Arbitration: An Unfair Advantage

Arbitration: An Unfair Advantage

 (Story by Carol Thompson) Many Americans think that they will never need to use the arbitration process. If they are wronged by an employer or a company they do business with, they believe they can resolve their dispute in a court of law. That’s often not...
Arbitration: Fair or a Scam Against the Public?

Arbitration: Fair or a Scam Against the Public?

(Story by Carol Thompson) The intent of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) is to relieve the justice system of its case burden, but for many who have gone through the process, they claim all it relieves them of is their money. When determining a case, the...
Citizen Journalism: Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

Citizen Journalism: Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

(Story by Carol Thompson) Professional journalists have few, if any, financial worries if they are sued for defamation. The lawsuits are generally against the news organization with the journalist named as one of the defendants and in most instances legal costs...
The Unspoken Border Issues, Part II

The Unspoken Border Issues, Part II

(Story by David F. Kendell) In the last column, I touched on one major problem with the mass, uncontrolled, undocumented, and illegal immigration from the South that is rarely, if ever, spoken about. It is a basic truth that no matter how needy and/or...
Raising the Shield: Free Flow of Information Act

Raising the Shield: Free Flow of Information Act

(Story by Carol Thompson) The Free Flow of Information Act, which would be the first federal Shield Law, is not flowing too quickly through Washington. The Free Flow of Information Act passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee last September, but has yet to make it...
The Unspoken Border Issues, Part I

The Unspoken Border Issues, Part I

(Story by David F. Kendall) There are many problems with unlimited and unregulated illegal immigration, from the availability of jobs, utilization of scarce resources, tax burden, spread of previously controlled or eliminated diseases, to terrorist threats. They...
Going Once, Going Twice…Sold Out From Under the Property Owner

Going Once, Going Twice…Sold Out From Under the Property Owner

(Story by Carol Thompson) Justin Hunt thought perhaps he could claim a small stake in the American dream, but for the Ballymote, Ireland, resident the dream quickly turned into a nightmare. Hunt established Eire Realty, LLC in Texas Jan. 31, 2012, with the...
Too Much Information? Social Sharing and the Surrender of Privacy

Too Much Information? Social Sharing and the Surrender of Privacy

Forget about the National Security Agency’s recent forays into domestic snooping or the hijacking of shoppers’ personal information by offshore hackers. The real elephant in the data misuse room may be one we cheerfully feed with personal information on a daily basis:...