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Friday Follies 1.14

Ouch!! A federal judge not only denied a motion because it was “riddled with unprofessional grammatical and typographical errors that nearly render the entire Motion incomprehensible,” the judge put handwritten corrections on the pleading and ordered the attorney who filed it to send a copy of the corrections to his client.

Of course, you could […]

Weekend Edition: 9-19

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Thanks to Valerie for calling this one of her favorite book blogs during BBAW. I’m not only honored but proud of one of the reasons she cited: “off-the-beaten path book picks.”

I’ve also begun contributing book reviews at Blogger News Network for a change of pace.

Blog Headlines of the Week

Dan Brown […]

Friday Follies 1.13

A talk by author Ellen Hopkins, who also wrote this year’s Banned Books Week Manifesto, at a Norman, Okla., middle school was reportedly cancelled after the school district superintendent received a complaint from a parent, who also filed a challenge seeking removal of one of Hopkins’ books from the school’s library. Irony is just too […]

Weekend Edition: 9-12

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I hate losing the variety of KAUR-FM but was pleased to get a letter from Minnesota Public Radio saying that, starting Sept. 15, it will become one of MPR’s all news stations.

Blog Headlines of the Week

U.S. Congress Resumes; Let Us Pray

Did Sept. 11 Make Us Fat? How The Attacks Affected […]

Friday Follies: 1.12

Man who sued Match.com over unanswered e-mails is dropping the lawsuit because of “the amount of ridicule” he had to endure. (Via.)

Where’s Henry Fonda when you need him? A judge declared “a cooling-off period” for jurors deliberating in a product liability trial. The reports indicate one juror claimed she had been the subject of […]