Although the judges questioned the standing of the challengers' case, Sentelle and fellow judge David Tatel appeared open to the industry argument that the EPA could have used a different interpretation of the Clean Air Act, rather than having to use ...more »
They've received IRS letters similar to one from a Waco group, which demands reams of inside information in order to qualify for 501(c)(4) status. As a lawyer, he sees some questions as standard boilerplate language; others, he says, are intrusive.more »
Several law enforcement agencies are investigating the slaying of a family in its rural Jefferson Davis County home. The Smith residence, 89 TW Bass Road, sits in the middle of thick stands of pine and hardwood and livestock-filled, rolling pastures.more »
The members of the Marylebone Cricket Club are known for their egg and bacon ties, panamas and, perhaps most importantly, their fastidious guardianship of the values of fair play in cricket. By Paul Kelso, Chief Sports Reporter Now the genteel ...more »
... in Ferozepur district stated that his sister Kuldeep Kaur had been married to "A case of marital dispute was pending in the high court as Paramjeet managed to get divorce papers signed from Kuldeep by keeping her in dark and got married again.more »
The Legislature last year passed the merit-pay law, SB 736, that overhauled how public school teachers are evaluated and paid. It was the first piece of legislation Gov. Rick Scott signed last spring. The Florida Education Association, the teachers ...more »
Although the Supreme Court of Canada struck down much of the act last year, it still bans the purchase of sperm or eggs or the services of a surrogate - prohibitions that are also part of the Criminal Code. Cpl. Glenn would not confirm or deny reports ...more »
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://bit.ly/Az58oE ) says Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has signed an executive order allowing county workers to enroll an eligible same-sex domestic partner in benefits beginning Monday for coverage ...more »
We're working on the following obituaries for Thursday morning's paper: Sammy Tinsley III of Piedmont (Gray Mortuary); Allen Shelton of Travelers Rest (Cremation Society of South Carolina); Bobby R. Gault of Gray Court (Cannon Funerals and Cremation); ...more »
By LINDA RICHARDSON, THE SAULT STAR With just one night left to serve on a 90-day intermittent jail sentence for domestic violence offences, George Shaw got himself in trouble with the law. The 45-year-old man violated his probation order by drinking ...more »
The State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the University of Virginia on an issue involving the climate change case. The State Supreme Court has ruled that a former Orange County High School student can now work to clear his name.more »
The cost to society to pay for contraception is cheap compared to the cost of 18-plus years for a child on welfare or in foster care. Is this fair to the child's future? The first years of the child's life he or she will be hungry, sick, neglected.more »
He quietly survived the Mariah Yeater paternity suit scandal. He met and married 6-year-old cancer patient Avalanna Routh. He played a villain who goes down in a hail of bullets on CSI. (Yikes!) And in real life, he actually drives a Cadillac ...more »
Martin O'Malley will make all Maryland families stronger by signing into law the Civil Marriage Protection Act. All children, no matter who their parents are, must be protected under the same set of laws. This is family values at its finest.more »
HB 954, known as the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," bans all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. There is however, an exception to protect the life of the mother. Similar measures have been approved in six other states.more »
