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...York court defines a medical license as "marital property," adding to a debate on how assets are divided in no-fault divorces...
...long time. So naturally we wonder if we've all gotten complacent about them." Pratt & Whitney denies any link between the engines and the fatalities. "The investigations into these crashes are not completed," said a company spokesman, "but so far there are no indications that the engines were at fault or the cause of the accidents...
These and other complex questions have been raised by the widespread adoption of no-fault divorce laws. When the first such legislation was implemented in California in 1970, it was hailed by many for permitting a marriage to be dissolved simply through one partner's decision to do so. It thus promised an end to the unsavory courtroom squabbles in which husbands and wives tried to prove each other guilty of infidelity or mental cruelty. Today some version of no-fault is the law in every state, although most do not permit divorce quite so easily as California...
...generation" politicians, unlike a Reagan or a Mondale, have no memory of the great transforming events of this century such as the Depression, World War II or postwar reconstruction. Only the peculiar arrogance of youth can make a virtue of that vice. That vice, of course, is no fault of the young, but it is hardly a great qualification for the challenges of the presidency...
Users are often at fault. Some wear the lenses longer than their doctors recommend or fail to clean them properly when they are removed, allowing the buildup of deposits and proliferation of bacteria. Others ignore early signs of trouble. "Continuing to wear these lenses after the eyes have become red or uncomfortable is like driving 80 m.p.h. in a 55-m.p.h. zone," warns Dr. James Aquavella of the University of Rochester. "When in doubt, take them...