Miscellaneous

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  Rick Patterson | October 04, 2007 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In January 29, 2003, Michael Simmons, 28, was stopped by state trooper, John Hayes for running a red light. During that traffic stop, Simmons' teen-age cousin gave false information to the trooper in the form of conflicting names and was subsequently arrested. Once Simmons' cousin was arrested, Simmons thought it best to flee from the trooper. As a result, the trooper fired 11 shots 7 of which...

• Sexual Harassment Legislation in India

  Rick Patterson | August 02, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  India is attempting to put into place what will be their first legislation to stop the sexual harassment of certain working woman. The legislation would only include women working in the organized sector of India's work force, which includes factories, hotels, airlines, textile mills, parts of the farm sector and offices. However, out of the hundreds of millions of working women in India, only...

• Drug Costs Go up as Treatment Goes down

  Rick Patterson | July 08, 2007 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association recently, for every 10 percent increase in the cost of medication to the consumer, spending decreases anywhere from two percent to six percent. This could mean real trouble for many. For example, when you are dealing with conditions such as heart failure, diabetes, schizophrenia and asthma a reduction in medication...

• Sexual Harassment in the Armed Forces

  Greg Owen | May 30, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Sexual harassment is widespread in the United States and abroad. Unfortunately, that is also the case within the armed forces. That is why Colleen Mussolino has spoken to many on the subject. This Wednesday, she will speak at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on women in the military and care for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by sexual harassment, rape and...

• New Rules Against Sexual Harassment

  Rick Patterson | February 12, 2007 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  New rules could be adopted regarding sexual harassment on Monday's American Bar Association meeting. The rules, which were last revised in 1990 would spell out that judges are to avoid "sexual advances, requests for sexual favors" and other such unwelcome behavior. Ethics and women's groups pushed for even more specific language, but said they welcome special recognition of a problem they say...

• MySpace Involved in Legal Action

  Rick Patterson | January 19, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It has long been advised that parents pay serious attention to what their children are doing and who they are interacting with while on a computer. MySpace, the popular Internet social network, has become very popular, particularly with teens. Of late, the families of five teenaged girls who were sexually assaulted by predators they met while on MySpace, have sued the owner 'News Corp.' for...

• Police Misconduct?

  Rick Patterson | January 18, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Little did the city of Savannah know about Michael Berkow. It seems that Berkow left Los Angeles to become the police chief in Savannah Georgia. What was not known in Savannah is that their new Chief had been involved in a lawsuit, which accused him of sexual impropriety. The story is that Berkow admitted to having an affair with a subordinate officer. At the time of the affair he was separated...

• Bosch Receives Much Sought Seal of Approval

  Rick Patterson | January 12, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A California based company, Bosch Home Appliances, announced today that many of their appliances have received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Since 1909 the magazine's policy had been to refund or replace defective products, which have their seal of approval, within two years of the purchase date. The seal, which is very highly regarded, was given to products such as Bosch Benvenuto...

• No Charges for Orange County Sheriff

  Greg Owen | January 12, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  After conducting a criminal investigation involving Orange County Sheriff Michael Corona, California attorney general's office has determined that no sexual harassment charges will be filed. Michael Corona denied all charges and asked the attorney general's office to investigate the allegations. It seems that in 2004 Michael Corona fired ex-Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo. The current...

• Invasion of Privacy

  Rick Patterson | January 12, 2007 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Celebrities seem to have a love hate relationship with the media. Although they need publicity in the line of business that they are in, they often complain about being hounded relentlessly by photographers, the very people they seem to need. There is little that can be done about the problem here in the United States, given the fact that quite often the press photograph public figures while...