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Posted on Aug 23, 2018 By David Thomas
BACK TO SCHOOL: BULLIES BEWARE! As parents get their children ready for another school year, school clothes and supplies are not the only items that should be on the preparation list. Teaching your ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2017 By David Thomas
A SERIOUS CRIME GETS SERIOUS PUNISHMENT On September 25, 2017, Anthony Weiner’s six year downward spiral came to an end when Judge Cote of the Southern District of New York sentenced him to 21 ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2017 By David Thomas
A NEW THREAT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES Normally, our blog for this time of year is devoted to warning college students and their parents about the dangers of binge drinking and sexual assault on college ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2016 By David Thomas
POKEMON STOP! Recent accidents involving people playing the hugely popular Pokemon Go app while driving have occurred; in Baltimore, a driver of an SUV hit a parked police cruiser, and in Auburn, ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2015 By David Thomas
WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ON OUR CHRISTMAS LIST It is all over the news. It dominates the political debate and the upcoming election cycle. It has Congress passing new legislation. It has journalists ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2015 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY IN SINAI PENINSULA It happened again: another plane crash with horrific images of debris flashing across our television screens and all forms of social media. Grief-stricken loved ones arrived ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2015 By David Thomas
IN MLB, FANS MAY BE AT GREATER RISK THAN PLAYERS On August 29, 2015, fans showed up at Turner Field to see a great game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees. Instead,what they saw was a ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2015 By David Thomas
WHAT YOU WEAR CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW Have we arrived at the point in time where the famous Miranda warning should be revised to advise suspects that not only what they say ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2014 By David Thomas
On October 10, a three judge panel of the Georgia Court of Appeals handed down a decision that has far-reaching ramifications for parents, kids and the Internet. In this age of cyber-bullying, the ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2013 By David Thomas
We've all seen the video by now. Two men and a teenager in a National Park in Utah, laughing and high-fiving each other after one of them topples a huge boulder off its base. The men, David Hall ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2013 By David Thomas
More than ever people are using social networking websites to communicate with each other, stay in touch with friends, and to keep up with the news. In fact, according to a Pew Internet Research study ...
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