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When every discomfort is an injury

April 29, 2011 4:52 PM
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Personal injury attorney William H. Harding’s concept is simple: broaden the definition of “injury” to include minor mishaps and mere inconveniences. Read More »

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THEIR VIEW: The time is now for deficit reduction

April 27, 2011 9:33 PM
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WASHINGTON — Last week’s announcement by Standard & Poor’s that it was cutting the outlook on our nation’s long-term rating from stable to negative for the first time in 70 years was a cold, hard reality check — we need to get our fiscal house in order sooner, rather than later, or suffer the consequences.
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Robert Peirce wants his clients muzzled

April 22, 2011 10:00 AM
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Testimonials are one of the best ways for marketers to drum up new business for themselves. Unpaid endorsements of products or services from satisfied customers can be very effective in generating additional demand. Read More »

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THEIR VIEW: More government contracting opportunities for small businesses

April 21, 2011 7:50 AM
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Before I was appointed to this position a few months ago, I spent more than 20 years in the small business contracting community. In the short time I have been serving as Regional Administrator, one thing has become clear — this Administration is serious about expanding government contracting opportunities for small businesses.
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State Supreme Court creates ‘memory hole’ for damaging documents

April 15, 2011 10:00 AM
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In George Orwell’s novel “1984,” there is no history in any true sense because the government of Big Brother continually rewrites it to suit is own purposes — throwing inconvenient facts and documents down the memory hole. Read More »

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THEIR VIEW: School choice victory

April 14, 2011 9:21 AM
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MORGANTOWN — School choice advocates won a significant victory recently in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Hollywood McGraw

April 8, 2011 3:52 PM
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In a 1980s advertising campaign for Vicks 44 cough medicine, soap opera stars Chris Robinson and, later, Peter Bergman, uttered the immortal phrase, “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV.”
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THEIR VIEW: Chamber has it wrong about need for court

April 7, 2011 11:45 AM
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CLARKSBURG — Steve Roberts and his West Virginia Chamber are at it again — bad mouthing West Virginia, hoping to scare legislators into eliminating more of our hard-earned rights.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Congress should investigate lawyers

April 7, 2011 7:33 AM

Dear Editor: The “at best unreliable and at worst fraudulent” conduct of plaintiff lawyers cited in “Boeing Beats the Trial Bar” (Wall Street Journal, March 19) should finally spark a congressional investigation of the nation’s lawsuit industry. When three of … Read More »

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My mama told me, ‘You better shop around!’

April 1, 2011 2:23 PM
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While Smokey Robinson’s mother may have advised him to “shop around,” she was talking about courtship not courtrooms. Read More »

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