Still reeling from the recent tusk-installation scandal, American dentistry was rocked again this weekend by revelations that a dentist in Waterville, Maine, had been suspended from practice for six months because of wild office parties and "terrifying" safety violations. A…
I like to salute great opening sentences when it’s appropriate, and especially when I’m not sure I could do any better. So here’s this opening sentence, which began a story written on Tuesday by an unknown reporter at WFTV.com in…
Having survived the perils of Alaska, including several protracted battles with what has now become seafood, I am back and trying to get caught up on the stories from the past week. This would be easier if I hadn’t returned…
"Keep it simple" is a principle that lawyers tend to forget, sometimes permanently, but a case in Britain shows why you should never assume that a judge or anyone else is fully up to speed on your case. This case…
Dramatic rescue preserves Peepers from fleeing felon.
Sent this today to Governor Crist of Florida. I encourage you all to drop him a line as well. ——————————————- Dear Governor Crist: I’m an attorney in San Francisco who does a lot of writing on, let’s say, "unusual" legal…
People reach Lowering the Bar in many different ways. Sometimes the Internet address comes to them in a dream, inscribed in letters of gold on mighty tablets handed to them by a majestically robed spirit guide who looks a little…
Police in Malaysia have finally captured the "Midget Gang," a group of eight tiny bandits who had committed a string of burglaries over at least the past three months in the central Ampang district. According to the original report in…
Back in August, I reported on the dramatic story of the criminal harassment charges filed against a Pennsylvania teenager, accused of repeatedly meowing at his neighbor, 78-year-old Alexandra Carasia. Today, those charges were dismissed. The meowing allegedly began after the…
Recently I read that the governor of Mississippi had initiated a campaign to improve the state’s image, pointing out that Mississippi actually ranks higher than people believe in areas such as charitable giving and education. This won’t help. Kevin Pugh,…