by Marvin Schuldiner | May 15, 2008 | Off Beat
From the AP News: SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – A male who lied to Sheboygan police to hide his unpaid traffic citations almost got himself into far more serious trouble. Police said they stopped a vehicle Saturday for improper registration. One passenger identified...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 10, 2008 | Lawsuits, Off Beat
From AP News via Law.com: Lawsuit Claims U.S. Constitution Bans Woman President The Associated Press 04-09-2008 A Reno, Nev., man has filed a state lawsuit claiming that the U.S. Constitution would have to be amended to allow Sen. Hillary Clinton to appear on the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 10, 2008 | Off Beat
Man uses grinding machine to cut farm tools, machines in half for divorce BELGRADE, Serbia – A Serb farmer used a grinding machine to cut in half his farm tools and machines to comply with a court ruling that he must share all his property with his ex-wife,...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 20, 2008 | Off Beat
I had previously posted about a service for divorce parties in Montreal. Either this phenomenon has spread, or it existed in places I haven’t seen. From CNN: Divorce ceremonies for healing … maybe a toaster By Elizabeth Bougerol Charlotte Eulette donned...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 18, 2008 | Lawsuits, Off Beat
The news reports today that a British court has ruled in the divorce of Sir Paul McCartney and his wife of 4 years, Heather Mills. Mills was awarded $48.6 million. Some excerpts: Mills declared herself “very, very, very pleased” with a payout that amounted...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 17, 2008 | Off Beat
WSMV in Nashville has a story about a woman who has been declared dead on and off for the last 8 years. But it isn’t doctors who are making the declarations. It’s the U.S. government in the form of the Social Security Administration. In fact, a...