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Author: Paul Luvera

Plaintiff trial lawyer for 50 years. Past President of the Inner Circle of Advocates & Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Member American Board of Trial Advocates, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy, International Society of Barristers, the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame & speaker at Spence Trial College
The “Do-Nothing” Congress

The “Do-Nothing” Congress

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President Harry Truman, who defeated Dewey in 1948, took delight in attacking the Republican controlled 80th Congress for their lack of action. He called Congress the "do-nothing" Congress and pointed out how little they accomplished in any meaningful legislative action. The same epitaph of a "do-nothing" Congress can be applied to the Democrats. Talk about "wasting political capital," the Democrats were elected in reliance on their promise to take action to bring the troops home and get America out of…

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No Salvation Outside the Catholic Church? Pope Benedict

No Salvation Outside the Catholic Church? Pope Benedict

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I’ve commented before about the Pope Benedict’s arch conservative background and the moderate position he seemed to assume after his election, but which soon began to be abandoned and his true conservative posture exposed. (See post 4/21/07) When he did say something that caused controversy, the Vatican would immediately offer a clarifying statement afterwords to mollify the protests. Time published an article about this entitled "Pope Benedict: "What I meant to say…" The mask regally began to slip on September…

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The Iraq Diaster & the Charge of the Light Brigade

The Iraq Diaster & the Charge of the Light Brigade

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In reflecting on Tennyson’s poem Charge of the Light Brigade (See post of 7/8/07) it occurred to me it has meaning in connection with the Iraq war. Not only as a similar unwinable military action, but as to the Bush administration’s attack on anyone who is critical of the Iraq war. In the Crimean War a brigade of British calvary was sent on a suicide mission into the face of superior forces and overwhelming gun power because of a senseless…

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The Millionare who Led a Double Life. Alfred Lee Loomis

The Millionare who Led a Double Life. Alfred Lee Loomis

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Jennet Conant has written a book, Tuxedo Park, about Alfred Lee Loomis who lived during the "roaring twenties" and, as a former Wall Street tycoon, played an important semi secret role during World War II as a scientist. Loomis was an extremely wealthy man who had used his law degree in financial investment activities. This multi millionaire had been wise enough to see the 1929 crash coming and escaped the disaster with his fortune intact. He went through the depression…

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Poetry Selections from The Oxford Book of English Verse and The Best Loved Poems of The American People

Poetry Selections from The Oxford Book of English Verse and The Best Loved Poems of The American People

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Here’s a selection of excerpts from a couple of poetry books I enjoy reading. These are from the very old The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918: Perfect woman She was a phantom of delight when first she gleam’d upon my sight; A lovely apparition , sent to be a moment’s ornament; Her eyes as starts of twilight fair; like twilight’s, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn from May-time and the cheerful dawn’ A dancing…

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Map of Where My Parents and Their Families Lived in the Old Country

Map of Where My Parents and Their Families Lived in the Old Country

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This map shows the location of the Island of Brac where the village of Splitska is located. This is where my mother’s family immigrated from. It is now in Croatia, but was then part of Austria-Hungry. The map of Italy shows the location of the town of Reggio where dad and his family immigrated from. See previous post for the story of mom.    

Mary Thelma Babarovich Luvera 1905 – 2000

Mary Thelma Babarovich Luvera 1905 – 2000

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Seven years ago today, on an early Friday morning, July 7th 2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready for a number of weeks. My…

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A Response to Inaccurate and Misleading Claims about Tort Reform and The Civil Justice System

A Response to Inaccurate and Misleading Claims about Tort Reform and The Civil Justice System

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The Skagit Valley Argus publishes a column by the President of the Association of Washington Business. His writings follow the usual "party line" of the Chamber of Commerce in promoting tort reform and attacking trial lawyers and the civil justice system. This my response to one of his recent diatribes: Dear Editor: The President of the Association of Washington Business, Don Brunell, has once again used his guest column (June 20th) to make another attack on the American civil justice…

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Why Do We Celebrate the 4th of July Anway?

Why Do We Celebrate the 4th of July Anway?

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"Taxation without Representation!" was the cry that’s behind the reason for our celebrations on the 4th of July. It all started with the thirteen colonies in America objecting to being forced to pay taxes to England’s King George III while they had no representatives in the British Parliament. While there was increasing objections to British control and British taxation without any say so in the British Parliament, the Stamp Act of 1765 and tax on imports were particularly hated by…

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Jack Johnson Black Heavyweight Champion of the World And his 1910 Fight Against Jim Jeffries “The White Hope”

Jack Johnson Black Heavyweight Champion of the World And his 1910 Fight Against Jim Jeffries “The White Hope”

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Jack Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant" was arguably the best heavyweight of his generation and was the first black heavyweight champion of the world – 1908 – 1915. He not only was the champion during the white "Jim Crow" era of American history, but, he drove fast cars, kept company with white women and otherwise refused to act the way white "Jim Crow" citizens expected a black man to act – like a second class citizen. The white boxing establishment…

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