The English author, journalist, and artist Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) dedicated his extraordinary intellect and creative power to the reform of English government and society. In 1922 he converted to Roman Catholicism and became its champion. O...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer who wrote in such a variety of genres that he resists simple classification. Previous Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes have examined Chesterton as a poet, a dramatist, a traditional novelist, a myste...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, journalist, essayist, master ideologue of religion and politics, and a seminal figure in the development of the modern detective story, was born on 29 May 1874 in Campden Hill, in the Kensington neighborhood of London. Chesterto...
The Defender 11/01/2004: 1,170 words, approx. 4 pages
One Weapon, Many Options The Defender is a five-shot, 20 gauge revolver manufactured by Pinetree Law Enforcement Products of Canada. Looking like a snub-nosed revolver on steroids, The Defender is meant for use as a "less lethal" use of force option. The Defender...
TODAY, A commission appointed by Governor Romney and the Legislature will start investigating a statewide shortage of lawyers willing to represent indigent clients. The commission should propose systemwide reforms that increase the pool of lawyers available to represent poor clients and maximize their effectiveness....
Drug money has largely transformed the New York's wire transfer industry into a tool of the narcotics trade, federal prosecutors said Wednesday as they charged 27 wire transfer store owners and employees with money laundering.The 27 people were arrested early Wednesday in a series of...
Prosecutors again sought the death penalty Thursday for a man charged with killing a woman and her baby in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1999, arguing that the defendant has shown no remorse and is trying to distort the facts in the case. In...
