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Be proud to serve on jury
I vividly recall the first time I was summoned in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., being in that hot room with nearly 50 other people in the pool awaiting our fate. Naive, I was surprised to hear so many people discussing ways to avoid serving.
Updated: 07/19/2011 02:13A
The integrity of sports
Baseball, however, is left with a home run record few people take seriously and that no one seems to know what to do with, and with several years of competition during which both pitchers and batters seemed to be growing like the Incredible Hulk.
Updated: 07/19/2011 02:10A
Tracy Baxter Reports: 'Caylee's Law' sounds reasonable - but is it?
But the head-scratching verdict fueled more than outrage. It's prompted a legislative push to repair what might have gone awry with our legal system. Don't think for a minute this story will fade away. We know this because of "Caylee's Law.
Updated: 07/19/2011 02:08A
Cheats used housing benefit to build property empire
They used the benefit hand-outs to finance mortgage payments on five homes in Barnet, Ealing and Waltham Forest, and moved tenants in who had no idea that their landlords were fraudsters. The trial of Riccardo Guthrie, 33, his sisters Cosima, 25,
Updated: 07/19/2011 02:04A
Daly City dad guilty of dropping son into hot oven
Colver was immediately taken into custody after the verdict was read and faces up to 12 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 16. Defense attorney Mara Feiger said her client may have suffered from a backlash sparked by the Casey Anthony case in
Updated: 07/19/2011 01:47A
Wiesenthal Center finds Kpir's acquittal “outrageous”
Concerning a 1944 ruling, in which Kepiro and others were convicted, the judge said that the verdict had sought collective guilt and disregarded individual responsibilities, and cannot be taken as evidence against the suspect.
Updated: 07/19/2011 01:39A
Reader's view: Anthony verdict was like OJ outcome repeated
Duct tape on mouth and nose, in trunk for three days, left with an invisible nanny, missing for one month, lies, chloroform lessons and Grandpa and Grandma as witnesses for prosecution: A Florida jury must have spent its 14 hours playing tiddlywinks
Updated: 07/19/2011 01:38A
Biofuels firm wins verdict over Colwich ethanol site
Last week, a jury in St. Louis County, Mo., awarded Abengoa $48.4 million for what it decided was a 2006 mistake by Chicago Title Insurance Co. that caused Abengoa to build in Illinois rather than Kansas. Abengoa was seeking a rezoning for a plant site
Updated: 07/19/2011 01:35A
Former Duluth cop ends up on wrong side of law
Five years after the former financial crimes investigator was charged with the crimes, and after an earlier jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case, Campbell was found guilty in May of all charges brought against him.
Updated: 07/19/2011 01:17A
'Verdict' in on Court Square
“The Verdict” is in, and the food is good – or at least that's the general consensus of those visiting the Court Square's newest restaurant. Located in the Prestwood Building, The Verdict is owned by Christy Cartwright of Gantt and features both a
Updated: 07/19/2011 01:04A