Columns

Justices give voters chance to redraw map

October 3, 2018

By Tom Kirvan Legal News There’s been a lot of talk lately about “spines” or the lack thereof. It may have reached a crescendo at the beginning of the month as a (mostly) grateful nation paid tribute to the late John McCain, the longtime ...

Attacks on press display disregard for a free society

October 3, 2018

By Tom Kirvan Legal News In May, at the annual convention of the Michigan Press Association, a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter offered a lesson on the increased importance of a robust free press in an era of growing right wing fanaticism. It ...

Guest Opinion: My country, right or wrong?

October 3, 2018

by Ann Kreamer The dictionary defines a “patriot’ as someone who loves, supports, and defends a country. The root of this word goes back to the Latin “pater,” which means father. So it must be that the relationship between a patriot ...

My Turn: Movie lifts spirits of those needing a legal pick-me-up

October 3, 2018

For political moderates and those who lean left, it has not recently been a time to rejoice at the news emanating from the nation’s highest court. Immigrants, labor unions, Muslims, voting rights proponents, and a general sense of fairness and decency ...

Guest Opinion: In this era, we can't rely on public officials to surrender information

October 3, 2018

by Richard Karpel Guilford County commissioners in North Carolina voted this year to move all public notices required by state law from local newspapers and their websites to the county’s website. Four companies that publish newspapers in the county ...

Guest column:?Don't be a blind blogger

October 3, 2018

by Traci R. Gentilozzi Blogging. It’s an inexpensive way for law firms to reach potential clients and help solidify a firm as the go-to expert in a particular area of law. Research shows businesses that blog, including law firms, get 55 percent more ...