patel had been hit by a car months before the delivery and while visiting friends in New Jersey, her child was born two months prematurely because of injuries she received in the accident.

DCF Dismisses Charges Against Mother From India (Tampa Bay Online News)

TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.
... TAMPA - The Florida Department of Children & Families voluntarily dismissed charges Wednesday against Parita Patel, the young Indian mother whose baby was taken after state workers determined Patel couldn't care for the child.... A DCF lawyer told Hillsborough County Judge Katherine Essrig that Patel does have the means to care for her baby, though the agency took issue with Patel sleeping in the same bed with the child.... Her baby was born premature due to injuries sustained in the accident.

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Suspect arrested in hit-run death of road-crew worker (Denver Post)

Suspect arrested in hit-run death of road-crew worker (Denver Post)

Authorities arrested a suspect Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of a highway worker as officials again pleaded for drivers to be careful in construction zones. Daniel Salmeron, 51, was flagging traffic Tuesday evening in a construction zone on Federal Boulevard near Interstate 76 when a silver Honda zipped into a coned-off area and hit him. Salmeron died early Wednesday morning.
... afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol said it had arrested 25-year-old Javier Vigil of Federal Heights in connection with the accident.... In April, after the woman convicted of killing the two CDOT workers was sentenced, the Adams County district attorney announced

Suspect arrested in hit-run death of road-crew worker (Denver Post)

Authorities arrested a suspect Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of a highway worker as officials again pleaded for drivers to be careful in construction zones. Daniel Salmeron, 51, was flagging traffic Tuesday evening in a construction zone on Federal Boulevard near Interstate 76 when a silver Honda zipped into a coned-off area and hit him. Salmeron died early Wednesday morning.
... afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol said it had arrested 25-year-old Javier Vigil of Federal Heights in connection with the accident.... In April, after the woman convicted of killing the two CDOT workers was sentenced, the Adams County district attorney announced

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BROOKINGS TEEN HIT, DRAGGED BY CAR (Curry Coastal Pilot)

BROOKINGS TEEN HIT, DRAGGED BY CAR (Curry Coastal Pilot)

A Brookings man was in serious condition Tuesday at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland but lucky to be alive after being run over by a car Sunday at Little Redwood Bar on the Chetco River.
... By Brian Bullock Pilot staff writer A Brookings man was in serious condition Tuesday at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland but lucky to be alive after being run over by a car Sunday at Little Redwood Bar on the Chetco River.... Bell left the scene of the accident, spurring the Curry County Sheriff's Office to issue a temporary felony warrant that charged Bell with attempted murder, first degree assault and felony failure to perform the duties of a driver.... "We will present it the grand jury as we do with all felonies and see where it goes," said Curry County District Attorney Alexandria Streich.

BROOKINGS TEEN HIT, DRAGGED BY CAR (Curry Coastal Pilot)

A Brookings man was in serious condition Tuesday at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland but lucky to be alive after being run over by a car Sunday at Little Redwood Bar on the Chetco River.
... By Brian Bullock Pilot staff writer A Brookings man was in serious condition Tuesday at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland but lucky to be alive after being run over by a car Sunday at Little Redwood Bar on the Chetco River.... Bell left the scene of the accident, spurring the Curry County Sheriff's Office to issue a temporary felony warrant that charged Bell with attempted murder, first degree assault and felony failure to perform the duties of a driver.... "We will present it the grand jury as we do with all felonies and see where it goes," said Curry County District Attorney Alexandria Streich.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 (Daily Breeze)

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 (Daily Breeze)

Q uestion: Is there a definition of "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal trials in California? After the O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake and Michael Jackson jury verdicts, I am wondering what it actually means.
... Q uestion: Is there a definition of "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal trials in California? After the O.... Given the dollars and issues involved, I suggest you consult with a knowledgeable attorney.... Q: You mentioned that one must complete a Form SR 1 if property damage in a car accident is $750 or more.

Serial child molester's legacy stretches over four decades (Kansas City Star)

SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - The driving force inside Dean Schwartzmiller is to molest young boys. All his cunning, wile and considerable intelligence seem to have been twisted toward that goal. And he has been horribly successful.
...

Claim blames jailers in death (San Jose Mercury News)

The family of a Mexican migrant who died in March after being forcibly restrained in jail has filed a $5 million wrongful death claim against Santa Clara County.
...

Alleged drunken driver charged (Antelope Valley Press)

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, July 19, 2005.
... By JACQUELINE KALLAS Valley Press Staff Writer LANCASTER - A suspected drunken driver who flipped his minivan over on the southbound Antelope Freeway, killing two passengers and injuring five others in the process, was charged Monday with two felony counts each of gross vehicular manslaughter and with driving under the influence resulting in injuries, Deputy District Attorney Robert Foltz said.... Jose Garay, 25, will also face one misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license at his arraignment today, following the Friday evening accident that killed two people, one a 15-year-old, Foltz said.... Officer Steve Taggart of the California Highway Patrol's Lancaster office said the 1993 Pontiac minivan was traveling in the slow lane of the freeway near Avenue S about 5:30 p.

Letters (News Transcript)

A few hundred college-bound students in New Jersey have been waiting for over two years to get a bill passed in Trenton. The in-state tuition bill, when passed, would help these children of immigrants receive an affordable college education and avoid the exorbitant out-of-state fees imposed on the
... These Garden State immigrant students, much fewer in number than their counterparts in Texas, California or New York, deserve the in-state tuition fees for a number of reasons.... Did you realize that the businesses will suffer because people like myself will get totally disgusted trying to get out of that lot? I will go to the new pharmacy opening up at the Yorktowne Shopping Center rather than go to CVS and chancing an accident.... We also need to thank all the neighbors for their support, by signing petitions, writing letters, buying and displaying signs, contributing toward the attorney, making signs, distributing fliers and attending neighborhood and town meetings.

What Ails You by Jackie Randa (Desert Dispatch Online)

Regardless of where you stood in the debate, the Terry Schiavo tragedy should have opened the door for some very honest and heart wrenching discussions between you and those who love you.
... Desert Dispatch newspaper - Barstow, California ... This election of a Health Agent constitutes a legally binding durable power of attorney for health care.... The stress that surrounds a grave illness or accident can wash away the memory of what you might have said at one time or another in casual conversation.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 (Daily Breeze)

Q uestion: Is there a definition of "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal trials in California? After the O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake and Michael Jackson jury verdicts, I am wondering what it actually means.
... Q uestion: Is there a definition of "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal trials in California? After the O.... Given the dollars and issues involved, I suggest you consult with a knowledgeable attorney.... Q: You mentioned that one must complete a Form SR 1 if property damage in a car accident is $750 or more.

Serial child molester's legacy stretches over four decades (Kansas City Star)

SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - The driving force inside Dean Schwartzmiller is to molest young boys. All his cunning, wile and considerable intelligence seem to have been twisted toward that goal. And he has been horribly successful.
...

Claim blames jailers in death (San Jose Mercury News)

The family of a Mexican migrant who died in March after being forcibly restrained in jail has filed a $5 million wrongful death claim against Santa Clara County.
...

Alleged drunken driver charged (Antelope Valley Press)

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, July 19, 2005.
... By JACQUELINE KALLAS Valley Press Staff Writer LANCASTER - A suspected drunken driver who flipped his minivan over on the southbound Antelope Freeway, killing two passengers and injuring five others in the process, was charged Monday with two felony counts each of gross vehicular manslaughter and with driving under the influence resulting in injuries, Deputy District Attorney Robert Foltz said.... Jose Garay, 25, will also face one misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license at his arraignment today, following the Friday evening accident that killed two people, one a 15-year-old, Foltz said.... Officer Steve Taggart of the California Highway Patrol's Lancaster office said the 1993 Pontiac minivan was traveling in the slow lane of the freeway near Avenue S about 5:30 p.

Letters (News Transcript)

A few hundred college-bound students in New Jersey have been waiting for over two years to get a bill passed in Trenton. The in-state tuition bill, when passed, would help these children of immigrants receive an affordable college education and avoid the exorbitant out-of-state fees imposed on the
... These Garden State immigrant students, much fewer in number than their counterparts in Texas, California or New York, deserve the in-state tuition fees for a number of reasons.... Did you realize that the businesses will suffer because people like myself will get totally disgusted trying to get out of that lot? I will go to the new pharmacy opening up at the Yorktowne Shopping Center rather than go to CVS and chancing an accident.... We also need to thank all the neighbors for their support, by signing petitions, writing letters, buying and displaying signs, contributing toward the attorney, making signs, distributing fliers and attending neighborhood and town meetings.

What Ails You by Jackie Randa (Desert Dispatch Online)

Regardless of where you stood in the debate, the Terry Schiavo tragedy should have opened the door for some very honest and heart wrenching discussions between you and those who love you.
... Desert Dispatch newspaper - Barstow, California ... This election of a Health Agent constitutes a legally binding durable power of attorney for health care.... The stress that surrounds a grave illness or accident can wash away the memory of what you might have said at one time or another in casual conversation.

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Parking rules complicate wreckers' fast response (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

Parking rules complicate wreckers' fast response (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

ORANGE CITY -- A tow-truck operator who lives on May Street has been told he cannot park his rig overnight at home -- even if he is on call. The warning was issued after a complaint was made, said Officer Greg Lariscy, community improvement supervisor.
... Florida ... "We have drivers on call who need to get to an accident in 20 minutes...." So vital in fact that tow trucks should be classified as emergency vehicles, said attorney Jason DeGroot, who represents C.

Parking rules complicate wreckers' fast response (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

ORANGE CITY -- A tow-truck operator who lives on May Street has been told he cannot park his rig overnight at home -- even if he is on call. The warning was issued after a complaint was made, said Officer Greg Lariscy, community improvement supervisor.
... Florida ... "We have drivers on call who need to get to an accident in 20 minutes...." So vital in fact that tow trucks should be classified as emergency vehicles, said attorney Jason DeGroot, who represents C.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident (The WMUR Channel)

Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident (The WMUR Channel)

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against a Jefferson snowmobile club and its trail groomer in a lawsuit stemming from a 2001 fatal accident.
...com - News - Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident ... The family's lawyer said Dubois was taking a break from grooming and had parked the machine in a blind spot below the crest of a hill.... The accident happened on a trail that runs from Portland, Maine, through New Hampshire to Montreal, and is owned by Portland Pipeline.

Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student (The WMUR Channel)

PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.
... Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student New Hampshire Man Killed In Car Accident POSTED: 2:06 pm EDT July 18,... 2005 PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.... Chouinard is looking forward to returning to school, but that doesn't mean he's been able to put the accident behind him, said Leonard Sharon, an Auburn lawyer who represented him and believes efforts to bar Chouinard from Saint Joseph's benefit no one.

Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident (The WMUR Channel)

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against a Jefferson snowmobile club and its trail groomer in a lawsuit stemming from a 2001 fatal accident.
...com - News - Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident ... The family's lawyer said Dubois was taking a break from grooming and had parked the machine in a blind spot below the crest of a hill.... The accident happened on a trail that runs from Portland, Maine, through New Hampshire to Montreal, and is owned by Portland Pipeline.

Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student (The WMUR Channel)

PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.
... Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student New Hampshire Man Killed In Car Accident POSTED: 2:06 pm EDT July 18,... 2005 PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.... Chouinard is looking forward to returning to school, but that doesn't mean he's been able to put the accident behind him, said Leonard Sharon, an Auburn lawyer who represented him and believes efforts to bar Chouinard from Saint Joseph's benefit no one.

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Accord reached to allow gun show at ExpoMart in Monroeville (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Accord reached to allow gun show at ExpoMart in Monroeville (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The gun shows will go on, but all sides have agreed on more safety precautions after the accidental shooting of a man at a Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association show in May at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville.
...The gun shows will go on, but all sides have agreed on more safety precautions after the accidental shooting of a man at a Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association show in May at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville.... The weapon had been exhibited under glass and, as Bogesdorfer handled it, the pistol discharged, Samuel Kamin, an attorney representing the gun association, said yesterday.

Police Blotter (TimesLeader.com)

KINGSTON TWP. - KINGSTON TWP. Two adults and a child were treated for nausea and dizziness after coming in contact with sulfuric acid fumes that built up inside a six-unit apartment building on North Main Street in the Shavertown section at 7:53 p.m. Monday, Fire Chief Gary Beisel said.
... State police were assisted by the Luzerne County District Attorney s Office and Warrior Run police.... No one was injured in the accident.... Wednesday on a warrant on South Pennsylvania Avenue and Butler Street after police obtained information about the whereabouts of him from the city s anti-crime unit.

Blast scars lives (News-Herald)

David Reid already had lived through one explosion while working at the site of AmeriGas Propane Inc. in Willoughby. On June 20, 1980, explosions and fire at the former Propane Industrial Service Inc. resulted in six injuries, the evacuation of more than 500 people and at least $500,000 in damage.
... Hundreds of residents were evacuated, and about $5 million worth of buildings and vehicles owned by Pennsylvania-based AmeriGas were destroyed.... Willoughby fire investigators ruled the blaze accidental and lauded the company for taking in 1,100 overfilled 20-pound tanks and trying to vent them, instead of sending them back out on the road.... The workers' attorney, Alec Berezin, claimed AmeriGas knew about some of the dangerous conditions and didn't fix them.

Accord reached to allow gun show at ExpoMart in Monroeville (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The gun shows will go on, but all sides have agreed on more safety precautions after the accidental shooting of a man at a Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association show in May at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville.
...The gun shows will go on, but all sides have agreed on more safety precautions after the accidental shooting of a man at a Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association show in May at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville.... The weapon had been exhibited under glass and, as Bogesdorfer handled it, the pistol discharged, Samuel Kamin, an attorney representing the gun association, said yesterday.

Police Blotter (TimesLeader.com)

KINGSTON TWP. - KINGSTON TWP. Two adults and a child were treated for nausea and dizziness after coming in contact with sulfuric acid fumes that built up inside a six-unit apartment building on North Main Street in the Shavertown section at 7:53 p.m. Monday, Fire Chief Gary Beisel said.
... State police were assisted by the Luzerne County District Attorney s Office and Warrior Run police.... No one was injured in the accident.... Wednesday on a warrant on South Pennsylvania Avenue and Butler Street after police obtained information about the whereabouts of him from the city s anti-crime unit.

Blast scars lives (News-Herald)

David Reid already had lived through one explosion while working at the site of AmeriGas Propane Inc. in Willoughby. On June 20, 1980, explosions and fire at the former Propane Industrial Service Inc. resulted in six injuries, the evacuation of more than 500 people and at least $500,000 in damage.
... Hundreds of residents were evacuated, and about $5 million worth of buildings and vehicles owned by Pennsylvania-based AmeriGas were destroyed.... Willoughby fire investigators ruled the blaze accidental and lauded the company for taking in 1,100 overfilled 20-pound tanks and trying to vent them, instead of sending them back out on the road.... The workers' attorney, Alec Berezin, claimed AmeriGas knew about some of the dangerous conditions and didn't fix them.

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Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident (The WMUR Channel)

Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident (The WMUR Channel)

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against a Jefferson snowmobile club and its trail groomer in a lawsuit stemming from a 2001 fatal accident.
...com - News - Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident ... The family's lawyer said Dubois was taking a break from grooming and had parked the machine in a blind spot below the crest of a hill.... The accident happened on a trail that runs from Portland, Maine, through New Hampshire to Montreal, and is owned by Portland Pipeline.

Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student (The WMUR Channel)

PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.
... Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student New Hampshire Man Killed In Car Accident POSTED: 2:06 pm EDT July 18,... 2005 PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.... Chouinard is looking forward to returning to school, but that doesn't mean he's been able to put the accident behind him, said Leonard Sharon, an Auburn lawyer who represented him and believes efforts to bar Chouinard from Saint Joseph's benefit no one.

Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident (The WMUR Channel)

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against a Jefferson snowmobile club and its trail groomer in a lawsuit stemming from a 2001 fatal accident.
...com - News - Court Rules Against Snowmobile Club In Fatal Accident ... The family's lawyer said Dubois was taking a break from grooming and had parked the machine in a blind spot below the crest of a hill.... The accident happened on a trail that runs from Portland, Maine, through New Hampshire to Montreal, and is owned by Portland Pipeline.

Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student (The WMUR Channel)

PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.
... Victim's Parents Ask College To Ban Student New Hampshire Man Killed In Car Accident POSTED: 2:06 pm EDT July 18,... 2005 PORTLAND, Maine -- The parents of a teenager who was killed in a high-speed car accident two years ago want the driver to be prohibited from attending the college where both were students when the accident occurred.... Chouinard is looking forward to returning to school, but that doesn't mean he's been able to put the accident behind him, said Leonard Sharon, an Auburn lawyer who represented him and believes efforts to bar Chouinard from Saint Joseph's benefit no one.

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Durst to submit to monitoring (Galveston County Daily News)

Durst to submit to monitoring (Galveston County Daily News)

GALVESTON State parole officials will be monitoring every move New York millionaire Robert Durst makes. Durst, 62, was released from a federal prison Friday after serving a nine-month term on weapons charges.
... The weapons charges stem from guns found in his car after Pennsylvania police arrested him for shoplifting in November 2001.... Durst pleaded not guilty by reason of self-defense/accident.... Lawyer calls DA's motion ‘more sour grapes'

Durst to submit to monitoring (Galveston County Daily News)

GALVESTON State parole officials will be monitoring every move New York millionaire Robert Durst makes. Durst, 62, was released from a federal prison Friday after serving a nine-month term on weapons charges.
... The weapons charges stem from guns found in his car after Pennsylvania police arrested him for shoplifting in November 2001.... Durst pleaded not guilty by reason of self-defense/accident.... Lawyer calls DA's motion ‘more sour grapes'

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Iowa men arrested for buying cold medicine (Monmouth Review Atlas)

Iowa men arrested for buying cold medicine (Monmouth Review Atlas)

Members of the Peoria-based Illinois State Police (ISP) Meth Lab Response Team visited Monmouth Thursday and conducted a class for local law enforcement officers.
... Monmouth, Illinois ... "That doesn't terminate the case," Assistant Warren County State's Attorney Andrew Youngquist said...." A police officer for more than 22 years, Ales said people do not become involved with meth by accident.

Bible Pork still main topic of discussion during Louisville Village Board meeting (Daily Clay County Advocate-Press)

Trustee Danny Miller again presided over the Louisville Village Board in the place of Dr. Bill Harrison who was hospitalized Thursday afternoon. Cecil Cochran representing the opposition and Matt Bible, defending the Bible Pork facility spoke for five minutes each on their side of the controversy.
... Founded July 15,1886 Flora, Illinois ... Village Attorney Bright noted some revisions had been made to the budget since last month.... The written activity report for the month of June indicated the following statistics: two traffic accident reports, one accident information/investigation, one escort (funerals, etc.

Iowa men arrested for buying cold medicine (Monmouth Review Atlas)

Members of the Peoria-based Illinois State Police (ISP) Meth Lab Response Team visited Monmouth Thursday and conducted a class for local law enforcement officers.
... Monmouth, Illinois ... "That doesn't terminate the case," Assistant Warren County State's Attorney Andrew Youngquist said...." A police officer for more than 22 years, Ales said people do not become involved with meth by accident.

Bible Pork still main topic of discussion during Louisville Village Board meeting (Daily Clay County Advocate-Press)

Trustee Danny Miller again presided over the Louisville Village Board in the place of Dr. Bill Harrison who was hospitalized Thursday afternoon. Cecil Cochran representing the opposition and Matt Bible, defending the Bible Pork facility spoke for five minutes each on their side of the controversy.
... Founded July 15,1886 Flora, Illinois ... Village Attorney Bright noted some revisions had been made to the budget since last month.... The written activity report for the month of June indicated the following statistics: two traffic accident reports, one accident information/investigation, one escort (funerals, etc.

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Gent suffers serious neck injury (The Aspen Times)

Gent suffers serious neck injury (The Aspen Times)

An Aspen Old Boys rugby player suffered a serious neck injury during a home match against Boulder Saturday at Wagner Park.
... John Lassalette, an Aspen attorney, husband and father, lost all feeling below his neck after going in for a tackle during the first half Saturday morning, according to a Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Football Club official.... However, since the accident, Lassalett has regained significant feeling and movement throughout his body.... He is awaiting transfer to a specialized spinal cord injury center near Denver.

Gent suffers serious neck injury (The Aspen Times)

An Aspen Old Boys rugby player suffered a serious neck injury during a home match against Boulder Saturday at Wagner Park.
... John Lassalette, an Aspen attorney, husband and father, lost all feeling below his neck after going in for a tackle during the first half Saturday morning, according to a Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Football Club official.... However, since the accident, Lassalett has regained significant feeling and movement throughout his body.... He is awaiting transfer to a specialized spinal cord injury center near Denver.

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State attorney says computer records don't warrant charges (Citrus County Chronicle)

State attorney says computer records don't warrant charges (Citrus County Chronicle)

The 852 pages made public by the State Attorney's office in Brooksville contained transcripts of interviews with accused killer John Couey's housemates Dorothy Dixon, Matthew Dittrich and Madie Secord and also information about the hundreds of leads investigators checked out during the opening days of Jessica Lunsford's disappearance.
... State attorney says computer records don't warrant charges ... Contained in the documents released by the State Attorney ' s office were notes from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that mention the pornography.... He said while Lunsford said he viewed pornographic images, the questionable images could have gotten on the computer any number of ways, such as through pop-ups or by accident.

Lennar files to alter development line (Miami Herald)

After twice seeking and getting an extension to its filing deadline, home builder Lennar Corp. has formally filed papers to amend Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary to make way for a 981-acre residential development in recently-annexed land in Florida City.
...

Lafave Breaks Off Plea Talks (Tampa Tribune)

TAMPA - Former Greco Middle School teacher Debra Lafave, accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, turned down a plea deal on Monday that would have included hard time in prison.
... ``Negotiations have broken off, and now it's going to trial,'' defense attorney John Fitzgibbons said after the hearing.... ``To place Debbie into a Florida state women's penitentiary, to place an attractive young woman in that kind of hellhole, is like putting a piece of raw meat in with the lions,'' Fitzgibbons said....sister, who was pregnant, died in an April 2001 car accident.

An inside look at a complex case in which justice may have been done -- or a man wrongfully convicted (Isthmus)

'While it is your duty to give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt, you are not to search for doubt; you are to search for the truth.'
...of a long day of testimony, Dane County Assistant District Attorney Jac Heitz and Madison Police Det....implication was that this was fleeting and accidental....Even after the verdicts, in a call from Florida while on a court-approved visit to his dying dad, he declared: “They know I'm innocent, and they've done this anyway.

BRAC panel 'quite qualified' (Honolulu Advertiser)

WASHINGTON A key hearing today and decision tomorrow by an independent panel charged with closing, shrinking or expanding the nation's military bases will determine if Hawai'i must wage a fight for the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
... Two members, including Principi, call California home and the rest come from Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Utah and Virginia.... He now works as an attorney in government relations and administrative law.... Immediately after retiring, he served as co-chairman of the Pentagon's review of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole and in 2003, was chairman of the investigation board probing the Columbia space shuttle accident.

State attorney says computer records don't warrant charges (Citrus County Chronicle)

The 852 pages made public by the State Attorney's office in Brooksville contained transcripts of interviews with accused killer John Couey's housemates Dorothy Dixon, Matthew Dittrich and Madie Secord and also information about the hundreds of leads investigators checked out during the opening days of Jessica Lunsford's disappearance.
... State attorney says computer records don't warrant charges ... Contained in the documents released by the State Attorney ' s office were notes from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that mention the pornography.... He said while Lunsford said he viewed pornographic images, the questionable images could have gotten on the computer any number of ways, such as through pop-ups or by accident.

Lennar files to alter development line (Miami Herald)

After twice seeking and getting an extension to its filing deadline, home builder Lennar Corp. has formally filed papers to amend Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary to make way for a 981-acre residential development in recently-annexed land in Florida City.
...

Lafave Breaks Off Plea Talks (Tampa Tribune)

TAMPA - Former Greco Middle School teacher Debra Lafave, accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, turned down a plea deal on Monday that would have included hard time in prison.
... ``Negotiations have broken off, and now it's going to trial,'' defense attorney John Fitzgibbons said after the hearing.... ``To place Debbie into a Florida state women's penitentiary, to place an attractive young woman in that kind of hellhole, is like putting a piece of raw meat in with the lions,'' Fitzgibbons said....sister, who was pregnant, died in an April 2001 car accident.

An inside look at a complex case in which justice may have been done -- or a man wrongfully convicted (Isthmus)

'While it is your duty to give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt, you are not to search for doubt; you are to search for the truth.'
...of a long day of testimony, Dane County Assistant District Attorney Jac Heitz and Madison Police Det....implication was that this was fleeting and accidental....Even after the verdicts, in a call from Florida while on a court-approved visit to his dying dad, he declared: “They know I'm innocent, and they've done this anyway.

BRAC panel 'quite qualified' (Honolulu Advertiser)

WASHINGTON A key hearing today and decision tomorrow by an independent panel charged with closing, shrinking or expanding the nation's military bases will determine if Hawai'i must wage a fight for the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
... Two members, including Principi, call California home and the rest come from Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Utah and Virginia.... He now works as an attorney in government relations and administrative law.... Immediately after retiring, he served as co-chairman of the Pentagon's review of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole and in 2003, was chairman of the investigation board probing the Columbia space shuttle accident.

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Monday, July 18, 2005

County workers rack up traffic citations (Colorado Springs Gazette)

County workers rack up traffic citations (Colorado Springs Gazette)

El Paso County workers who drive government vehicles have amassed 599 traffic citations since 1998, including 14 for alcohol-related offenses. It is unclear how many of the citations resulted in discipline or termination of the employees, because each department handles its own discipline.
... a CAR Classifieds ColoradoSprings.... Job applicants who have a record of traffic offenses are handled on a case-by-case basis, said Assistant County Attorney Jay Lauer.... El Paso County's policies on vehicles and drivers have drawn scrutiny for another reason recently: the death of Colorado Springs resident Eileen Langan on June 24 in an accident involving a county dump truck.

County workers rack up traffic citations (Colorado Springs Gazette)

El Paso County workers who drive government vehicles have amassed 599 traffic citations since 1998, including 14 for alcohol-related offenses. It is unclear how many of the citations resulted in discipline or termination of the employees, because each department handles its own discipline.
... a CAR Classifieds ColoradoSprings.... Job applicants who have a record of traffic offenses are handled on a case-by-case basis, said Assistant County Attorney Jay Lauer.... El Paso County's policies on vehicles and drivers have drawn scrutiny for another reason recently: the death of Colorado Springs resident Eileen Langan on June 24 in an accident involving a county dump truck.

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S.J. is paying claim over sidewalk accident (San Jose Mercury News)

S.J. is paying claim over sidewalk accident (San Jose Mercury News)

Q Earlier this month, you ran a query about a homeowner's responsibility for sidewalk maintenance. I am the woman who tripped on the uneven sidewalk, or in legalese, the sidewalk deviation.
...

After 30 years, a Healdsburg couple folded their companies because of misfortunes that could befall any small business (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Environmental regulations, lawsuits, embezzlement - these hidden costs erupt into crises that threaten small businesses every day.Rarely does one company face them all.Alary Corp. did, and in the end the blows destroyed the 30-year-old Healdsburg manufacturer, a fixture in the Northern California wine industry.
... did, and in the end the blows destroyed the 30-year-old Healdsburg manufacturer, a fixture in the Northern California wine industry.... It's legal for attorneys to sue you even when you did nothing wrong.... The Alarys disagreed, saying they had simply had an accident, but they agreed to pay $84,000 to the state Department of Fish and Game, the County of Sonoma and the Healdsburg Fire Department.

Readers divided on keeping teen jailed until trial (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Community opinion appears divided on whether a Santa Rosa teenager who crashed her car and killed two teen-age passengers should stay in jail until her trial.
... 4 traffic accident are resolved Kelly O'Connor, 17, could be housed at Juvenile Hall until charges stemming from the fatal Nov.... District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua said last week he would ask that Kelly O'Connor, 17, be housed at Juvenile Hall until charges stemming from the Nov.... Local Columnists Obituaries Community Weddings Photo Gallery E-mail news alerts Talk Back panel California Nation & World Special Reports RSS feeds

S.J. is paying claim over sidewalk accident (San Jose Mercury News)

Q Earlier this month, you ran a query about a homeowner's responsibility for sidewalk maintenance. I am the woman who tripped on the uneven sidewalk, or in legalese, the sidewalk deviation.
...

After 30 years, a Healdsburg couple folded their companies because of misfortunes that could befall any small business (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Environmental regulations, lawsuits, embezzlement - these hidden costs erupt into crises that threaten small businesses every day.Rarely does one company face them all.Alary Corp. did, and in the end the blows destroyed the 30-year-old Healdsburg manufacturer, a fixture in the Northern California wine industry.
... did, and in the end the blows destroyed the 30-year-old Healdsburg manufacturer, a fixture in the Northern California wine industry.... It's legal for attorneys to sue you even when you did nothing wrong.... The Alarys disagreed, saying they had simply had an accident, but they agreed to pay $84,000 to the state Department of Fish and Game, the County of Sonoma and the Healdsburg Fire Department.

Readers divided on keeping teen jailed until trial (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Community opinion appears divided on whether a Santa Rosa teenager who crashed her car and killed two teen-age passengers should stay in jail until her trial.
... 4 traffic accident are resolved Kelly O'Connor, 17, could be housed at Juvenile Hall until charges stemming from the fatal Nov.... District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua said last week he would ask that Kelly O'Connor, 17, be housed at Juvenile Hall until charges stemming from the Nov.... Local Columnists Obituaries Community Weddings Photo Gallery E-mail news alerts Talk Back panel California Nation & World Special Reports RSS feeds

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Shield laws offer some safety to reporters (Kane County Chronicle)

Shield laws offer some safety to reporters (Kane County Chronicle)

As a reporter for The New York Times sits in jail because she will not reveal her secret sources, Illinois reporters have at least some protection to keep their confidential informants secret.
... As a reporter for The New York Times sits in jail because she will not reveal her secret sources, Illinois reporters have at least some protection to keep their confidential informants secret.... Typically, the only time that reporters must reveal their sources is if a court decides that the information cannot be obtained any other way, said Scott Sievers, a lawyer for the Illinois Press Association.... For example, a photographer who takes pictures of an accident has protection from giving those photos to authorities.

Shield laws offer some safety to reporters (Kane County Chronicle)

As a reporter for The New York Times sits in jail because she will not reveal her secret sources, Illinois reporters have at least some protection to keep their confidential informants secret.
... As a reporter for The New York Times sits in jail because she will not reveal her secret sources, Illinois reporters have at least some protection to keep their confidential informants secret.... Typically, the only time that reporters must reveal their sources is if a court decides that the information cannot be obtained any other way, said Scott Sievers, a lawyer for the Illinois Press Association.... For example, a photographer who takes pictures of an accident has protection from giving those photos to authorities.

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Surge in crashes scars air ambulance industry (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)

Surge in crashes scars air ambulance industry (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)

A deadly trend of pilot errors and industry carelessness has driven the number of air ambulance crashes to record levels. Despite the surge in the number of crashes, however, air ambulance companies failed to take steps that might have averted tragedy, a USA TODAY investigation shows.
... Because government statistics on air ambulance crashes are sparse, USA TODAY also created its own database of 275 accidents since 1978.... "This isn't search and rescue," says Jamie Lebovitz, the lawyer representing the Leonard family.... But the upswing in crashes occurred as the agency faced growing pressure to tighten oversight of large airlines after the crashes of a ValuJet flight in Florida in 1996 and an Alaska Airlines jet in California in 2000.

Surge in crashes scars air ambulance industry (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)

A deadly trend of pilot errors and industry carelessness has driven the number of air ambulance crashes to record levels. Despite the surge in the number of crashes, however, air ambulance companies failed to take steps that might have averted tragedy, a USA TODAY investigation shows.
... Because government statistics on air ambulance crashes are sparse, USA TODAY also created its own database of 275 accidents since 1978.... "This isn't search and rescue," says Jamie Lebovitz, the lawyer representing the Leonard family.... But the upswing in crashes occurred as the agency faced growing pressure to tighten oversight of large airlines after the crashes of a ValuJet flight in Florida in 1996 and an Alaska Airlines jet in California in 2000.

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Sunday, July 17, 2005

www.delawareonline.com The News Journal It's toxic, but DuPont wants it near homes (Delaware Online)

www.delawareonline.com The News Journal It's toxic, but DuPont wants it near homes (Delaware Online)

WILMINGTON -- Just northeast of Wilmington, along the Delaware River, stands a mostly barren pile of industrial waste. Some DuPont Co. officials describe the material in the 500,000-ton, 16-acre pile at the company's Edge Moor Plant as little worse than dirt.
... The product line, worth $2 billion in sales last year, already has been bruised by costly government investigations in California, thousands of potential toxic-injury lawsuits in Mississippi and probes of shellfish contamination near the Gulf of Mexico.... Stewart, a Dallas attorney who represents more than 2,000 people now waiting to sue the company over illnesses they blame on a TiO2 pigment plant in Delisle, Miss.... "If you look at the short-term risk of carting this away, moving this material is so much more risky because of the potential for having a traffic accident than it is leaving it in place, where it's covered and no one can come in contact with it," said Annette Guiseppi-Elie, a senior consultant for DuPont's Corporate Remediation Group.

How molester beat system (San Jose Mercury News)

The driving force inside Dean Schwartzmiller is to molest young boys. All his cunning, wile and considerable intelligence seem to have been twisted toward that goal. And he has been horribly successful.
...

Alcohol probe continues in teens fatal crash (Register-Pajajonian)

An investigation seeking the person or persons responsible for giving alcohol to five Watsonville-area youths who died in a crash remains open, but law enforcement officials expressed doubt Friday that a suspect would ever be identified.
... Evidence discovered in the investigation suggested that the person responsible for giving alcohol to Uresti and her passengers was not a clerk at a business but someone older than 21 who had purchased it for them, said Terry Spitz, Monterey County chief assistant district attorney.... Following any death or injury involving underage drinking, California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control investigates the source of the alcohol, looking for violations.... Any adult who is found to have given alcohol to a minor involved in a fatal accident faces a minimum of six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

www.delawareonline.com The News Journal It's toxic, but DuPont wants it near homes (Delaware Online)

WILMINGTON -- Just northeast of Wilmington, along the Delaware River, stands a mostly barren pile of industrial waste. Some DuPont Co. officials describe the material in the 500,000-ton, 16-acre pile at the company's Edge Moor Plant as little worse than dirt.
... The product line, worth $2 billion in sales last year, already has been bruised by costly government investigations in California, thousands of potential toxic-injury lawsuits in Mississippi and probes of shellfish contamination near the Gulf of Mexico.... Stewart, a Dallas attorney who represents more than 2,000 people now waiting to sue the company over illnesses they blame on a TiO2 pigment plant in Delisle, Miss.... "If you look at the short-term risk of carting this away, moving this material is so much more risky because of the potential for having a traffic accident than it is leaving it in place, where it's covered and no one can come in contact with it," said Annette Guiseppi-Elie, a senior consultant for DuPont's Corporate Remediation Group.

How molester beat system (San Jose Mercury News)

The driving force inside Dean Schwartzmiller is to molest young boys. All his cunning, wile and considerable intelligence seem to have been twisted toward that goal. And he has been horribly successful.
...

Alcohol probe continues in teens fatal crash (Register-Pajajonian)

An investigation seeking the person or persons responsible for giving alcohol to five Watsonville-area youths who died in a crash remains open, but law enforcement officials expressed doubt Friday that a suspect would ever be identified.
... Evidence discovered in the investigation suggested that the person responsible for giving alcohol to Uresti and her passengers was not a clerk at a business but someone older than 21 who had purchased it for them, said Terry Spitz, Monterey County chief assistant district attorney.... Following any death or injury involving underage drinking, California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control investigates the source of the alcohol, looking for violations.... Any adult who is found to have given alcohol to a minor involved in a fatal accident faces a minimum of six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

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Jury finds man guilty in quadruple-fatal DUI crash (phillyburbs.com)

Jury finds man guilty in quadruple-fatal DUI crash (phillyburbs.com)

EASTON, Pa. - A man was convicted in a drunken-driving accident that killed four people, including a soldier on leave from Iraq and a Lehigh County prosecutor.
...font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 4px; font-style: normal; line-height: 4px; font-weight: normal; color: #000099; text-decoration: none} Local Bucks County Courier Times Burlington County Times The Intelligencer Hometown Pennsylvania New Jersey National World Health Washington Elections Columnists Obituaries Lotteries Weather Home / Pennsylvania News Jury finds man guilty in quadruple-fatal DUI crash The Associated Press EASTON, Pa.... - A man was convicted in a drunken-driving accident that killed four people, including a soldier on leave from Iraq and a Lehigh County prosecutor.... The crash killed Joseph Azar, 27; Danny Khalouf, 27, an assistant district attorney for Lehigh County, and Joseph Nimeh, 26, all of Allentown; and George Elias, 20, of Whitehall Township, a military policeman in the Army, on leave from Iraq for a three-week furlough.

Jury finds man guilty in quadruple-fatal DUI crash (phillyburbs.com)

EASTON, Pa. - A man was convicted in a drunken-driving accident that killed four people, including a soldier on leave from Iraq and a Lehigh County prosecutor.
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Attack on theatre for screening Salman's film (Kaumundi Online)

Attack on theatre for screening Salman's film (Kaumundi Online)

KANNUR: The Shiv Sena and the BJP activists today attacked the Ambili Theatre for screening Salman Khan's new film in Kannur. The activists staged demonstrations outside the theatre and pelted stones. Following the scuffle, the screening of the film was stopped.
... Her lawyer Sitaram Sharma told today that he will strongly contest Ali's bail plea in the local court.... was involved in an accident near the village of Itum-Kale in a mountainous part of southern Chechnya near the border with Georgia, the Interfax news agency cited Colonel Alexander Drobyshevskiy, chief spokesman of Russia's airforce as saying in Moscow.... Expressing Bush administration's support for new energy Mr Bodman said, ''Industry, government and academic partnerships like the ones announced today are key to securing our nation's energy future,'' he said in the Midwest state of Michigan, the traditional center of the US automotive industry.

Attack on theatre for screening Salman's film (Kaumundi Online)

KANNUR: The Shiv Sena and the BJP activists today attacked the Ambili Theatre for screening Salman Khan's new film in Kannur. The activists staged demonstrations outside the theatre and pelted stones. Following the scuffle, the screening of the film was stopped.
... Her lawyer Sitaram Sharma told today that he will strongly contest Ali's bail plea in the local court.... was involved in an accident near the village of Itum-Kale in a mountainous part of southern Chechnya near the border with Georgia, the Interfax news agency cited Colonel Alexander Drobyshevskiy, chief spokesman of Russia's airforce as saying in Moscow.... Expressing Bush administration's support for new energy Mr Bodman said, ''Industry, government and academic partnerships like the ones announced today are key to securing our nation's energy future,'' he said in the Midwest state of Michigan, the traditional center of the US automotive industry.

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Inspections aimed at making rides safe (Kane County Chronicle)

Inspections aimed at making rides safe (Kane County Chronicle)

Kane County fairgoers should feel safe this week when they climb aboard the Ferris wheel.
... Despite the accident last weekend in which a 48-year-old man fell out of a Ferris wheel gondola in Batavia, all the carnival rides at the fair — many of them the same rides used at local festivals — have been inspected by the Illinois Department of Labor.... After Brian Byrne of Batavia fell 20 feet from the Ferris wheel July 9 during Batavia's Windmill City Fest, his lawyer said the latch on the gondola's door was faulty or not closed properly.

Inspections aimed at making rides safe (Kane County Chronicle)

Kane County fairgoers should feel safe this week when they climb aboard the Ferris wheel.
... Despite the accident last weekend in which a 48-year-old man fell out of a Ferris wheel gondola in Batavia, all the carnival rides at the fair — many of them the same rides used at local festivals — have been inspected by the Illinois Department of Labor.... After Brian Byrne of Batavia fell 20 feet from the Ferris wheel July 9 during Batavia's Windmill City Fest, his lawyer said the latch on the gondola's door was faulty or not closed properly.

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The face of war (Pittsburgh Live)

The face of war (Pittsburgh Live)

Think of Jimmy Fair as a casualty of war, foreign and domestic.
...Fair, 23, doesn't remember the accident, nor what he was doing when it happened....Fair's Greensburg attorney, Deborah Jackson, said her client didn't benefit from the money, the largest of Cuban's 56 grants, which was deposited in a Kansas Federal Credit Union account....Csech has contacted companies in Colorado and Texas that manufacture specialty products for amputees and will try to find utensils that Fair can use, along with a device to hold a fishing rod.

The face of war (Pittsburgh Live)

Think of Jimmy Fair as a casualty of war, foreign and domestic.
...Fair, 23, doesn't remember the accident, nor what he was doing when it happened....Fair's Greensburg attorney, Deborah Jackson, said her client didn't benefit from the money, the largest of Cuban's 56 grants, which was deposited in a Kansas Federal Credit Union account....Csech has contacted companies in Colorado and Texas that manufacture specialty products for amputees and will try to find utensils that Fair can use, along with a device to hold a fishing rod.

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