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New Years Eve Includes Walking Dangers

Did you know that New Year’s is the deadliest day for pedestrians? You can probably guess why. It is usually a combination of drunk drivers and drunk walkers. “Alcohol impairs your physical ability to walk and to drive,” said Dr. Thomas Esposito at Loyola University…

By Mike Bryant

/ 30 Dec 2014

What You Were Reading In 2014 At The St Cloud Legal Examiner

This year has been a good one. I did take a couple of months off from writing, but am back. There were a couple of trials that were taking up a lot of my time. We thank everyone, who took the time to read any…

By Mike Bryant

/ 30 Dec 2014

Constitutional Conservative? Nope Rep. Michele Bachmann

On her way out, Rep. Michele Bachmann has for the most part been pretty silent. I have notice a couple of tweets about getting around the district, which she seemed to ignore for much of her 8 years. She seemed more interested in speeches around…

By Mike Bryant

/ 29 Dec 2014

Archbishop of York’s Bold Suggestion- End To Confidentiality In Child Abuse Confessions

At times one of the defenses we will see in abuse cases is the confidentiality of penance, which is that things were said to other members of the clergy, but they are protected because they were as part of the sacrament of penance. There would…

By Mike Bryant

/ 27 Dec 2014

Bowl Game: Don’t Get Penalized by Drinking And Driving

There is no doubt that Tom Young, Jon Lewis, and Tom D’Amore, from here at the Legal Examiner, will be cheering on their local teams in the first college playoffs.. Locally , we will be watching a New Years Day bowl for the Gophers. In…

By Mike Bryant

/ 26 Dec 2014

New and Old Family Christmas Memories

Due to having divorced parents I had the opportunity growing up seeing Christmas arrive in two separate parts of the country. With my Mom, Christmas in Rhode Island was lobster dinner at my God Mothers, midnight mass and opening of the first presents sometime around…

By Mike Bryant

/ 24 Dec 2014

Why No Mohs on St Cloud Dioceses List?

The St Cloud Dioceses has had two disclosures of list. I have looked at each of those as they came out: New List Of 17 From The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Has 4 That Were In Diocese of St Cloud Diocese of St…

By Mike Bryant

/ 24 Dec 2014

Why Does The Progressive Adjuster Keep Calling?

It happens a couple of times a week. We will sit down with a potential new client and they will tell us their story. Then they will get to the part about how the adjuster keeps calling them every couple of days. We will…

By Mike Bryant

/ 22 Dec 2014

Icy Roads Make For Rough Roads

This past couple of days has seen record temperatures, snow, and rain. All of this has combined to make the roads wet and to insure that with dropping temperatures there will be ice. I sometimes think it would be a lot safer if the weather…

By Mike Bryant

/ 21 Dec 2014

Have A Safe Black Friday

There has been some very good advice given here at the Legal Examiner. Take a minute and check it out: Mark Bello with Happy Thanksgiving: Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping Eddie Farah gives us Warning: Watch Out for Black Friday Black Friday Deals Abound is…

By Mike Bryant

/ 27 Nov 2014

There Should Be No Thanksgiving Weekend DUI’s in St Cloud

There is absolutely no reason for a dui in St Cloud this week. Call Yellow Cab or Orange Cab and get a free safe ride home. 251- 5050 From The Radio Ad: While you’re traveling to spend time with the one’s you love this Thanksgiving…

By Mike Bryant

/ 26 Nov 2014

Are Monday Lives Saved by Daylight Saving Time?

There is an interesting statistic to consider as you get yourself used to the gained hour today: People are safer drivers during daylight hours, and researchers have found that DST reduces lethal car crashes and pedestrian strikes. A study concluded that observing DST year-round would…

By Mike Bryant

/ 3 Nov 2014