Not just a popular song by Roger Williams, autumn leaves are an annual blessing and nuisance. They are a blessing because of the beautiful colors they turn before succumbing to gravity, but eventually they must yield to Newton’s discovery and clutter the yards, streets and gutters of our fair city. Then the issue becomes what to do with …
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Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Prospect of Marijuana Tax Revenue
Over the last few years, states have considered additional legalization of recreational and medical marijuana and now it’s Missouri’s turn. Missouri medical marijuana advocates are currently petitioning state courts to allow their initiative on the November ballot. The Missouri legislature recently defeated legislation to legalize medical …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Sixth Amendment
In the Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers set forth the grievances against the King of England that precipitated the American Revolution. With respect to trial by jury, they specifically complained that English troops committed crimes while subjugating the colonists at the behest of the King but were protected from punishment by …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews The History of Waldo
On the advice of friends in 1841, Dr. David Waldo purchased a 1000-acre tract of land in Jackson County, Missouri, that ran from Gregory Blvd. on the north to 91st Street on the south and from the state line to Holmes Road. Eventually, Dr. Waldo expanded on that tract of land to include 2,400 acres and, over time, his farm became it’s own eponymous …
Kansas City Law Firm Features Fall Festivities To-Do List
If you want fall fun activities for the family, look no further than the Van Osdol fall guide to the best apple picking, pumpkin patch and fall fun activities. Fall Color: Find a bank of deciduous trees in the area and watch carefully in October for the change of color in the foliage as cold weather creeps in. One of the best examples is the …
The Generality of Liberty
At some point, most Americans have had exposure to the Constitutional concept known as due process. It is referenced in both the fifth and fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The respective texts are as follows: Fifth Amendment: “[Nor] shall any person... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...” This …
