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Court fails to balance needs of both parents
"While there is no shortage of advocates for increasing or decreasing child support, noncustodial parents who want to remain involved in their kids' lives are trivialized." -- William Talis |
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Blaming victim in UMass speech flap
"Demonstrators shouted insults, chanted, and waved banners and signs. Other than physically assaulting me, it's hard to imagine how they could have been more abusive." -- Don Feder |
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