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• The Insurance Co. Wants Me To Give a Recorded Statement - What Should I Do?

  Craig Kelley | April 19, 2008 1:29 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  After 22 years of practicing law I can think of only two reasons why insurance company adjusters want to talk with the person who will be asking their company for money, and neither reason is good...

• Deer Cause Another Motorccyle Accident Fatality in Iowa

  Craig Kelley | April 18, 2008 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  amp Deer The Gazette Online reports another deer accident As an avid motorcyclist I hate em They cause me an experienced rider to avoid dawn and dusk when they move which is a real...

• Nebraska Kills Helmet Law Repeal Bill

  Craig Kelley | January 17, 2008 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Across the river, efforts to repeal the Nebraska mandatory helmet law (LB 253) have failed. The proposed bill offered a partial repeal to the current law. The proposal would have required bikers under 21 to wear helmets but would have allowed older riders to go without a helmet if they had passed an approved safety course. Iowa is one of only three states with no helmet requirement.For more...

• Nebraska Drunk Driver Statistics Remain Frightening - Avoid Accidents and Injury and Negligence - ABSTAIN!

  Craig Kelley | June 05, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  A review of Nebraska Motor Vehicle Accident fatalities by the actions of Drunk Drivers is QUITE scary!Statistic Link:Watch your consumption!Call a Designated Driver!Drive Defensively!Avoid being a STATISTIC!

• Will Radio Waves be THE Successful Cancer Cure or Treatment Some Day?

  Craig Kelley | April 23, 2008 1:52 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Might it be that a non-scientist, with no background in science or medicine or even a college degree, could help invent a cure for cancer? CBS' 60 Minutes profiled John Kanzius this past Sunday. As...

• Another Failure to Yield Motorcycle Fatalities Accident

  Craig Kelley | April 17, 2008 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Occurred last night in East Central Iowa, as reported in the Newton (IA Daily News: Local authorities are investigating an accident that killed a Newton woman and a Des Moines man Wednesday night...

• Nebraska DMV Offers Virtual Drive Course

  Craig Kelley | February 21, 2008 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  The Nebraska DMV is now offering a fully narrated supplemental drivers education course. Although the course will not meet the Nebraska drivers education requirments, it does allow new drivers the opportunity to be better prepared for a learner's permit test. The course includes eight videos and three permit practice tests.

• Campbell Soup Co. Recalls Soup Due to Potential Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | October 04, 2007 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  The Campbell Soup Co. announced Thursday, October 4, that it was recalling limited quantity of its "Campbell's Chunky" Baked Potato with Cheddar & Bacon Bits due to a potential choking hazard. The company is recalling 72,000 cans of a variety of its Chunky soup because they may contain pieces of hard plastic. According to the company, three consumers has minor injuries because of the soup in...

• 100 Deaths Now Reported in Pet Food Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | March 27, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  The amount of pets affected by the pet food recall is growing. Over 100 pets have died and hundreds are suffering from kidney failure. Over 90 brands of dog and cat food are involved in the recall including large brands Iams and Eukanuba.Aminopterin has been banned in the U.S. for a half century, once used in chemotherapy. Its side effects are so severe that it was outlawed. In China, though,...

• Tractor-Trailer Accidents Due to Truck Driver Fatigue Remain a Very Serious Problem in Iowa, Nebraska and Across the U.S.

  Craig Kelley | August 11, 2006 1:21 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Every year, almost 500,000 large trucks (tractor-trailers or "semis") are involved in traffic accidents in the United States alone. Approximately 1% (5,000) of these accidents involving semi trailer trucks result in fatalities. In fact, one out of every eight traffic fatalities in the United States is caused by a collision with a large truck. Not surprisingly, most of the deaths and injuries...