by Mona Lazar How I learned to live according to my own rules, with people who have the same values and ideals. No one ever said that life would be easy. Actually, I bet your parents told you life is hard. They lived in a different time when people’s view on reality was not influenced byContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Feeling Like an Outsider? How to Be Accepted Even Though You’re Different.”
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True Crime Sundays: Prosecutors in Jennifer Dulos case accused of violating attorney-client privilege
STAMFORD — A lawyer representing Michelle Troconis, who is charged in the death of Jennifer Dulos, is seeking for the entire Norwalk-Stamford State’s Attorney’s Office to be removed from the case for an alleged violation of attorney-client privilege. In a motion filed Tuesday, Jon Schoenhorn, Troconis’s attorney, claims state prosecutors “deliberately violated” his client’s Sixth Amendment rightsContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Prosecutors in Jennifer Dulos case accused of violating attorney-client privilege”
Quote from Theodore Roosevelt
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Theodore Roosevelt In a speech given at the University of Paris in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt sang the praises of anyone who “strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again,” fervently dismissing those who stand back and critique the efforts ofContinue reading “Quote from Theodore Roosevelt”
How FDR Became the First -and Only- President to Serve Four Terms
by Lesley Kennedy On November 5, 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt broke a long-held precedent—one that started with George Washington—when he became the first president elected to a third term. Roosevelt would go on to vie for, and win, yet a fourth term, taking office again on January 20, 1945. FDR was the first, and last, president to winContinue reading “How FDR Became the First -and Only- President to Serve Four Terms”
Judge dismisses ‘qualified immunity’ claim in suit against ex-prosecutor in drug lab scandal
A federal judge has rejected claims from an embattled former state prosecutor that she is protected from liability in the fallout over a Massachusetts drug lab scandal. The civil lawsuit was one of the last tied to prosecutors’ disputed handling of the case against disgraced ex-chemist Sonja Farak, who was convicted in 2014 of ingesting drugContinue reading “Judge dismisses ‘qualified immunity’ claim in suit against ex-prosecutor in drug lab scandal”
Travel Thursdays: RV Tire Safety Tips to Know.
by Kris and Andy Murphy Your tires are what get you from point A to point B. Even just one low-pressure tire can interrupt your trip plans. Most RVers make two mistakes with their tires: not filling them at the proper air pressure and not checking them often enough for issues. These two things canContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: RV Tire Safety Tips to Know.”
Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border
by Anita Snow PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has refused the federal government’s demand to take down double-stacked shipping containers it placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it won’t do so until the U.S. moves to construct a permanent barrier instead. The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs dugContinue reading “Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border”
Book Review Tuesdays: Unlocked: How Empowered Women Empower Women by Jane Finette.
Unlocked: How Empowered Women Empower Women by Jane Finette My rating: 3 of 5 stars This one was a book that I read for work. We have a few book clubs at the office. I felt like this book does a lot of repeating of the other books that are in the same genre/category. ThereContinue reading “Book Review Tuesdays: Unlocked: How Empowered Women Empower Women by Jane Finette.”
Mental Health Mondays:
Here Are the Cheat Codes to a Better Life Crowdsourced from the internet Life is a bizarre video game. There are cheat codes that can help you level up to a better life. Here are some I crowdsourced from the internet. Pursue your goals in private Instagram created this stupid bragging culture. It taught normal people to take photosContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays:”
Mental Health Mondays: Just Dial 988: New Mental Health Hotline starts Saturday.
Washington State by: Vincent Saglimbeni LACEY, Wash. — Callers in crisis will soon be able to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline by just dialing “988.” The new Federal Communications Commission Crisis Line will go into effect Saturday, July 16. 988 will connect people to the national network associated with each caller’s local crisis center,Continue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Just Dial 988: New Mental Health Hotline starts Saturday.”
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