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Rocky Times/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

September 30, 2021

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An article written for the McClatchy Bureau, authored by Bryan Lowry and Alex Roarty, discussed the falling poll numbers of President Biden. (September 27, 2021). A quote by former Democratic presidential candidate, Julian Castro, appeared there. “Every president goes through rocky times, [a}nd it’s how they handle these rocky times that defines whether they move […]

A New Mediation Possibility/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

September 18, 2021

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I just saw a mediator’s tweet about helping parties who have differing attitudes about the wearing of masks, getting vaccinated, distancing, etc. Will it be referred to as Covid mediation? While it may present a new form of marketing, it is actually just a new term for a form of dispute resolution. Disputes are inevitable. […]

Mediation Self-Help/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

September 18, 2021

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A book review appeared in WashPo on June 17,2021, on a book by Amanda Ripley, entitled “High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out”. The reviewer, Anthony J. Sadar, summed up the book’s thesis by stating that messy disputes can be avoided by the use of the traits of integrity, authenticity, and […]

The Yom Kippur Equation/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

September 17, 2021

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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for observant Jews, includes a 25-hour fast. Why are people willing to give up their daily bread for a 25-hour period? Because the fast is a component in the request for God’s forgiveness of our human errors in the past year. In short, Yom Kippur involves a short-term pain […]