Category: Legal Law

I have to pay for college ... Part One: Student LoansIf you're like most high school graduates or thinking about going back to college, the prospect of having to pay can be overwhelming if you don't have a lot of money saved. According to a 2015 survey of 5,000 Americans by marketwatch.com, about 62% only had about $ 1,000 in savings and another 20% didn't even have a savings account. In...

LeBron is the epitome of the law of attraction. Why? Because he has the perfect body for basketball. He has a love in his life and 2 great children. Earn a lot of money from the commercials and minority owner on the English soccer team. He seems to have great friends and can play basketball with his friends. He has dedicated his life since high school or even before that to being the best...

Meet Julia Soplop, author of Equus Rising: How the Horse Shaped US History.FQ: Just by reading your bio, you have spent a lot of time documenting the behavior of animals around the world. What made the horse such an attractive subject for you?SOPLOP: Something that fascinates me about the horse is that, unlike most domestic animals, the horse exists as the same species in nature. Selective...

California is at-will employment, which means that the employer or employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, reason, or notice.But the presumption at will can be denied by express or implicit agreements to the contrary. Also, an employer cannot fire an employee for discriminatory or retaliatory reasons. As a result of these exceptions, employers are...

While working at a large high school, I have an insider's view of the educational scene. As a classroom instructor, I understand that teaching is only one facet of the teaching-learning process, a process whose success is focused on effective communication.Communication is undermined when students feel they are of little importance to the teacher or the school. What teachers do in the classroom...

We've all had those kinds of days. You know the one where the alarm doesn't go off, you stub your toe when you get out of bed, there's no hot water, you run out of coffee and just to know It's going to be a horrible day.So now that your day has started like this, how much worse are you going to allow it to get? That's how it is. I am asking you what you are you going to do about it?Many people...

I made my greatest contribution to the sport of golf more than 30 years ago, when I moved from Montana to the East Coast. Stop playing.The truth is that he was a terrible golfer, and he was not willing to put in the time and effort to improve much. When he played on the fields of the Rocky Mountains of Montana, he paid more attention to the landscape than to the game. I approached the task of...

How to Hire a Criminal Defense AttorneyYears ago there was a famous financial planning commercial that showed an average-looking guy in pajamas placing a butter knife next to his chest at the breakfast table while on the phone with someone explaining how to make the incision. For a few brief seconds, the screen splits to reveal that the person on the other end of the phone call was a surgeon. At...

Public law 107-110 known as No Child Left Behind, states that the purpose is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and meaningful opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. The theory behind this is that children must achieve minimal proficiency and a challenging state academy. Nationally, there is a significant gap between the achievement test scores of children from low-income...

California law provides for at-will employment unless there is an employment agreement to the contrary. As a result, an employer may believe that it is free to fire an employee at any time and for any or no reason. The reality is much more complicated. Over time, various limitations and exceptions to at-will employment have accumulated. An employer who decides to fire a worker should not have a...