I was just contacted by Simon Barrett of Blogger News who has written an account of the Cardinal Pell abuse allegations entitled “Cardinal Pell-Naughty Priest?” Mr. Barrett asked me for a comment. Here’s what I had to say: “A person should be viewed as innocent…
Cardinal George Pell, one of the most senior members of the Catholic Church and Pope Francis’ chief financial adviser, has brought the church’s child sex abuse scandal right into the heart of the Vatican. Pell has been charged with multiple historical sexual assault offenses in…
Yesterday, I penned “Act Today to Stop H.R. 1215 from Destroying Your Rights.” Hours later, the House passed H.R. 1215 by a vote of 218 to 210. The bill now heads to the Senate for review. Putting citizens at such risk, without the right to…
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on the “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” or H.R. 1215. I, as well as others here, have written about H.R.1215 in the past, but for those readers that may have missed prior posts, here…
The third week of National Safety Month focuses on workplace violence. Every year, 2 million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines workplace violence as “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation,…
So many of us have busy schedules and deadlines to meet that sleep is often the first thing we let go. Yet, all those “late to bed, early to rise” days can have serious consequences. Sleep is increasingly recognized as important to public health, with…
The family of a four-year-old boy who died nearly a week after going swimming is warning parents about a rare condition called “dry drowning”. According to family, the child had shown symptoms of a stomach bug, including vomiting and diarrhea for several days after returning…
Although the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution gives us all the right to hold wrongdoers accountable for negligence, tort reform laws continuously strip victims of that right. Now, after decades of advocating strong medical liability protections, comprehensive tort reforms will become law in Iowa. Iowa…
A building under construction partially collapsed in downtown Oakland, CA, burying workers under wet concrete and debris. Workers were pouring concrete when the second floor fell out from under them, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Some workers fell 10 – 15 feet into wet…
Hundreds of thousands of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents occur each year; it is rare for victims to just walk away after the crash. Here are four fatal ATV crashes that occurred this weekend alone that illustrate that danger. An Ohio man died Friday night after…