What is juvenile competency?
Q: What does it mean to be competent to stand for trial? A: According to a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Dusky v. United States), a defendant in a criminal proceeding is competent to stand trial if the person has a rational understanding of the proceedings and can rationally assist in his or her own defense. In general, this means that defendants must understand the charges that they face...
I never expected to have anything in common with Nixon
Theres always that Nixonian moment, after youve been nailed to the wall, guilty, when a person thinks to himself, Hey, maybe theres a way out of this mess. Nixon erased incriminating tapes. I decided to try to intercept the mail. Both us failed, hideously, though my crime wasnt as heinous. All I did was play basketball with my friends in an otherwise locked gym ... well, a series...
Like grandmother go the generations
Happily I introduce my adult daughter to my indoor walking track at my alma mater, Eastern Mennonite University. She has decided she needs to walk more and in the winter it is hard to make yourself go out in wind and cold and sleet and snow. I show her where to park, where to hang her coat, where the locker rooms for the general public are. It is a great free resource that I would suspect is...
The summer I learned to love gardening
When I was 6 years old my dad lost his job. He decided rather than search for a new job right away he would take the summer off and spend it with his children. What a summer it was. It was the summer of the stay-at-home dad. There were trips to the park and visits to the lake. There were cookouts and camp outs. There were surprise pop-ins to see mom at her job. My brothers and I figured we had...
The best thing about vacations
Vacation is one of my favorite words. Perhaps its because its one of those duplicitous words in the English language that can be used as either a noun or a verb. I love to go on vacation. We will vacation at the beach. Either way, the end result is still the same. Vacation is vacation. My wife and I are fortunate to be at a point in our lives where we can get away, if only for a few days,...
COAD David V. Stivison Appalachian Scholarship now available
HARCATUS Tri-County CAO, in collaboration with the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD) and the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE), recently announced the availability of the COAD David V. Stivison Appalachian Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is for economically disadvantaged students in the 30-county COAD service area who want to attend an institution of higher...Applications available for Bernhard-Wentz scholarship
The Dover High School guidance department recently announced that applications for the Bernhard-Wentz scholarship are available in the high school guidance office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. The scholarships will be awarded to eligible graduating seniors or former graduates of Dover High School. Scholarship deadline is June 4.
Library hosts fundraiser to renovate children's department
It is apparent the community loves the Dover Public Library. Thanks to their generous donations and the efforts of numerous volunteers and the dedicated staff, the second annual An Overdue Open House was able to raise $2,600 to put toward their childrens department renovation project. The event was held Feb. 12, from 2-5 p.m. at the library. With a lofty goal of $150,000, the library wants to...