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Trial starts for former BCC professor accused of killing Marine
BARSTOW • Jurors heard opening arguments from the prosecution and testimony from eight witnesses Tuesday in the case of a former Barstow Community College criminal justice instructor charged with murder in the July 2008
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:04P
Expunge bad criminal histories
Keeping arrests that did not lead to convictions on criminal histories hinders Georgians who are looking for jobs. We no longer live in a world where only high-security jobs require background checks. According to the Society for Human Resource
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:04P
Vuitton, Burberry sue over Canadian knock-offs
The lawsuit came after two years of private investigations by the fashion houses. According to Manson, the two companies had a business arrangement whereby Singga Enterprises placed large orders to the Toronto-based company and referred customers to
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:03P
Area priest accused of sexual misconduct
The Diocese of Scranton in February removed a priest named accused in a lawsuit of molesting an 8 or 9-year-old child. The priest, Fr. Mark Honhart, served at multiple parishes across Northeastern Pennsylvania for seven years. The lawsuit was filed in
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:03P
Chet Baker's son writes judge over proposed class action settlement
The case of Chesney “Chet” Baker Estate vs Sony BMG Music (Canada) is a class action that was supposed to be resolved on Monday. A hearing had been scheduled to ask a judge to approve a proposed settlement. Four record labels, Sony Music Entertainment
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:03P
Women shouldn't relent in their fight for equality - Masebo
By Bright Mukwasa and Masuzyo Chakwe WOMEN should not relent in their fight for equality, justice and peace, says Sylvia Masebo. And the Catholic Church has urged political parties to adopt more women to stand in this year's general elections.
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:02P
Man arraigned in brother-in-law's fatal stabbing
During a Tuesday morning arraignment, Justice of the Peace Charlie Espinoza set Bautista's bond at $100000. The argument turned violent about 9:22 pm Monday, when someone reported several men were fighting on East Texas Road, not far from the
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:02P
Dreyfus Citrus agrees to settlement in suit over man's scalding death
STUART — As a Martin County jury struggled behind closed doors for a second day to reach a unanimous verdict Tuesday, attorneys for Louis Dreyfus Citrus, Inc., and Robert Rogers, an electrician killed at the company's Indiantown plant
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:02P
Did Obama Finally Accept That He Lost the Obamacare Lawsuit?
HHS, the multi-state lawsuit that has the best chance of striking down Obamacare. This is a routine filing with the district court, but it is a necessary step in the march to the Supreme Court. But there's a small nugget of news buried in the filing
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:02P
Did Obama Finally Accept That He Lost the Obamacare Lawsuit?
HHS, the multi-state lawsuit that has the best chance of striking down Obamacare. This is a routine filing with the district court, but it is a necessary step in the march to the Supreme Court. But there's a small nugget of news buried in the filing
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:02P
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