by Dennis Beaver | church, communication, discrimination, politics, psychology, workplace
December 24, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Do you know someone who has forgotten that advice about “burying the hatchet and letting bygones be bygones”? Or who acts as if it’s much more enjoyable to remain angry at the people who didn’t vote the way they did or don’t agree...
by Dennis Beaver | liability
August 24, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Just what should a school bus driver do when a fight breaks out on the bus? In July of this year, while three 15-year-old students were viciously assaulting a 13-year-old boy — who wound up with a broken arm, two black eyes and other...
by Dennis Beaver | traffic ticket
October 3, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you received a traffic ticket in California and wanted to challenge it in court, having lots of money helps. That’s because many counties have required that the “bail” is posted before a court date would be set up. But it isn’t...
by Dennis Beaver | college, contracts, education, history, professor, student
Two students wanted to reschedule a final exam so they could visit Italy with family, and when their professor refused, citing a posted long-standing and universal rule, they muttered about filing a grievance. What’s next? May 11, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver Under...
by Dennis Beaver | asset protection, drug use, trusts
June 23, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver It is a conclusion parents never want to reach. “Our son is a failure and will never accomplish a thing. Can I protect him from his laziness and financial incompetence so that he doesn’t wind up homeless?” Earlier this year one of our...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, theft
November 01, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver On Saturday, Sept. 13, at around 10 in the morning, June was purchasing gasoline at a Brookside Market service station close to her home in Bakersfield. Walking back into the store for change, she found a...
by Dennis Beaver | healthcare, senior care
March 12, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver The day we discover that our parents are no longer able to care for themselves brings with it one of the greatest challenges in our lives as adult children. Now, we have become parents of our parents, at times needing to protect them...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, ethics, workplace
April 14, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver While you may not have seen the 1989 fantasy-drama sports film, Field of Dreams, staring Kevin Kostner, you’ve certainly heard its message: “If you build it, they will come.” For readers of this column who have wanted to go out on...
by Dennis Beaver | medicine
September 26, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Picture yourself as a family practice physician, employing three doctors and a large support staff. For close to 40 years your life has been defined by medicine, your patients, family and church. And then, you can’t recall dosages...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, doctor, marriage
April 7, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Hearing our name when said in a friendly, non-sarcastic or negative tone of voice is one of the sweetest sounds as it creates a chemical reaction inside our brain which then releases the feel-good hormones, dopamine and serotonin,...
