Monthly Archives: September 2011

American Bar Association Hiding Data On How Many Law School Graduates Get Work As Lawyers

September 29, 2011
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The Connecticut Law Tribune is reporting that the “chairman of an American Bar Association committee is defending a decision not to require law schools to report the percentage of their 2010 graduates who landed jobs requiring bar passage or the percentage of graduates in part-time jobs.” The reason the committee claims that this action...

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Pay Off Your Mortgage Prior To Retirement? Maybe, Maybe Not

September 29, 2011
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Just as buy and hold used to make a lot of sense a years ago when it came to the stock market, paying a mortgage free home when you retired was once a wise goal. Now, it may not make as much sense. Why? Most people getting close to retirement have lost a lot...

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NATURE CT: October Is The Time To Check Out Box Turtles

September 29, 2011
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NATURE CT: October Is The Time To Check Out Box Turtles

If you’re on a hike this October in Connecticut, be on the look out for box turtles breeding behavior is rare to witness but can occur anytime during the autumn. Most of the time, box turtles are not the most exciting creatures to observe. They sit patiently in the leaf litter and wait and...

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Granny Snatching: Heating Help May Be Elusive for Elderly This Winter

September 28, 2011
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Granny Snatching: Heating Help May Be Elusive for Elderly This Winter

A cold front was moving through the area today, meaning the temperatures will be down a few degrees by the weekend so we can enjoy some nice early fall weather, sleep easier at night with the windows open, and no need for air conditioning. If the weather follows its usual patterns we’ll have some...

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