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Update: School district reaches settlement in lawsuit over search of teen’s cell phone in sexting case

Student’s case against the district attorney still being pursued Remember that teen texting incident in the Tunkhannock Area School District in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming County last year, where several teens became embroiled in a legal controversy over some naked and semi-naked photos taken with a cell phone camera? In a statement today, the American Civil Liberties…

The Megabus crash: Inadequate training and insufficient oversight lead to four tragic deaths

The tragic Megabus accident that killed four passengers early Saturday morning just outside Syracuse, N.Y., didn’t have to happen. The crash occurred when a Megabus driver became lost along his intended route and was apparently using his personal GPS unit to figure out where to go next. The bus was headed to Toronto from Philadelphia,…

On 9/11 and the madness of the threatened Koran burnings

As the ninth anniversary of the horrors of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and rural Pennsylvania approached in the last several months, our attention was diverted by a small town Florida preacher who threatened to burn copies of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, on this somber American day of…

U.S. traffic accident deaths down, but there is still plenty of room for improvement

For the first time in almost 60 years, fewer people died in traffic accidents on U.S. roadways last year than in any year since 1950, according to new statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The death toll for 2009 was 33,308 people, which was a 9.7% decline from 2008 when 37,423 people…

Job responsibilities, the JetBlue flight attendant and the law

Sure, we all may love to fantasize about being at work and just quitting on the spot when a boss or customer gives us a hard time. Country-western singer, Johnny Paycheck, sang a song of revenge for all of us when he belted out the song, “Take This Job and Shove It,” back in 1977.…

Just say “no” to auto insurers who want to “watch” you while you are driving

Do you really think insurance companies are on your side? If you do, think again. Take Progressive Insurance for example. They recently proposed a plan in Pennsylvania where they’d offer you a 30% discount on your auto insurance – if you install a wireless monitoring device in your vehicle that would let them keep track…