reflections

What is eminent domain? It is the right by which a sovereign government, or a person or agency acting under its authority, may acquire private property for public or semi-public use upon payment of reasonable compensation and without consent of the owner. To get a standing of eminent domain on your property the powers [...]

Chris Dodd, 63, son of the late Senator Thomas J. Dodd, one of the lead prosecutors during the Nuremberg Nazi war crimes tribunals. With this legacy running through his veins Dodd has been committed to public service beginning with his desire to strengthen America’s school system as is seen in his presidential campaign where he [...]

The Financial Times on July 3, 2007 presented an article by Senator Chuck Hagel entitled “Internationalize Iraq”. In contrast to the major Republican Primary candidates, who continue to support the disastrous policies of the Bush administration Chuck Hagel, in his article, maintains that political accommodation is the only way to end the bloodshed in Iraq [...]

In yet another ploy to usurp the power of our national constitution, president George W. Bush is pushing ahead with a plan for the North American Union. This plan, like so many before it, has the support of elite Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans since it will further integrate the three countries’ economies and add additional [...]

Certain Prey, starring Lucas Davenport, is another winner in John Sandford’s Prey series. I find it constantly surprising that Sandford can come up with such original plot lines while maintaining a contiguity of characters throughout the series.   In Certain Prey, Sandford introduces psychopathic lawyer, Carmel Loan and hit woman Clara Rinker. These two combine their [...]

President Bush is pushing Congress to authorize a new law that would, according to him, modernize how law governs the way intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists. However, Senator Feingold calls the measure an “egregious power grab” that would give the administration more authority. In Bush’s weekly radio address on July 28, 2007 [...]

In 2005, a vehicle was reported to the National Crime Information Center every 25.5 seconds. Using the FBI’s average valuation of $6,173 per stolen vehicle, this amounts to over $7.6 billion in losses.
To combat the problem, a team from the Insurance Information Institute along with the Council of Better Business and the National Insurance Crime [...]

In a recent AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards survey the Cadillac DTS received the highest scores for any vehicle in any category in the industry resulting in it being proclaimed the most satisfying car or truck in the large luxury car.
The AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award is earned by the direct input of vehicle owners who [...]

Iris Johansen’s Body of Lies may not be her best offering but it is a fairly entertaining novel that is reminiscent of a cat and mouse game. The authoress uses a ticking time bomb type subplot to propel the action along and keeps the reader’s attention by portraying the victims and antagonists as real flesh [...]

Saul’s novel Black Creek Crossing was in the same venue as Spielberg’s Carrie, with the same religious overtones, self-loathing teenagers, taunting peers and the overshadowing of witchcraft. However, apart from that, the novel is filled with believable characters who find themselves caught up in the supernatural and in a set of scary circumstances including witchcraft, [...]