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Flag desecration: is it OK to wear clothes decorated with an old flag?

I have a pair of bell bottoms that I found at a thrift store with flares made from an old American flag. Is it considered flag desecration to wear them? 

What is a Land Survey: Property Surveys Explained

How Do Land Surveys Work? Are you interested in getting your property surveyed? When you are buying or selling a home, you might be advised to have a land survey carried out. But what is it, and why is the survey of property necessary? Upon entering a real estate transaction, the most common form of a property survey is a mortgage plot plan. When getting mortgage financing, one of the lender requirements you're using will have is to get the property surveyed. The…

19 Kids Bedrooms That Make Us Want to Downsize to a Twin

23 Easy Ways to Make the Family Room Feel Both Grown-Up and Kid-Friendly

10 Questions for an Elder Law Attorney

Many concerns and questions can arise as we grow older. In the last decade or so, a new category of law has emerged that specializes in helping retirees answer their questions and learn their rights. Here, 10 questions for an elder law attorney.

Top 10 Mistakes Made When Hiring a Lawyer

Hiring a lawyer is an intensive process. You will often hear people complaining about their relationship with their attorney. Issues can be circumvented if you make a concerted effort to avoid the following common mistakes when hiring an attorney. Not checking a lawyer's area of expertise. Some attorneys can do well outside of their area of expertise, but many do not know the nuances in other areas of the law. Therefore, if you need a contract lawyer, do not hire a divorce attorney…

Dear Atty., Can I Bury My Head In Sand At Work?

An employee's behavior on a business trip makes this manager want to bury his head in the sand. What legal advice does Dear Atty. have to offer?

Peter Lynch, 25 years later: it’s not just ‘invest in what you know’

Peter Lynch wants you to know that his ideas are being misquoted widely.

Do What You Think is Cool! by Peter Hurley

Maybe the best headshot photographer in the World, Peter Hurley, has got a pretty cool life and.... he can help you do the same.

When You Do And Do Not Need to Hire a Divorce Lawyer

Whether you should hire a divorce lawyer or not depends on whether your divorce is uncontested or not. In most cases, it is best to hire one.

What can we learn from the account of Peter walking on water?

What can we learn from the account of Peter walking on water? How was Peter able to walk on water?

How the fantasy of Peter Pan turned sinister

The dark origins of Peter Pan cast the whole story in a different light.

Are You More Peter Quill Or Peter Parker?

Why J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan

The idea of Peter seems to have been flying around forever, a constant of humanity, and all that Barrie had to do was reach up and pluck the boy out of the air.

Where the Peter Pan Collar Came From—and Why It’s Back

In case you haven’t heard, the Peter Pan collar—that girlishly rounded slip of a collar you may have noticed encircling the neck of your local ingénue ...