Archive for June, 2010

Coming up

I have some guest posters coming up. Kathy Manley will continue to fill us in on the terrorism and sex offender issues their office is working on, Mardi Crawford of the New York State Defender’s Association will give us an update on what’s happening with the Public Defender Legislation, and Terry Kindlon – yes THE [...]

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The Law, a Love Affair of Sorts.

I am running short on ideas of things to write about.  Well, that’s not entirely true, there are lots of posts I start and then stop because I run out of steam.  It seems there is so much injustice everywhere I turn, so many long Supreme Court decisions, and so much drama on the interwebz [...]

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Weekly Roundup First (and last) Edition

I started three blog posts this week (besides the two that were actually published) but life got in the way of my good times.  So, instead of three separate posts, I thought I’d do a weekly roundup and tell you what I was gonna say in those three posts. By now, you all should know [...]

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Runaway General – Rolling Stone’s Interview with McChrystal

If you haven’t read it, I urge you to do so, it’s here.   McChrystal has resigned and Patreaus is in.  What does this mean for the future of Afghanistan and the counterinsurgency strategy? What does this mean for the fall offensive in my hometown of Kandahar?  I am going to ask around and see [...]

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Black and white and brown all over.

I’ve been receiving some criticism on this blog as of late.  I had a friend with whom I share a long history tell me that she was not too pleased with the incredibly legal-ish tone of it.  She reads everything I write, but doesn’t feel as if she has the ability to respond or comment [...]

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A Father’s Day Post in Two Parts

PART ONE   I don’t think my husband will ever write about what it means for him to become a father.  I tend to hog the spotlight when it comes to our conception story since the physical stuff happened over here.  But he was there.   And I know he longed and wished and hoped.  But it [...]

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Gideon’s Trumpet – Loud and Clear

I wish I could force you all to click this link and read what Gideon has written about prison.  I wish I could just reprint it here so that when it gets pushed to facebook and goes beyond the choir, you will already be face to face with it and might give it more than [...]

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