Tim Flaherty has his case scheduled for tomorrow. It had been continued until the judge made a decision on his motion for discovery. That decision was made at the last minute, today. For those interested I have copied it and posted it below.  As expected and as usual the judge a former federal prosecutor in…

I’m sure you know this. The University of Missouri football players decided they would strike this week unless the president of their university, Timothy M. Wolfe, resigned.  There had been protests on the Missouri  University campus that the president wasn’t sufficiently –   I’m not really certain what he wasn’t doing right but let’s skip that…

Yesterday when I looked at the calendar and saw that today was November 10th I asked myself why is that date significant. I knew something happened around that time — a family birthday, an anniversary or something else that I should remember. I reviewed the birthdays and anniversaries in my mind and nothing rang a…

One of the first matters that will confront Republican Speaker Paul Ryan in Congress is the request by Director James Comey for FBI Space Legislation. Ryan has not mentioned how he stands on this bill but pressure from the 35,000 members of the FBI along with its powerful ex-agent association will certainly be put on…

Yes, it is the best a man can get but sometimes Gillette unfortunately gets a little too clever for its own good in its advertising. How many of you got a share of the $7.5 million settlement it made five years ago for false advertising. Lawyers who filed the suit in 2005 and settled the…

King Gillette the founder of Gillette was a good man for South Boston. He set up his factory on its eastern edge and gave many of the people who lived in Southie jobs. I believe my aunt Mary worked there. If I’m wrong others in my family will chastise me for saying that. Mary got…