Police shortage threatens big cities and small towns

Finding a hero has never been more difficult. Police departments across the country are struggling to fill their ranks, with officers overworking, worrying residents, and frustrating city and state officials. Big cities don’t have enough police walking around the neighborhood. Baltimore, for example, has lost more than 100 agents since last year. That’s despite ending 2016 with the second-highest murder […]

Employment Lawyer Salaries – Factors To Consider

Employment Lawyer Salaries The employment lawyer salary in London depends on a number of factors. Most lawyers to advertise their services through the internet as well as local publications. Most law firms have a web site where clients can browse and check on availability of a legal professional in their area. Clients also can call the law office and speak […]

Should You File Bankruptcy?

Deciding if filing for bankruptcy is a good decision for you can be frustrating and really difficult. Many consumers wonder if bankruptcy is even an option for them, or if it is something they would benefit from. I understand, after interviewing many potential bankruptcy candidates, that they all seem to fear the same thing. For example, they fear that their […]

Is legal marijuana bigger than the internet of things?

The greatest innovation in history – Nothing on Earth today (and I don’t mean anything at all), not smartphones, automotive, aerospace, real estate, gold, oil, software, biotech, nothing … is growing as much or as fast as the legal marijuana market . Consider this: By 2020, the market for legal marijuana will exceed $ 22.8 billion (not millions, but a […]

What you need to know about law school

Law school is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences a student can have. The popularity and demand for law schools has grown at a dizzying rate. If you’ve ever seen “Devil’s Advocate,” Al Pacino (during his dramatic closing monologue) says that there are more people in law school than there are actual attorneys. I’ve done some research and […]

Mary Swann by Carol Shields

I have just completed four years thinking about a project. There were several false starts, many rejected, some ideas reworked. What he wanted to achieve was tangible, but he couldn’t understand it. When you thought you were holding it, it melted or flew off like squeezed soap. About six months ago things fell into place and I began to seriously […]

One more article on car insurance

What is car insurance? Auto insurance is a purchased product that can also pay for damage to your vehicle or other people’s vehicles in the event of a car accident or non-accident related damages. Each state has its laws regarding the amount of auto insurance that each person must have in order to drive legally. Many different factors also influence […]

Swift’s critique of society in "A modest proposal"

“A Modest Proposal” by Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift (published anonymously in 1729) is a powerful political satire on the economic and social conditions of the poor in Ireland under British rule. The essay is rich in references to political events in England and Ireland in the 18th century. Swift takes ‘irony’ as the best weapon to attack all kinds of […]