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Small Town WV

Small Town WV

Last week, while I was having my usual breakfast at Bob’s Lunch, I happened to overhear a conversation between two young men who were seated at a nearby table. It seemed obvious to me that they were not from this area, pipeline workers would be my guess, and they were...

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Baseball- 50 Years Later

Baseball- 50 Years Later

I was recently invited by the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball organization to be a Pirates “Big Leaguer for a Day.” It’s something that the Pirates apparently do every year in appreciation for the support that people and organizations provide to the Pittsburgh Pirates.  This year, the Bordas & Bordas law firm...

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Applause to Judge Mazzone

Applause to Judge Mazzone

I saw on the news that The Honorable James P. Mazzone placed a new sign on the door of one of the Ohio County Circuit Courtrooms. I previously wrote a blog on this very subject because I have been in and out of so many courtrooms in Ohio and West Virginia...

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Trying to tell Barley and Guinness Apart. Better known as “The Boys” in our office

Trying to tell Barley and Guinness Apart. Better known as “The Boys” in our office

Throughout the years, I’ve been told by tons of people they can’t tell Barley and Guinness apart. Even I sometimes can’t when they are standing side by side.  If you have ever come to the office and seen the boys you would understand.  Let me try to help you differentiate...

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Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures

I think all of us enjoy a good treasure story. I remember reading about an English man walking through the countryside with a metal detector when he uncovered thousands of pieces of gold, silver and gems dating back nearly a thousand years.  Just two months ago, a Texas man discovered...

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Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures

I think all of us enjoy a good treasure story. I remember reading about an English man walking through the countryside with a metal detector when he uncovered thousands of pieces of gold, silver and gems dating back nearly a thousand years.  Just two months ago, a Texas man discovered...

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Ohio Supreme Court Looks to Clear up Dormant Mineral Act Picture

Ohio Supreme Court Looks to Clear up Dormant Mineral Act Picture

The Ohio Supreme Court seems poised to start to clean up the muddled application of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act. The ODMA has provided a mechanism to permit Ohio surface owners who do not own the minerals underlying their property to reclaim those minerals if the owner(s) of those minerals...

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Planning a Mini Vacation: Free things to do in Washington, D.C.

Planning a Mini Vacation: Free things to do in Washington, D.C.

If you are thinking about a place to go for a summer or even a fall vacation and want to involve your children in learning about REAL American history, you can take a short trip to Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital. There are several memorials that you can view and...

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Planning a Mini Vacation: Free things to do in Washington, D.C.

Planning a Mini Vacation: Free things to do in Washington, D.C.

If you are thinking about a place to go for a summer or even a fall vacation and want to involve your children in learning about REAL American history, you can take a short trip to Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital. There are several memorials that you can view and...

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Yocabet ( and Mecinnac) v. UPMC Presbyterian, et al.

Yocabet ( and Mecinnac) v. UPMC Presbyterian, et al.

Recently, the PA Superior Court, in Yocabet ( and Mecinnac) v. UPMC Presbyterian, et al. held that data produced to CMS and the PA DOH in connection with an inspection of defendant’s facility is not protected information under the state’s peer review protection statute, 63 P.S. Sec. 425.1-425.4 . Attorney...

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