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Comment on The Good Parts: My Conclusions of the Smart on Crime Report by Thelma Bowman

Thelma Bowman — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:56:29 +0000

Hi,

I have a dear friend who is incarcerated, who is in the same dilemma that Adam is in. He has been in a Federal Prison since the age of 20, he is now 37 years old. He is not due to be released until 2093, due to the “stacking charges” He was a first time non violent offender. Is there anywhere we can go for help? Please advise! Thanks so much

Comment on LAW MAN Hits Bookshelves by Shon Hopwood

Shon Hopwood — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:23:22 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Jim. It still seems surreal to have a published book. I doubt that will ever go away. Take care, Shon

Comment on LAW MAN Hits Bookshelves by Jim Loxley

Jim Loxley — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:26:44 +0000

I’m yet to pick up my copy but I just wanted to say congratulations on the success of your book. When considering quality of The Cocklebur blog, I shouldn’t be surprised. However, even then this is a serious achievement well done. Super pleased for you guys!

Comment on The Supreme Court Story in LAW MAN by The LAW MAN Supreme Court Story - Shon Hopwood | Author of Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Finding Redemption

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:58:17 +0000

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Comment on LAW MAN Hits Bookshelves by Carolynn MacDonald

Carolynn MacDonald — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:15:20 +0000

..an absolutely fantastic journey…

Unspeakable joy usually only follows almost unbearable pain and sorrow, without one you cannot appreciate the other. For those who have never lost theirs, freedom has a flavor the free will never understand! What Shon could offer Annie was more than money could buy. What Annie and I know is that even though obedience to God and accepting His desires for us can be lonely and sometimes strange, the blessings of receiving a “new creature in Christ,” cannot be measured by the world’s value on them, but if God is in it — it’s going to be great! Bringing home an ex-con who God has asked us to love can only be appreciated by those of us who have been blessed to know the love of a man who has humbled himself enough to tell the world “Only God could have done it.” Annie is my true hero!

Comment on The Three Best Places To Read About Law, But Not From A Law Blog by Jim Loxley

Jim Loxley — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:52:28 +0000

Nice article, good finds. I stumbled across the Gallagher Blogs some time ago and quite by accident. It’s a good resource. I’ll be checking out your recommendations.

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Is studying law boring? | Perth Debremedhanit Medhane Alem — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:16:16 +0000

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Comment on Worst Opening of a Legal Brief Ever by Is studying law boring? | Gary Slapper | Education News

Is studying law boring? | Gary Slapper | Education News — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:28:09 +0000

Comment on Unprecedented and Unbounded: The Wily Paul Clement by My Most Popular CockleBur Post of 2012 - Shon Hopwood | Author of Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Finding Redemption | Shon Hopwood | Author of Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Findi

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Comment on The State of the NBA by J X A

J X A — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:56:05 +0000

This post regarding the NBA is spot on. The league, through free agency and the decision by David Stern to market people not teams has destroyed the NBA just as surely as SportsCenter and its incessant broadcasting of dunks and three pointers and “cherry on top” passes.

David Stern: Your league will soon go the way of the way of the Heavyweight Title Fight and the dodo bird. The solution is to fundamentally change the way teams are contructed. A foundational change will work for the long haul. Free agency has to change and the players have to be educated about why it needs to change. Media outlets have to learn to re-market the game so that the focus returns to the game and the teams and fades from the faces of the players.

IT is true in a many sports but especially the NBA. I can still tell you the lineup of the Buffalo Braves and the Baltimore Bullets (go Jack Marin go) but I cant tell you the lineup of the Grizzlies or even the “Wizards” from two years ago.

Can you name one player since Bird and Magic that has played his entire career with the same team and has had a ten year career? Can you even name three that have had stints of more than 7 years with any team?

There are guys that meet those criteria, but the point is….we have to put on our thinking caps to name them.