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Insure Lasik Safety With Better Reporting

Lasik is a procedure that has benifited thousands of Americans They have regained the ability to see better without the aid of glasses. Many have seen it as a miracle. But, as with other procedures,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 19 Oct 2009

Let’s Talk Tort Deform

It’s been interesting to read story after story where the tort deformers keep claiming that no one wants to talk about tort reform. Funny, seems like it’s a topic everywhere. The next sentence is…

By Mike Bryant

/ 19 Oct 2009

Court Penalty Punishes Burlington Northern $4 Million For Lying

On Sept. 26, 2003, a Burlington Northern train hit a car, killing four teenagers. The investigation into the case raised the issue of whether the signals were working. The railroad pushed a story…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Oct 2009

Fire Prevention Week 2009

Sponsored annually by the National Fire Prevention Association it has been Fire Prevention Week. To help with the effort, cities across the state are holding forums, providing daily fire prevention…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Oct 2009

Medicare Is Delaying My Settlement

There have been new and old issues that have come up with recent changes in the Medicare rules. In July of 2009 a number of reporting requirements were added. Basically, in each settlement it must…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Oct 2009

The Lies Of The Heath Insurance Debate

It was interesting to listen to President Obama’s speech yesterday about the debate going on over the health care bill. He spoke of the deceptive and dishonest efforts of health insurance…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Oct 2009

Why No Seatbelt On Rural Roads?

There have been a number of blog posts about the national increased use of seat belts. Minnesota just reported the best numbers we have seen ever. This is great news and means more people making…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Oct 2009

Separate Single Car Rollovers Remind All To Slow Down

The St Cloud Times had two single car rollover stories in the paper today: A 21-year-old Zimmerman man died this morning when his 2000 Ford Mustang went off southbound U.S. Highway 169 near…

By Mike Bryant

/ 17 Oct 2009

Bridge Opening Will Hopefully Cut Down On St Clouds Downtown Collisions

For 19 months the DeSoto Bridge has been closed. It has caused hundreds of major and minor collisions as people have navigated around the area. There have been large congestion points where people…

By Mike Bryant

/ 17 Oct 2009

Woman Hit By Metro Transit Bus At Light Rail Transit Station

Friday morning, a woman was hit and injured by a Metro Transit bus. At 6:30 a.m. a eastbound Route 46 bus was making a left hand turn into the bus station near the 46th Street Light Rail platform….

By Mike Bryant

/ 17 Oct 2009

Highway Construction Shuts Down Part Of 35W This Weekend

This weekend, there will be a significant road change as a result of the overall Interstate Hwy. 35W construction project going on in South Minneapolis. For the whole weekend , motorists will not be…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Oct 2009

Man Hit Crossing Division Street

Thursday morning, a St Cloud man was hit while crossing Division Street. at 8:35 p.m. Thursday at 25th Avenue and Division Street West. The man was taken to St Cloud Hospital. Investigations are…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Oct 2009