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Dear Amy: Our son and daughter-in-law, married for about six years, recently dropped a bomb on my husband and me. They told us they are involved in polyamorous relationships where each has another partner, lover, or person they each spend a lot of time with outside of the marriage. They tell us that this lifestyle is becoming more common. They are in their mid-30s, and don’t have children. We...

When John A. Hutchison was coaching college basketball in the 1970s, teaching and coaching in Raleigh County in the same time period, or working as a construction laborer, carpenter’s helper and steelworker on a New River bridge, it’s doubtful anyone would have pegged him for the job he has today. Hutchison Yet here he is in his early 70s, framed by those experiences and many others, stepping...

Seven people were killed, including two children, when several tornadoes swept through central Iowa, destroying homes and knocking down trees and power lines in the state's deadliest storm in more than a decade, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured and six people were killed there on Saturday when one tornado touched down in the area southw...

The Arizona measure came after many hospital systems enacted strict visitation policies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which sometimes barred clergy or other religious counselors from visiting. A COVID patient in the hospital uses their cellphone to communicate with their family amid pandemic restrictions. (photo: Pordee_Aomboon / Shutterstock) PHOENIX, Ariz. — A new Arizona law ...

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure raising the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years. Signed on March 4, 2022, Republic Act 11648 amends Republic Act 8353 of 1997, also called the Anti-Rape Law of 1997. The new law provides additional protection to minors aged 16 and under against qualified seduction, child prostitution and other sexual abuse, child trafficking, and f...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand's government said it plans a sanctions law targeting Russia after its response to the invasion of Ukraine fell short of its Western allies. On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the law will be aimed at individuals and companies who are economically or strategically important to Russia and also will allow for sanctions against Belarus because of its...

UC Davis Law Professor Irene Joe has had an interesting experience – born in Nigeria, grew up in Texas, and came to California for law school. After law school she worked doing death penalty work with the Equal Justice Initiative and Bryan Stevenson. From there, she ended up working as a public defender in New Orleans and experiencing the post-Katrina world there and then back to California t...

Osgoode Hall, home of the Law Society of Ontario. Credit: expatpostcards/Shutterstock.com The Law Society of Ontario has canceled the bar exam scheduled to begin Tuesday, saying it had information that “strongly indicates that examination content has been improperly accessed by some candidates.” Approximately 1,100 candidates were scheduled to write the bar exam from March 8-11 and 22-25 in C...

Louis Gregory Louis Gregory, who served for six years on the Moore County Board of Commissioners following a long career in law enforcement, passed away on Saturday. He was 77. Gregory was first elected to the board in 2016 and won re-election in 2020. He represented District 2, which includes Pinehurst, Seven Lakes, Taylortown and the majority of the Eastwood precinct. “Louis was the true de...

Developing: Louis Gregory, Former County Commissioner and Law Enforcer, Has Died  The Pilot