More than one lawyer I know is an avid reader of poetry and prose and they will all appreciate the Kurzban’s haiku contest winners and contestants.
Samples:
Big toe is throbbing.
I dropped Kurzban’s upon it.
A weighty treatise.
-by David N. Simmons, Denver, CO
The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) has posted for all to see a terrific Elections Information web site.
The deadline for voter registration is nigh (or October 14th, whichever comes first 🙂
If you think the news is all about Presidential (so to speak) elections and economic meltdowns – think again!
A pooch to protect: Rin Tin Tin’s latest film doesn’t sit well with Daphne Hereford, and if she has her way, the star’s next drama could be in court, by MARY FLOOD, Copyright, 2008 Houston Chronicle, Oct. 6, 2008, 11:26PM, excerpt:
“… . Rin Tin Tin is important to me and to other people,” said the owner of www.rintintin.com, author of a fan club newsletter, seller of furry memorabilia and holder of seven Rin Tin Tin federal trademarks. “I had the choice to let the Rin Tin Tin legacy go by the wayside but, to me, it stands for honesty, goodness and integrity.”
Think Out Loud is jumping feet first into discussions on upcoming Election 2008 ballot measures (and I just got my voter’s pamphlet in the mail yesterday – a wonk’s delight!):
1) Measure 58 will air on Thursday, October 9th, at 9 a.m. (yes, I meant to post this earlier, but when you are two people serving a county of 500,000+, other duties can take priority over blogging).
2) Other Initiatives Out Loud
“You have until 5 p.m. October 14th to register.”*
If you’ve moved, want to change your party affiliation, or don’t get your ballot (not mailed until October 17th), PLEASE contact your County Election Office for specific instructions!
— In my business (public law library wonkery) I see reminders about voting everywhere I turn, but not everyone is so blessed. Thus, this blog post (and these previous ones about ballot measures and checking your voter registration online).
— Official voter registration info pages are here and here, but it’s really hard to find actual dates on these web pages.
How does one teach about the Three Branches of Government? Let us count the ways:
It’s tough to find reliable information on this topic, and public librarians are asked these teen parenting questions more than law librarians generally are. But I was looking for something else the other day and ran across these resources from the OHSU teen health webpages:
2) Multnomah County Health Department Connections Program for Young Parents
Inter-Alia is one of those blawgs that I almost never miss, though its guru, Tom Mighell, sure makes it easy to catch up on past posts and newsletters if you get swamped and miss an issue or a posting, or two or three.
A entry from the Oct. 5th, ILRW, contained this tidbit, which is a good follow-up to my post on Let’s (Not) Kill All the Law Libraries (and my own follow-up), arguing that if “the law” really was “all online,” then why would we need lawyers?
Verbatim from Tom Mighell’s Internet Legal Research Weekly, Oct 5th, 2008:
What a great blog! Umbrella Today?
Who said blogging had to be complicated, at least not in its presentation, though, maybe (often) terribly complex in its execution.
Thanks to Tom Mighell’s Inter Alia for the link to a great laugh and charming blog.
To continue my Oregon Legal Research blog post on Let’s Kill All the Law Libraries ….
What’s a “Virtual Law Library?” Lots of people throw the term around, but who knows?!
* Could it be Justia? The Public Library of Law? Would it be Findlaw? Could it be LexisOne?
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