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How to Hire Family Members and Friends Without Drama

Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. Many small business owners hire family members or friends to work for their businesses. And often times that is a good decision. After all, it is convenient. You don't have to advertise for the position. You usually know the individual's work ethic. And they tend to be committed to their job...

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If not us, who? If not now, when? The Legal Community Takes a Stand

Californians have the opportunity to make history in November – by voting to replace the dysfunctional  death penalty with life without parole. We cannot sit back any longer and tolerate a broken ... Read more from the original source: If not us, who? If not now, when? The Legal Community Takes a Stand

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San Diego – Student in DEA custody forgotten without food or water for days

By Rory Devine, Lauren Steussy and Tony Shin, NBCSanDiego.com A San Diego college student detained for several days in a county detention facility cell is seeking an attorney and may be considering filing a civil lawsuit, ... Read more here: San Diego – Student in DEA custody forgotten without food or water for days

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California – Attn. Defense Attorneys – A Defending Gang Cases Seminar

The California Public Defenders Association presents – Defending Gang Cases Seminar Saturday June 16, 2012 – at The Berkeley Marina DoubleTree Hotel – 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, California 94710 - For Lodging see information below. Program Coordinators: Kathleen Cannon, ... View post: California – Attn. Defense Attorneys – A Defending Gang Cases Seminar

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10 Things to Do for a 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption

In one of our perennially popular Free Enterprise posts

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5 Ways to Get Your Customers to Pay Their Invoice

Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. It is very common for businesses to provide their customers with an invoice to request payment for goods or services that have been provided. In so doing, you are trusting that your customers will pay the amount requested. You are also trusting that they will pay on time. But customers don't...

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Could bail reform bail out California’s overcrowded jails?

KALW Public Radio San Francisco 91.7 FM – By Rina Palta – April 30, 2012 At the moment, Austin Hills is wearing an orange t-shirt, orange pants, and wrist shackles. He’s sitting in an interview room ... Go here to see the original: Could bail reform bail out California’s overcrowded jails?

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Impaired Recovery of Atlantic Cod: Forage Fish or Other Factors?

ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 2012) - In a rapid communication just published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, biologist Douglas Swain of the Gulf Fisheries Centre and Robert Mohn, emeritus scientist, at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography present findings that suggest the delay in recovery of Atlantic cod on the eastern Scotian Shelf could be attributed...

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Climate Change Expands Allergy Risk

A warming climate makes for a brutal allergy season in the U.S., which may become even worse in future Read more here: Climate Change Expands Allergy Risk

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Superstars of botany: Rare specimens

A handful of plant collectors has shaped the field of botany. Now they are disappearing, and there are no clear successors See the original post here: Superstars of botany: Rare specimens

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