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A Hero Dies/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 26, 2018

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This weekend saw the death of one of the true heroes we have left in America. The name of the gentleman was Senator John McCain. In a tweet, Peter Baker of the NYT summed up the Senator’s life by saying that he was not remarkable because he was a perfect person. He was remarkable because […]

Truth IS Truth/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 22, 2018

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The title of this post was first used this week, as far as one can determine, by commentator Eugene Robinson. It is a reply to the foolish pronouncement of a Trump attorney who bellowed that “Truth is NOT Truth”. An underlying foundation of mediation process is that truth must prevail. A party must be truthful […]

Two Parties, Two Sides/ Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 13, 2018

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In a post dated August 12, 2018, Professor Max H. Bazerman, of the Harvard Business School, discussed negotiation theory. What is it that many people in a negotiation forget to note? “Many people neglect to think about the other side’s point of view.” Think …”about the world from the other side’s perspective.” Each party believes […]

The Options We All Have/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 11, 2018

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Two asylum seekers on August 9, 2018 had been deported to El Salvador. When DC District Judge Emmet Sullivan learned of this plan, he expressed great displeasure with the fact that people fighting for their rights to stay in America were deported before a Court ruled on their request. The government decision of deportation had […]

Duluth,MN/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 4, 2018

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On July 30, 2018, Gerald F. Seib wrote an article for the WSJ on how leaders of the Duluth community had decided to temper the nasty tone of some local political discussions. Nastiness often prevailed when political issues became hotly contested. The leaders developed a nine-point program called “Speak Your Peace: The Civility Project”. As […]

Too Many Opinions/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 4, 2018

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Attorney Lisa Vance (LisaVanceLaw.com/blog)recently posted an article on her blogsite regarding family-offered opinions about why a person should get divorced. She cites an instance where an adult child advocated that her parent get divorced so the child could have an easier path to a potential inheritance. Less mundane reasons such as person likes and dislikes […]

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