On March 1, 2013 Richard Rizk met with Vice President and General Counsel of AVVO, Josh King. AVVO is a Seattle based company that rates lawyers across the United States. Mr. King is recognized nationally as a First Amendment advocate and expert. He is a vocal critic of state bar associations who regulate the practice…
“I live here for the traffic” I explained to my Multnomah County friends during my decade as a Beaverton resident. Yesterday, at a joint Tigard and Beaverton city counselor meeting, many expressed concerns that traffic on Scholls Ferry Road and Highway 217 may get even worse. Why? New high schools planned for Scholls Ferry Road; Tigard’s recent…
Air bags save an estimated 2,788 lives annually according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Administration. The good and bad news is that air bags are much more complicated and now stuffed into every nook and cranny of newer vehicles. As a result, airbag recalls have skyrocketed. In fact, since 2011 just less…
It’s the stuff of a sci-fi thriller. Stop crime before it happens where it will occur. Sound far- fetched? And, no Superman is not involved…just some ingenuity from the Clark County Sherriff’s Office. Pondering police statistics on crime and car accidents, Brian Salsig of the Clark County Sherriff’s office arrived at an epiphany. Might there…
This morning my wife, who regularly bikes to work, made it one block before spinning out of control on black ice. Upon her quick return home she exclaimed: “I’m happy no car was nearby otherwise there may have been a tragedy” Mornings are dark, but even in light, black ice is nearly invisible. In fact, black…