When the police lights go on behind them, most drivers feel immediately intimidated. Even if they have done nothing wrong, they often have a desire to explain themselves, justify their driving, describe where they've been and what they've been doing and so on. It's...
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Month: September 2014
Some interesting — or strange — facts about divorce
Here are some interesting studies and trivia related to divorce. Perhaps our readers will gain some insight about their own relationships:In one U.K. survey of people who had been divorced for at least five years or had ended a relationship that long ago, half...
Expungement: a clean slate after a DUI arrest
As many Loudoun County residents know, employers today often make criminal background checks before deciding on which job candidate to hire. In many cases, an employer will pass over a perfectly qualified candidate simply because he or she was once arrested on...
Underage: DUI and other alcohol-related offenses
With a wide variety of colleges and universities in Loudoun County and within a 50-mile radius of Leesburg, there are many opportunities for students and other young people to get together and enjoy evenings and weekends. In some of those situations, alcohol can be...
Should you have your own breathalyzer?
Technology that was once considered futuristic, unobtainable or reserved for the wealthy is now common in Loudoun County households. Consider computers, smartphones, recently introduced “smart” watches, GPS and other items too numerous to mention. One electronic...
What are grounds for divorce in Virginia?
Readers may not realize that there are actually two kinds of divorce under Virginia law. Whether a person qualifies for one type of divorce or the other, and when they legally can file for divorce, depends on their individual circumstances."Bed and board" divorceThe...
Is it called DUI or DWI in Virginia?
About 100 miles southwest of Leesburg is where The Daily Progress is published. The newspaper serves Charlottesville and nearby communities. A recent headline in the paper declared "Charlottesville man charged with DWI after sideswiping police car."The article made us...
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