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Mason County’s District 9 volunteer fire department has been around for over 50 years. Currently, those local residents in control of it seek to merge with District 16 headed by Chief Wheelander at an annual salary of $80,000. If the … Continue reading →

The U.S. Military continues to punish whistle blowers and those with too much conscience/morality to allow sexual abuse of children and violations of fundamental human rights to go unannounced. by Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post (9-31-16) Last fall, the Navy Department had … Continue reading →

THE PRO SE LITIGANT’S STRUGGLE FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE Meeting the Challenge of Bench and Bar Resistance by Jona Goldschmidt Just as the growth of pro se litigation is a challenge for the courts, so, too, is the bench and … Continue reading →

by Mark Iier (lyricist & musician) Bags Of Friends; Raven Eyes; Caribbean Daydream; Dead Man Blues; New Orleans; For the Company; Key West Sunset; Upbound and Empty; Moonshine Peaches; Cross That Bridge; Cross Roads; The Lady & the Captain; Moments … Continue reading →

by Tom Jackman On the day he was scheduled to face trial for murder, former Fairfax County police officer Adam D. Torres pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday for shooting John B. Geer to death as he stood unarmed in the … Continue reading →

This story is disturbing on so many levels: The monstrosity of an animal subjected to such treatment, the atrocity of people being subjected to similar treatment sponsored by the state for pretexts as thin (“We had to know what they … Continue reading →