| Top court refuses bid to give adoptive moms maternity leave
My wife and I are currently sharing nearly a year's worth of maternity/paternity leave between us. That leave can be divided as we wish (for example, we chose to both work part time, she in the mornings, I in the afternoons so we both share time our new son) and can be used at any time until the child's 5th birthday. In addition, EXACTLY the same rules apply for biologically-related and adoptive children. One of the principal reasons we chose to work and live in Denmark was the priority given to family. A healthy balance between home and work life is not only easy to manage here, it is virtually enforced - not only by the state, but by the employers. I feel it's unfortunate that Canada cannot see the logic in this philosophy. .
Jeff Thelen's Blog
Thought you'd like this one. At church a few weeks back, a couple renewed their wedding vows to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The preacher asked them where they were married. The groom replied "Saint So-and-sos. And a short time after our wedding the church burned down and the priest died." Without missing a beat my preacher said "Would you mind if we did this outside?" I had the luck of being at the Packer game last Sunday. What a game and what a day! After spotting the Seahawks 14-points, the Packers looked like an absolutely unstoppable team. And when that snow fell down, it was like being inside a snow globe, you couldn't see the people who were sitting in the stands on the other side of the stadium. But it wasn't cold! In fact, I kept my gloves off for most of the game.
Debt woes increasing in S.C., data show
The number of bankruptcy filings rose about 18 percent in South Carolina last year, partly because of troubled real estate and mortgage markets. There were nearly 7,200 corporate and personal bankruptcy filings — up almost 1,100 from the previous year, according to Jupiter eSources, which tracks bankruptcy data. Despite last year's overall increase, South Carolina ranked 45th nationwide on filings per capita, down from 36th from a year ago, according to Jupiter eSources. And the state's increase in bankruptcy filings was the nation's third lowest. But the nationwide housing woes could bring South Carolina's bankruptcy filings near the 12,000 mark this year, said Kevin Campbell, a Mount Pleasant attorney who serves as a bankruptcy court trustee.
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