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Patient Safety Awareness Week sparks conversation about keeping patients free from harm

CHICAGO (March 13, 2018) – Patient Safety Awareness Week, which is aimed at increasing awareness about patient safety among healthcare professionals and the public, will be observed the week of March 11-17, 2018. One goal of the week is to bring … Continue reading

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March Madness (3/10/2018) Hortense Sparks Wards vs. Florence E. Allen

Today’s head-to-head is between Hortense Sparks Ward and Florence E. Allen. Hortense Sparks Ward was the first woman to pass the Texas State Bar and also served as one-third of the all female Texas Supreme Court in 1925. Florence E. … Continue reading

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Smackdown for Texas Judge Sparks

Judge Sam Sparks, a federal judge in Austin, has had a lot of fun at the expense of the lawyers who appear before him. Recently, Judge Sparks publicly chastised both counsel in a hearing and ordered them to attend at … Continue reading

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Senate Hearing on Appliance Efficiency Standards Sparks Consumer Choice Debate

On March 10, 2011, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to discuss two bills that would amend energy efficiency standards: the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act (BULB Act) and the Implementation of National … Continue reading

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Political Attorney's Denial of a Religious Divorce to His Wife Sparks Vocal and Conspicuous Outrage Throughout Their Common Religious Community

New York Husband and Pennsylvania Wife marry in New York in 2006. In time, they move to Maryland for Husband's legal work in the Republican political organization. By 2008, Wife decides she wants a divorce and returns, with their baby … Continue reading

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