Our Government Is Tough on People and Stupid on Crime

Published October 30, 2013

Our Government is Tough On People and Stupid On Crime
(The initial surcharge amounts were set in 2000. Salaries haven't doubled since then, but victim surcharges just doubled.) But the fundamental problem with the law is that it eliminates judicial discretion to waive the victim surcharge. Under the new … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

The human costs of the Iran sanctions
And until 2000, subsidiaries of U.S. companies, such as Halliburton, could still trade and invest in Iran. The U.S. sanctions on Iran do make some allowance for humanitarian relief. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that "our goal is to … Read more on Foreign Policy (blog)

Holyoke mayor's race candidate profile: Jeff Stanek
In addition to recruiting Stanek to CWL Investments, a large franchisee of the Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches chain where Stanek most recently worked, Elmhirst hired the candidate as a senior accountant at a Maine call center in 1997. …. County … Read more on MassLive.com