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Abstract Mind
Abstract Mind

I live in Indiana. My daughter lives in Oregon. She never calls. But one night long ago she did send me a text. I did not see it until later, and it was an odd message. It reported, in plain terms, one o...

What I didn’t see coming

I live in Indiana. My daughter lives in Oregon. She never calls. But one night long ago she did send me a text. I did not see it until later, and it was an odd message. It reported, in plain terms, one o...

evidence
evidence

A government report questioning the validity of many kinds of forensic evidence rattled the judiciary when it was released in September. The report called into question several forensic practices, such a...

Cataclysm or bump in the road? What the PCAST report means for the future of forensic evidence

A government report questioning the validity of many kinds of forensic evidence rattled the judiciary when it was released in September. The report called into question several forensic practices, such a...

Mindfulness
Mindfulness

Retired judge Lee Sinclair describes one of his days in the Court of Common Pleas in Canton, Ohio, this way: It’s four o’clock, and I have three hearings still waiting. We are two hours behind schedule....

Considering a New Year’s resolution, judge? Try mindfulness

Retired judge Lee Sinclair describes one of his days in the Court of Common Pleas in Canton, Ohio, this way: It’s four o’clock, and I have three hearings still waiting. We are two hours behind schedule....

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