by Dennis Beaver | healthcare, medicine, senior care
October 4, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver For readers whose parents, grandparents or other family members are over 65, the twin storms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could be headed in your direction. These joint nightmares steal the very essence of humanity from...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
September 27, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, you are probably going to think this is a joke,” began a phone call from a Central California reader, “but believe me, it is not. We were in an Albertson’s market in the Los Angeles area and saw a new kind of...
by Dennis Beaver | scam, workplace
September 20, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Advice from a remarkable Canadian: Are you seeing things on the job which you believe to be illegal, want to report it but are worried about retaliation, possibly losing your job? Have you thought, “If I become a whistle...
by Dennis Beaver | false advertising, scam
September 13, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Does this radio ad, late night TV and on-line infomercial sound familiar? “I will never forget the day my son Jeremy told me that he hated me and slammed the door in my face. I’m behavioral therapist Janet Lehman and I know...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, false advertising
September 6, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “I cannot tell you who I work for, but if you go to Costco and find a bubble package of Motorola Talkabout 2-Way Radios, flip it over and read the information that describes how far–the range–you can get, I think you will be...
by Dennis Beaver | property damage
August 30, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “My husband is an excellent dentist but like many physicians and dentists, thinks that he’s an expert in just about everything, including law,” she added. “Since I know his limitations, when he told me of what he was about to say,...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use
August 23, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Narcotics Officer Frank Martinez of the Hanford Police Department is a soft-spoken, easy-to-like guy, revealing a passion for his job and profound desire to “just help, to make my community a better place.” Blessed with a rich...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use
August 16, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver If given the option of making an arrest or helping a family deal with a child’s involvement with drugs and the wrong people, to Narcotics Officer Frank Martinez of the Hanford Police Department there is no real choice at all....
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
August 9, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver When you rent a car, it’s reasonable to ask for a non-smoking vehicle, and that’s exactly what Lemoore readers, Ted Knecht and his wife told the staff at the Enterprise car rental office in Hanford. They needed a rental as their...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, prison
August 2, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver You really have to give credit to the staff at Avenal State Prison, the Department of Corrections and California’s Government Claims Board. In terms of ducking from responsibility and having any sense of just doing the right thing,...
