domestic abuse

Just in time to start the school year, Mary Winkler’s children have been returned to her, after several years of her in-laws trying to stop Mary from raising her children.

By KATE HOWARD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • June 27, 2008

Four detectives will be added to the city's domestic violence division by September to address one of the city's most frequent crimes, Mayor Karl Dean and Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas announced today.

Seems like there is a bit more to the story of a Knox County Clerk candidate’s allegations of domestic abuse at the hands of her husband:

Sean Braisted uses Jim Brown’s appearance at the Tennessee legislature to make a point about guilt by association:

Former Fullback for the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown, stopped by the Tennessee State Senate last week to promote his program Amer-I-Can, where he received an extremely warm reception from the Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey:

I’ve wanted to do a series of post like this for a while and I think now is the time to tackle it. The goal is to write a series of posts (every Friday) on social issues I believe Christians should be aware of. The posts will be brief, summarize the issue, present the facts, and then attempt to make a connection as to why Christians should be concerned about the topic.

The Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal has an interesting article by Laurie Cohen on polygraph tests and their use as part of the probation process. Pretty interesting.