Articles, Columnists
Non-compete agreements raise issues
By Edward Stern J.D.
Massachusetts is taking another look at non-compete agreements.
Historically, non-compete agreements were in place to limit an employee, who leaves the employment of a...
The surprising life of Sister Mary
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
At the risk of appearing to be living a cliché of the retired life, I must say that I have been spending more time these days reading obituaries. It could be because I have...
One Perfect Life
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
“There is not a short life or a long life. There is only the life that you have and the life you have is the life you are given, the life you work with. It has its own shape,...
The next best thing to being there
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Today there are more ways than ever to stay in touch with family and friends and, as I am discovering, each has its own preferred modes of expression, rules of etiquette,...
Pruning our lives
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
It is a warm Friday morning in April and my wife is out to an estate sale. If she sees anything interesting, she will buy it or, if it is something big or expensive, she will...
Stuck
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
He said he didn’t care what happened to him so he didn’t seem to be bothered that he was still in the custody of the court and confined to the hospital. His indifference...
Marking the passage of time
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I have always been conscious of the passage of time and my place in its flow. As a small boy traveling by bus and subway from my suburban New Jersey home to visit my cousins in...
Learning new ways to connect
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
With the gift of time that retirement brings and the opportunity to continue doing some clinical work, I am noticing a change in the way I talk with people in and out of the...
Criminal responsibility at heart of case
By Edward Stern J.D.
Every so often a case comes along that raises a curious question. One such case is Commonwealth v. Shin, cited as 86 MASS. App. Ct. 381 (2014).
The case is presented as...
What we miss along the way
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
On a recent trip to Colorado to visit our daughter, I found myself obsessed by the desire to see the Rockies covered with snow. I had a particular view in mind, probably an...