law Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/law/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:55:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Life-Saving Meds: A Great Idea https://smthingscount.com/2019/05/24/life-saving-meds-a-great-idea/ Fri, 24 May 2019 16:31:49 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8104 Many people depend on insulin just to stay alive. Pharmaceutical companies know that–and take advantage of it. They have raised their prices for this relatively

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Is That Legal? https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/06/is-that-legal/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:01:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7274 There’s SO much arguing back  and forth about what is legal. As today’s Thursday Thought quote points out, that isn’t the real issue. “Something must

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Keep Your Privacy Private https://smthingscount.com/2018/07/06/keep-your-privacy-private/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:20:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7045 Californians are getting the power to protect themselves. What is your state  or country doing? Starting in 2020, Californians will have the power to control

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I Have to Vent https://smthingscount.com/2018/06/20/i-have-to-vent/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:21:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7015 I’m sorry, but today I need to vent. I’m watching all those kids who are alone although warehoused with hundreds of other kids, scared, wanting

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Do You Trust that Contractor? https://smthingscount.com/2018/06/12/do-you-trust-that-contractor/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:28:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6988 We’re in the build/repair/replace/remodel season. It’s also choose-a-contractor season. Who to trust? Of course, you’ll ask friends and neighbors, and you’ll read Yelp reviews (may

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Goodbye First Amendment https://smthingscount.com/2017/02/28/goodbye-first-amendment/ https://smthingscount.com/2017/02/28/goodbye-first-amendment/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:19:25 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5664 Can someone please explain to me–WHY? Isn’t it bad enough that, for a long while, we’ve been seeing hate crimes against people because they are

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Signing Your Life Away https://smthingscount.com/2015/09/01/signing-your-life-away/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:09:37 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3954 The Nov. elections will be here before we know it.  Right now, groups and organizations are starting to spread out to collect signatures on petitions

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Bill Cosby’s Medal of Freedom https://smthingscount.com/2015/07/16/bill-cosbys-medal-of-freedom/ https://smthingscount.com/2015/07/16/bill-cosbys-medal-of-freedom/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 22:37:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3981 I’m going to say something very unpopular here: Bill Cosby should keep his Medal of Freedom.  For one thing, under the criteria for the medal,

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Helmets do NOT Save Lives https://smthingscount.com/2015/06/15/helmets-do-not-save-lives/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 20:25:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3874 It’s a lie that helmets save motorcyclists’ lives, despite the fact that wearing one is the law in many states.  Well, statistics show that solid,

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Nebraska, Death, and Shame https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/29/nebraska-death-and-shame/ Fri, 29 May 2015 17:51:16 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3819 Nebraska lawmakers have banned the death penalty, even overriding their governor’s veto.  I congratulate them on realizing that the “eye for an eye” law was–listen

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