Summer is ending, kids are going back to school, and, as always, August is National School Safety Month. It is truly remarkable how many dangers await school children, but if you are properly prepared, you can do your best to ensure a safe and wonderful…
Mark Bello has practiced law for 40 years. He is currently the CEO and General Counsel of Lawsuit Financial Corporation, a pro-justice lawsuit funding company, and the author of the two legal thriller novels, Betrayal of Faith and Betrayal of Justice (books available on major online book store sites).
According to a 2012 school safety study, only 40% of bullying incidents are reported to an adult. This is probably due to fears of backlash, humiliation, and social isolation. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a…
My wife and I are spending a little time in New York City. There are many things to love (or not love) about New York, but our favorite place is Broadway; we love the theatre. Monday evening we had the opportunity to see Michael Moore’s…
While the FBI continues to search for a perpetrator who threw an improvised explosive device through a window of an imam’s office at the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, the White House has yet to comment. Is there a double standard when it…
Yesterday was another a big day for ‘Trump’ news. It has been uncovered that shortly after taking office, Trump called the President of Mexico and begged him to stop publicly stating that Mexico will not pay for Trump’s, now infamous, border wall. The following day,…
The Roomba robotic vacuum has been whizzing across floors for years, but its future may lie more in collecting data than dirt. – Reuters Roomba® is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Introduced in 2002, Roombas are powered by a series…
In yesterday’s news, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s effort to ban travelers from six mostly Muslim countries who have family members already here. (Seriously? Why did we need a Supreme Court ruling? Shouldn’t this be Obvious?) This is the second compromise action…
It is no secret that the Vatican has been sweeping the issue of pedophilia under the rug for many years. As many of my readers know, I provide a vivid, albeit fictional, account of the Church’s ‘conspiracy of silence’ in my recent clergy abuse legal thriller,…