by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant, lawyers
April 21, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Every day, all across America, hundreds of families who never planned on, wanted to or were asked, suddenly find themselves responsible for running a business, far too often lacking the skills or experience to... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
April 14, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Our church recently formed a disaster preparedness and safety panel. We assemble emergency kits for home, office and automobile. I was asked to look into emergency lighting — specifically flashlights — which... by Dennis Beaver | consumer
April 07, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Costco, Sam’s Club and a few other retailers began to carry fire extinguishers, sales across America skyrocketed. In a minute, we’ll give you some tips on what to look for, but first, an answer to a... by Dennis Beaver | consumer
March 31, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Recently we told you about the new California law which now requires that homeowners have a carbon monoxide alarm (detector) in addition to a smoke alarm. Interestingly, those articles generated a number of... by Dennis Beaver | false advertising
March 24, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver We have all seen ads for Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur or similar “teach yourself a foreign language” courses which claim you can accomplish this feat “in just a few days without boring memorization, studying... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, false advertising
March 17, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver It is virtually impossible to go online or open almost any magazine and not be constantly told about how some language program makes it easy to learn a foreign language “like a child learns a language,... by Dennis Beaver | animal control, technology
March 10, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Ricky is a Fed-Ex driver, working in California’s Central Valley, “delivering packages to homes and apartments,” he told “You and the Law.” “We all take safety quite seriously. But there is no way to fully... by Dennis Beaver | animal control, technology
March 03, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Does this situation sound familiar? You are out for a walk. Suddenly, you hear a dog — at first barking loudly — then growling, snarling and, with each second, getting louder and way too close. Visions... by Dennis Beaver | retirement, senior care
February 25, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver There’s nothing like a fight over money to deeply scar wonderful memories of growing up on a dairy farm in California’s Central Valley in the 1960s. Aida, her sister, Daniela, and their two brothers grew up... by Dennis Beaver | retirement
February 18, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s question should be of special interest to all families in agriculture, where some of the adult children might already have other occupations, perhaps live far away and do not want to — or are unable...