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In February '04 my wife gave birth to a son who suffered a massive brain injury 12 hours after birth. After much counseling and consideration we have decided to consult with a leading med/mal attorney who has been consulting with experts regarding the merits of a possible case against a number of providers that were involved prior to as well as after delivery. My question is regarding fees. I believe there are general standards regarding fees and I'd like to know what is appropriate and reasonable. Is this something that can be negotiated? The attorney reviewing this matter is a...

Potential locked up in prisons By LEWIS W. DIUGUID The Kansas City Star Angela Davis drew many parallels between slavery and today's growth of the prison industrial complex. Each is a profitable economic system, Davis told more than 500 people last week at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Slavery boosted the economy of the South, where U.S. wealth until 1865 was concentrated. Prisons today are a boon to rural communities, creating jobs, new housing, restaurants, hotels and other feeder industries. Inmate labor also generates capital. Like slavery, "we've reached the point where the prison economy is not marginal to the...

I've had some interesting discussions regarding the efficiency of our present senate and one thing that keeps popping up is the issue of civil service protections being the issue that holds up the homeland security bill. It is my understanding that President Bush is proposing the consolidation of agencies to form the homeland security department. This requires the restructuring of these departments and the issue is giving the President the power and control of these agencies. Pro labor forces contend this would be a "power grab" and the President contends he needs the control to effectively manage the agencies. Could...

Today my local newspaper had a nasty response to a LCMS pastor's claim that Christians and Muslims do not believe in the same god. The author goes on to say "This is contrary to all the sources I've seen, which explain that Jews, Christians and Muslims do indeed worship the same god, in what is termed the Abrahamic tradition. Perhaps he is confused my the term "Allah" (Arabic for "the lord"), not understanding that it is a different name for God, not the name of a different god." The letter closes with a personal attack on the Lutheran Church, Missouri ...