We’re approaching St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that, in terms of alcohol consumption, has certainly strayed from its heritage. Depending on whose survey you believe, St. Patrick’s Day is either the second- or fourth-biggest drinking day of the year in America. Quite a claim for a day that was originally celebrated by going to Mass […]
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It’s the 4th of July in Utah and there’ll be barbecues, baseball, hiking, kids tournaments, and lots of partying this summer, more in Utah than anywhere else because of Pioneer Day at the end of the month. There’ll be those usual special events at all the popular venues: Snowbasin, Snowbird, Red Butte, Park City with […]
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Just what do cameras, body, dashboard, cell phones add to the legal system? Well, more justice, more responsibility, fewer mistakes and overreactions, quicker justice, and finally more protection, less liability and less costs for cities and states. How long, if not all ready, will it be before liability insurers understand this and start offering discounts […]
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Let’s start with the police, who do a mostly thankless job. And dangerous job. And most of them, well over 90 percent, do it very well. But the small minority, what I call the edge minority, well they’re probably not well hired, well behaved, nor are they well balanced. Remember, however, they are but a […]
The Police, Our Freedoms, and Our Citizenry: Conflicts of Interest Read More »
Does law enforcement make mistakes? Are they human? Do they have ups and downs in their lives? Do they suffer from many of the same things we all do? A good defense lawyer will keep this in mind, when representing his or her client. It’s better to expose errors or weakness than to assume intentional […]
Errors in Law Enforcement Read More »
Whenever someone consumes alcohol or takes impairing drugs, legal, prescribed, or otherwise, and they are away from where they intend to spend the night, they have created a gauntlet. A gauntlet of police or troopers, who are being paid to spot impairment. A gauntlet of risk to themselves, to their future freedom, their jobs, the […]
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When we own property, real or personal, we become more powerful in many ways, economically, socially, politically. But, when we own our actions, our thoughts, our mistakes as well as our successes, our power increases exponentially. Our positive growth accompanies this increase. When make the decision to no longer own what we create, that growth […]
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If you’re drinking, especially away from home, everyone needs to know how much alcohol, over what period of time is too much alcohol. The basic to work from is the blood alcohol (BA) of a 150 pound person will be moved approximately .025 per normal drink per hour. A normal drink is defined as a […]
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When you make it a goal, everyday, to inspire others, the reward is inspiring. To you, not just to others. Does negative get anyone anywhere? The rush of creating smiles and open eyes and minds has no competition. It lives off of itself and begets its own momentum. Set the goal and move toward it […]
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We all know (but never think of) that this day, or tomorrow could be our last. So when we spend the day grumbling over our bad luck, our misfortune, our failures, are we making the most of a day, a moment, an opportunity to laugh, enjoy, grow in that moment that could be our last? […]
The Last Day: Yours Read More »
