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Harrassing phone calls by collection agencies have become a constant problem for many people. Originally these calls were coming only to land lines, but no there appears to be no hiding from…
Every year, well really every month for that matter, our cell phones appear to be able to perform more and more functions. They truly have become computers in the palm of our hand connecting us to…
8 Schools in the Mobile, Alabama, area are finally getting safe sidewalks around their campuses. The cost of this federally funded project was just over one million dollars. While the percentage of…
Marketing your firm in new and inventive ways is one of the most crucial cogs in the small law firm machine. If you are unable to stay on top of new trends and tendencies in the advertising world…
No one likes to think about their own mortality, especially while feeling vibrant and alive. The It could never happen to me attitude, dominates our thoughts, and while it is true that most of the…
GULF SHORES, Ala. — The City Council is pondering a switch to the most recent set of International Building Codes, which would mandate, among other things, that single-family homes be outfitted…
Arbitration clauses are a huge aspect of many of our largest purchasers as consumers. Whether it is a mobile home, a car, or an entertainment center, many companies now have customers sign a…
As the dog days of summer come to a close and we begin to hear the groans of children heading back to school, we should take a moment to sit down with our kids and teach them about safety. After…
You’ve finally retired and have purchased that dream plot of forty acres. You know the one just outside of town, with open spaces where grandkids can come and explore, where the only…
Nearly all of us have had it happen to us at least once. First all oxygen appears to be sucked from the room, then, almost simultaneously, your stomach is twisted into a pretzel as if you are one of…
Recording votes electronically is a bad idea. I take that back. It’s a horrible, no good, awfully rotten idea. And there is no way to make it better. Unlike a physical record, altered data in…
National Public Radio reported today that prescription of placebos by American doctors may be a common practice. Placebos are a form of off label use where the medicine is not shown to treat a…
