Lucky, or Not so Lucky? Susan Scroggins is lucky she wasn't seriously hurt. But that's where the luck ends. Her car was struck by a large spool of wire on I-44. She was driving home from work and had several people in the car with her. The...
Taking Safety Seriously We all have to take our responsibilities seriously. And if we don't, it can cost us. Sadly, it can also cost others. A Homeowner's association in Nevada found that out the hard way. $20 million later, they won't take safety lightly anymore. An Association's...
Supreme Court Protects Oil Field Workers Oil-field workers can now sue well operators for injuries suffered on a drilling rig. That is, now that the Oklahoma Supreme Court said that a portion of the state workers' compensation law was unconstitutional. That clause stated that oil and...
Window blinds are involved in two child injuries every day and nearly one child death every month, according to a new study. The study, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, found that nearly 17,000 children under 6 were treated in emergency rooms for window-blind related injuries from...
"The time is always right to do what is right," one of the most memorable and repeated statements by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is taken from one of three speeches in as many years given at Oberlin College in Oberlin Ohio at the height...
Fall is on its way, and that means many things. Holidays, cooler weather, changing colors, but maybe most importantly: football season. Whether a fan of the sport or not, millions of people love getting together and hanging out during a good game. Many also love taking...
Staying up to date with what's going on in your community and nation is important; but keeping up with the many events that happen each week, much less each day, is nearly impossible! Educating yourself on the current events going on around you can save time...