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Protecting the Abusers?

With all the new information that has been coming out around Minnesota about the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, one has to wonder, who can we trust? Those who have known about these crimes and continue to attempt to cover them up, are…

By Mike Bryant

/ 15 Jan 2014

Minnesota Again Makes the Judicial Hellholes List

It has been a little while since Minnesota was on the list, which led to my last couple of posts.

By Mike Bryant

/ 13 Jan 2014

Will Technology Help with Winter Driving?

Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Nevada are looking at the use of the Pikalert Enhanced Maintenance Decision Support System. The idea is to give officials a near-real time picture of road conditions. According to Petoskey News.com : “This offers the potential to transform winter

By Mike Bryant

/ 12 Jan 2014

Great Winter Walking Advice

I have written about this great website before: Take A Look At This Great Website About Feet – St. Cloud, Minnesota Recently, Minnesota Orthopedic Surgeon, Lance Silverman, M.D took a look at the problems with winter walking and how to prevent falls. His advice was…

By Mike Bryant

/ 11 Jan 2014

Interesting Comment: Looking at the Parents

In one of my recent posts “Sexual Abuse Survivors Need Disclosure, Exposure, and To Get Closure” I got an interesting comment: There was a link to his site: https://angrythink.blogspot.com. I found a post there : Parent screening against child abuse In reading the post, it…

By Mike Bryant

/ 9 Jan 2014

Such Venom From a Brother

The list of the Priests and Monks from St Johns Abby who have been credibly accused was released last week. A question was raised about three names which weren’t on the list. One of the websites that keeps track of what goes on at the…

By Mike Bryant

/ 8 Jan 2014

The Churches’ Lists Have Got to Mean Something

I have written about the lists a numbers of times, and with 3 or 4 more out there, I would expect that I will continue to comment. Although, what good is a list if they aren’t complete? To be fair, Winona has gotten additional time…

By Mike Bryant

/ 7 Jan 2014

What is a Nuisance Claim?

It was recently announced that in the John Doe 1 case, Ramsey County District Judge John Van de North issued an order allowing a survivor’s nuisance claim to proceed. It is important to understand what that is. I would have to believe that most people…

By Mike Bryant

/ 6 Jan 2014

Diocese of St. Cloud List Includes 21 with St. John’s Abbey Ties

Friday, the Diocese of St. Cloud released a list of 33 priests accused of sexually abusing minors. Included in that list were 21 with ties to St John’s Abby : Eight (8) are or have been monks with Saint John’s Abbey: Rev. Robert Blumeyer,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Jan 2014

Headline Week for Archbishop John Nienstedt

Earlier in the week, Archbishop John Nienstedt was dealing with the release of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis list of accused priests. The list is already under fire as being incomplete and possibly including names of priests who are currently active or…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Jan 2014

3 Former St. John’s Abbey Priests Included in the Diocese of Duluth List

The Diocese of Duluth released a of 17 priests accused of sexually abusing minors.. Included in that list were the names of 3 former St John’s Abby Priests: Rev. Othmar Hohmann, OSB Date of birth: 1/28/1900 Date of ordination: 6/7/1931 Cleric’s prior assignments in diocese:…

By Mike Bryant

/ 4 Jan 2014

Diocese of St Cloud Releases a List of Sex Offenders. (Update)

The Diocese of St Cloud has released a list of 33 names of priests that have been accused of sexual abuse. This list contains, the names, birthdates and year which each priest was ordained. It also provides information on whether the priest is still alive,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 4 Jan 2014