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Matter of Opinion archive for Aug. 20, 2009

THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 2009

What is insurance for? 218 

I just read a list serve comment by a woman who had an insurance issue over the cost of her son's physical exam for high school football. The details aren't important.My question is as follows:Hypothetically, an insurance policy provides one free physical exam every year.…

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Thursday's loose thread 

While you're booting up your blog energy, here's a tidbit reported in the current issue of State Legislatures magazine.Between 1976 and 2007 (apparently the latest figures available), lawyers' representation in state legislatures around the country declined from 22.3 percent to 15.2 percent, causing them to…

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