Kevin Hickey

Can a Teacher Lawfully Have Sex with a Student?

April 1, 2012

“[T]he fundamental right to privacy implicit in our law protects all private, consensual, noncommerical acts of sexual intimacy between adults.” Jegley v. Picado, 349 Ark. 600, 632, 80 S.W.3d 332, 350 (2002) …… Ok, well what if one adult is a high school teacher and the other adult is one of his students? That was the [...]

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The Dreaded Treadmill Screamer

March 15, 2012

Karen Koehler is a fellow attorney in the Seattle area and I am an avid reader of her blog. She writes great and often funny stuff. Today, she talks about the dreaded “treadmill screamer.” If you like to work out you have probably at some point encountered this creature. So take a minute and check out [...]

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Things You Should Never Say to Your Divorce Lawyer

March 14, 2012

Great stuff here from Henry Gornbein, a family law attorney in Michigan. The title pretty much speaks for itself, but I agree with all he says. This is a must read for anyone going through a divorce as it gives excellent advice on how to deal with your divorce attorney. Here’s the article.

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Could Daylite Savings Time Hurt Your Health?

March 13, 2012

Well could it? Interesting article from The Huffington Post (Sarah Klein) on the possible effects on us mortal humans. In the days after the loss of the one hour, heart attacks increase, car accidents increase on the morning after the change, and employers report less productivity from workers for the first few days. Check out [...]

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Tips to Improve Your Family Time

March 12, 2012

We live in a hectic world. People are busier than ever it seems. And when we get busy we tend to spend less time on the more important things (and people) in our lives. This may be the most unfortunate aspect of our new, fast, technological world. So it becomes more and more important to [...]

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Dealing With a Drama Tween

March 11, 2012

Ah the teenage years. The best time of your life…if you’re the teenager. If you’re the parent, not so much. And then there’s that period of time between being a child and being a teenager – the tween time. Check out this article from Parenting.com about dealing with that oh-so-common creature known as the “Drama Tween.”

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The Divorced Are People Too

March 10, 2012

Many people that go through divorce have long-ago reconciled themselves to the fact that the divorce is going to happen. They have prepared for it and are ready to move through it and on from it. But many people struggle with the emotions of the divorce, and the ultimate sense of loss that follows. It [...]

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KONY 2012 – Let’s Make This Guy Feel the Heat

March 9, 2012

Love the ingenuity of this group and the cause. Count me in. Here’s a blurb from the site to tell you more about the movement. Let’s make this guy feel the heat! Since 1987, Joseph Kony has abducted more than 30,000 children in Central Africa and forced them to be child soldiers in his Lord’s [...]

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Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook: Examples of What NOT to Do

March 7, 2012

Oh people. If you ever needed an example of what not to do when dealing with your ex, Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook are giving you glowing examples. The two are airing their dirty laundry to the world, and more than likely to their children either directly or indirectly. One part of this NY Daily [...]

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