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St. Cloud’s “Diverging Diamond” – Traffic Safety or $17.5 Million Boondoggle?

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) is proposing a radical new interchange design for the St. Cloud area. The St. Cloud Times reports MNDOT will spend $17.5 million to build…

By Joe Crumley

/ 22 Jan 2011

Roundup: Interesting Medical Research And Findings

As we move through different types of cases we come upon all sorts of medical information. I recently, collected some of the new information: – The Medpage points out that exercise and vitamin D…

By Mike Bryant

/ 22 Jan 2011

Good News From 2010 : Yearly Highway Deaths Down Again

There was excellent news with the final data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report showing that highway deaths stay near the number for 2009 which was a historic low. In…

By Mike Bryant

/ 21 Jan 2011

Jackass: I Just Don’t Get it

I see that the latest Jackass movie was number one at the box office. I just don’t understand it. What is so funny about people getting hurt? More importantly, people getting hurt intentionally?…

By Mike Bryant

/ 20 Jan 2011

California Mortgage Law May Be Good Example Of Tort Reformers’ Real Goals

The New York Times had an interesting article about the problem consumers with mortgage foreclosure problems are having in obtaining legal help. The law changed and said that no lawyer could take…

By Mike Bryant

/ 19 Jan 2011

How Are Your New Years Resolutions Going?

The end of December, I offered up: New Years Resolutions: Stop Drinking And Driving In 2011, Mike Bryant | December 31, 2010 11:59 PM I hope that people are doing their best. Although a resent…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Jan 2011

Make Justice The Focus Of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It means the courts are closed, no mail , and for many a day off. It will be a day to read or hear the I Have A Dream speech. For me it is a reminder about…

By Mike Bryant

/ 17 Jan 2011

St. Louis County Snowplow Drivers Don’t Show Up For Work

The St. Louis County snowplow drivers who are members of Teamsters Local 320 were on strike Saturday night and didn’t arrive to work when they were called. Hopefully, this is a issue that will be…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Jan 2011

Some Interesting Issues In the Fight Against Pedophiles

– The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This is the eighth Catholic diocese in the country to file for bankruptcy. ( Tucson, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Spokane,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Jan 2011

National Blood Donor Month: Important Time To Give

All reports are that the national store of blood is needed. Across the nation, the Red Cross is asking for donations. I started giving blood as a Senior in High School and have been doing my best to…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Jan 2011

Round Up- Some Legal Issues Of Interest

As usual I came across a number of legal issues in other blogs that I found very interesting: – Ilya Somin at the The Volokh Conspiracy takes a very interesting look at the law in True Grit. -…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Jan 2011

I-94 Was A Bad Place To Drive This Weekend

Due to a couple of collisions I-94 was a bad place to be driving Friday night. – The road eastbound from Clearwater to Monticello was shut down for over three hours. There were over a dozen…

By Mike Bryant

/ 15 Jan 2011