Background: In June 2006, Darren Mack (pictured), a wealthy Nevada father who was involved in a divorce, stabbed his estranged wife to death and then executed a well-planned murder attempt on a Nevada judge. Mack shot and wounded the judge but failed to kill him. According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, when police searched Mack's residence they found...
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Below are some recent articles and items of interest from Fathers & Families' latest News Digest.
'Most Wanted' father fights for custody (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2-8-08)
Divorce anyone? Some are having their cake and eating it too (TampaBay10.com, 2-7-08)
LEGIS: Divorce requirement proposed (Associated Press, 2-7-08)
Slain dentist's wife is charged with murder and conspiracy (New York Times, 2-8-08)
Va. sues...
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If you’re like most of today’s college graduates, you may find yourself ill prepared for the real world of financial responsibility. You never saw how your parents lived when they were first married and struggling. Consequently, you may be basing your after-school expectations on an upper-middle-class lifestyle. Here is my financial advice for those...
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George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley has some interesting things to say about the appalling Borukhova murder case in his recent blog post Wife Pays Hitman to Drill Dentist Husband. In that case, a mother apparently had her husband murdered after she was unable to drive him out of his daughter's life by...
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The Prime Minister of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, has declared a 48 hour state of emergency and a curfew in East Timor, following attacks on Jose Ramos-Horta, the leader of the country. The state of emergency applies throughout East Timor and it prohibits all public gatherings. The curfew applies from 20:00 to 6:00 (East...
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Attorney Marc Angelucci of NCFMLA wrote the Letter to the Editor below concerning comments by a San Francisco prosecutor about pending California domestic violence legislation. Angelucci's letter appeared in the February 7 issue of Capitol Weekly.
To his credit, prosecutor Jim Hammer did provide a meaningful response, and explained, "I do refer to 'women' victims,...
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My recent His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentary for KLAA AM 830 in Los Angeles discusses the 'Push Presents' now expected from expectant fathers.
To listen to the commentary, click here.
To learn more, see my blog posts Some Thoughts on the 'Push Presents' Now Expected From Expectant Fathers (Part I) and (Part II).
His Side with Glenn Sacks...
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Author’s note: A previous version of the article appeared in the publication of the Atlanta Writing Resource Center, an organization that, to the best of my knowledge, is no longer in existence. Lesbian writers have a grand tradition going back to Sappho. Indeed, literature would be impoverished beyond recognition without the contributions of gay...
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Ron Paul is the only Presidential candidate who is capable of taking the oath of office Jim Untershine, GZS of LB, 02-10-08 Reading Ron Paul’s free online book ‘Pillars of Prosperity‘ was much like reading Stephen Baskerville’s book ‘Taken into Custody‘ – I couldn’t stop reading until I ran out of pages. Both of...
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