Thank you John Woolsey
Today in 1933 Judge John Woolsey made a decision to allow James Joyces, then obscene novel “Ulysses” be published in the United States. That decision was also affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. According to Wiki-Pedial Woolsey “opened the door to importation and publication of serious works of literature, even when they used coarse language or involved sexual subjects.” Free speech is essential to the health of any individual or society. Stifling it is the equivalent of putt

New uses of the internet offer sexual abuse victims, offenders, and families hope
“When a sex offender has access to hundreds of tools, how we can possibly keep up with this explosion is beyond me,” said Leonard Sipes, spokesman for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. This Leonard said of an offender who smuggled a cell phone into his cell and used it to connect to the internet from within the facility. As social media devices and web site such as cell phones, myspace and facebook become better and better at connecting people, the risk for unhealthy interactions raises along with the good. There is some good news. The sex offender registry is being applied to social media sites. Sipes said officers are especially worried about so

Find Morgan Harrington
Morgan harrington has been missing for close to a month since she was last seen at a Metallica show. Since then, Find Morgan.com has been created. It is a web site devoted to search efforts. Please view the site and photo’s. There is a person missed by her parents and family. Metallica has offered rewards for her safe return. The site contains updates, a blog by the family, press releases and more. This incident as well as the case of Theresa Marie Meadows has she a new light on social media.

A story of hope
In between is a tough place to be. There are many people in the world who find themselves in this place. They are not done with the current stage of life they are in but their age does not reflect this. Many systems are built around how old a person is and not based on how developed they are. As a result people are sometimes expected to be at a certain place based on their age. A middle schooler should be able to read a college graduate should have a career. These are expectations which are based on an ideal. But life is unfortunately not ideal. Some people take longer to mature than others for any number of factors. A person who grew up with poor early role models end up behi

Clarence Clemons book release
Norfolk native Clarence Clemons has played sax for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band for nearly a decade. Now he has written a book entitled Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales. The book tells of life before the E Street Band, stories from touring with Springsteen and more. The author recently appeared on The Daily Show as well. It’s nice to see s