I was drawn today to Teri Finneman's last Ask Your Government column. Teri's started a doctoral program and will not be doing this column any longer, but she leaves it with a powerful exit. The column addresses this question: Can someone be fired in North Dakota because they are gay? Teri went to Labor Commissioner Tony Weiler for an [...]
Tag: law
I’ll pray for you Monsignor…
Today I want to share a story of accountability. When folks do bad things we want them held accountable for their actions. That is the way of civilized society - we all agree to operate under a set of norms. Some norms are so important to the maintenance of a civilized society that they become laws. [...]
Will you do nothing?
Edmund Burke said, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." I am reminded of this notion as I reflect upon the Report of the Special Investigative Counsel Regarding the Actions of The Pennsylvania State University Related to the Child Sexual Abuse Committed by Gerald A. Sandusky. This report, [...]
It was me.
I believe in owning my actions. On Friday, as I was leaving the TJ Maxx parking lot, there was a man and woman in a car in front of me that had an unrestrained baby in the car. The middle-aged man was in the front seat, a much younger woman was in the backseat, and [...]
Legal shmegal!
Don't you just love all the terms and conditions documents you have to agree to before you can do anything online? I have a new iPad and before they will allow you to do about anything you have to endure a series of terms and conditions documents that range from a handful of small print [...]
THE NEW FORTY 